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.   block grant.
B.   project grant.
C.   categorical grant.
D.   community action grant.
E.   basic grant.
Question #2
A model of federalism in which the states and the national government work together to solve problems is called
A.   continental federalism.
B.   compromise federalism.
C.   dual federalism.
D.   cooperative federalism.
E.   New Deal 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.   concurrent 
C.   reserved 
D.   the enumerated or expressed 
E.   in the necessary and proper clause.
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 state law will prevail.
E.   the law must be put to a popular vote.
Question #5
All of the following are true about the case of McCulloch v. Maryland EXCEPT
A.   the Supreme Court ruled the national government could only use its express powers.
B.   the case dealt with the issue of implied powers of the federal government.
C.   the decision upheld the right of the federal government to use the necessary and proper clause.
D.   the decision allowed the federal government to grow and expand.
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.   it is opposite of a unitary system.
B.   it is the form of government used in the United States today.
C.   it was the form of government used in the United States under the Articles of Confederation.
D.   few, if any, true confederations exist.
E.   the central government has only those powers granted to it by the states.
Question #7
Examples of enumerated powers belonging exclusively to the national government include
A.   regulating commerce and crime within states.
B.   taxation and establishment of courts.
C.   taxing exports and holding elections.
D.   regulating public schools and divorces.
E.   declaring war and coining money.
Question #8
In his ruling on Gibbons v. Ogden, Marshall defined commerce as
A.   any business dealing requiring an operating license.
B.   only the shipment of goods.
C.   any business dealings between legally incorporated organizations.
D.   all business dealings having to do with the physical exchange of currency.
E.   all business dealings, including navigation and the transport of people.
Question #9
In the 1930s and subsequent decades, the ______ became the primary constitutional basis for national government regulation.
A.   Bill of Rights
B.   commerce clause
C.   Treaty of Versailles
D.   necessary and proper clause
E.   Work Projects Administration (WPA)
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 role of the national government in mediating disputes between the states.
C.   different interpretations of the inherent powers of the national government.
D.   the enforcement of the Bill of Rights.
E.   the necessary and proper clause and the powers of the national government to regulate interstate commerce.

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