Political Science 1 - Government of the United States and California » Summer 2020 » Federalism Quiz

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Question #1
A federal grant that provides funds to a state or local government for a general functional area is called a
A.   project grant.
B.   basic grant.
C.   community action grant.
D.   block grant.
E.   categorical grant.
Question #2
A model of federalism in which the states and the national government work together to solve problems is called
A.   compromise federalism.
B.   dual federalism.
C.   New Deal federalism.
D.   continental federalism.
E.   cooperative federalism.
Question #3
A special category of national powers that is not implied by the necessary and proper clause consists of what have been labelled _____ powers of the national government. Correct!
A.   the inherent
B.   in the necessary and proper clause.
C.   reserved 
D.   the enumerated or expressed 
E.   concurrent 
Question #4
According to the Constitution, if a state or local law conflicts with a national law,
A.   the national law supercedes the state or local law.
B.   the local law prevails.
C.   the law is null and void.
D.   the law must be put to a popular vote.
E.   the state law will prevail.
Question #5
All of the following are true about the case of McCulloch v. Maryland EXCEPT
A.   the case dealt with the issue of implied powers of the federal government.
B.   the Supreme Court ruled the national government could only use its express powers.
C.   the decision allowed the federal government to grow and expand.
D.   the decision upheld the right of the federal government to use the necessary and proper clause.
E.   one issue was whether the federal government could create a national bank.
Question #6
All of the following is true about a confederal system EXCEPT
A.   few, if any, true confederations exist.
B.   the central government has only those powers granted to it by the states.
C.   it is the form of government used in the United States today.
D.   it was the form of government used in the United States under the Articles of Confederation.
E.   it is opposite of a unitary system.
Question #7
Examples of enumerated powers belonging exclusively to the national government include
A.   taxation and establishment of courts.
B.   regulating commerce and crime within states.
C.   regulating public schools and divorces.
D.   declaring war and coining money.
E.   taxing exports and holding elections.
Question #8
In his ruling on Gibbons v. Ogden, Marshall defined commerce as
A.   any business dealings between legally incorporated organizations.
B.   only the shipment of goods.
C.   all business dealings, including navigation and the transport of people.
D.   all business dealings having to do with the physical exchange of currency.
E.   any business dealing requiring an operating license.
Question #9
In the 1930s and subsequent decades, the ______ became the primary constitutional basis for national government regulation.
A.   necessary and proper clause
B.   Work Projects Administration (WPA)
C.   commerce clause
D.   Bill of Rights
E.   Treaty of Versailles
Question #10
In the early years, most of the disputes over the boundaries of national versus state power involved
A.   the ability of the states to enter into international treaties.
B.   the enforcement of the Bill of Rights.
C.   the necessary and proper clause and the powers of the national government to regulate interstate commerce.
D.   different interpretations of the inherent powers of the national government.
E.   the role of the national government in mediating disputes between the states.

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