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Government Midterm Review #GoWolves #DothanHigh

Total questions: 136

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The condition of absolute freedom that exists when there is no government or law.
a)
State of Nature
b)
State of Liberty
c)
State of Confusion
d)
State of Equilibrium
e)
State of Statelessness
2.
The theory that holds that the people of an area form an agreement on the rules of conduct and political life.
a)
Social Contract Theory
b)
Divine Right of Kings
c)
Republicanism
d)
Democracy
e)
Anarchy
3.
Something related to or consistent with the highest law of a nation.
a)
Constitutional
b)
Egalitarian
c)
Authoritarian
d)
Totalitarian
e)
Democracy
4.
A form of government in which state authority is imposed onto many aspects of citizens' lives.
a)
Authoritarian
b)
Egalitarian
c)
Republicanism
d)
Democracy
e)
Anarchy
5.
A government that seeks to subordinate the individual to the state by controlling not only all political and economic matters, but also the attitudes, values, and beliefs of its population.
a)
Totalitarian
b)
Egalitarian
c)
Republicanism
d)
Democracy
e)
Anarchy
6.
An agreement among a group of people.
a)
Compact
b)
Constitution
c)
Republicanism
d)
Policy
e)
Foundation
7.
The organization that exercises authority over an area.
a)
Government
b)
Constitution
c)
Republic
d)
Democracy
e)
Anarchy
8.
Government by the people.
a)
Democracy
b)
Egalitarian
c)
Authoritarian
d)
Totalitarian
e)
Anarchy
9.
Something to which a person has a just claim.
a)
Right
b)
Justice
c)
Authority
d)
Responsibility
e)
Foundation
10.
A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions.
a)
The Enlightenment
b)
The Renaissance
c)
The Middle Ages
d)
The Classical Era
e)
The Ancient Epoch
11.
The principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern.
a)
Rule of Law
b)
Social Contract
c)
Authoritarian
d)
Policy
e)
Anarchy
12.
The Spirit of the Laws explained how a government might function without a single ruler being in charge. It was written by _.
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Robespierre
c)
Aladdin
d)
Diderot
e)
Oliver Queen
13.
Montesquieu proposed the idea of dividing government into _ branches.
a)
three
b)
two
c)
one
d)
four
e)
five
14.
Montesquieu wrote _ in 1748.
a)
The Spirit of the Laws
b)
Law and Order
c)
Leviathan
d)
The Social Contract
e)
The Holy Grail
15.
_ was a French philosophe. He wrote satirical plays to mock the injustices he saw in France under the absolute monarchy of its kings.
a)
Voltaire
b)
Diderot
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Robespierre
e)
Bientot
16.
He said, "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains."
a)
Rousseau
b)
Voltaire
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Robespierre
e)
Lovecraft
17.
Some have used the term "_" to describe Rousseau's idea of primitive but good people.
a)
noble savages
b)
savage nobles
c)
zombies
d)
animals
e)
intellectuals
18.
Rousseau believed that people were _ in the state of nature.
a)
good
b)
evil
c)
sketchy
d)
aggressive
e)
intellectuals
19.
Social contract theory goes back at least to Plato (ca. 428-348 B.C.) in his book _.
a)
The Republic
b)
Politics
c)
Leviathan
d)
The Social Contract
e)
The Holy Grail
20.
Under social contract theory, each person surrenders some _ to receive the security of living under laws enforced by the monarch.
a)
liberty
b)
Cheetos
c)
safety
d)
health
e)
mana
21.
_ argued that if the monarch failed to protect the natural rights of the people they should rebel and select a new ruler.
a)
Locke
b)
Voltaire
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Robespierre
e)
Lovecraft
22.
Rousseau referred to the will of the people to do what is in their common best interest as the _.
a)
general will
b)
Constitution
c)
Authority
d)
policy
e)
anarchy
23.
Rousseau believed that society _ people and brought out the worst in them.
a)
corrupted
b)
enlightened
c)
improved
d)
empowered
e)
boosted
24.
Rousseau questioned the right to _.
a)
private property
b)
Cheetos
c)
safety
d)
eat meat
e)
own guns
25.
Hobbes wrote _, a book defending the right of the king to rule as part of the social contract with his subjects.
a)
Leviathan
b)
Law and Order
c)
Leviathan
d)
The Social Contract
e)
The Holy Grail
26.
Hobbes' idea shifted the authority of the king from the sacred (religious) theory of the _ to the secular (non-religious) social contract theory. Locke's writing in opposition to this idea ended it as a credible political theory in Britain.
a)
divine right of kings
b)
social contract
c)
enlightenment
d)
democracy
e)
anarchy
27.
Voltaire fought for _, such as the right to a fair trial, free speech, and the freedom of religion.
a)
civil rights
b)
Divine Right of Kings
c)
Authority
d)
policy
e)
bonuses
28.
Rousseau supported the idea that sovereignty, the right to rule, resides with the people. This idea is called _.
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
egalitarianism
c)
Republicanism
d)
Democracy
e)
anarchy
29.
Hobbes thought that life in the state of nature would be "_" because people would kill one another and steal from each other.
