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WorksheetsFinal Prog 3
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
What are the reserved powers of the States?
Powers exclusively in the hands of the federal government.
Powers shared between state and federal governments.
Powers specifically enumerated in the 10th Amendment.
Powers not delegated to the federal government, reserved to the States.
What was the result of McCulloch v Maryland?
States can impose taxes on federal institutions because, in the case of concurrent powers, state law is supreme to national law.
States have the power to create their own national banks, but they have to give 4/5 of that revenue to the national government for the purpose of the general welfare.
The federal government cannot create a national bank, but the tax that Maryland collected during its existence is owed to the state.
The federal government has the authority to create a national bank due to the Necessary and Proper Clause and states cannot tax it because federal law is supreme to state law.
Regarding who can make decisions, what type of government does the United States have?
Monarchy
Representative democracy
Direct democracy
Theocracy
A type of government where people elect delegates to make the law:
Direct democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Representative democracy
In the United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 is known as
Taxation Clause
Regulation Clause
Commerce Clause
Supremacy Clause
It is the division of powers that includes a strong central government sharing powers with regional governments.
Unitary system
Confederation
Monarchy
Federalism
What is it called when a small number of people can make decisions in a nation?
Oligarchy
Anarchy
Monarchy
Democracy
What term best describes how the functions of the national government are distributed among the three branches?
Separation of powers
Constitutional amendments
Federalism
Checks and balances
What term best describes how one branch of government can limit the power of the other branches?
separation of powers
executive privilege
federalism
checks and balances
In the United States, what term best describes the relationship between the national government and the state governments?
Separation of powers
Federalism
Checks and balances
Confederation
What does it mean to have absolute authority over a territory?
oligarchy
social contract
democracy
sovereignty
In this system of government, all important powers are granted to the central government:
Oligarchy
Unitary system
Confederate system
Federal system
When we talk about a nation, what does sovereignty mean?
Sovereignty refers to the economic power of a nation.
Sovereignty means the supreme power or authority of a nation to govern itself.
Sovereignty means the ability of a nation to form alliances.
Sovereignty is the cultural identity of a nation.
What was the main objective of the Federalists?
Create a bill of rights for individual liberties.
Promote state sovereignty over federal authority.
Establish a monarchy in the United States.
Promote the ratification of the United States Constitution and establish a stronger central government.
In the federal system, power is primarily held by
the state governments
the local authorities
the private organizations
divided between the central government and the regional governments.
Which amendment protects freedom of speech?
Eighth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
First Amendment
Second Amendment
What did the Anti-Federalists want to include in the Constitution?
Elimination of state powers
Bill of Rights
A stronger central government
A system of checks and balances
These powers belong solely to the States.
Expressed powers
Concurrent powers
Delegated powers
Reserved powers
Which philosopher said that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Friedrich Nietzsche
According to John Locke, what are the natural rights?
The natural rights are freedom, justice, and equality.
The natural rights include security, education, and friendship.
The natural rights are life, liberty, and property.
The natural rights are health, happiness, and wealth.
What does life in the state of nature refer to?
A description of a utopian society with a perfect government.
A historical account of the first civilizations and their governments.
A philosophical debate about the merits of democracy versus monarchy.
A theoretical condition of human existence without government or social structure.
Which philosopher said that life in the state of nature is "nasty, brutish, and short"?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Friedrich Nietzsche
Which philosopher has a more favorable opinion of man in the state of nature?
Karl Marx
Friedrich Nietzsche
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Which philosopher inspired the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Immanuel Kant
Friedrich Nietzsche
What was the national government lacking under the Articles of Confederation?
one vote per state
an independent executive branch
a unicameral congress
a delegate from each state
When power is divided between national and state regional governments
Monarchy
Federalism
Unitary system
Confederation
In the United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 is known as the
Commerce Clause
Supremacy Clause
Santa Clause
Elastic Clause
In which part of the United States Constitution can information about the three branches of government be found?
Bill of Rights
Amendments IV, V, and VI
Preamble to the United States Constitution
Articles
Powers that the government needs to exercise its expressed constitutional powers
Implied powers
Concurrent powers
Reserved powers
Expressed powers
These powers are shared between the national government of the United States and the state governments
Reserved powers
Concurrent powers
Exclusive powers
Federal powers
What event is considered the turning point for influencing American colonists' opinion in favor of the idea that a stronger national government was necessary?
Shays' Rebellion
The Intolerable Acts
The Boston Tea Party
The Stamp Act
What is the name of the rebellion that influenced the opinion towards the need for a stronger national/central government?
Shays' Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Boston Tea Party
Whiskey Rebellion
The theory that people must exchange certain freedoms to live in society
Social contract theory
Anarchism
Utilitarianism
Libertarianism
What is the difference between a unitary and a federal system of government?
A unitary system just has one branch, while a federal system divides the government into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
A unitary system divides power between local and national governments, with a heavy emphasis on local communities acting as a pure democracy.
A unitary system centralizes power at the national level; a federal system divides power between national and regional governments.
A federal is democratic, but a unitary system can never be a democracy.
