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Unit 1 Ch 3 Federalism Review & Quiz

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of government concentrates all power in the national government?
a)
Federal
b)
Confederation
c)
Unitary
d)
Nationalist
2.
Which of the following term refers to a type of power given specifically to the federal government?
a)
Implied
b)
Inherent
c)
Expressed
d)
Reserved
3.
Which of the following is an example of an expressed power?
a)
To charter a national bank
b)
To raise taxes
c)
To annex territory to the US
d)
To tax US exports
4.
Which of the following is a term used to describe powers given to the state governments exclusively?
a)
Enumerated
b)
Inherent
c)
Reserved
d)
Concurrent
5.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a reserved power?
a)
Licensing doctors, lawyers, and barbers
b)
Managing local, state and federal elections
c)
Regulating INTRASTATE commerce
d)
Negotiating foreign treaties
6.
Which of the following is an example of a kind of federalism in which the state and federal governments have distinct, separate spheres in which each level is dominant in its own sphere?
a)
Dual Federalism
b)
Cooperative Federalism
c)
Confederalism
d)
Nullification crisis
7.
Which of the following is a type of congressional law such as a requirement that all public schools have wheelchair ramps that may or may not come with money?
a)
Block grants
b)
Mandates
c)
Categorical grants
d)
Executive orders
8.
This law transformed the welfare program from a categorical grant into _____  under President _____ ?
a)
a block grant, Clinton
b)
a voluntary program, Bush
c)
a non binding resolution, Nixon
d)
a mandate, Carter
9.
What amendment reserves powers not given to the federal government to the states?
a)
1st
b)
10th
c)
24th
d)
Trick Question: No amendment does this
10.
Which of the following groups preferred stronger state governments?
a)
New Deal Democrats in the 1930s
b)
Antifederalists
c)
the Supreme Court under Earl Warren
d)
Whig Party supporters of the American system
11.
Which of the following refers to the process of transferring powers from the federal government to state governments?
a)
Devolution
b)
Monetarism
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Centralization
12.
Which of the following was true of courts under the Articles government?
a)
Individual states did not have their own court systems
b)
There were no federal courts
c)
US legal procedures borrowed practices largely from France.
d)
American states generally did not have state constitutions
13.
Which of the following is a provision that gives the federal government's laws precedence over state governments?
a)
Supremacy clause
b)
Presentment clause
c)
Equal protection clause
d)
Establishment clause
14.
Which of the clauses below was the baiss of the decision in McCulloch v. Maryland?
a)
Inelastic clause
b)
10th amendment
c)
Necessary and Proper clause
d)
Presentment clause
15.
Which decision below gave the federal government exclusive power to regulate interstate commerce?
a)
McCulloch v. Maryland
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
16.
What program below is an example of a categorical grant?
a)
Welfare
b)
Medicaid
c)
Temporary Aid to Needy Families
d)
The US Department of Defense
17.

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

18.

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

19.

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

20.

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

21.

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

22.

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

23.

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

24.

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

25.

In Article IV, Section 1. the Full Faith and Credit Clause states that...

a)

all states must honor the laws in other states

b)

the national government has supremacy

c)

all rights not listed in the constitution are reserved by the people

26.

Which of the following are Powers reserved by the states?

a)

regulating health and morals, operating schools, safety regulations

b)

Regulating interstate commerce, coining money, defining immigration and naturalization

27.

How many governments are there in the US?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

51

d)

89,000

28.

Implied powers of the federal government would include...

a)

Taxing

b)

Coining money

c)

Creating an Air Force

d)

Regulating foreign trade

29.

An advantage of federalism is...

a)

It adds confusion to policymaking

b)

It leads to conflicts between states

c)

It fosters laboratories of democracy

d)

It discourages policy innovation

30.

In the decision of McCulloch v. Maryland, why could Maryland not tax the national bank?

a)

This violated the supremacy clause

b)

This violated the elastic clause

c)

This violated the necessary and proper clause

d)

This violated the 10th amendment

31.

What are federal government requirements that often don't come with money?

a)

Grants-in-aid

b)

Block grants

c)

Categorical grants

d)

Unfunded mandates

32.

