Transcript Practice-questions

Which of the following statements
does NOT apply to dual federalism?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The federal government has no power beyond those
specifically granted by the Constitution.
The states and the federal government are supreme
in their own spheres.
The relationship between the states and the federal
government is generally antagonistic.
The are numerous areas where the states and federal
government work together.
The constitutional basis of dual federalism is the
Tenth Amendment.
There are not numerous areas
where the states and federal
government work together.
The theory behind the shift from
categorical grants to block grants was to
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Give the federal government greater control over the
money going to the states
Let Congress impose new conditions on grants
Allow those most familiar with state and local needs
determine how to use available funds
Eliminate funding for all welfare programs
Make sure that anti-discrimination regulations were
followed
determine how to use available
funds
Federal Civilian Employment, 1990-1999
(Employment in Thousands)
Year
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Total
3,233
3,101
3,106
3,043
2,993
2,943
2,881
2,816
2,783
2,789
Percent of U.S. Employed
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.1
2.1
Total
3,173
3,038
3,040
2,976
2,928
2,880
2,819
2,755
2,721
2,726
Executve
Legislative Judicial
Defensive
1,060
38
23
1,015
38
25
1,004
39
27
952
39
28
900
37
28
852
34
28
811
32
29
768
31
30
730
31
30
703
30
32
Based on the previous table, all o the
following statements are valid
EXCEPT
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The size of the federal government has declined
over the last decade.
The most dramatic decline in government
employment has been in the Defense
Department.
Employment in the the judiciary has grown
because the hiring of more women and ethic
minorities in the FBI.
Federal workers account for a small share of the
labor force.
The numbers for the legislative branch probably
There is no way to attribute the
increase to the FBI hiring more
women and ethic minorities.
The power of the federal government was
expanded by the following Supreme Court
Decisions:
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Barron v. Baltimore
Gibbons v. Ogden
I.
II.
III.
IV.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
I and II only
I, II, III only
I, II, IV only
III and IV only
I and IV only
C.
The three Supreme Court
decisions that expanded federal
power are McCulloch v.
Maryland, Marbury v. Madison,
and Gibbons v. Ogden
A grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanities to a
historian researching the origins of
the American Revolution is an
example of a
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Formula grant
Categorical grant
Grant-in-aid
Project grant
Scholarship
D.
Project Grant
What of the following is NOT a
power specifically granted to the
states under the Constitution?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Power to establish voting procedures
Power to appoint electors to choose the
president
Power to ratify amendments to the
Constitution
Power to impose state income taxes
Power to fill vacancies in the House of
Representatives
Power to ratify amendments to
the Constitution is Not a power
granted to the states in the
Constitution.
The fact that out-of-state
residents pay higher tuition at
state universities than in-state
students is an exception to
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The necessary and proper clause
Privileges and immunities
The commerce clause
The general welfare clause
The separation of powers
B.
Privileges and immunities
A political system in which all the
power is in the hands of the central
government is known as a
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Confederal system
Republican system
Unitary system
Federal system
State system
C.
Unitary System
The claim that federalism promotes
democracy by increasing the opportunities
for political participation is undermined by
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The low voter turnout in local elections
The difficulty in finding candidates to
run for local office
The limited coverage the media gives to
local races
The role that interest groups play in
American politics
The high turnover in the Congress
A.
The low voter turnout in local
elections.
States and municipalities try to
influence federal policy through
all of the following EXCEPT
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
National League of Cities
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Urban League
Council of State Governments
National Governor’s Association
C.
Urban League
A concurrent power is…
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Shared by the president and Congress
Shared by the governors and the
president
Shared by the House and the Senate
Shared by the states and the federal
government
Shared by municipalities and the states
A concurrent power is shared by
the states and the federal
government.
Education is a policy area that
reflects the basic principle of
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Dual federalism
Cooperative federalism
Supremacy of the federal government
Supremacy of the states
Intergovernmental relations
B.
Cooperative Federalism
The Constitutional right of the states to
determine the qualifications for voting was
limited by
Thirteenth Amendment
Brown v. Board of Education
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Twenty-Fourth Amendment
I.
II.
III.
IV.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
I and II only
III only
III and IV only
I, II, III only
I, III, IV only
C.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the
Twenty-Fourth Amendment
Congress exercised its power to
determine the scope of the full
faith and credit clause in which
piece of legislation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Unfounded Mandates Reform Act
Defense of Marriage Act
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Title IX of the Education Act
Amendments of 1972
B.
Defense of Marriage Act
The Clean Air Act of 1970 is an
example of
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
A decision of the federal courts that imposed
a spending requirement on the states
Congress attaching conditions of aid to
federal funds
Congress imposing a financial burden on the
states but not providing funding
A federal agency requiring the states to take
action
Congress assuming powers under the elastic
clause
Congress imposing a financial
burden on the states but not
providing funding