1. Chapters 3 Review

2. A unitary system is a way of organizing government so that
All power resides in state and local governments
The president is the central power of government
Both national and state levels of government have authority over the same land and people
National and state governments have separate powers over different areas and people
All power resides in a central government e

3. Which of these is not a power attributed to the states according to the Constitution?
Coin money
Conduct elections
Establish local governments
Collect taxes
Ratify amendments to the Constitution e

4. Laws of the national government Treaties of the national government
The supremacy clause of the Constitution states that all of the following are the supreme law of the land, EXCEPT
Laws of the national government
Treaties of the national government
The United States Constitution
State constitutions e

5. Which amendment prohibits individual damage suits against state officials?
13th
9th
11th
12th
10th e

6. The principle that the national government has certain implied powers that go beyond its enumerated powers was first elaborated in the Supreme Court’s decision in
Gibbons v Ogden
US v the States
Miranda v Arizona
McCulloch v Maryland
Marbury v Madison e

7. The Supreme Court case of Gibbons v Ogden
Established the supremacy of the national government
Defined the meaning of the elastic clause
Established the principle of implied powers
Defined commerce as virtually every form of commercial activity
Settled the contested presidential election of 1824 e

8. The constitutional requirement that the states return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for trial or imprisonment is known as
full faith and credit
forfeiture
extradition
privileges and immunities
the elastic clause e

9. Only the national government is allowed to
Levy taxes
Regulate commerce with foreign nations
Take private property for public use
Make and enforce laws
All of the above e

10. Enumerated powers are those that are
Reserved for the states
Stated in the Constitution
Implied in the Constitution
Involving money matters
Granted specifically to the President e

11. A marriage license issued in one state is valid and honored in all states under the constitutional provision of
Separation of powers
Full faith and credit
National supremacy
National licensure
Privileges and immunities e

12. Cooperative federalism refers to a system in which
The national government and the state governments share powers and policy assignments
The national government and the state government have clearly define, distinct powers and policy assignments
The national government reigns supreme over the state
The state governments reign supreme over the national e

13. State governments are sovereign and the central government has only limited powers in which kind of government?
Federal
Bicameral
Pluralists
Unitary
Confederate e

14. Which is responsible for most public policies dealing with social, family and moral issues?
The President
Congress
The states
Cities and townships
The Supreme Court e

15. Which of the following events contributed to the accumulation of national over state power?
The Civil War
The struggle for civil rights and racial equality
The elaboration of the doctrine of implied powers
The definition of the commerce clause
All of the above e

16. The Supreme Court held in _______ that the federal Gun Free School Zones Act of 1990 exceeded Congress’s constitutional authority to regulate commerce
Gibbons v Ogden
Us v Lopez
US v Morrison
Seminole Tribe of Florida v Florida
Printz v the US e

17. The transferring of responsibility for policies from the federal government to the states is
Devolution
Evolution
Intergovernmental relations
Pluralism
Fiscal federalism e

18. Formula grants are
Categorical grants distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or in administrative regulations
Categorical grants given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of merit
Federal grants given more or less automatically to states and localities to support broad programs in areas such as community development
Awarded to states and localities that apply to particular formulas specified in legislation or in administrative regulations
Block grants that grant a wide range of discretion to states and localities e

19. The Tenth Amendment
declares that the national government is superior to the states in every concern.
establishes the Constitution, laws of the national government, and treaties as the supreme law of the land.
establishes the number of electoral votes each state can cast in the Electoral College.
states that powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by the states, are reserved for the states.
establishes the Supreme Court as the final arbiter in all civil and criminal disputes.

20. Fiscal federalism is
the distinct separation of national government spending versus state and local government spending.
the pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system.
the federal government's regulation of the money supply and interest rates.
the federal income tax.
a sharing of local and national resources practiced in other countries but not in the United States.

21. A broad program for community development would most likely be supported through a(n)
formula grant.
block grant.
enterprise zone.
project grant.
categorical grant.

22. The fact that a driver's license from one state is valid in other states is an example of
full faith and credit.
privileges and immunities.
extradition.
implied powers.
un-mandated reciprocity

23. State governments are sovereign and the central government has only limited powers in which kind of government?
Federal
Confederate
Unitary
Pluralist
Bicameral

24. True or False
Categorical grants and block grants are the two major types of federal aid to states and local governments
True
False

25. True or False
Requirements that state and local governments must comply with federal rules under threat of penalties or as a condition of receiving a federal grant are called mandates.
True
False

26. True or False
Federalism is a way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central government.
True
False

27. True or False
Congress’s enumerated powers are listed in Article II of the Constitution.
True
False