Chapter_3_Federalism

Chapter_3_Federalism

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1. When the Framers drafted the Constitution, the Antifederalist opposed it primarily on the grounds that the new government
2. empowered state
3. created a bicameral
4. gave states the power to coin
5. created a
6. gave too much power to the national

ANSWER:                           e

REFERENCES:                   Why Federalism Matters

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  AGIP.WILS.17.3.1 – LO3.1

2. In this decision, the Supreme Court, by a 5–4 majority, ruled that the individual mandate component of Obamacare was constitutional because the mandate was a tax and was one of the powers of
3. Baker v. Carr
4. U.S. v. Lopez
5. Printz v. U.S.
6. McCulloch v. Maryland
7. National Federation of Business v. Sebelius

ANSWER:                           e

REFERENCES:                   Why Federalism Matters

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  AGIP.WILS.17.3.1 – LO3.1

3. __________ is a political system in which the national government shares power with local
4. A unitary government
5. Federalism
6. A confederation
7. A parliamentarian government
8. A republic

ANSWER:                           b

REFERENCES:                   Why Federalism Matters

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  AGIP.WILS.17.3.1 – LO3.1

4. For the Founders, federalism was a device to
5. protect personal
6. provide efficient local
7. encourage citizen
8. guarantee
9. protect against foreign

ANSWER:                           a

REFERENCES:                   Why Federalism Matters

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  AGIP.WILS.17.3.1 – LO3.1

5. In a confederation, the national government derives its power from
6. the
7. the states.
8. the
9. the
10. None of these choices is

ANSWER:                           b

REFERENCES:                   Why Federalism Matters

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  AGIP.WILS.17.3.1 – LO3.1

6. A federal republic derives its powers from