a)
solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short
b)
living long and prospering
c)
law and order
d)
totally cool
e)
utopia
30.
Voltaire agreed with the idea that no one, not even a king, should be above the _.
a)
law
b)
throne
c)
liberty
d)
fraternity
e)
fold
31.
Hobbes thought those living in the state of nature would be _ but not good or noble.
a)
savage
b)
happy
c)
enlightenment
d)
Democracy
e)
utopia
32.
Rousseau wanted the _ to have a voice in government and help create the social contract.
a)
people
b)
nobles
c)
royals
d)
clergy
e)
animals
33.
Hobbes guessed that at some point in the past people lived with complete _ in the state of nature.
a)
freedom
b)
slavery
c)
order
d)
safety
e)
enlightenment
34.
He published the first encyclopedia in an attempt to summarize all knowledge.
a)
Diderot
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Robespierre
d)
Plato
e)
Aristotle
35.
Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economics. Seen today as the father of Capitalism. Wrote On the Wealth of Nations (1776) One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment.
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Robespierre
d)
Plato
e)
Aristotle
36.
A law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing in court.
a)
Bill of Attainder
b)
Social Contract
c)
Ex Post Facto Law
d)
Law of Attraction
e)
Legal Benefit
37.
A law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed.
a)
Ex Post Facto
b)
Bill of Attainder
c)
Leviathan
d)
The Social Contract
e)
Iron Law
38.
John Locke's thesis on natural rights (life, liberty, property) and the purpose of just government. He also refutes the divine right of kings theory.
a)
Two Treatises on Government
b)
Law and Order
c)
Leviathan
d)
The Social Contract
e)
Iron Law
39.
The royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215. It stated that even the king was not above the law.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
The Eiger Sanction
d)
The Social Contract
e)
The Republic
40.
Rights that cannot justly be taken from a person except as punishment for a crime.
a)
Inalienable Rights
b)
optional right
c)
civil liberties
d)
The Social Contract
e)
potential rights
41.
A document prepared by Parliament and signed by King Charles I of England in 1628; it challenged the idea of the divine right of kings and declared that even the monarch was subject to the laws of the land.
a)
Petition of Right
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
Leviathan
d)
The Social Contract
e)
Legal Benefit
42.
King William and Queen Mary accepted this document in 1689. It guaranteed certain rights to English subjects and declared that elections for Parliament would happen frequently. By accepting this document, they supported a limited monarchy, a system in which they shared their power with Parliament and the people.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Law and Order
c)
Leviathan
d)
The Social Contract
e)
The Holy Grail
43.
1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth Colony.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
The Colonial Bill of Rights
d)
The Social Contract
e)
Utopia
44.
A declaration of citizens' rights issued by the Virginia Convention in 1776; it served as a model for the Bill of Rights.
a)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
b)
Virginia Sanction
c)
Virginia Social Contract
d)
Virginia Compact
e)
Virginia Leviathan
45.
Religious revival in the American colonies of the eighteenth century during which a number of new Protestant denominations were established. It undermined traditional authority in the American Colonies.
a)
The Great Awakening
b)
The Renaissance
c)
The Middle Ages
d)
The Social Contract
e)
The Holy Grail
46.
A communist dictatorship ruled by the Kim Dynasty known for human rights abuses and threats against the United States, Japan, and South Korea.
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Vietnam
d)
Shambala
e)
Xanadu
47.
An Islamic republic ruled by religious leaders who have authority over the elections held for lower political offices.
a)
Iran
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Yemen
d)
Uzbekistan
e)
Xanadu
48.
Strongly opposed to change; extremely conservative.
a)
Reactionary
b)
Liberal
c)
Socialist
d)
Communist
e)
Fascist
49.
The political ideology of individual liberty, private property, a competitive market economy, free trade, and limited government. The idea being that the less government does, the better, particularly in reference to economic policies such as tariffs and incentives for industrial development. Attacking corruption and defending private property, late-nineteenth-century liberals generally called for elite governance and questioned the advisability of full democratic participation.
a)
Classical Liberalism
b)
Marxist
c)
Fascist
d)
Socialist
e)
Monetarist
50.
Formal approval; often used to describe the process of accepting or amending a constitution.
a)
Ratification
b)
Denunciation
c)
Annulment
d)
Appropriation
e)
Radicalization
51.

