AP Government Federalism Quiz

The Full Faith and Credit Clause states that...

• all states must honor the laws in other states

• the national government has supremacy

• all rights not listed in the constitution are reserved by the people

Which of the following are Powers reserved by the states?

• regulating health and morals, operating schools, safety regulations

• Regulating interstate commerce, coining money, defining immigration and naturalization

Which of the following terms refers to the idea that the people have ultimate authority to determine their leaders?

• Federalism

• Nationalism

• popular sovereignty

The sharing of power between the national and local governments is known as...

• Nationalism

• Popularism

• Federalism

Congress collecting federal tax revenues and redistributing them to states to address national concerns is known as...

• Devolution

• Mandates

• revenue sharing

Revenue Sharing is also known as...

• Fiscal federalism, cooperative federalism

• Contemporary Federalism, Categoricalism

Categorical grants are...

• always directed by the judiciary

• a government directive, with our without promised funds for compliance

• those that have particular congressional requirements or "strings"

Under Reagan and Clinton, more power was given to...

• the federal government

• foreign countries

• the states

The period in which authority was returned to the states became known as Reagan's...

• New Federalism

• The New Deal

The term... refers to the transfer of power from the federal to state governments.

• federalism

• devolution

• fragmentation