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American Democracy Now 6th Edition By Harrison - Test Bank

American Democracy Now 6th Edition By Harrison - Test Bank   Instant Download - Complete Test Bank With Answers     Sample Questions Are Posted Below   American Democracy Now, 6e (Harrison) Chapter 3   Federalism   1) American colonists experienced three different types of government in which of these sequences? A) unitary system, confederal system, …

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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) McCulloch v. 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

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Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

20) In its 1824 Gibbons v. 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 McCulloch v. Maryland

 

Answer:  A

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

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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) Ogden v. Gibbons
  2. B) Marbury v. Madison
  3. C) Lochner v. Ellison
  4. D) United States v. Lopez
  5. E) Garcia v. San Antonio Transportation Authority

 

Answer:  D

Section:  Constitutional Distribution of Authority

Bloom’s:  Remember

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

39) Which of the following is NOT illustrative of today’s era of partisan federalism?

  1. A) If a state government is dominated by one party and Congress or the presidency is controlled by the opposing one, the state may act on its own, fulfilling its policy preferences.
  2. B) Officials in national government may try to obtain policy goals by proposing state action.
  3. C) Members of both political parties, regardless of their personal ideological preferences of federalism, may vote against each other when in conflict with their policy goals.
  4. D) Democrats tend to support federal government expansion in domestic policy, while Republicans tend to support state’s rights over national expansion.
  5. E) States have acted to invalidate (nullify) national laws by enacting state laws that conflict with policy preferences.

 

Answer:  D

Section:  Evolution of the Federal System

Bloom’s:  Understand

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Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

40) Which type of intergovernmental tool allows the national government to influence the budget decisions of state and local governments by forcing them to spend their own money on a national priority?

  1. A) categorical grant
  2. B) block grant
  3. C) mandate
  4. D) preemption
  5. E) nullification

 

Answer:  A

Section:  Intergovernmental Relations

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

41) Passed in 1913, which constitutional amendment powerfully enhanced the national government’s ability to raise money?

  1. A) Fourteenth
  2. B) Fifteenth
  3. C) Sixteenth
  4. D) Seventeenth
  5. E) Eighteenth

 

Answer:  C

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.

 

42) The theory that states have the authority to invalidate national laws is known as

  1. A) state supremacy.
  2. B) preemption.
  3. C) devolution.
  4. D) nullification.
  5. E) mandates.

 

Answer:  D

Section:  Intergovernmental Relations

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

43) Which tool, used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, moved the country from duel federalism to cooperative federalism?

  1. A) grants-in-aid
  2. B) nullification
  3. C) matching funds requirement
  4. D) mandate
  5. E) preemption

 

Answer:  A

Section:  Intergovernmental Relations

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Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

44) What percentage of total spending by the national government went to the states as federal grants-in-aid in 2010?

  1. A) 5 percent
  2. B) 10 percent
  3. C) 17 percent
  4. D) 22 percent
  5. E) 95 percent

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Intergovernmental Relations

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

45) Which type of intergovernmental tool is used most commonly in national education policy?

  1. A) categorical formula grant
  2. B) categorical project grant
  3. C) block grant
  4. D) mandate
  5. E) nullification

 

Answer:  B

Section:  Intergovernmental Relations

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Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

46) The provision of categorical and block grant money by the federal government to state and local governments has resulted in a relationship between the two of

  1. A) cooperative federalism.
  2. B) dual federalism.
  3. C) centralized federalism.
  4. D) horizontal federalism.
  5. E) fiscal federalism.

 

Answer:  E

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.

 

47) Historically, which of these has been the most common form of national grant-in-aid to the states?

  1. A) categorical project grants
  2. B) matching funds grants
  3. C) block grants
  4. D) categorical formula grants
  5. E) national priority grants

 

Answer:  D

Section:  Intergovernmental Relations

Bloom’s:  Remember

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Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

48) What type of national grant-in-aid requires state and local governments to compete for funding by writing needs-based proposals?