The First Continental Congress convened on September 5, 1774, to protest the Intolerable Acts. The Congress endorsed the Suffolk Resolves, voted for a boycott of British imports, and sent a petition to King George III, conceding to Parliament the power of regulation of commerce but stringently objecting to its arbitrary taxation and unfair judicial system.

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Ninth Continental Congress

c)

Third Continental Congress

d)

Fourth Continental Congress

e)

Fifth Continental Congress

52.

Convened in May 1775, the Congress opposed the drastic move toward complete independence from Britain. In an effort to reach a reconciliation, the Congress offered peace under the conditions that there be a cease-fire in Boston, that the Coercive Acts be repealed, and that negotiations begin immediately. King George III rejected the petition.

a)

Second Continental Congress

b)

Tenth Continental Congress

c)

Third Continental Congress

d)

Fourth Continental Congress

e)

Fifth Continental Congress

53.
The first constitution of the United States; it provided for a weak, ineffective central government.
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
New Jersey Plan
e)
Georgia Plan
54.
This political revolution began with the Declaration of Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to gain independence from Britain.
a)
American Revolution
b)
War of 1812
c)
Civil War
d)
British-American War
e)
World War I
55.
in 1781 during the American Revolution the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops
a)
Yorktown
b)
Savannah
c)
Washington
d)
New York
e)
Philadelphia
56.
The commanding British general defeated at Yorktown
a)
Cornwallis
b)
Shay
c)
Arnold
d)
Blenkensoppe
e)
Atreides
57.
Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts in 1786-1787, protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national government just as the call for the Constitutional Convention went out.
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
The Farmer's Union
c)
The Delaware Rebellion
d)
The Blackhawk War
e)
The October Faction
58.
The foundation of the United States' national government; it was drafted in Philadelphia in 1787. It establishes a government with direct authority over all citizens, defines the powers of the national government, and establishes protection for the rights of states and individuals.
a)
The Constitution of the United States
b)
The Articles of Confederation
c)
The Virginia Bill of Right
d)
The English Bill of Rights
e)
The Social Contract
59.
A proposal for a new constitution with legislative representation based on the population of each state.
a)
Virgina Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Vermont Plan
d)
Georgia Plan
e)
Maine Plan
60.
The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
Vermont Plan
d)
Georgia Plan
e)
Maine Plan
61.
Agreement during the Constitutional Convention that Congress should be composed of a Senate, in which States would be represented equally, and a House, in which representation would be based on a State's population.
a)
Connecticut Compromise or Great Compromise
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
Vermont Plan
d)
Georgia Plan
e)
Maine Plan
62.
Agreement that the slave population of each state counted as three-fifths in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes.
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
Two-Thirds Plan
c)
Seven-Eighths Plan
d)
The Half Plan
e)
The Virginia Plan
63.
The constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law.
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Two-Thirds Plan
c)
Vermont Plan
d)
Georgia Plan
e)
The Virginia Plan
64.
A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments.
a)
Federalism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Confederation
d)
Socialism
e)
Patriotism
65.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution that describe the rights of individuals and states.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Two-Thirds Plan
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Declaration of Sentiments
e)
Declaration of Independence
66.
The King of England during the American Revolution.
a)
King George III
b)
King George I
c)
King George II
d)
King George IV
e)
King George V
67.
As a young British officer he inadvertently caused the Seven Years War. He served as the commander of the Continental Army and later the first President of the United States.
a)
George Washington
b)
Benedict Arnold
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Benjamin Franklin
e)
James Madison
68.
(1754-1763) The war fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won. It was the North American name for the Seven Years' War.
a)
French and Indian War
b)
The War of 1812
c)
The War of Jenkin's Ear
d)
The Spanish-American War
e)
The Cold War
69.
(1756-1763) A global war between France and its allies and the United Kingdom and its allies for control of colonies and land.
a)
Seven Years' War
b)
The Canadian War
c)
The Atlantic War
d)
The European War
e)
The Prussian War
70.
Member of a militia during the American Revolution who could be ready to fight on short notice.
a)
Minutemen
b)
Secondmen
c)
Timermen
d)
Fremen
e)
Shay's Bandits
71.

