Question 1

Which of the following is true of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995?

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A)   All unfunded federal mandates were eliminated.
B)   Only federal mandates affecting education were eliminated.
C)   Only federal mandates affecting welfare assistance were eliminated.
D)   Congress exempted federal mandates dealing with civil liberties and civil rights from elimination.
E)   Congress exempted federal mandates dealing with the environment from elimination.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an enumerated power?

Accepted Answer

A)   public education
B)   regulation of commerce
C)   declaration of war
D)   taxation
E)   establish a national currencyF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

The "separate but equal" standard was created by

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A)   Congress.
B)   the Supreme Court.
C)   the state supreme court of Virginia.
D)   President Ulysses S. Grant.
E)   Justice John Marshall Harlan.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 5

________ is an illustration of cooperative federalism.

Accepted Answer

A)   The U.S. Postal Service
B)   Medicaid
C)   A marriage license
D)   A driver's license
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

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) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

The doctrine of nullification is most closely associated with

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A)   Thomas Jefferson.
B)   Andrew Jackson.
C)   Roger B. Taney.
D)   John C. Calhoun.
E)   John Marshall.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

According to ________,a large republic is less likely to have an all-powerful faction.

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A)   Patrick Henry
B)   George Mason
C)   James Madison
D)   John C. Calhoun
E)   John Marshall HarlanF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

The No Child Left Behind Act

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A)   increased state authority over education policy but provided greater federal funds for education.
B)   dramatically increased state authority over education policy.
C)   was part of the end, and reversal of, the devolution movement.
D)   was the last significant piece of legislation that contributed to devolution of authority to the states.
E)   was the centerpiece to President Bush's version of "new federalism."F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

All of the following embraced the "national view" of federalism EXCEPT

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A)   John Marshall.
B)   Roger Taney.
C)   Franklin D. Roosevelt.
D)   Lyndon B. Johnson.
E)   Alexander Hamilton.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 11

A(n) __________ program that had __________ at its core was instrumental in shaping provisions of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act.

Accepted Answer

A)   California; tuition assistance
B)   Arizona; employment reform
C)   Wisconsin; job training and placement
D)   Florida; a balanced budget
E)   Texas; family block grantsF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

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 13

Explain the differences among enumerated,implied,and reserved powers.

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Question 14

The Tenth Amendment addressed the concerns of Anti-Federalists about

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A)   individual freedoms.
B)   the meaning of the commerce clause.
C)   popular representation in Congress.
D)   the powers of state governments.
E)   the Electoral College.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 15

From 1789 to 1865,the most significant issue of federalism was

Accepted Answer

A)   the application of the Bill of Rights to action by the state governments.
B)   whether the states would accept the lawful authority of the national government.
C)   whether business trusts would be regulated primarily by the states or by the national government.
D)   whether the states would respect the sovereignty of neighboring states.
E)   laissez-faire capitalism.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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 B)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

________ advocated a "new federalism."

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

From President Abraham Lincoln's perspective,the decision to wage a civil war against the southern states is best summarized in what fashion?

Accepted Answer

A)   States that allowed slavery were no longer sovereign.
B)   The states were older than the union.
C)   Southern states had abused the "reserved powers" amendment.
D)   The union was older than the states.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

How has the U.S.Supreme Court contributed to devolution in recent years? Explain.

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