A.   John Locke

B.   King James II

C.   James Madison

D.   Thomas Jefferson

A.   the divine right of kings

B.   due process

C.   the bill of rights

D.   the social contract

A.   It could not declare war.

B.   It could not coin money.

C.   It could not conduct foreign affairs.

D.   It could not impose taxes.

A.   It was agreed that a state's slave population would be counted for purposes of representation but not for purposes of taxation.

B.   It was agreed that Congress would abolish slavery in 1850.

C.   It was agreed that 60 percent of a state's slave population would be counted for purposes of both representation and taxation.

D.   It was agreed that a state's slave population would be counted for purposes of taxation but not for purposes of representation.

A.   To encourage people to vote for George Washington as the nation's first president.

B.   To encourage states to oppose the Constitution.

C.   To oppose the admission of slaveholding states to the federal union.

D.   To encourage New York to ratify the Constitution.

A.   That man would have to pass a religious test before he could become president; thus, citizens could be sure that he was of good character.

B.   One man could respond to crises more quickly than a group of men like Congress.

C.   It was easier to control the actions of one man than the actions of a group.

D.   One man could respond to crises more quickly than a group of men like Congress and it was easier to control the actions of one man than the actions of a group.

A.   three-fourths

B.   one-half

C.   all

D.   two-thirds

A.   powers given to Congress in Article I of the Constitution

B.   document authored by Thomas Jefferson that details the rights of citizens

C.   first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect individual freedoms

D.   twenty-seven amendments added to the Constitution over the years

A.   The United States and Japan have federal systems, while Great Britain and Canada have unitary systems.

B.   Today there are more countries with federal systems than with unitary systems.

C.   In a federal system, the constitution allocates powers between states and federal government; in a unitary system, powers are lodged in the national government.

D.   In a federal system, power is concentrated in the states; in a unitary system, it is concentrated in the national government.

A.   Between 30 and 40 percent of the revenue for local and state governments comes from grant money.

B.   Taxes generate well over one-half of the total revenue for local and state governments.

C.   Property axes generate well the most tax revenue for both local and state governments.

D.   Local and state governments generate an equal amount of revenue from issuing licenses and certificates.

A.   necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

B.   taxing power and necessary and proper clause 

C.   Tenth Amendment and spending clause

D.   commerce clause and supremacy clause

A.   New Federalism was launched by President Nixon and continued by President Reagan.

B.   President Reagan was able to promote new federalism consistently throughout his administration.

C.   New Federalism is based on the idea that decentralization of responsibility enhances administrative efficiency.

D.   United States v. Lopez is a Supreme Court ruling that advanced the logic of new federalism.

A.   Federal cooperation helps mitigate the problem of collective action among states.

B.   Federal assistance ensures some degree of uniformity of public services across states.

C.   Cooperative federalism respects the traditional jurisdictional boundaries between states and the federal government.

D.   Federal assistance encourages state and local governments to generate positive externalities.

A.   The majority of federal grants are block grants.

B.   The federal government allocates the most grant money to income security.

C.   Block grants tend to gain more flexibility over time.

D.   The amount of federal grant money going to states has steadily increased since the 1960s.

A.   The Clean Air Act is a type of federal partial preemptive regulation.

B.   New federalism does not promote the use of unfunded mandates,

C.   The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act has prevented Congress from using unfunded mandates.

D.   Title VI of the Civil Rights Act establishes crosscutting requirements.

A.   Federal immigration laws trump state immigration laws.

B.   The Arizona v. United States decision struck down all of Arizona's most restrictive provisions on illegal immigration.

C.   Since the 1990s, states have increasingly moved into the policy domain of immigration.

D.   States' involvement in immigration is party due to their interest in preventing illegal immigrants from accessing services such as education and welfare benefits.

A.   More than half the states had legalized same-sex marriage by the time the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal nationwide in 2015.

B.   In the 1990s and 2000s, the number of state restrictions on same-sex marriage increased.

C.   The federal government became involved in this issue when it passed DOMA.

D.   United States v. Windsor legalized same-sex marriage in the United States.

A.   None of the statements are correct.

B.   Both MADD and anti-abortion proponents redirected their advocacy from the states to the federal government.

C.   Anti-abortion advocates have steered the abortion issue from the states up to the federal government.

D.   MADD steered the drinking age issue from the federal government down to the states.

A.   Federalism promotes political participation.

B.   Federalism encourages economic equality across the country.

C.   Federalism accommodates  a diversity of opinion.

D.   Federalism provides for multiple levels of government action.