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AP GoPo Federalism

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following provides an example of federalism in action (which requires action by both national and state bodies)?

a)

a presidential veto

b)

the formal amendment process

c)

the process by which a case reaches the SCOTUS

d)

the impeachment process

2.

The Full Faith and Credit Clause , as well as the Privileges and Immunities Clause, can be found in

a)

the 10th Amendment

b)

Article III

c)

Article IV

d)

Article VII

3.

Which type of power relationship prevailed between the national government and the states between 1789 and 1932?

a)

horizontal federalism

b)

judicial federalism

c)

dual federalism

d)

cooperative federalsim

4.

The marble cake analogy, in which the responsibilities of different levels of government can be unclear and indistinct, is MOST applicable to

a)

cooperative federalism

b)

dual federalism

c)

judicial federalism

d)

horizontal federalism

5.

In which case did SCOTUS strike down the National Gun Free School Zones Act as an unconstitutional application of the commerce clause?

a)

Gibbons v. Ogden

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

South Dakota v. Dole

d)

U.S. v. Lopez

6.

Collectively, state-to-state obligations and their mandated relationships are known as

a)

horizontal federalism

b)

fiscal federalism

c)

confederalism

d)

vertical federalism

7.

According to the authors of our textbook, what term has been coined to describe today's national/state relations?

a)

conflicted federalism

b)

fiscal federalism

c)

dual federalism

d)

judicial federalism

8.

Which of these pairs of presidents are most closely associated with "new federalism," or devolution?

a)

Jackson and McKinley

b)

Grant and Johnson

c)

Nixon and Reagan

d)

Eisenhower and Truman

9.

Clauses in national laws that direct state and local governments to do something specified by the national government are known as

a)

declarations

b)

supplementary clauses

c)

categorical grants

d)

mandates

10.

What term is used by political scientists to describe the collaborative effort of two or more levels of government?

a)

intergovernmental relations

b)

inter-public partnership

c)

confederalism

d)

dual federalism

11.

What type of government transfer of funds gives states the MOST freedom in the use of money?

a)

categorical formula grants

b)

PELL grants

c)

categorical project grants

d)

block grants