Deck 5: Federalism and State Policies

Question 1

A system where all real formal authority rests with the national government is a system.

A) federal
B) confederate
C) unitary
D) bifederal

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Referenda are exercises of

A) federal mandates.
B) preemption.
C) devolution.
D) direct democracy.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The immigration law passed by Arizona has been challenged as a violation of the
Constitution's

A) Interstate Commerce Clause.
B) Separation of Powers Clause.
C) Supremacy Clause.
D) Bill of Rights.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A framework whereby power is distributed between national and subnational
Governments and each level has autonomous authority is a

A) federal
B) confederate
C) unitary
System.
D) bifederal

Question 5

A direct order to a state government to obey or comply with a federal law is a federal

A) writ of mandamus.
B) mandate.
C) judicial declaratory order.
D) preemption.

Question 6

The assumption by the federal government of all regulatory policy in a particular policy area is called

A) total preemption.
B) a federal mandate.
C) a national federal mandate.
D) state exclusion prerogative.

Question 7

The Great Society was the centerpiece of

A) new federalism.
B) centralized federalism.
C) dual federalism.
D) state-centered federalism.

Question 8

A framework whereby the state, national, and local governments all share responsibility for public policy is

A) centralized federalism.
B) new federalism.
C) cooperative federalism.
D) shared federalism.

Question 9

In the U.S., we have approximately

A) 900
B) 9000
C) 90,000
D) 900,000

Question 10

Which of these may be said to support state-centered federalism?

A) coercive federalism.
B) centralized federalism.
C) federal mandates.
D) devolution.

Question 11

Generally, conservatives seek to return power to

A) the executive branch.
B) the courts.
C) the federal government.
D) state and local governments.

Question 12

The governments of Great Britain and France are unitary.

Question 13

The principal instrument for the expansion of national power has been

A) the state property tax.
B) grants-in-aid.
C) the doctrine of federal preemption.
D) national infrastructure grants.

Question 14

A
Is federal money over which state or local governments have
Considerable spending discretion.

A) resource grant
B) block grant
C) categorical grant
D) fund grant

Question 15

All of the following are federal mandates except

A) the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
B) the Welfare Reform Act of 1996.
C) the Clean Air Act of 1990.
D) the Age Discrimination Act of 1986.

Question 16

The process of getting benefits from the federal government is

A) a federal mandate.
B) preemption.
C) devolution.
D) rent seeking.

Question 17

The federal model that dominated from the writing of the Constitution to the Civil
War was

A) dual federalism.
B) state-centered federalism.
C) cooperative-mandated federalism.
D) new federalism.

Question 18

Federal systems offer

A) more protection for minority interests.
B) policy diversity.
C) conflict management at one level.
D) less efficiency in government.

Question 19

Federal systems can be said to disperse power, which can be said to

A) improve efficiency.
B) support innovation.
C) limit tyranny.
D) improve policy responsiveness.

Question 20

The largest amount of federal grants-in-aid money goes for

A) welfare.
B) education.
C) health programs.
D) transportation and highways.

Question 21

The conflict over legalizing marijuana for medical use centers on federal preemption of states' rights.

Question 22

Federalism was a concept rejected by the Founders.

Question 23

Federalism improves the efficiency of delivering services.

Question 24

Prior to the Civil War, states monopolized power in the federal system.

Question 25

Rent seeking is focused on state governments.

Question 26

Federal grants-in-aid were an important element in state-centered federalism.

Question 27

Devolution is the process of giving the states more responsibility for public programs.

Question 28

Most of those who find fault with federalism challenge its constitutional underpinnings.

Question 29

Conservatives would prefer state-centered federalism to centralized federalism.