Exam 3: Federalism

A) It is to be divided into discrete "blocks" of grants, each limited to $100 million.
B) It is to be spent on a specific policy area decided on by the federal, state, and local governments.
C) It is to be spent in the way the state or local government decides to spend it.
D) It is to be tied to federal mandates that state or local governments must then implement or they will be taxed on the money.
E) It is to be contingent on state/local endorsement of so-called "social" federal legislation.

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A) They viewed the current national immigration policy as too lenient.
B) New immigrants had become a burden on the states' welfare budget.
C) Clarification of the national immigration policy was needed.
D) It was due to inaction at the national level related to immigration policy.
E) Congress initiated legislation to allow states power to draft immigration policy.

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A) It prevented cities and states from being dominated by a single group or faction.
B) It maintained state traditions while creating a strong national government to handle common problems.
C) It allowed politicians to avoid issues of slavery and women's suffrage.
D) It permitted states to nullify actions of the national government.
E) It made the national government the focal point of dissatisfaction.

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Federalism and unitary government are tw...

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A) Congress's power to tax
B) Congress's power under the commerce clause
C) Congress's power to regulate interstate trade
D) A person's right to individual freedom
E) The president's emergency powers

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A) Collaborative
B) Cooperative
C) Distinctive
D) Dual
E) Categorical

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Devolution is the transfer of power and ...

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A) Sponge cake
B) Layer cake
C) Fruit cake
D) Marble cake
E) Pineapple upside down cake

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A) The national government lost the power to regulate intrastate commerce.
B) State governments won the right to control navigation in interstate waters.
C) The power to regulate interstate commerce was determined to be an exclusive national power of the federal government.
D) The ruling provided the national government with decreasing power over economic affairs throughout the land.
E) The Supreme Court found that commerce was defined as the exchange of goods and not navigation or transport of people.

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A) Unitary
B) Federal
C) Authoritarian
D) Totalitarian
E) Confederal

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A) Whether or not the executive branch had the power to institute a peacetime draft
B) Whether or not Congress had the power to establish a national bank
C) Whether or not Congress had the power to regulate commerce along major waterways
D) Whether or not the Supreme Court had the power to investigate the executive branch
E) Whether or not it should remove one of its own members from the Court

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During the era of dual federalism, which...

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A) Monarchy
B) Unitary system
C) Confederal system
D) Federalism
E) Oligarchy

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A) Block grants
B) Categorical grants
C) Mandates
D) Expressed powers
E) Inherent powers

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A) The system allows too much power at the state level.
B) The system allows too much power at the local level.
C) There is no check on the powers of the national government.
D) Americans suffer as a result of the inequalities across the states.
E) Americans often are unaware of the differences that exist from one state to the next.

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A) It established the Court's power of judicial review.
B) It permitted the Court to nationalize banking.
C) It established the doctrine of implied powers.
D) It expanded the power of Congress to use the commerce clause.
E) It increased the powers reserved to the states and the people.

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A) The function of government is determined by the people.
B) The federal government has more functions than the state governments.
C) The state governments have more functions than the federal government.
D) The state and federal governments have identical functions.
E) The state and federal governments have separate functions.

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A) It is the authority to tax citizens.
B) It is reserved for the federal government to fight terrorism.
C) It is the states' rights to make laws that are prohibited by the U.S. Constitution in order to regulate commerce within their borders.
D) It is the power of local police to stop drivers suspected of being illegal immigrants.
E) It is the authority to legislate for the protection of the health, welfare, safety, and morals of the people that is delegated to the states.

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