AP Government Unit 1

Which of the following constitutional principles most directly addresses the relationship between the national and state governments?

• The Bill of Rights
• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances
• Federalism

Which of the following is a fundamental element of the United States Constitution?

• Recognition of the centrality of political parties in governemnt
• Division of government authority across political institutions
• An executive branch that is more powerful than the legislature
• Direct election of members of the executive brach

Giving state governments greater discretion in deciding how to achieve the specific goals of welfare reform is an example of

• devolution
• an unfunded mandate
• implied powers
• dual federalism

Many scholars argue that categorical grants-in-aid do which of the following?

• Giver states far too much power over national monies
• Broaden state power beyond that outlined in the Constitution
• Weaken the power of state governors and legislators
• Strengthen the impact of the 10th Amendment

In the United States political system, the term Federalism refers to

• limits on the powers of the state governments
• limits on the powers of the national government
• the division of powers between the levels of government
• the legal authority of the courts to hear cases

In the Federalist papers, James Madison expressed the view that political factions

• are undesirable but inevitable in a free nation
• should play a minor role in any free nation
• are central to the creation of a free nation
• are necessary to control the masses in a free nation

All of the following are consequences of the federal system in the United States EXCEPT

• inequality in government services across subnational entities
• opportunities for experimentation in government programs
• a strict division of power among levels of government
• decentralization of political conflict

In contrast to revenue sharing, categorical grants-in-aid provide state and local governments with

• substantial discretion in deciding how to use the grants to solve their problems
• aid that reflects tax base and population
• funds sufficient to support a high level of local service
• funds to administer programs clearly specified by the federal governemnt

As originally ratified, the United States Constitution included provisions designed to

• limit the importation of foreign manufactured goods
• increase the economic powers of the central government
• increase the economic importance of the agrarian sector relative to that of the manufacturing sector
• guarantee the states  a greater role in economic policy-making

What is money granted by the federal government to states for a broad purpose rather than a narrow purpose?

• Categorial Grant
• Mandate
• Block Grant
• Womandate