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American Democracy Now, 6e (Harrison)
Chapter 3 Federalism

1) American colonists experienced three different types of government in
which of these sequences?
1. A) unitary system, confederal system, federal system

2. B) unitary system, federal system, confederal system
3. C) confederal system, federal system, unitary system
4. D) federal system, confederal system, unitary system
5. E) confederal system, unitary system, federal system

Answer: A
Section: An Overview of the U.S. Federal System
Bloom’s: Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: Chapter 03: Federalism
Texas Standards: Texas LO-02. Demonstrate knowledge of the federal
system.

2) Today, the majority of the world’s governments have which system of
government?
1. A) federal system
2. B) confederal system
3. C) unitary system
4. D) authoritarian system
5. E) representative system

Answer: C
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

3) Under which type of governmental structure do independent sovereign
governments cooperate on specified governmental matters but retain
sovereignty over all other governmental matters within their jurisdictions?
1. A) federal system
2. B) confederal system
3. C) representative system
4. D) authoritarian system
5. E) unitary system

Answer: B
Bloom’s: Remember
system.
4) Which body retains primary jurisdiction over local governments?
1. A) none—local governments are sovereign

2. B) state governments
3. C) the federal government
4. D) the Supreme Court
5. E) the governor in each state

Answer: B
Bloom’s: Understand
system.

5) The relationship of a state government and local governments is best
thought of as a(n)
1. A) federal system.
2. B) confederal system.
3. C) representative system.
4. D) authoritarian system.
5. E) unitary system.

Answer: E
system.

6) How many local governments do the majority of states have?
1. A) 2–3
2. B) 20–30
3. C) 50–100
4. D) 100–500
5. E) more than 500

Answer: E
Bloom’s: Remember
system.
7) Most Americans live under the jurisdiction of at least how many
governments simultaneously?
1. A) three
2. B) four
3. C) five
4. D) ten
5. E) more than twelve

Answer: C
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

8) Which of the following states has the largest number of local governments?
1. A) Alabama
2. B) Montana
3. C) Vermont
4. D) California
5. E) South Carolina

Answer: D
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

9) Which of the following are considered concurrent powers available to
federal, state, and local governments?
1. A) the authority to make policy

2. B) the authority to raise money
3. C) the authority to establish courts to interpret policy
4. D) the authority to implement policy
5. E) All of these answers are correct.

Answer: E
Section: Constitutional Distribution of Authority
Bloom’s: Remember
system.
10) Which of the following is most closely related to the concept of implied
powers?
1. A) necessary and proper clause

2. B) supremacy clause
3. C) Tenth Amendment
4. D) commerce clause
5. E) the power to tax

Answer: A
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

11) The elastic clause is related to which of the following concepts?
1. A) enumerated powers
2. B) reserved powers
3. C) implied powers
4. D) concurrent powers

Answer: C
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

12) The supremacy clause, which establishes the supreme law of the land, is
mentioned in which article of the Constitution?
1. A) Article I
2. B) Article III
3. C) Article IV
4. D) Article V
5. E) Article VI

Answer: E
Bloom’s: Remember
system.
13) What view does the Constitution take regarding the legal status of Native
American nations?
1. A) They are considered special interest groups.

2. B) They are considered local governments.
3. C) They are considered state governments.
4. D) They are considered sovereign foreign nations.
5. E) They are considered outside the Constitution’s legal framework.

Answer: D
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

14) How many Native American tribes are recognized today by the federal
government?
1. A) 5
2. B) 55
3. C) 355
4. D) 450
5. E) more than 550

Answer: E
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

15) Which of the following laws are unenforceable on Native American
reservations?
1. A) increased state taxes
2. B) national laws for hunting and fishing
3. C) local crime laws
4. D) environmental laws

Answer: E
Bloom’s: Remember
system.
16) The powers accorded to the states in the Tenth Amendment are known as
________ powers.
1. A) police
2. B) reserved
3. C) implied
4. D) concurrent
5. E) enumerated

Answer: B
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

17) What proportion of states must ratify a constitutional amendment for it to
pass?
1. A) simple majority
2. B) three-fifths
3. C) two-thirds
4. D) three-quarters
5. E) seven-eighths

Answer: D
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

18) Which of the following is a power of state governments, not the national
government?
1. A) establish criminal laws

2. B) regulate banks
3. C) build and maintain infrastructure
4. D) redistrict U.S. House districts

Answer: D
Bloom’s: Remember
system.
19) McCullochv. Maryland was decisive because it
1. A) ruled in favor of state-centered federalism.
2. B) asserted that the necessary and proper clause was a restriction on
the power of the national government.
3. C) affirmed that national law is supreme over conflicting state law.
4. D) established the Supreme Court’s power to judge constitutional
issues.
5. E) allowed for a narrow reading of the Constitution.

Answer: C
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

20) In its 1824 Gibbonsv. Ogden decision, the Supreme Court
1. A) provided a broad definition of commerce.

