pretest 3

The "separate but equal" standard was created by

• the state supreme court of Virginia.

• Congress.

• President Ulysses S. Grant.

• the Supreme Court.

President Ronald Reagan advocated a "new federalism."

• True

• False

Dual federalism held a precise separation of national and state authority was both possible and desirable.

• True

• False

Implied powers is most closely related to which of the following concept?

• necessary and proper clause

• commerce clause

• supremacy clause

• Tenth Amendment

The national government has which one of the following power exclusively?

• intrastate commerce

• borrowing money

• national defense

• law enforcement

Devolution is the contraction of state authority and the expansion of local government authority.

• True

• False

From a historical perspective, federalism has been a

• contentious and dynamic system that has evolved over time to make for a progressively stronger national government.

• theoretical principle, in that constitutional provisions for federalism have virtually no impact on the relationship between the nation and the states.

• fixed principle, in that the relationship between the nation and states is almost completely defined by provisions of the Constitution.

• poor replacement for the confederal system that existed before the Constitution.

A federal system is one where constitutional authority is divided among multiple branches of the national government.

• True

• False

When states accepts a federal grant-in-aid, they must

• match the funds with twice that amount in state funds.

• comply with federal restrictions on its use.

• reduce its income tax rates to adjust for the increased income.

• reimburse the federal government after a specified period.

The framers of the Constitution established a federal system of government, in order to

• successfully defeat those who wanted a unitary system.

• preserve the authority of the states wwhich were established entities.

• establish the states as a valuable source of revenue for the federal government.

• validate that Locke and Montesquieu had a superior system of government.