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Davidson Am Gov Origins and Federalism

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which power is delegated to the federal government?

a)

conducting elections

b)

establishing courts

c)

taxing citizens

d)

coining money

2.

What are the rules that govern the U.S. government called?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Preamble

d)

The Federalist Papers

3.

Collecting taxes is a...

a)

Reserved power

b)

Concurrent power

c)

Enumerated power

d)

Individual power

4.

What did the American colonies base their independence on?

a)

Popular support.

b)

Divine Right Theory

c)

John Locke's political writings.

d)

The book Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes.

5.
If a power is not listed or implied for the federal government, it is reserved for
a)
Congress
b)
The President
c)
The federal government
d)
The states under the 10 Amendment
6.

What is interstate commerce?

a)

Trade among states

b)
Interstate commerce refers to trade within a single state.
c)
Interstate commerce is the transportation of goods only by air.
d)
Interstate commerce is the sale of goods exclusively online.
7.

What does "rule of law" mean?

a)
The idea that laws are only for the wealthy.
b)
A system where laws are created by a single ruler.
c)
The belief that laws can be ignored by anyone.
d)

No one is above the law.

8.

Local governments provide which types of services?

a)

Restrictions on freedom of speech.

b)

Defense.

c)

Police and fire protection.

d)

Federal disaster relief programs.

9.

This event led many more American colonists to believe that a stronger national government was needed.

a)

Thanks to taxation, the national government easily defeated a rebellion.

b)

Colonists preferred local governance until "Milk River" went dry.

c)

The government blamed all the problems on rap music. They did not have the power needed to end the beat.

d)

Shays' Rebellion

10.

What are reserved powers?

a)

An example is taxation, which is a power shared by both federal and state governments.

b)

Implied in the Elastic Clause

c)

They are listed specifically in the Bill of Rights. The 10th Amendment lists these powers in Article 23.

d)

Not specifically granted to the national government or denied to the states

11.

What is it called when the people rule or are in charge?

a)

Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

12.

People elect delegates to make laws in this type of government:

a)

Limited government

b)

Monarchical government

c)

Oligarchical government

d)

Representative government

13.

What type of government does the United States have?

a)

representative democracy

b)

dictatorship

c)

pure democracy

d)
Monarchy
14.

Article I, Section 8, Clause 3

a)
The Taxation Clause
b)
The Commerce Clause
c)

Supremacy Clause

d)
The Trade Clause
15.

The powers of the national (central, federal) government on the left side are called:

a)

Enumerated

b)

Expressed

c)

Delegated

d)

All of these words apply

16.

A strong central government sharing power with regional governments is

a)
Unitary government
b)
Confederation
c)
Monarchy
d)
Federalism
17.

This big idea most represents the relationship between the national and state governments.

a)

Separation and Balances

b)

Separation of Powers

c)
Federalism
d)

Checks and Balances

18.

This principle best represents the relationship between the national and state governments in the United States.

a)
Unitary System
b)
Confederation
c)
Federalism
d)
Decentralization
19.

What level of government is responsible for education?

a)

state government/state government

These two sentences mean the same thing.

b)

state government/federal government. The states determine math and foreign languages while the national government determines social science and science.

c)

Private organizations/state governments

d)

Federal government/local governments

20.

What does it mean to have supreme and absolute authority within territorial borders?

a)

Supremacy

b)

Sovereignty

c)

Social Contract

d)

It indicates a shared governance with other authorities.

21.

Which part of the United States Constitution sets forth its goals and purposes?

a)

The Preamble

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The "Elastic Clause."

d)

The Articles

22.

Brah, like all the power is at the top at the national level brah. It's concentrated there brah. Like all major things are decided there. Bruh. Bruh.

a)

Federal

b)

Confederal

c)

Unitary

d)

Unicornary

23.

In this system of government, all important powers are given to the central government.

a)

Federal

b)

Confederate

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Unitary

24.

In this system of government, a strong central government shares important decision-making responsibilities with regional governments.

a)
Monarchy
b)
Confederation
c)
Federalism
d)
Unitary system
25.

What was the main goal of the Federalists?

a)
To establish a monarchy in the United States.
b)
To promote state sovereignty over federal authority.
c)

A strong national government.

d)
To create a bill of rights for individual freedoms.
26.

Which sentence most correctly describes federalism in the United States?

a)

How each branch is separate and also able to check and balance the power of the other branches.

b)

How power is divided between the levels of government.

c)

National power limits.

d)

State power limits.

27.

In this system of government, power is divided between national and regional governments.

a)

Unitary System

b)

Federalism

c)

Confederation

d)

Monarchy

28.

What term best describes when citizens, not government officials, initiate legislation?

a)

Referendum

b)

Repeal

c)

Initiative

d)

Recall

29.

Which Amendment protects freedoms of speech, religion, petition, and assembly?

a)
Second Amendment
b)
First Amendment
c)
Fourth Amendment
d)
Eighth Amendment
30.

