Question 1

The Contract with America was MOST influential in starting which of the following?

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A)  New Federalism
B)  Unfunded mandates
C)  Cooperative federalism
D)  Stricter environmental standards
E)  The Devolution RevolutionF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 2

The national government's implied powers are derived from its enumerated powers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In McCulloch v.Maryland,the Supreme Court ruled that the commerce clause could not be used to reduce state powers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Seventeenth Amendment enhanced the power of the national government at the expense of the states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

President Lyndon B.Johnson's Great Society Program

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A)  mirrored FDR's New Deal.
B)  granted funding to mainly conservative mayors and conservative state legislatures.
C)  made direct grants to state governments.
D)  was designed to help the middle class.
E)  allocated money for urban renewal, education, and poverty programs.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

A country's constitution authorizes the national government to allocate some of its authority to provincial and local governments.As a result,the national government also has the power to take away authority from state and local governments.This is an example of a confederate system of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What did the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments have in common?

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A)  Both amendments increased the power of the states.
B)  Both amendments increased the power of the federal government.
C)  Both amendments were passed during the Civil War.
D)  Both amendments increased the federal government's ability to tax individual citizens.
E)  Both amendments granted civil rights to African Americans.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

Discuss the history of federal grants to states.How has the role of federal grants changed and why?

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Question 9

Congress has attempted to make exceptions to the full faith and credit clause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Conservative commentators have decried current trends in federalism and have argued that the nation should return to the policies of President Ronald Reagan.Was Reagan's view of federalism more or less appropriate for the issues facing society today than that of President Barack Obama?Be sure to discuss the merits of each argument.

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The question of whether Ronald Reagan's ...

Question 11

The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

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A)  has been declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
B)  is a law designed to undercut possible state recognition of same-sex marriage.
C)  is a program put forth by the Department of Defense that overrides state national guard regulations.
D)  is at direct odds with the extradition clause.?
E)  is likely to be added as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

The Framers of the U.S.Constitution divided powers between the national and state governments to create a federal system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Categorical grants

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A)  were most used during the Reagan administration.
B)  allocate federal dollars by a precise formula.
C)  have few restrictions or limitations.
D)  were commonplace during the era of New Federalism.
E)  were not used until after the 1960s.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 14

President Ronald Reagan was a major proponent of returning power to the states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

You are an advisor to the newly elected president of the United States.What federal-state relationship would you advise? What types of public policies would you advocate to ensure that this vision became reality?

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As an advisor to the newly elected presi...

Question 16

What is nullification?How is it used in the policymaking process?Should states have this power?

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Nullification is the concept that a stat...

Question 17

Only the federal government may charter a bank.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Under the Constitution,both the national and state governments

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A)  are totally autonomous.
B)  do not share any powers.
C)  are accountable to the people.
D)  can regulate interstate commerce.
E)  are able to establish local governments.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following is the BEST example of a redistributive policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medicaid or Medicare
B)  Road construction
C)  Pension programs
D)  The Clean Air Act
E)  Anti-monopoly legislationF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

________ contains the privileges and immunities clause.

Accepted Answer

A)  Article I
B)  Article III
C)  Article IV
D)  Article VI
E)  Article VIIF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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