American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition (Harrison)

Chapter 3: Federalism

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Which of the following is true about the federal system?
A)It operates under a system of unified sovereignty.
B)It places all power under the control of the federal government.
C)It balances power between the federal and state governments.
D)It puts most of the power in the legislative branch.
2
The majority of the world's nations have what kind of government?
A)a federal system
B)a unitary system
C)a confederal system
D)None of these answers is correct.
3
From the colonial period until the present, Americans have lived under which of the following systems of government?
A)federal
B)unitary
C)confederal
D)All these answers are correct.
4
Which of the following is an example of intergovernmental relations in the United States?
A)the provision of elementary and secondary education
B)the provision of undergraduate and graduate education
C)the recruitment of military personnel
D)the appointment of Supreme Court justices
5
The majority of Americans live under the jurisdiction of how many governments?
A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five
6
Which of the following is NOT true about the way the federal system has developed in the United States?
A)The Supreme Court's constructions of federalism have changed over time.
B)The authority of state governments has expanded significantly.
C)The complexity of the levels of government working together has increased.
D)It has become more confusing for citizens to determine what their rights are.
7
Why does the U.S. Constitution spell out so few examples of state authority?
A)The framers of the Constitution expected the states to maintain authority over matters not mentioned in the Constitution.
B)The framers of the Constitution intended to give the states authority over only a small number of issues.
C)The framers of the Constitution expected the authority of the states to be delineated in the Bill of Rights.
D)The framers of the Constitution expected the authority of the states to be delineated in a future document that was never created.
8
Which of the following types of powers is given to Congress through the necessary and proper clause?
A)enumerated powers
B)implied powers
C)both enumerated powers and implied powers
D)None of these answers is correct.
9
Which of the following is NOT among the enumerated powers of the federal government?
A)regulating foreign and interstate commerce
B)coining and regulating money
C)establishing criminal justice systems for each state
D)the development of a postal system
10
State governments are sovereign within their own borders over matters the Constitution distributes to them, with the exception of
A)Native American reservations.
B)federal property.
C)foreign embassies.
D)navigable waterways.
11
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution specifically reserves powers to the states?
A)the Fourth Amendment
B)the Tenth Amendment
C)The Thirteenth Amendment
D)The Twenty-First Amendment
12
The police powers allow a state to protect the ________ of its citizens.
A)health
B)safety
C)property
D)All these answers are correct.
13
In McCulloch v. Maryland, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the necessary and proper clause justified
A)a broad interpretation of the enumerated powers of the federal government.
B)a broad interpretation of the enumerated powers of state governments.
C)a narrow interpretation of the enumerated powers of the federal government.
D)a narrow interpretation of the enumerated powers of state governments.
14
In Gibbons v. Ogden, the U.S. Supreme Court established a broad definition of the term
A)enumerated.
B)commerce.
C)property.
D)citizenship.
15
Which of the following programs did the Supreme Court find to be a necessary and proper expansion of federal government?
A)national health care
B)the National Recovery Act
C)Social Security
D)All these answers are correct.
16
Which of the following is an obligation of the national government to the states?
A)to preserve it against foreign invasion
B)to preserve it from economic collapse
C)to protect state citizens from criminal activities
D)to maintain roads and waterways
17
Which of the following would be an example of new judicial federalism?
A)A state court deciding that its state constitution grants its citizens greater freedom of expression than the U.S. Constitution.
B)A state court deciding that its state constitution cannot grant greater freedom of expression than the U.S. Constitution.
C)A federal court deciding that a state constitution cannot grant greater freedom of expression than the U.S. Constitution.
D)A federal court deciding that the U.S. Constitution cannot grant greater freedom of expression than state constitutions.
18
Dual federalism looks most like which of Deil Wright's models?
A)inclusive
B)coordinate
C)overlapping
D)conflicted
19
The premier form of federalism through the early part of the twentieth century was
A)coordinate federalism.
B)cooperative federalism.
C)dual federalism.
D)centralized federalism.
20
The New Deal advanced policies that would best fit under the category of
A)dual federalism.
B)cooperative federalism.
C)centralized federalism.
D)conflicted federalism.
21
Which of the following is true of centralized federalism?
A)It became most popular during the administration of Richard Nixon.
B)It involves a process political scientists call devolution.
C)It involves the federal government attempting to impose its policy preferences upon state and local governments.
D)It involves state and local governments resisting the policy preferences of the federal government.
22
At least one prominent scholar describes current relations between state governments and the federal government as
A)dual federalism.
B)cooperative federalism.
C)centralized federalism.
D)conflicted federalism.
23
All the following amendments EXCEPT the ________ had a significant impact on the relationships between the state and national governments.
A)Fourteenth
B)Fifteenth
C)Sixteenth
D)Seventeenth
24
The Fourteenth Amendment gives the federal government the authority to protect the rights of individuals against
A)state governments.
B)public officials.
C)private citizens.
D)None of these answers is correct.
25
The Supreme Court has determined which of the following about federal grants-in-aid?
A)The federal government cannot impose conditions on such grants.
B)The federal government can force state governments to change their policies through grants-in-aid.
C)The federal government cannot force state governments to change policies, but they can incentivize such changes by offering more money to states that do.
D)The federal government cannot force state governments to change their policies, but they can take federal funds from unrelated programs if states fail to do so.
Harrison: American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition
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