Author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

e)

Thomas Pinkerton

72.
Father of the Constitution, Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.
a)
James Madison
b)
Benedict Arnold
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
e)
King George V
73.
The first shot fired of the Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord when a group of armed minutemen confronted a British column.
a)
Shot heard round the world
b)
The Big Shot
c)
The Super Shot
d)
The Moon Shot
e)
The Sound of Liberty
74.
This is a theory of popular government that developed in England. This doctrine was used by the colonists to protest the Stamp Act of 1765. The colonists declared that they had no one representing them in Parliament, so Parliament had no right to tax them. England continued to tax the colonists causing them to deny Parliament's authority completely. Thus, the colonists began to consider their own political independence. This eventually led to revolutionary consequences.
a)
No taxation without representation
b)
No peace, no quiet
c)
Leave me alone
d)
Liberty, equality, and fraternity
e)
Give me liberty or give me death
75.
An act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
The Deplorable Act
c)
The British Act
d)
The Card Act
e)
The Paper Tax
76.
A meeting of delegations from many of the colonies, the congress was formed to protest the newly passed Stamp Act. It adopted a declaration of rights as well as sent letters of complaints to the king and parliament, and it showed signs of colonial unity and organized resistance.
a)
Stamp Act Congress
b)
Second Continental Congress
c)
The Resistance Congress
d)
The Rebel Congress
e)
The Tax Congress
77.
A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks and dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor.
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Stamp Party
c)
Boston Tea Convention
d)
BosCon
e)
The Harbor Party
78.

The principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern.

a)

Rule of Law

b)

Rule of Men

c)

Rule of People

d)

Rule of Equality

79.

A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

a)

Feudalism

b)

Federalism

c)

Fiscalism

d)

Separation of Powers

80.

A principle of constitutional government; a government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution.

a)

Limited Government

b)

Unlimited Government

c)

Limitless Government

d)

Absolutism

81.

A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.

a)

Personal Sovereignty

b)

Consumer Sovereignty

c)

Human Sovereignty

d)

Popular Sovereignty

82.

Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law

a)

Separation of Authority

b)

Division of Powers

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Denial of Powers

83.

A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power.

a)

Limited Government

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Xenomorphsm

84.

Supporters of the U.S. Constitution at the time the states were contemplating its adoption. They wanted a strong central government and weaker states. They questioned the need for the Bill of Rights.

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Fascists

c)

Federalists

d)

Monarchists

85.

The process for changing the Constitution.

a)

amending

b)

policy-making

c)

limited government

d)

log rolling

86.

These are the seven main parts of the US Constitution which lay out the establishment of all three branches of the Government -- the legislative, the executive and the judicial as well as the establishment of states and their relationship to the federal government. They also describe how the Constitution can be amended, how national law is supreme and how the Constitution will be ratified.

a)

Articles of the Constitution

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Articles of the Federation

d)

Articles of the Government

87.

An essay composed by James Madison which argues that liberty is safest in a large republic because many interests (factions) exist. Such diversity makes tyranny by the majority more difficult since ruling coalitions will always be unstable.

a)

Federalist 101

b)

Federalist 10

c)

Federalist 11

d)

Hobgoblins of Monarchy

88.

