US Constitution and Federalism

Which of the following is a good example of a power that has been reserved to the states under the US Constitution?

• Coin money

• Conduct elections

• Regulate the postal system

• Conduct foreign affairs

The Framers proposed that the Constitution make federal law the supreme law of the land, thus trumping state laws. This is known as the

• Necessary and Proper Clause

• Perfect Union Clause

• Executive Privilege Clause

• Supremacy Clause

An example of a national crisis or major event that aided in the expansion of the power of the federal government was

• American Revolution

• The Great Depression

• The forming of the European Union

• Unknown

Of the founding documents of the United States, which of the documents below addresses the relationship between the states and the federal government in a system known as federalism?

• Articles of Confederation

• US Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Texas Constitution

Federalism as a system of governance creates which of the following:

• two relatively autonomous levels of government

• preservation of the power of state government over federal government

• shared governance in all areas between state and federal government

• weak state governments

The US federal system began as dual federalism, with a clear separation of powers between the federal government and states. However, through national crisis, decisions of Congress and Federal Courts, natural disasters, and other challenges, the US system has developed into ___________________ federalism, which demonstrates an intermingling of powers at the federal, state, and local levels of government.

• tripartite

• cooperative

• new

• layer-cake

Which of the following amendments to the US Constitution affirm the powers reserved to the states?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

Which Clause of the US Constitution gives the federal government authority over goods and services that are transported and sold in other states?

• Supremacy Clause

• Necessary and Proper Clause

• Executive Privilege Clause

• Commerce Clause

By listing the powers of the federal government the intent of the Framers was to ___________________ that power, and leave everything else to the authority of the states.

• Limit

• Expand

• Desolve

• Develop

Which of the following was an early test of federalism, the US Constitution, and the struggle between national and state power?

• the meeting of the Continental Congress

• the signing of the Articles of Confederation

• the Vietnam War

• the creation of a national bank.