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

a)

Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?

b)

Can a state regulate a federal agency?

c)

Can a state overturn a federal law?

d)

Can the federal government levy taxes on states?

33.

Established the supremacy (Article VI, Clause 2) of the US Constitution and federal laws over state laws

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

McCullouch v. Maryland

c)

US v. Lopez

d)

New York Times Co. v. United States

34.

Congress may not use the commerce clause to make possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime

a)

United States v. Lopez

b)

McDonald v. Chicago

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Roe v. Wade

35.

Established the principle of Judicial Review empowering the Supreme Court to nullify an act of the legislative or executive branch that violates the Constitution.

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

McCullouch v. Maryland

c)

United States v. Lopez

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

36.

What is it called when an idea for a law or change starts with the people and not the government ?(can be a way of proposing new laws, amendments, or asking for changes in government)

a)

referendum

b)

petition

c)

constituent

d)

initiative

37.

For an initiative to take place, people usually start by getting as many people as possible to sign a ______ that indicates those people agree with this idea.

a)

referendum

b)

petition

c)

constituent

d)

initiative

38.

When to citizens / voters are the power to reject undesirable laws, this is called ______ .

a)

referendum

b)

petition

c)

constituent

d)

initiative

39.

A somewhat controversial power that states (and most) governments have is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of all citizens, sometimes at the expense of infringing on individual freedoms. This is known as the ________.

a)

protection power

b)

police power

c)

welfare power

d)

constituent power

40.

What level of Government has the power to collect taxes?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Concurrent (Shared by Both)

41.

What level of Government has the power to Coin Money?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Concurrent (Shared by Both)

42.

What level of Government has the power to Establish Courts?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Concurrent (Shared by Both)

43.

What level of Government has the power to Negotiate Treaties with Foreign Nations

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Concurrent (Shared by Both)

44.

What level of Government has the power to run public schools

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Concurrent (Shared by Both)

45.

What level of Government has the power to Borrow Money?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Concurrent (Shared by Both)

46.

What level of Government has the power to Declare War?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Concurrent (Shared by Both)

47.

What level of Government has the power to Provide police and emergency services?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Concurrent (Shared by Both)

48.

What level of Government has the power to Create an army and a navy?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Concurrent (Shared by Both)

49.

What level of Government has the power to Issue licenses (marriage, hunting, driver's, etc.)?

a)

Federal

b)

State

c)

Concurrent (Shared by Both)

50.
The ability of states to determine if they will have the death penalty, legalize marijuana, and determine requirements for driver licences is an example of what type of power?
a)
Reserved
b)
Expressed
c)
Concurrent
51.
What are implied powers?
a)
Powers NOT specifically mentioned in the Constitution
b)
Powers expressly written in the Constitution
c)
Powers given from the states to the national government
d)
None of these
52.

How is Gibbons v Ogden different from US v Lopez?

a)

it had the same ruling

b)

ruled that the sates had more rights under the 10th Amendment

c)

ruled that commerce is cool

d)

ruled that the federal government had the final say because of the supremacy clause

53.

Why did Lopez bring a gun to school in the first place?

a)

intent to sell it

b)

wanted to show his friends

c)

with the intent of shooting up the school

d)

he forgot to take it out the day before

54.

What year was the Gun Free School Zones Act passed?

a)

1995

b)

1980

c)

1990

d)

1975

55.

What justification did the petitioner use?

a)

Commerce Clause

b)

10th Amendment

c)

Equal Protection Clause

d)

Establishment Clause

56.

What did the Supreme Court use as justification?

a)

19 Amendment

b)

Gun Free School Zones Act

c)

10th Amendment

d)

9th Amendment

57.

What was the significance of the U.S. v. Lopez case?

a)

preserved the system of federalism

b)

protected the rights of gun owners

c)

Congress has the power to regulate commerce

d)

Federal law takes precedence over state laws

58.

What was the defendant's argument?

a)

schools are regulated by the federal government

b)

Gun Free School Zones Act unconstitutional exercise of Congress' power

c)

Gun Free School Zones Act constitutional

d)

10th Amendment unconstitutional

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