Question 1

According to the Anti-Federalists,too strong of a national government meant

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A)  eventual encroachment upon the sovereignty of the states.
B)  that a new constitutional convention would have to convene every few years.
C)  that a monarchy was preferable to a republic.
D)  that effective commerce between and among the states was an impossibility.
E)  that slavery would be abolished immediately.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

At the worst depths of the Great Depression,approximately ________ percent of workers were unemployed.

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A)  10
B)  15
C)  25
D)  40
E)  60F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Which of the following is a concurrent power held by both the national government and state governments?

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A)  chartering local governments
B)  issuing currency
C)  taxation
D)  foreign affairs
E)  national defenseF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

________ advocated a "new federalism."

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A)  President Ronald Reagan
B)  President George W.Bush
C)  President John Kennedy
D)  President Lyndon Johnson
E)  President Jimmy CarterF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following was an argument in favor of federalism at the time of the writing of the Constitution?

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A)  Federalism will protect liberty.
B)  Federalism will force officials to be more responsive to the people.
C)  Federalism will provide for a stronger national government than existed under the Articles of Confederation.
D)  Federalism will be less likely to produce an all-dominant faction.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 6

The federal government's power to tax,regulate commerce among the states,and declare war are all examples of ________ powers.

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A)  reserved
B)  enumerated
C)  implied
D)  concurrent
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 7

During the Great Depression,Americans turned to the federal government when

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A)  the States refused to do anything.
B)  the federal government switched parties.
C)  it was clear that the states would be unable to help.
D)  the Supreme Court overturned the state's right to regulate commerce.
E)  President Roosevelt lost the election.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)  The federal government raises roughly as much revenue from taxation as all state and local governments combined.
B)  The federal government raises significantly more tax revenue than all state and local governments combined.
C)  State and local governments combined raise twice as much revenue from taxation as the federal government.
D)  State and local governments combined raise three times as much revenue from taxation as the federal government.
E)  State and local governments combined raise six times as much revenue as the federal government.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

In what decade did federal grants-in-aid NOT expand significantly?

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A)  1960s
B)  1970s
C)  1980s
D)  1990s
E)  2000sF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

Alaska is a state that only receives ________ percent of its general revenue from the federal government.

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A)  45
B)  30
C)  15
D)  20
E)  100F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

Which of the following is almost exclusively a state power?

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A)  chartering banks
B)  delivering mail
C)  law enforcement
D)  registering voters
E)  loaning moneyF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

Fiscal federalism refers to the

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A)  coordinated fiscal policy decisions of the federal government and the states.
B)  expenditure of federal funds on programs run in part through state and local governments.
C)  national banking system first established by Alexander Hamilton in the 1790s.
D)  fact that both the federal government and the states have the power to tax.
E)  ability of the states to manipulate federal decision making.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

A federal system is one where

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A)  constitutional authority is centralized in a national government.
B)  constitutional authority is decentralized,only residing in state governments.
C)  constitutional authority is divided between a national government and state governments.
D)  constitutional authority is unlimited.
E)  constitutional authority is divided between multiple branches of the national government.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Sovereignty refers to

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A)  a government headed by a king.
B)  a division of authority between the national government and the states.
C)  supreme and final governing authority.
D)  sub-national (state) governments.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

Describe the differences between a federal system of government and a unitary system.

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The United States has a federal system o...

Question 16

The period of dual federalism (1865-1937) was marked by

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A)  congressional supremacy in the area of commerce.
B)  state-government supremacy in the area of commerce.
C)  presidential supremacy in the area of commerce.
D)  business supremacy in the area of commerce.
E)  national supremacy in the area of commerce.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

All the following countries have a unitary or modified unitary form of government EXCEPT

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A)  Canada.
B)  Sweden.
C)  France.
D)  Japan.
E)  Great Britain.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Explain what is meant by fiscal federalism and describe how it has strengthened the authority of the federal government.

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Fiscal federalism refers to the expendit...

Question 19

Which decision is indicative of how the Supreme Court interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment and state discretion in civil rights matters in the decades after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brown v.Board of Education
B)  the Dred Scott decision
C)  Plessy v.Ferguson
D)  McCulloch v.Maryland
E)  Gibbons v.OgdenF) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Accepted Answer

A)  increased state control over health insurance.
B)  decreased state control over health insurance.
C)  had no significant impact on state control over health insurance.
D)  ended government regulation of health insurance.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Exam 3: Federalism: Forging a Nation

Which of the following statements is true?

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All the following countries have a unitary or modified unitary form of government EXCEPT

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In what decade did federal grants-in-aid NOT expand significantly?

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Which of the following is almost exclusively a state power?

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Which decision is indicative of how the Supreme Court interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment and state discretion in civil rights matters in the decades after the Civil War?

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Describe the differences between a federal system of government and a unitary system.

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At the worst depths of the Great Depression,approximately ________ percent of workers were unemployed.

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The period of dual federalism (1865-1937) was marked by

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A federal system is one where

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Sovereignty refers to

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During the Great Depression,Americans turned to the federal government when

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Fiscal federalism refers to the

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Alaska is a state that only receives ________ percent of its general revenue from the federal government.

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________ advocated a "new federalism."

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The federal government's power to tax,regulate commerce among the states,and declare war are all examples of ________ powers.

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Which of the following is a concurrent power held by both the national government and state governments?

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Explain what is meant by fiscal federalism and describe how it has strengthened the authority of the federal government.

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Which of the following was an argument in favor of federalism at the time of the writing of the Constitution?

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