Question 1

The number of categorical grants in the United States increased dramatically during the ________.

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A)   Progressive Era
B)   1950s
C)   1960s
D)   1980s

Question 2

State laws banning interracial marriage were struck down by the Supreme Court in ________.

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A)   1790
B)   1816
C)   1938
D)   1967

Question 3

Block grants are designed to

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A)   fund urban improvements on a specific city block.
B)   give the states considerable discretion in how money from the federal government should be spent.
C)   fund capital improvements in schools.
D)   impose strict limits on how state governments can spend money from the federal government.

Question 4

Unfunded mandates are unpopular among those who want to

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A)   reduce the power of the federal government.
B)   increase the scope of federal regulations.
C)   exercise a strong principle of preemption.
D)   eliminate the principle of home rule.

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes the 2005 Supreme Court's ruling on medicinal marijuana?

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A)   State governments have no constitutional authority to legalize medicinal marijuana.
B)   State governments that have legalized medicinal marijuana can prohibit federal law enforcement officials from arresting state residents who use or sell medicinal marijuana.
C)   State governments can legalize medicinal marijuana, but they must pay a tax penalty to the federal government.
D)   The federal government has the power to regulate use of medicinal marijuana under the commerce clause.

Question 6

The United States, Canada, and Switzerland are all ________ systems of government, while France is a ________ system of government.

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A)   unitary; federal
B)   federal; unitary
C)   totalitarian; federal
D)   oligarchic; federal

Question 7

Which of the following statements best describes state-level same-sex marriage laws prior to 2015?

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A)   No state government had ever allowed same-sex couples to be legally married.
B)   No state government had ever passed a law prohibiting same-sex couples from being legally married.
C)   Thirteen states had passed laws prohibiting same-sex couples from being legally married.
D)   Every state but one-Texas-allowed same-sex couples to be legally married.

Question 8

Trace the evolution of American federalism since the Founding. In addition to a discussion of the ways in which power is distributed under this system, consider the major institutional and judicial changes that occurred after ratification of the Constitution, the decline of "dual federalism," and the rise of New Federalism after the Great Depression.

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Question 9

Which of the following statements best summarizes President Herbert Hoover's views on federal action during the Great Depression?

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A)   It was the federal government's responsibility to alleviate the misery caused by the depression and Congress should finance public works projects to put people back to work.
B)   The federal government was directly responsible for causing the Great Depression and should therefore pay reparations to state governments.
C)   State governments were directly responsible for causing the Great Depression and should therefore pay reparations to the federal government.
D)   The federal government could do little to alleviate the misery caused by the depression and state and local governments should be responsible for responding to the crisis.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about federalism in America is true?

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A)   The framers resolved all debates about federalism at the Philadelphia Convention.
B)   In recent decades, Americans have become very distrustful of state governments and supported strict limitations on state and local power.
C)   Each generation has provided its own answer to the question of "who should do what" in America's system of federalism.
D)   Americans are more amenable to federal power today than in the 1960s.

Question 11

An example of ________ federalism is when federal officials establish environmental standards that every state must follow.

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A)   cooperative
B)   dual
C)   regulated
D)   "marble cake"

Question 12

The constitutional idea of states' rights was strongest during which historical period?

Accepted Answer

A)   the years immediately preceding the Civil War
B)   Reconstruction
C)   the Great Depression
D)   the 1960s

Question 13

The Internet Tax Freedom Act

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A)   prevents the federal government from collecting income taxes on website revenue.
B)   assigns responsibility for Internet regulation to the Internal Revenue Service.
C)   prohibits states and localities from taxing Internet access services.
D)   bans state governments from charging sales tax for purchases made online.

Question 14

The goal of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act was to

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A)   encourage private-sector employers to obey unfunded mandates by offering a series of lucrative tax incentives for timely compliance.
B)   give state legislatures veto power over any unfunded mandate passed by the federal government.
C)   prevent Congress from ever imposing another unfunded mandate on private-sector employers.
D)   limit the costs associated with unfunded mandates by ensuring that Congress knows how much it is expecting of state and local governments and the private sector.

Question 15

Using block grants to return power to the states was part of ________ during the Nixon (1969-1974)  and Reagan (1981-1989)  administrations.

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A)   the New Deal
B)   the Great Society
C)   New Federalism
D)   the New Frontier

Question 16

State governments are often called the "laboratories of democracy" because they

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A)   employ more scientists and medical researchers than the federal government.
B)   allow governments to experiment with many different approaches in order to find the policies that best meet the needs of their citizens.
C)   invest more money in basic scientific research than the private sector and federal government combined.
D)   are given the constitutional responsibility of regulating the health care industry.

Question 17

Write an essay that explores the development of American federalism since the Founding. In your essay, be sure to address the ways in which a federal system differs from a unitary system of government. What kinds of political cultures tend to adopt federalism?

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Question 18

________ powers exist when both the state and national governments share authority in certain domains.

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A)   Implied
B)   Reserved
C)   Expressed
D)   Concurrent

Question 19

Nations that adopt a federal arrangement are most likely to have

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A)   diverse ethnic or language groups.
B)   multiparty systems.
C)   strong executives.
D)   no history of feudalism.

Question 20

The full faith and credit clause of the Constitution requires the

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A)   federal government to accept a state's outstanding debt at the time of ratification.
B)   states to honor each other's public acts and legal decisions.
C)   states, but not the federal government, to run a balanced budget.
D)   federal government, but not the states, to run a balanced budget.

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Which of the following statements best summarizes President Herbert Hoover's views on federal action during the Great Depression?

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Which of the following statements best describes state-level same-sex marriage laws prior to 2015?

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The constitutional idea of states' rights was strongest during which historical period?

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