Political Science 101 - Introduction to American Government and Politics » Fall 2019 » Quiz 3

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Question #1
Which term describes the division of powers between the national government and the stat governments?
A.   Checks and Balances
B.   Unitary System
C.   Federalism
D.   Home Rule
E.   Separation of Powers
Question #2
Which amendment to the Constitution stated that the powers not delegated to the national government or prohibited to the states were "reserved to the states"?
A.   5th Amendment
B.   26th Amendment
C.   10th Amendment
D.   1st Amendment
E.   14th Amendment
Question #3
In which case did the Supreme Court create the potential for increased national power by ruling that Congress could use the necessary and proper clause to interpret its delegated powers broadly?
A.   Gibbons v. Ogden
B.   Printz v. United States
C.   United States v. Lopes
D.   McCulloch v. Maryland
E.   Loving v. Virginia
Question #4
To what does the term New Federalism refer?
A.   The type of federalism that uses categorical grants to influence state action.
B.   Efforts to return more policy-making discretion to the stats through the use of block grants.
C.   The era of federalism initiated by FDR during the late 1930s.
D.   The recent emergence of local governments as important political actors.
E.   The national government's regulation of state action through grant-in-aids.
Question #5
A state government's ability to tax its residents is frequently referred to as:
A.   Police Power
B.   Reserved Power
C.   Implied Power
D.   Concurrent Power
E.   Expressed Power

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