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American Democracy Now, 6e (Harrison)

Chapter 3   Federalism

 

1) American colonists experienced three different types of government in which of these sequences?

1.   A) unitary system, confederal system, federal system

2.   B) unitary system, federal system, confederal system

3.   C) confederal system, federal system, unitary system

4.   D) federal system, confederal system, unitary system

5.   E) confederal system, unitary system, federal system

 

Answer:  A

Section:  An Overview of the U.S. Federal System

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

2) Today, the majority of the world’s governments have which system of government?

1.   A) federal system

2.   B) confederal system

3.   C) unitary system

4.   D) authoritarian system

5.   E) representative system

 

Answer:  C

Section:  An Overview of the U.S. Federal System

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

 

3) Under which type of governmental structure do independent sovereign governments cooperate on specified governmental matters but retain sovereignty over all other governmental matters within their jurisdictions?

1.   A) federal system

2.   B) confederal system

3.   C) representative system

4.   D) authoritarian system

5.   E) unitary system

 

Answer:  B

Section:  An Overview of the U.S. Federal System

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

4) Which body retains primary jurisdiction over local governments?

1.   A) none—local governments are sovereign

2.   B) state governments

3.   C) the federal government

4.   D) the Supreme Court

5.   E) the governor in each state

 

Answer:  B

Section:  An Overview of the U.S. Federal System

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

5) The relationship of a state government and local governments is best thought of as a(n)

1.   A) federal system.

2.   B) confederal system.

3.   C) representative system.

4.   D) authoritarian system.

5.   E) unitary system.

 

Answer:  E

Section:  An Overview of the U.S. Federal System

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

 

6) How many local governments do the majority of states have?

1.   A) 2–3

2.   B) 20–30

3.   C) 50–100

4.   D) 100–500

5.   E) more than 500

 

Answer:  E

Section:  An Overview of the U.S. Federal System

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

7) Most Americans live under the jurisdiction of at least how many governments simultaneously?

1.   A) three

2.   B) four

3.   C) five

4.   D) ten

5.   E) more than twelve

 

Answer:  C

Section:  An Overview of the U.S. Federal System

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

8) Which of the following states has the largest number of local governments?

1.   A) Alabama

2.   B) Montana

3.   C) Vermont

4.   D) California

5.   E) South Carolina

 

Answer:  D

Section:  An Overview of the U.S. Federal System

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

 

9) Which of the following are considered concurrent powers available to federal, state, and local governments?

1.   A) the authority to make policy

2.   B) the authority to raise money

3.   C) the authority to establish courts to interpret policy

4.   D) the authority to implement policy

5.   E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  E

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

10) Which of the following is most closely related to the concept of implied powers?

1.   A) necessary and proper clause

2.   B) supremacy clause

3.   C) Tenth Amendment

4.   D) commerce clause

5.   E) the power to tax

 

Answer:  A

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

11) The elastic clause is related to which of the following concepts?

1.   A) enumerated powers

2.   B) reserved powers

3.   C) implied powers

4.   D) concurrent powers

5.   E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

 

12) The supremacy clause, which establishes the supreme law of the land, is mentioned in which article of the Constitution?

1.   A) Article I

2.   B) Article III

3.   C) Article IV

4.   D) Article V

5.   E) Article VI

 

Answer:  E

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

13) What view does the Constitution take regarding the legal status of Native American nations?

1.   A) They are considered special interest groups.

2.   B) They are considered local governments.

3.   C) They are considered state governments.

4.   D) They are considered sovereign foreign nations.

5.   E) They are considered outside the Constitution’s legal framework.

 

Answer:  D

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

14) How many Native American tribes are recognized today by the federal government?

1.   A) 5

2.   B) 55

3.   C) 355

4.   D) 450

5.   E) more than 550

 

Answer:  E

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

 

15) Which of the following laws are unenforceable on Native American reservations?

1.   A) increased state taxes

2.   B) national laws for hunting and fishing

3.   C) local crime laws

4.   D) environmental laws

5.   E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  E

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

16) The powers accorded to the states in the Tenth Amendment are known as ________ powers.

1.   A) police

2.   B) reserved

3.   C) implied

4.   D) concurrent

5.   E) enumerated

 

Answer:  B

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

17) What proportion of states must ratify a constitutional amendment for it to pass?

1.   A) simple majority

2.   B) three-fifths

3.   C) two-thirds

4.   D) three-quarters

5.   E) seven-eighths

 

Answer:  D

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

 

18) Which of the following is a power of state governments, not the national government?

1.   A) establish criminal laws

2.   B) regulate banks

3.   C) build and maintain infrastructure

4.   D) redistrict U.S. House districts

5.   E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  D

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

19) McCullochv. Maryland was decisive because it

1.   A) ruled in favor of state-centered federalism.

2.   B) asserted that the necessary and proper clause was a restriction on the power of the national government.

3.   C) affirmed that national law is supreme over conflicting state law.

4.   D) established the Supreme Court’s power to judge constitutional issues.

5.   E) allowed for a narrow reading of the Constitution.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

20) In its 1824 Gibbonsv. Ogden decision, the Supreme Court

1.   A) provided a broad definition of commerce.

2.   B) gave a narrow interpretation of the necessary and proper clause.

3.   C) asserted the supremacy of states’ rights.

4.   D) established the power of judicial review.

5.   E) overturned the earlier McCullochv. Maryland

 

Answer:  A

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

 

21) Which case saw the Supreme Court strike down the national Gun-Free School Zones Act as unconstitutional?