An Anti-Federalist paper that argued against what the author saw as Federalist scare tactics. The author disputed Federalist claims that failure to ratify the proposed Constitution would result in anarchy or wars between the states.

a)

Hobgoblins of Anarchy

b)

Trolls of Anarchy

c)

Orcs of Anarchy

d)

Ogres of Anarchy

89.

A form of government consisting of a weak central government and strong regional governments.

a)

Anarchy

b)

Confederation

c)

Federal

d)

Unitary

90.

Argues that separation of powers within the national government is the best way to prevent the concentration of power in the hands of one person or a single group.

a)

Federalist 15

b)

The Hobgoblins of Communism

c)

Federalist 51

d)

Federalist 511

91.

An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances; courts look back to early court decisions for this.

a)

precedent

b)

president

c)

prescient

d)

predicate

92.

An Anti-Federalist paper that claimed the proposed Constitution was a part of a plan to give aristocrats power over the United States.

a)

A Safe Plan

b)

A Dangerous Plan

c)

A Wise Plan

d)

Are you Federalists crazy?

93.

The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional.

a)

Judicial Review

b)

Congressional Review

c)

Executive Review

d)

Bureaucratic Review

94.

Formal approval; often used to describe the process of accepting or amending a constitution.

a)

Ratification

b)

Regulation

c)

Rastafarianism

d)

Restoration

95.

A Latin phrase meaning "let the decision stand." The vast majority of Supreme Court decisions are based on precedents established in earlier cases.

a)

stare decisis

b)

memento mori

c)

amor fati

d)

non carborundum

96.

Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its adoption. They preferred stronger states and a weaker central government. They insisted on adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Federalists

c)

Restorationists

d)

The October Faction

97.

Article 6 of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits.

a)

Supremacy Clause

b)

Elastic Clause

c)

Necessary and Proper Clause

d)

Federal Clause

98.

The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the state legislatures. Three-fourths of the state legislatures must ratify the amendment.

a)

The amendment process

b)

The legal process

c)

Due process

d)

Congressional oversight

99.

Article of the Constitution that sets the status of the Constitution as the supreme law of the land, to which leaders must be loyal.

a)

Article 23

b)

Article 66

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 6

100.

The fraction of states that must approve an amendment before it can become law.

a)

3/4

b)

2/3

c)

1/2+1

d)

7/8-1

101.

Powers which the constitution prohibits to the national and state governments.

a)

denied powers

b)

applied powers

c)

prohibitive powers

d)

federal powers

102.

Powers inferred from the express powers that allow Congress to carry out its functions.

a)

denied powers

b)

implied powers

c)

elastic powers

d)

enumerated powers

103.

Powers specifically given to Congress in the Constitution; including the power to collect taxes, coin money, regulate foreign and interstate commerce, and declare war.

a)

denied powers

b)

implied powers

c)

unenumerated powers

d)

enumerated powers

104.

The article that deals with ratifying the Constitution.

a)

Article 77

b)

Article 7

c)

Article 1

d)

Article 17

105.

The article that regulates the states' powers, and their interaction with the national government.

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 4

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 7

106.

The process for amending the Constitution is described in this article.

a)

Article 5

b)

Article 2

c)

Article 1

d)

Article 4

107.

The Legislative Branch is described in this article.

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 11

c)

Article 7

d)

Article 4

108.

The number of articles in the United States' Constitution.

a)

7

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

109.

The number of amendments to the United States' Constitution.

a)

27

b)

17

c)

72

d)

100

110.

The Executive Branch is described in this article.

a)

Article 2

b)

Article 1

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 4

111.

The Judicial Branch is described in this article.

a)

Article 3

b)

Article 4

c)

Article 5

d)

