Unit #1 - Foundations of Government - Federalism Test

The Americans with Disabilities Act, which provides protections for the disabled, is an example of

• state supremacy

• horizontal federalism

• affirmative action

• dual federalism

• a federal mandate

The process shown in the diagram entitled Amending the Constitution is outilined in which of the following parts of the United States Constitution?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article V

• Article VI

Which of the following forms of financial aid from the national government gives the states the broadest discretion in the spending of grant money?

• categorical grants-in-aid

• foreign aid

• unfunded mandates

• block grants

• military funding

Use Political Cartoon #1 to answer this question:

Which of the following is the most accurate interpretation of the political cartoon?

• state governments have used the 10th Amendment to override the federal government's mandates.

• State governments are unwilling to share their budgetary surpluses with other states.

• State governments prefer federal funding but do not wnat federal oversight over how the money is spent.

• The fiscal irresponsibility of state governments has led to increased federal regulation on their budgetary provisions.

Use the Political Cartoon #1 to answer this question:

Which of the following policies would the states most likely prefer according to the political cartoon?

• Federal mandates

• regulatory preemption

• block grants

• categorical grants

Use the map with the title Percentage of Americans without Health Coverage to answer this question:

Which of the following characteristics best explains the data on the map?

• The exclusive powers granted to the states in the Constitution allow them to determine health-care policy.

• Federalism creates differences between states on the implementaiton of health-care policy.

• The 10th Amendment instructs Congress to make laws but guarantees the rights of states to implement federal policies, such as health-care policy.

• The incorporation of the 14th Amendment has allowed the federal government to guarantee health care to all citizens, but some citizens may opt out.

Of the following, which has been used most to expand the power of the national government?

• The commerce clause of the Constitution

• The habeas corpus clause of the Constitution

• The bill of attainder clause of the Constitution.

• The 1st Amendment

• The 5th Amendment

Which of the paired Supreme Court cases best illustrates how views of federalism have shifted in the United States?

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and Baker v. Carr

• McCulloch v. Maryland and United States v. Lopez

• Citizens United v. F.E.C. and McDonald v. Chicago

• Schenck v. U.S. and New York Times v. U.S.

Which of the following powers allows both the federal and state governments to make policies involving taxation?

• concurrent powers

• exclusive powers

• implied powers

• enumerated powers

Concurrent powers have which of the following effects on the United States political system?

• They reinforce the expansion of power of the national government and the supremacy of the national law.

• They eliminate disputes between the states and national government by creating completely separate spheres of influence.

• They foster competition between the states and the national government by requiring that the two levels of government work together.

• They make it possible for the states and national government to simultaneously exercise influence in the same areas of public policy.