Deck 3: Federalism

Question 1

Dual federalism may be seen at work in

A) Responses to the Covid pandemic
B) Responses to Black Lives Matter protests
C) Federal taxes on state gambling proceeds
D) All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

Under federalism, states ________ the national government.

A) Are subordinate to
B) Are partners of
C) Share powers with
D) Are more powerful than

Answer 2

Are partners of

Question 3

Under confederalism, states __________ the national government.

A) Are subordinate to
B) Are partners of
C) Share powers with
D) Are more powerful than

Answer 3

Are more powerful than

Question 4

In a confederation, power comes from

A) The states
B) The people
C) The social contract
D) The federal government

Question 5

A current example of a confederal system is

A) Zambia
B) The United Nations
C) The United Kingdom
D) Yugoslavia

Question 6

Under a unitary system, states

A) Only have the power the national government grants them
B) Are more powerful than the national government
C) Are partners with the national government
D) Have distinct powers from the national government

Question 7

Most countries have _______ governments

A) Confederal
B) Unitary
C) Federal
D) Non-existent

Question 8

In __________, central and regional governments share sovereignty.

A) Unitary governments
B) Confederal governments
C) Cooperative governments
D) Federal governments

Question 9

An advantage of federalism is

A) The experimentation of regional governments
B) The tailoring of policies to local preferences
C) The accommodation of diverse interests
D) All of the above

Question 10

The Constitution spells out

A) Certain powers of states
B) Certain rights and obligations of states
C) The population of states
D) The geography of states

Question 11

Implied powers of Congress come from, Article I, Section

A) 12
B) 10
C) 8
D) 6

Question 12

All three types of government involve

A) State-centric constitutions
B) Strong central governments
C) Specific shared obligations
D) Some division of power

Question 13

The primary feature of the U.S. Constitution is

A) Confederalism
B) Unitary government
C) Federalism
D) None of the above

Question 14

All levels of government have ________ over time.

A) Grown in size
B) Decreased in size
C) Stayed the same
D) Fluctuated

Question 15

There are ________ eras of federalism in the United States

A) Four
B) Six
C) Three
D) Seven

Question 16

All of the following are eras of U.S. federalism EXCEPT

A) Dual federalism
B) Cooperative federalism
C) New federalism
D) Uncooperative federalism

Question 17

State-federal power relationships in the U.S. are currently

A) Fractious and unstable
B) Stable but fractious
C) Unstable but united
D) Stable and united

Question 18

The disadvantages of federalism include all of the following EXCEPT

A) Complexity and inefficiency
B) Bureaucracy
C) Factions
D) A lack of accountability

Question 19

The U.S. Constitution spells out the powers given to ________ in Article I, Section 8.

A) The executive
B) Congress
C) The judiciary
D) The press

Question 20

Under the Constitution, Congress could

A) Levy taxes
B) Borrow money
C) Coin money
D) All of these

Question 21

In McCulloch v Maryland (1819), the Supreme Court ruled that

A) Congress could establish a national bank
B) Congress could not establish a national bank
C) Congress could establish a military draft
D) Congress could not establish a military draft

Question 22

To limit the power of the federal government and to ensure the power of the states, the ______ Amendment was added to the Constitution.

A) Fifth
B) Second
C) Tenth
D) Eighth

Question 23

__________ is the authority of states to pass laws for health, safety, and morals of their citizens.

A) Welfare power
B) Police power
C) Popular sovereignty
D) None of these

Question 24

All of the following are guarantees from the federal government to the states EXCEPT

A) A republican form of government
B) The right to decide how or whether the Constitution is changed
C) Equal representation in the House of Representative
D) Every state has the same degree of sovereignty

Question 25

The ___________ provision requires states to honor the civil obligations generated by other states.

A) Interstate rendition
B) Full faith and credit
C) Emolument
D) Enabling

Question 26

A resolution passed by Congress authorizing residents of a territory to draft a state constitution as part of the process of adding new states to the Union is called

A) An enabling act
B) A statehood act
C) A constitution act
D) An espionage act

Question 27

Dual federalism

A) Views federal and state governments as independent sovereign powers
B) Views federal and state governments to have separate and distinct jurisdictions
C) Neither a nor b
D) Both a and b

Question 28

President ___________ set about resurrecting the Anti-Federalist states' rights platform.

A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Andrew Jackson
C) James Polk
D) Abraham Lincoln

Question 29

In the 1830s, states' rights advocates argued for the doctrine of nullification, which would

A) Allow states to declare a federal law null and void within their territory
B) Allow states to declare another state's laws null and void within their territory
C) Allow states to declare a Supreme Court ruling null and void within their territory
D) None of these

Question 30

Contrasting dual federalism, __________ federalism recognizes an overlap in state and national responsibilities/

A) Uncooperative
B) Cooperative
C) Contractual
D) Consensual

Question 31

Grants-in-and include

A) General revenue sharing
B) Categorical grants
C) Block grants
D) All of the above

Question 32

________ federalism was a movement to take power from the federal government and return it to the states.

A) Old
B) New
C) Returned
D) States'

Question 33

The process of shifting the power from the national government to the states is called

A) Evolution
B) Recentering
C) Devolution
D) Revolution

Question 34

New federalism picked up steam in the 1990s under President

A) George W. Bush
B) Bill Clinton
C) George H. W. Bush
D) Ronald Reagan

Question 35

_________ federalism is the process of adopting a state- or nation-centered view of federalism on the basis of political convenience.

A) Ad-hoc
B) Practical
C) Convenient
D) Flip-flop

Question 36

Independence from the federal government on policy issues slowed during the Great Recession, during the term of President __________.

A) George W. Bush
B) Donald Trump
C) Barack Obama
D) Bill Clinton

Question 37

Most recently, state-federal relations has been characterized by __________ partisanship and polarization.

A) Increasing
B) Decreasing
C) Stabilizing
D) Fluctuating

Question 38

Factions at work in state level government can operate in favor of or against minority rights.

Question 39

The US Constitution grants enumerated powers to the national government that are more important than implied powers.

Question 40

Federalism is a political system in which regional governments share power with the national government.

Question 41

A disadvantage of federalism is the creation of an often confusing patchwork of laws and regulations across a nation.

Question 42

Enumerated and implied powers have been narrowly interpreted and have restricted the constitutional expansion of the national government.

Question 43

The Constitution gives specific powers to the states.

Question 44

All state and federal laws are subordinate to the U.S. Constitution.

Question 45

Federations differ on the particular methods they use to divide political power.

Question 46

The Constitution focuses on states than on the national government.

Question 47

New states can be formed by dividing or combining existing states without their consent.

Question 48

The general source of political authority for states is their own constitutions.

Question 49

If you were to redesign the U.S. Constitution today, what system of government would you use and why? If you would use federalism, which type of federalism would you try to use?

Question 50

Is the balance of power between regional governments and the central government ideal at this point in time?

Question 51

Should there be more than 50 states? Fewer? Why? What states should be added or combined?