Article 6

112.
Powers not specifically granted to the federal government or denied to the states belong to the states and the people.
a)
reserved powers
b)
denied powers
c)
implied powers
d)
due process
e)
powerful powers
113.
A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
a)
Federalism
b)
reserved powers
c)
democracy
d)
republic
e)
monarchy
114.
Powers specifically given to Congress in the Constitution; including the power to collect taxes, coin money, regulate foreign and interstate commerce, and declare war.
a)
enumerated powers
b)
Federalism
c)
reserved powers
d)
republic
e)
monarchy
115.
Powers inferred from the express powers that allow Congress to carry out its functions.
a)
implied powers
b)
enumerated powers
c)
Federalism
d)
reserved powers
e)
powerful powers
116.
Powers which the constitution prohibits to the national and state governments.
a)
denied powers
b)
implied powers
c)
enumerated powers
d)
Federalism
e)
reserved powers
117.
The clause in Article I, Section 8, that grants Congress the power to do whatever is necessary to execute its specifically delegated powers.
a)
Elastic Clause (Necessary and Proper Clause)
b)
denied powers
c)
implied powers
d)
enumerated powers
e)
Federalism
118.
A system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government. They may also share costs, administration, and even blame for programs that work poorly. Also known as "marble cake" federalism.
a)
Cooperative Federalism
b)
Elastic Clause (Necessary and Proper Clause)
c)
denied powers
d)
implied powers
e)
enumerated powers
119.
A system of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies. Also known as "layer cake" federalism.
a)
Dual Federalism
b)
Cooperative Federalism
c)
Elastic Clause (Necessary and Proper Clause)
d)
denied powers
e)
implied powers
120.
The pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system; it is the cornerstone of the national government's relations with state and local governments. The federal government uses financial incentives to motivate the states to comply.
a)
Fiscal Federalism
b)
Dual Federalism
c)
Cooperative Federalism
d)
Elastic Clause (Necessary and Proper Clause)
e)
denied powers
121.
One type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy, such as roads or prisons.
a)
block grant
b)
Fiscal Federalism
c)
Dual Federalism
d)
Cooperative Federalism
e)
Elastic Clause (Necessary and Proper Clause)
122.
Federal categorical grants distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or in administrative regulations.
a)
formula grant
b)
block grant
c)
Fiscal Federalism
d)
Dual Federalism
e)
Cooperative Federalism
123.
One type of federal grants-in-aid; made for specific projects to states, localities, and private agencies who apply for them.
a)
project grant
b)
formula grant
c)
block grant
d)
Fiscal Federalism
e)
Dual Federalism
124.
Actions required by the federal or state government on lower levels of government which are not accompanied by the money needed to fund the action required.
a)
unfunded mandate
b)
project grant
c)
formula grant
d)
block grant
e)
Fiscal Federalism
125.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
a)
10th Amendment
b)
unfunded mandate
c)
project grant
d)
formula grant
e)
block grant
126.
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
a)
9th Amendment
b)
10th Amendment
c)
unfunded mandate
d)
project grant
e)
formula grant
127.
Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws.
a)
14th Amendment
b)
9th Amendment
c)
10th Amendment
d)
unfunded mandate
e)
project grant
128.
Fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's right.
a)
due process
b)
14th Amendment
c)
9th Amendment
d)
10th Amendment
e)
unfunded mandate
129.
14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law, and has been used to combat discrimination.
a)
Equal Protection Clause
b)
due process
c)
14th Amendment
d)
9th Amendment
e)
10th Amendment
130.
The equal application of the law regardless of a person's race, religion, political beliefs, or other qualities.
a)
equal protection
b)
Equal Protection Clause
c)
due process
d)
14th Amendment
e)
9th Amendment
131.
A sum of money or other payment given for a particular purpose.
a)
grant
b)
equal protection
c)
Equal Protection Clause
d)
due process
e)
14th Amendment
132.
Programs through which Congress provides money to state and local governments on the condition that the funds be employed for purposes defined by the federal government.
a)
grants-in-aid
b)
grant
c)
equal protection
d)
Equal Protection Clause
e)
due process
133.
Another term for dual federalism.
a)
Layer Cake Federalism
b)
grants-in-aid
c)
grant
d)
equal protection
e)
Equal Protection Clause
134.
Also known as cooperative federalism, it developed during the New Deal and is characterized by the federal government's becoming more intrusive in what was traditionally states' powers.
a)
Marble Cake Federalism
b)
Layer Cake Federalism
c)
grants-in-aid
d)
grant
e)
equal protection
135.
The three levels of American government.
a)
federal, state, and local
b)
Marble Cake Federalism
c)
Layer Cake Federalism
d)
grants-in-aid
e)
grant
136.
The section of the Constitution that lists the enumerated powers of Congress.
a)
Article I, Section 8
b)
federal, state, and local
c)
Marble Cake Federalism
d)
Layer Cake Federalism
e)
grants-in-aid

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