  1. A) national priority grants
  2. B) categorical formula grants
  3. C) categorical project grants
  4. D) block grants
  5. E) matching funds grants

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Intergovernmental Relations

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Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

49) Which type of governmental transfer of funds gives states the most latitude in the use of the money?

  1. A) categorical project grants
  2. B) matching funds grants
  3. C) block grants
  4. D) categorical formula grants
  5. E) national priority grants

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Intergovernmental Relations

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Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

50) Which 1923 court case saw state government opposition to conditions within national grants come to a head?

  1. A) Bush v. Gore
  2. B) Lochner v. Ellison
  3. C) United States v. Lopez
  4. D) Massachusetts v. Mellon
  5. E) South Dakota v. Dole

 

Answer:  D

Section:  Intergovernmental Relations

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Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

51) Clauses in national laws that direct state and local governments to do something specified by the national government are known as

  1. A) declarations.
  2. B) categorical grants.
  3. C) mandates.
  4. D) supplementary clauses.
  5. E) preemptive clauses.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Intergovernmental Relations

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Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

52) The fact that states must enforce a national law that is based on a constitutionally enumerated or implied power even if the state government has its own law on the matter is based on the principle of

  1. A) categorical grants.
  2. B) intergovernmental relations.
  3. C) mandates.
  4. D) fiscal federalism.
  5. E) preemption.

 

Answer:  E

Section:  Intergovernmental Relations

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Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

53) Which intergovernmental tool caused conflict by forcing states to comply with a national policy of a drinking age of 21 and was featured in South Dakota v. Dole?

  1. A) categorical grant
  2. B) block grant
  3. C) mandate
  4. D) preemption
  5. E) nullification

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Intergovernmental Relations

Bloom’s:  Remember

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

54) What term is used by political scientists to refer to the collaborative effort of two or more levels of government?

  1. A) federalism
  2. B) confederalism
  3. C) intergovernmental relations
  4. D) governmental collaboration
  5. E) inter-public partnership

 

Answer:  C

Section:  Intergovernmental Relations

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Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

55) As a result of devolution, which branch of government in the United States is currently responsible for education policy?

  1. A) state government
  2. B) local government
  3. C) federal government
  4. D) the president
  5. E) the Supreme Court

 

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.

 

56) The Every Student Succeeds Act

  1. A) was passed over President Barack Obama’s veto.
  2. B) provided no specific funding for education.
  3. C) required testing of all children in grades 3 through 8.
  4. D) returned elements of education policy to the states.
  5. E) placed education firmly under the control of the national government.

 

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.

 

57) Which level or levels of government provide(s) funding for elementary and secondary education?

  1. A) state government
  2. B) local and state government
  3. C) federal and local government
  4. D) local and state governments
  5. E) federal, state, and local governments

 

Answer:  E

Section:  Intergovernmental Relations

Bloom’s:  Understand

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

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

 

58) Compared to the federal system of the writers of the Constitution, today’s system

  1. A) is balanced equally between the powers of the national and state and local governments.
  2. B) gives the national government more expanded power than the state governments.
  3. C) gives state governments more expanded power than the national government.
  4. D) is a collaboration between the national government and state governments.
  5. E) has clear and defined responsibilities.

 

Answer:  D

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.

 

59) Outline the key features of a unitary system of government.

 

Answer:  In a unitary system, such as that of Great Britain, the central government is sovereign and can create other governments and delegate powers and responsibilities to them. The central government can unilaterally take away responsibilities it has delegated to the regional governments, and can even eliminate them. This system prevailed in America during the colonial period, and today a majority of the world’s nations have unitary governments.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  TX CO: Critical Thinking; TX LO 2: Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

60) Explain the reasons behind the establishment of the federal system after 1787.

 

Answer:  After the War for Independence, a confederal system under the Articles of Confederation was established. This system increasingly came into question, as the colonists realized that a stronger union would be necessary to preserve unity, ensure national defense, and protect certain guaranteed rights and liberties. In Philadelphia in 1787, delegates drafted a new federalist system that included dual sovereignty and also modified the sovereignty of existing state governments.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  TX CO: Critical Thinking; TX LO 2: Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

61) Explain the difference between enumerated and implied powers, and give examples of each.

