Federalism

What was the main reason that the Framers created federalism?

• to make elections of government officers more fair

• to prevent a takeover from England or France

• to protect citizens from an all-powerful central government

• to put all power in the hands of a central government

A concurrent power is

• reserved for the federal government only

• reserved for the state governments only

• shared by both federal and state governments

• voted on by the Congress before enactment

Which of the following is a denied power to both federal and state governments?

• establishing criminal codes

• granting someone a title of nobility

• protecting the public health

• setting tax rates and tax bases

Before a territory can become a state,

• Congress must pass an enabling act

• Congress must petition the president for statehood

• it must petition the president for statehood

• Congress must pass a mandate

What is the main reason that federal land-grant schools were created?

• to encourage land conversation practices

• to give elites more educational opportunities

• to give more Americans access to a college education

• to increase both state and federal revenues

To establish residency in another state, a person may have to

• give up driving privileges for a year

• give up professional licenses earned in the other state

• give up voting rights in that state

• live in that state for a certain period of time

If they are unable to resolve their disputes, what recourse do states have?

• They can petition the Senate to hear their case

• They can petition the state governors to intervene

• They can take their case to the American Civil Liberties Union

• They can take their case to the Supreme Court

Public policy is

• a course of action that a government decides to take

• available only to government officials

• enacted at only the federal level

• enacted only at the state level

According to the Supreme Court, what made the 2010 Affordable Care Act constitutional?

• It allowed people to opt out of health insurance

• It favored small businesses, not big businesses

• It fell under Congress’s commerce power

• It fell under Congress’s taxing power

Which of these groups of adjectives would most likely describe someone who supports a nationalist position?

• conservative, Democrat, libertarian

• liberal, Democrat, progressive

• conservative, Republican, libertarian

• liberal, Republican, progressive