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AP GOV CH. 3 FEDERALISM

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are two types of federal powers derived from Article I, Section 8

a)

enumerated, implied

b)

enumerated, suggested

c)

disguised, explicit

d)

Reserved, concurrent

2.

Reserved powers are powers in the Constitution that are given to what level of government?

a)

National

b)

State and National

c)

Local

d)

State

3.

This type of grant is used for general purposes such as public health...

a)

Block Grant

b)

Federal Mandate

c)

State Grant

d)

Categorical Grant

4.

What is federalism?

a)

The expressed power of the legislative branch to make laws

b)

The duty of the government to protect our natural rights

c)

The power to declare a law unconstitutional

d)

The division of power between national and state governments

5.

According to the doctrine of nullification, states could

a)

Cancel debts owed by their residents to citizens of other states

b)

Appeal directly to the Supreme Court any act of Congress to which they objected

c)

Refuse to obey or enforce federal laws with which they disagreed

d)

secede from the Union and form a new nation

6.

The term cooperative federalism refers to

a)

The combined influence of delegated and reserved powers under the Constitution.

b)

programs and authority are mixed among the national, state, and local governments

c)

Efforts to get states to support national measures under the Articles of Confederation.

d)

A program since the 1990s to promote an increase in powers of state governments

7.

Under the full faith and credit clause of the Constitution, a state must

a)

Respond in a timely manner to inquiries of residents of other states.

b)

Honor the public acts and court proceedings of other states.

c)

Respect the First Amendment rights of residents of other states.

d)

Return any taxes withheld from the paychecks of workers from other states.

8.

The main responsibility for resolving conflicts between the states and the federal government lies with which of the following?

a)

President

b)

U.S. Supreme Court

c)

State Supreme Courts

d)

Congress

9.

Read the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution,        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.               What is the purpose of the Tenth Amendment?

a)

to allow the federal government to have control over any other powers

b)

To limit the power of state governments

c)

To increase the power of local governments

d)

To reserve all powers not specifically stated in the Constitution for the states

10.

Which Supreme Court case established implied powers of creating the national bank through the necessary and proper clause?

a)

Roe v. Wade

b)

Gibbons v. Ogden

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Marbury v. Madison

11.

The Constitution forbids the states from doing all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

declare war

b)

deal with foreign countries

c)

coin money

d)

make laws

12.

The Constitution is the "supreme law of the land" because of...

a)

the supremacy clause

b)

the amendments

c)

the preamble

d)

the Bill of Rights

13.

Powers that are NOT specifically written in the Constitution but are used to carry out expressed powers are called...

a)

expressed powers

b)

implied powers

c)

reserved powers

d)

concurrent powers

14.

States get their powers from what amendment?

a)

12th

b)

16th

c)

10th

d)

11th

15.

Identify the concurrent power of state and federal governments.

a)

The power to regulate interstate commerce

b)

The power to tax goods and services

c)

The power to declare war.

d)

The power to set up the executive branch

16.

What do you call the powers that both the national and state governments have?

a)

Implied Powers

b)

Reserved Powers

c)

Concurrent Powers

d)

Expressed Powers

17.

What do you call the powers of the government that are written in the Constitution?

a)

Inherent Powers

b)

Implied Powers

c)

Expressed Powers

d)

Reserved Powers

18.

Reserved powers are powers in the Constitution that are given to what level of government?

a)

State and National

b)

National

c)

State

d)

Local