GOV CH 3 Federalism

What is a government with strong central powers called?

• Federal government

• Confederation

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

What are interest groups arising from the unequal distribution of property or wealth known as, according to James Madison in Federalist Paper No. 10?

• Factions

• Unions

• Coalitions

• Alliances

Who were the supporters of the U.S. Constitution at the time the states were contemplating its adoption?

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Loyalists

• Separatists

Who were the opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its adoption?

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

• Loyalists

• Patriots

What is the collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison to defend the Constitution called?

• Federalist Papers

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution known as?

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Federalist Papers

• Magna Carta

What is the system of shared power between the federal government and state governments called?

• Federalism

• Unitarianism

• Monarchy

• Communism

What term describes the entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments?

• Intergovernmental relations

• Federalism

• Diplomacy

• Bureaucracy

What does Article VI of the Constitution, which makes national laws supreme over state laws, refer to?

• Supremacy clause

• Elastic clause

• Commerce clause

• Establishment clause

What does the Tenth Amendment state about powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution?

• They are reserved to the states or to the people.

• They are granted to the federal government.

• They are shared between states and federal government.

• They are abolished.