Exam 4: Federalism

A) State legislatures
B) State governors
C) U.S. senators
D) A state's congressional delegation
E) The House Judiciary Committee

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A) U.S. senator
B) Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
C) State legislator
D) Governor
E) Judge

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The Constitution of the United States es...

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A) Expatriates
B) Refugees
C) Third parties
D) Trespassers
E) Migrant workers

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

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A) They are rules for operation in the Supreme Court.
B) They are requirements attached to state laws to dispense state grants.
C) They are requirements in federal legislation that force states to comply with federal rules.
D) They are accompanied by federal funding to cover costs of the mandate.
E) They are unconstitutional acts by the states.

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Grants-in-aid are a form of financial as...

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Federalism, the division of power betwee...

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A) Liberals
B) Conservatives
C) Socialists
D) Federalists
E) Traditionalists

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A) It is the right of the federal government to protect its own shores against foreign invasion.
B) It is the authority of states to enact federal programs as they wish.
C) It is the right of municipal governments to enact their own legislation in certain administrative areas.
D) It is a person's right to defend his or her property as he or she sees fit.
E) It is a local government's ability to tax those people who shop within that local government's boundaries.

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A) A laissez-faire plan to address unemployment and poverty issues
B) Large-scale emergency antipoverty programs
C) A hands-off approach to regulating labor relations
D) Open competition among businesses to improve the economy
E) Policies that strictly followed the interpretation of commerce in the Constitution

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A) Socialism
B) Nationalism
C) States' rights
D) Federalism
E) Confederal system

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A) Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses.
B) Two or more governments share power and authority over the same land and people.
C) Supreme political authority remains with the states.
D) The national government has ultimate sovereignty over a country's land and people.
E) State and local governments may not exercise powers of their own that are independent of the national government.

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Home rule refers to the ability of local...

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A) Warren Burger
B) John Marshall
C) William Rehnquist
D) Roger Taney
E) Earl Warren

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A) The states had all the power when the Constitution was written because of the Articles of Confederation.
B) The national government was developing a detailed list but preferred to first establish a basic foundation.
C) The majority of power was to be retained by the people with individual rights taking priority over those of the state governments.
D) The issue of slavery prevented a list of specific powers from being drafted by the founders.
E) The founders intended the Supreme Court to evaluate the needs of the states on an ongoing basis.

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