 

Answer:  The Constitution distributes powers that are enumerated, or specifically listed, and implied for the national government’s three branches—legislative, judicial, and executive. Enumerated powers include Congress’s authority to make laws, oversight of interstate and foreign commerce, the money system, general welfare, and national defense. Congress’s implied powers—powers that are not specifically described but may be interpreted to be necessary to fulfill enumerated powers—are validated through the necessary and proper clause, or the elastic clause, which allows the national government to stretch its enumerated authority.

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Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  TX CO: Critical Thinking; TX LO 2: Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

62) Outline the chief features of the Tenth Amendment, and provide examples of the powers it grants to the states.

 

Answer:  The Tenth Amendment grants numerous powers to the states, because many people feared the new national government might attempt to overreach it powers. It asserts that powers not delegated to the national government by the Constitution, nor those prohibited by it, are reserved to the states. This reserved-powers clause acknowledged the domestic matters and daily affairs that the states exercised authority over, such as births, deaths, and marriages. These reserved powers also included police powers to protect health, safety, and property.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  TX CO: Critical Thinking; TX LO 2: Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

63) Discuss the significance of McCulloch v. Maryland in shaping the development of enumerated powers of the national government.

 

Answer:  The case of McCulloch v. Maryland was a Supreme Court ruling that established the use of implied powers by the national government to expand its enumerated authority. Based on Congress’s establishment of a national bank in Maryland, the Court ruled that Maryland had no power to tax the bank. The Court affirmed through this decision that in the event of a conflict between national legislation and state legislation, the national law is supreme as long as it complies with enumerated and implied powers.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  TX CO: Critical Thinking; TX LO 2: Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

64) Discuss and explain the full faith and credit clause, and provide examples of its application.

 

Answer:  The full faith and credit clause is a state-to-state obligation and stems from Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution. It asserts that each state must recognize as legally binding—valid and enforceable—the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. An example is driver’s licenses; another would be residency-based voting rights.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  TX CO: Critical Thinking; TX LO 2: Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

65) What are the key provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment and how have they affected interstate relations?

 

Answer:  The Fourteenth Amendment places restrictions and obligations on state governments. It requires that states follow due process before taking a person’s life or liberty. It also requires that states provide all citizens equal protection of the laws. Finally, it requires that all citizens enjoy the same privileges and immunities. Congress and the president have used the Fourteenth Amendment to ensure due process and equal protection for all citizens, and the Supreme Court has also decided cases that have required the states to recognize the same protections in the Bill of Rights that the national government does.

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Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  TX CO: Critical Thinking; TX LO 2: Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

66) Compare the federal system from its conception to the contemporary reality of the system today.

 

Answer:  The founders intended a separation of duties between federal and state governments. Over the course of history, responsibilities have shifted, federal powers have expanded, and the lines of power have blurred. Our contemporary system is one of combined efforts and responsibility, which often causes partisan conflict.

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Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  TX CO: Critical Thinking; TX LO 2: Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

67) Identify at least two types of national mandates, and explain their key features.

 

Answer:  National mandates are clauses in national laws, including grants-in-aid, that direct state and local governments to do things specified by the national government. Preemption is often used to create them. Many mandates relate to civil rights and liberties, such as that of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that required all government buildings to be disabled-accessible. Funded mandates are those paid for entirely by the national government, whereas unfunded mandates include costs to be borne by state and local governments.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  TX CO: Critical Thinking; TX LO 2: Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

 

68) Define the concept of intergovernmental relations, and provide examples of its application in the contemporary United States.

 

Answer:  In the United States, the responsibility for the three elements of any given policy—the policy statement, financing, and implementation—often may be shared in a collaborative effort by two or more levels of government. This is known as intergovernmental relations, and it defines a considerable amount of government action. The provision of services such as elementary and secondary public education, and also public health services, are examples of IGR.

Accessibility:  Keyboard Navigation

Chapter:  Chapter 03: Federalism

Texas Standards:  TX CO: Critical Thinking; TX LO 2: Demonstrate knowledge of the federal system.

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