Question 1

Under their police powers,states can enact and enforce all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   criminal codes. 
B)   laws requiring children to attend school. 
C)   restrictions on the availability of pornographic materials. 
D)   standards for DUI convictions. 
E)   the regulation of interstate commerce.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Which statement BEST summarizes Madison's view of federalism?

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A)   He was a consistent supporter of the notion of a supreme national government. 
B)   He was a consistent supporter of the notion of the supremacy of state governments. 
C)   He was first an ardent supporter of national supremacy, then of states' rights. 
D)   He was first an ardent supporter of states' rights, then of national supremacy. 
E)   He assumed the national government would be supreme except in times of war.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

In Gibbons v.Ogden,the Supreme Court found that

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A)   the Constitution's "necessary and proper" clause permits Congress to take actions when it is essential to a power that Congress has. 
B)   the Constitution's commerce clause gives the national government exclusive power to regulate interstate commerce. 
C)   Congress may not act to subject nonconsenting states to lawsuits in state courts. 
D)   the states may not regulate interstate commerce. 
E)   the national government's authority to require state officials to administer or enforce a federal regulation is limited.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Of the following,which is NOT an example of the intergovernmental lobby?

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A)   Local police chiefs 
B)   Local gas station owners 
C)   County highway commissioners 
D)   Superintendents of schools 
E)   MayorsF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 5

The early chief justice whose decisions generally gave the broadest possible sweep to federal powers was

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A)   Roger Taney. 
B)   Frederick Vinson. 
C)   John Marshall. 
D)   Alexander Hamilton. 
E)   John Harlan.F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

The Founders did not include in the U.S.Constitution an explicit statement of state powers but added it later in

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A)   the Second Amendment. 
B)   the Seventh Amendment. 
C)   the Tenth Amendment. 
D)   the Fourteenth Amendment. 
E)   None of these are correct.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

The writings of Jefferson and Madison influenced John C.Calhoun's arguments for nullification of a federal tariff.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In this 1999 decision,the Supreme Court ruled that state employees could not sue to force state compliance with federal fair-labor laws.

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A)   McCulloch v. Maryland 
B)   Printz v. United States 
C)   Alden v. Maine 
D)   United States v. Lopez 
E)   United States v. MorrisonF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

During the 1960s,federal grants to states were increasingly based on

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A)   the demands of the individual states. 
B)   what state officials perceived to be important state needs. 
C)   the power of organized interest groups. 
D)   what federal officials perceived to be national needs. 
E)   the demands of coalitions of states.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

Explain how Madison,Jefferson,and John C.Calhoun defined the doctrine of nullification.

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Question 11

Judges have ordered Massachusetts to change the way it hires firefighters,even though the state does not receive aid from the federal government for firefighting.Such an order is referred to as a

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A)   condition of aid. 
B)   quid pro quo order. 
C)   mandate. 
D)   pro bono requirement. 
E)   per curiam order.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

What are some formal mechanisms that some state constitutions employ in order to incorporate direct democracy into the governmental process?

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Question 13

The argument over nullification was ended by

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A)   the Civil War. 
B)   US Supreme Court Cases arising from the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. 
C)   the Twelfth Amendment. 
D)   legislation by Congress. 
E)   a convention of the states.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 14

Summarize the facts of the case and discuss the implications for federalism from the Supreme Court's ruling in McCulloch v.Maryland.

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Maryland attempted to tax a Baltimore ba...

Question 15

Compare and contrast the following two kinds of federal controls on state governments: conditions of aid and mandates.Be sure to list examples of each.

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​Conditions of aid are requirements plac...

Question 16

The Founders envisioned a system in which the national government would have supreme authority over the state governments.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The wording of the U.S.Constitution regarding the federal government's right to make laws is purposely vague and elastic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A categorical grant is one made for a specific purpose defined by federal law.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An important outcome of Marshall's ruling in McCulloch v.Maryland (1819) was to

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A)   place limits on the constitutional powers granted to Congress by refusing McCulloch's appeal. 
B)   give greater power to the states in taxing agents of the federal government, including banks. 
C)   protect newspaper editors who publish stories critical of the federal government. 
D)   restrict the power of the Court in cases involving conflicts between states and the federal government. 
E)   confirm the supremacy of the federal government in the exercise of the constitutional powers granted to Congress.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

The text says,"Devolution did not become a revolution." Explain.

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Large federal-state programs were not tu...

Exam 3: Federalism Federalism

Compare and contrast the following two kinds of federal controls on state governments: conditions of aid and mandates.Be sure to list examples of each.

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Which statement BEST summarizes Madison's view of federalism?

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Of the following,which is NOT an example of the intergovernmental lobby?

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A categorical grant is one made for a specific purpose defined by federal law.

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The Founders did not include in the U.S.Constitution an explicit statement of state powers but added it later in

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The wording of the U.S.Constitution regarding the federal government's right to make laws is purposely vague and elastic.

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The writings of Jefferson and Madison influenced John C.Calhoun's arguments for nullification of a federal tariff.

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Explain how Madison,Jefferson,and John C.Calhoun defined the doctrine of nullification.

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The early chief justice whose decisions generally gave the broadest possible sweep to federal powers was

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Summarize the facts of the case and discuss the implications for federalism from the Supreme Court's ruling in McCulloch v.Maryland.

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The argument over nullification was ended by

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During the 1960s,federal grants to states were increasingly based on

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In Gibbons v.Ogden,the Supreme Court found that

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Under their police powers,states can enact and enforce all of the following EXCEPT

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Judges have ordered Massachusetts to change the way it hires firefighters,even though the state does not receive aid from the federal government for firefighting.Such an order is referred to as a

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In this 1999 decision,the Supreme Court ruled that state employees could not sue to force state compliance with federal fair-labor laws.

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The text says,"Devolution did not become a revolution." Explain.

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The Founders envisioned a system in which the national government would have supreme authority over the state governments.

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What are some formal mechanisms that some state constitutions employ in order to incorporate direct democracy into the governmental process?

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An important outcome of Marshall's ruling in McCulloch v.Maryland (1819) was to

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