What resulted in the United States having a House and a Senate?

a)
The Louisiana Purchase was made.
b)

Virginia Plan

c)

The Great Compromise

d)
The Articles of Confederation were established.
31.

What did Anti-federalists insist was needed in the new Constitution?

a)

A Bill of Rights

b)
A system of checks and balances
c)
Elimination of state powers
d)
A stronger central government
32.

What type of powers are only for state governments?

a)

Reserved powers

b)

Implied powers, including establishing a national bank and creating federal agencies.

c)

Enumerated powers, like declaring war and regulating foreign trade.

d)

Concurrent powers, such as taxing and borrowing money.

33.

A group of mostly independent states that are loosely held together by a common goal such as defense.

a)

Union

b)

Federation

c)

Alliance

d)

Confederation

34.

The term used when the people vote to remove an elected official from office.

a)

Overthrow

b)

Ratify

c)

Repeal

d)

Recall

35.

What did the national government not have during the Articles of Confederation?

a)

A president or any other independent executive officer.

b)

Only one house.

c)

One vote from each state.

d)

Hopes and dreams.

36.

What can be called "the people's branch," and has to be reelected every two years?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Senate

37.

What term describes things that the federal government cannot do?

a)

Denied powers

b)
Concurrent powers
c)
Delegated powers
d)
Authorized powers
38.

What is a power that is denied to the national government in the United States?

a)
Impose taxes on exports
b)
Regulate interstate commerce
c)

Declare war

d)

Coin money

39.

Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 in the United States Constitution

a)

Elastic Clause

b)
Amendment Clause
c)
Constitutional Clause
d)

Bill of Rights

40.

Why did the Anti-Federalists say no to the Constitution?

a)

It lacked a Bill of Rights

b)

They were concerned about the lack of a national bank.

c)

They thought it would lead to a monarchy.

d)

They believed the Constitution favored the wealthy.

41.

What powers are needed for the national government to carry out delegated/expressed powers?

a)

Flower Power

b)

Reserved powers

c)

Girl Power

d)

Implied powers

42.

Which article of the United States Constitution states that national/federal law is supreme to state law?

a)

Article I

b)

Article XI

c)
Federalism Clause
d)

Article VI

43.

What part of the Constitution lists the goals of government?

a)
The Bill of Rights
b)

The Articles

c)

It is hidden within the signatures. It has to be viewed by a constitulomoter, which Benjamin Franklin invented.

d)
The Preamble
44.

What are powers, such as taxation, that are shared between the national and state governments called?

a)

Concurrent powers

b)

Reserved powers

c)

Federal powers

45.

Individual Rights are protected by our ___________.

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

tax codes

c)

Declaration of Independence

46.

What part of the Constitution makes acts by the national government superior to those of the states?

a)
The Commerce Clause
b)
The Supremacy Clause
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Necessary and Proper Clause
47.

The national/central government dominates. The regional governments do not have decision-making ability.

a)

Unitary system

b)

Decentralized system

c)

Confederation

d)

Federal system

48.

In this case the Supreme Court ruled that, because of the Necessary and Proper Clause, the national government did have the power to establish a bank and that, because of the Supremacy Clause, it could not be taxed by a state.

a)

Deebo v. Craig

b)

McDonalds v. CkFila

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

McCulloch v. Montana

49.

What is the system of government called where the central government shares power with regional governments?

a)

Confederate

b)

Concurrent Powers

c)

Unitary

d)

Federal

50.

What big ideal best represents the division of powers withing the national government.

a)
Centralization of government
b)

Federalsim

c)
Concentration of powers
d)
Separation of powers
51.

Which principal best represents how one branch can limit the power of the other two branches?

a)
Federalism
b)
Judicial Review
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Separation of Powers
52.

Which principle best represents the relationship between the national and state governments?

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Checks and Balances

c)
Federalism
d)

Divine Right Theory

53.

What is the main purpose of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

To provide the rules for government

b)

To declare independence from Britain

c)

To establish laws for individual states

d)

To create educational guidelines

54.

Concurrent powers

a)

The federal government has supremacy over state governments.

b)

The federal government follows the lead of state governments.

c)

The federal government shares powers with the state governments.

d)

The federal government sets standards that state governments must follow.

55.

Example of Reserved powers

a)

establishing and funding a system of public education

b)

raising and maintaining a navy

c)

declaring war and governing combat

d)

setting and fixing the standards of weights and measures

56.

Which service is performed by local government?

a)

Minting coins

b)

Delivering mail

c)

Providing fire protection

d)

Granting teacher certificates

57.

Which of the following is a shared obligation of the federal, state, and local governments?

a)

coining money

b)

constructing roads and highways

c)

issuing passports

d)

making treaties with foreign nations

58.
The central government of the United States is called the 
a)
federal government
b)
executive branch
c)
constitution
d)
congress