2. B) gave a narrow interpretation of the necessary and proper clause.
3. C) asserted the supremacy of states’ rights.
4. D) established the power of judicial review.
5. E) overturned the earlier McCullochv. Maryland

Answer: A
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

21) Which case saw the Supreme Court strike down the national Gun-Free
School Zones Act as unconstitutional?
1. A) Ogdenv. Gibbons
2. B) Marburyv. Madison
3. C) Lochnerv. Ellison
4. D) UnitedStatesv. Lopez
5. E) Garciav. SanAntonioTransportationAuthority

Answer: D
Bloom’s: Remember
system.
22) The impact of which event on Americans led to the passage of the Social
Security Act of 1935?
1. A) World War I
2. B) the Great Depression
3. C) the Spanish Civil War
4. D) German hyperinflation
5. E) the Florida real estate crash of 1929

Answer: B
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

23) Collectively, state-to-state obligations and their mandated relationships
are known as
1. A) horizontal federalism.
2. B) vertical federalism.
3. C) confederalism.
4. D) unitary federalism.
5. E) privileges and immunities.

Answer: A
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

24) Which branch of government oversees interstate compacts?
1. A) Congress
2. B) state governors in each affected state
3. C) the federal judiciary
4. D) state supreme courts
5. E) the president

Answer: A
Bloom’s: Remember
system.
25) Which of the following has the power under the Constitution to request or
refuse extradition?
1. A) state legislatures
2. B) state governors in each affected state
3. C) the federal judiciary
4. D) state supreme courts
5. E) the Supreme Court

Answer: B
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

26) In most states, how long must new residents wait until they can register to
vote?
1. A) 3 days
2. B) 7 days
3. C) 30 days
4. D) 90 days
5. E) 180 days

Answer: C
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

27) The full faith and credit clause, which asserts states must recognize each
other’s public acts, records, and judicial proceedings, is located in which
article of the Constitution?
1. A) Article II
2. B) Article III
3. C) Article IV
4. D) Article VI
5. E) Article VIII

Answer: C
Bloom’s: Remember
system.
28) What phrase is used by political scientists to describe the way state
judges base decisions on state constitutions when those laws grant more
liberties and rights than those guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution?
1. A) horizontal federalism
2. B) judicial federalism
3. C) judicial libertarianism
4. D) judicial individualism
5. E) interstate compacts

Answer: B
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

29) Which type of power relationship prevailed between the national
government and the states between 1789 and 1932?
1. A) horizontal federalism
2. B) judicial federalism
3. C) cooperative federalism
4. D) dual federalism
5. E) centralized federalism

Answer: D
Section: Evolution of the Federal System
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

30) Which of these eras saw the appearance of cooperative federalism?
1. A) 1789–1861
2. B) 1861–1870
3. C) 1882–1932
4. D) 1932–1963
5. E) 1963–1969

Answer: D
Bloom’s: Remember
system.
31) Whose presidency marked the appearance of centralized federalism,
where the national government imposed its own policy preferences on state
and local governments?
1. A) Abraham Lincoln
2. B) Ulysses Grant
3. C) Theodore Roosevelt
4. D) Franklin Roosevelt
5. E) Lyndon Johnson

Answer: E
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

32) Which of these pairs of presidents are most closely associated with new
federalism, or devolution?
1. A) Andrew Jackson and William McKinley

2. B) Ulysses Grant and Andrew Johnson
3. C) Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
4. D) Dwight Eisenhower and Harry Truman
5. E) Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan

Answer: E
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

33) What term has been coined to describe today’s national-state government
relations?
1. A) conflicted federalism
2. B) new federalism
3. C) centralized federalism
4. D) cooperative federalism
5. E) dual federalism

Answer: A
Bloom’s: Remember
system.
34) The layer cake analogy, in which there is a clear distinction between the
powers and responsibilities of the different levels of government, is most
applicable to
1. A) conflicted federalism.
2. B) new federalism.
3. C) centralized federalism.
4. D) cooperative federalism.
5. E) dual federalism.

Answer: E
Bloom’s: Apply
system.

35) Over the last few years, enforcement of federal marijuana laws has
1. A) been vigorously applied.

2. B) been applied only in states with medical marijuana laws.
3. C) not occurred because it was declared unconstitutional.
4. D) been carried out by National Guard troops.
5. E) primarily been left to state and local officials.

Answer: E
Bloom’s: Remember
system.

36) The legalization of marijuana for recreational use by many states is an
example of what tool used in intergovernmental relations?
1. A) a block grant
2. B) nullification
3. C) a mandate
4. D) preemption

Answer: B
Section: Intergovernmental Relations
Bloom’s: Remember
system.
37) Which three constitutional amendments have been most influential in
shaping the national-state power relationship?
1. A) Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth

2. B) Eighth, Ninth, and Fourteenth
3. C) Tenth, Fourteenth, and Sixteenth
4. D) Fourteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth
5. E) Sixteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth

Answer: C
system.

38) What event significantly influenced the national-state power relationship?
1. A) the Louisiana Purchase

2. B) the War of 1812
3. C) the Civil War
4. D) the Spanish-American War
5. E) World War I

Answer: C

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1. A) unitary system, confederal system, federal system

1. A) none—local governments are sovereign

1. A) the authority to make policy

1. A) necessary and proper clause

1. A) They are considered special interest groups.

1. A) establish criminal laws

1. A) provided a broad definition of commerce.

1. A) Andrew Jackson and William McKinley

1. A) been vigorously applied.

1. A) Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth

1. A) the Louisiana Purchase

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