1.   A) Ogdenv. Gibbons

2.   B) Marburyv. Madison

3.   C) Lochnerv. Ellison

4.   D) UnitedStatesv. Lopez

5.   E) Garciav. SanAntonioTransportationAuthority

 

Answer:  D

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

22) The impact of which event on Americans led to the passage of the Social Security Act of 1935?

1.   A) World War I

2.   B) the Great Depression

3.   C) the Spanish Civil War

4.   D) German hyperinflation

5.   E) the Florida real estate crash of 1929

 

Answer:  B

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

23) Collectively, state-to-state obligations and their mandated relationships are known as

1.   A) horizontal federalism.

2.   B) vertical federalism.

3.   C) confederalism.

4.   D) unitary federalism.

5.   E) privileges and immunities.

 

Answer:  A

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

 

24) Which branch of government oversees interstate compacts?

1.   A) Congress

2.   B) state governors in each affected state

3.   C) the federal judiciary

4.   D) state supreme courts

5.   E) the president

 

Answer:  A

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

25) Which of the following has the power under the Constitution to request or refuse extradition?

1.   A) state legislatures

2.   B) state governors in each affected state

3.   C) the federal judiciary

4.   D) state supreme courts

5.   E) the Supreme Court

 

Answer:  B

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

26) In most states, how long must new residents wait until they can register to vote?

1.   A) 3 days

2.   B) 7 days

3.   C) 30 days

4.   D) 90 days

5.   E) 180 days

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

 

27) The full faith and credit clause, which asserts states must recognize each other’s public acts, records, and judicial proceedings, is located in which article of the Constitution?

1.   A) Article II

2.   B) Article III

3.   C) Article IV

4.   D) Article VI

5.   E) Article VIII

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

28) What phrase is used by political scientists to describe the way state judges base decisions on state constitutions when those laws grant more liberties and rights than those guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution?

1.   A) horizontal federalism

2.   B) judicial federalism

3.   C) judicial libertarianism

4.   D) judicial individualism

5.   E) interstate compacts

 

Answer:  B

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

29) Which type of power relationship prevailed between the national government and the states between 1789 and 1932?

1.   A) horizontal federalism

2.   B) judicial federalism

3.   C) cooperative federalism

4.   D) dual federalism

5.   E) centralized federalism

 

Answer:  D

Section:  Evolution of the Federal System

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

30) Which of these eras saw the appearance of cooperative federalism?

1.   A) 1789–1861

2.   B) 1861–1870

3.   C) 1882–1932

4.   D) 1932–1963

5.   E) 1963–1969

 

Answer:  D

Section:  Evolution of the Federal System

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

31) Whose presidency marked the appearance of centralized federalism, where the national government imposed its own policy preferences on state and local governments?

1.   A) Abraham Lincoln

2.   B) Ulysses Grant

3.   C) Theodore Roosevelt

4.   D) Franklin Roosevelt

5.   E) Lyndon Johnson

 

Answer:  E

Section:  Evolution of the Federal System

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

32) Which of these pairs of presidents are most closely associated with new federalism, or devolution?

1.   A) Andrew Jackson and William McKinley

2.   B) Ulysses Grant and Andrew Johnson

3.   C) Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson

4.   D) Dwight Eisenhower and Harry Truman

5.   E) Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan

 

Answer:  E

Section:  Evolution of the Federal System

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

 

33) What term has been coined to describe today’s national-state government relations?

1.   A) conflicted federalism

2.   B) new federalism

3.   C) centralized federalism

4.   D) cooperative federalism

5.   E) dual federalism

 

Answer:  A

Section:  Evolution of the Federal System

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

34) The layer cake analogy, in which there is a clear distinction between the powers and responsibilities of the different levels of government, is most applicable to

1.   A) conflicted federalism.

2.   B) new federalism.

3.   C) centralized federalism.

4.   D) cooperative federalism.

5.   E) dual federalism.

 

Answer:  E

Section:  Evolution of the Federal System

Bloom’s:  Apply

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

35) Over the last few years, enforcement of federal marijuana laws has

1.   A) been vigorously applied.

2.   B) been applied only in states with medical marijuana laws.

3.   C) not occurred because it was declared unconstitutional.

4.   D) been carried out by National Guard troops.

5.   E) primarily been left to state and local officials.

 

Answer:  E

Section:  Evolution of the Federal System

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

 

36) The legalization of marijuana for recreational use by many states is an example of what tool used in intergovernmental relations?

1.   A) a block grant

2.   B) nullification

3.   C) a mandate

4.   D) preemption

5.   E) All of these answers are correct.

 

Answer:  B

Section:  Intergovernmental Relations

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

37) Which three constitutional amendments have been most influential in shaping the national-state power relationship?

1.   A) Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth

2.   B) Eighth, Ninth, and Fourteenth

3.   C) Tenth, Fourteenth, and Sixteenth

4.   D) Fourteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth

5.   E) Sixteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Evolution of the Federal System

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

38) What event significantly influenced the national-state power relationship?

1.   A) the Louisiana Purchase

2.   B) the War of 1812

3.   C) the Civil War

4.   D) the Spanish-American War

5.   E) World War I

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Evolution of the Federal System

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism