WorksheetsESBR AP Gov Federalism
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 21mins
How many governments are there in the US?
1
2
51
89,000
The sharing of power between state and national governments is known as...
Unitary system
Confederation
Federalism
Balance of Powers
Sharply defined, separate domains for the state and federal governments is known as
Cooperative Federalism
Dual Federalism
Ersatz Federalism
Confederalism
In what case was the federal government permitted to charter a bank?
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
NFIB v. Sebelius
The national government's implied powers come from...
the 10th amendment
the Necessary and Proper Clause
the Supremacy Clause
Article I Section 8
The state governments' reserved powers come from...
the 1st amendment
the Supremacy clause
the Elastic clause
the 10th amendment
The expressed powers of the federal government include all of the following EXCEPT
Coining money
Negotiating foreign treaties
Regulating intrastate commerce
Raising a navy and army
Implied powers of the federal government would include...
Taxing
Coining money
Creating an Air Force
Regulating foreign trade
Who decides if the federal government has gone too far or has too much power?
The United Nations
The Supreme Court
Congress itself
The State Legislative Council
Devolution of powers is best seen in...
Tax reform
Welfare reform
US Foreign Policy
The USA Patriot ACT
An advantage of federalism is...
It adds confusion to policymaking
It leads to conflicts between states
It fosters laboratories of democracy
It discourages policy innovation
A problem with federalism is...
It decreases inequality
It encourages policymaking creativity
It increases inter-state inequality
It leads to less liberty
In McCulloch v. Maryland....
the Supreme Court sided with Maryland
the Supreme Court sided with McCulloch
Which of these parts of the Constitution is most supported by states rights advocates?
The Supremacy Clause
The Elastic Clause
The 10th amendment
Necessary and Proper Clause
What is the opposite of devolution?
Federalism
Decentralization
Centralization
Anarchy
Why could Maryland not tax the national bank?
This violated the supremacy clause
This violated the elastic clause
This violated the necessary and proper clause
This violated the 10th amendment
What did the 17th amendment do?
It made the US less like a federal system
It made Senators appointed by the House
It made the US more like a Confederation
It made Senators directly elected by voters
Before the 17th amendment, how were Senators chosen?
They were appointed by state legislatures
They were elected by all eligible voters
They were chosen by the Supreme Court
They were chosen by the House of Representatives
In what system below are state governments most powerful?
Federal systems
Confederal systems
Unitary systems
The State of Nature
What type of grant comes with very specific requirements?
Categorical
Block
Grants-in-aid
Fiscal transfers
What type of grant do state leaders typically most prefer?
Unfunded mandates
Block
Categorical
Conditional
What are federal government requirements that often don't come with money?
Grants-in-aid
Block grants
Categorical grants
Unfunded mandates
What part of the Constitution made it possible for the US Congress to create a bank?
Expressed powers
The Elastic Clause
The 10th amendment
The 14th amendment
