Ch. 3 Gov. Test (Federalism)

Question 1

​_________ is enhanced when decisions are made by rep's who are local, closer & similar to them

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Self-government

Question 2

The necessary and proper clause gives Congress the power to pass laws that are related to the

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​enumerated powers.

Question 3

The ________ clause of Article IV, required states to return runaway slaves.

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fugitive slave

Question 4

The doctrine of dual federalism holds that

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the state and federal governments have separate functions.

Question 5

The __________ Amendment prohibited slavery throughout the nation.

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Thirteenth

Question 6

__________ are examples of direct democracy.

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All of these

Question 7

Madison & the Framers preferred __________ over local democracies, out of fear of tyranny

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a large-scale republic

Question 8

Reserve pwrs of the ST, referred 2 as ____, hold the powers to protect safety of citizens, etc

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police powers

Question 9

To secede means that the state(s)

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​formally leave the union.

Question 10

Over time, the Court's definition of what constituted interstate commerce grew to include

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​anything that affected interstate commerce.

Question 11

The__________, gives the exclusive authority of Congress to regulate commerce among the states.

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commerce clause

Question 12

Under Chief Justice John Marshall, the Supr. Ct. said the sys of government was _____-centered.

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nation

Question 13

The Bill of Rights originally applied to

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​the national government.

Question 14

The __________ clause makes the Const' of the US, & all laws & treaties, superior to state law.

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supremacy

Question 15

In 1857, the Supr. Ct. ruled in Dred Scott v. Sandford that Congress had no right 2 reg slavery

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true

Question 16

The primary reason that the Framers chose to unify the country was that

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​unions allow for smaller entities to pool their resources.

Question 17

In 1932, __________ was elected prez. having promised a “New Deal” to Am's who lost their jobs,

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Franklin Roosevelt

Question 18

Pres George W. Bush’s admin. strengthened nat'l authority, at the expense of the states, by

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all of these.

Question 19

Overall, federalism enhances democracy by

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enabling more people to live under laws that R made locally.

Question 20

Most states grant their governors a "line-item" veto, which is the ability to

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veto parts of a spending bills w/o vetoing the entire bill.

Question 21

Powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system are called

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​concurrent powers.

Question 22

Pres. FDR's proposal to add new justices to the Supr. Ct. to uphold his policies was called

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​the Court-packing plan.

Question 23

Federalist admin of John Adams passed the _______ Act, making criticism of the gov't illegal.

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Sedition

Question 24

__________ is a process that allows legislatures to put issues on the ballot 4 citizen approval

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The referendum

Question 25

The Nixon admin. began a trend, labeled as __________, of shifting powers back to the states.

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new federalism

Question 26

President George W. Bush’s effort to revamp this Elementary & Secondary Education Act is called

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No Child Left Behind.

Question 27

US law states, a str8 couple married in LV, is married in all 50 states due to the...

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​full faith and credit clause

Question 28

Supporters of states' rights, such as Tom Jefferson, felt the central focus of power rests with

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​the states.

Question 29

A citizen petition for a particular law is

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an initiative.

Question 30

The Framers feared that too much power in any government would lead to

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tyranny

Question 31

The Constitution guarantees that states provide a ___________ form of government.

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republican

Question 32

The Constitution requires agreements between two or more states to receive the approval of

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​Congress.

Question 33

In a _________, independent states grant powers to a national government.

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​confederal system

Question 34

A _____exists when people have a sense of common identity due to a common origin, history, etc.

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nation

Question 35

The Fifteenth Amendment prohibits states from denying

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voting rights on account of race, color, enslavement.

Question 36

The _____ prohibits the states from trade barriers, or unequal taxes on goods from other states

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​commerce clause

Question 37

Congress originally played almost no role in public school (K–12) education; that role has

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increased since World War II.

Question 38

The writ of habeas corpus provides the right of indv's arrested & jailed the right to trial

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true

Question 39

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supr. Ct. ruled Congress had the power to create a bank due to

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​necessary and proper clause.

Question 40

A sys. of gov't where sovereignty is constitutionally divided b/w the nat'l & state govt's is..

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federalism

Question 41

Which of the following remain almost exclusively within state authority?

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all of these

Question 42

​Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution details the _________ powers of Congress.

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​enumerated

Question 43

The ______, prohibits states from denying “any person” due process & equal protection of laws

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Fourteenth Amendment

Question 44

Congress taking over the state regulation of warnings on cigarette packages is an example of

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preemption

Question 45

At the time the Constitution was written, virtually all the world’s governments were either

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unitary or confederal.

Question 46

Which type of gov't is far more diverse in function & design than that of the state government?

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local government

Question 47

Congress exercises its implied powers through the

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​necessary and proper clause.

Question 48

Right of the states to reject nat'l laws that would be beyond the powers granted in the Cons't

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nullification.

Question 49

Lincoln used his power as Pres. to issue the __________, which prohibited slavery

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Emancipation Proclamation

Question 50

The __________ Act of 1964 prohibits job discrimination & segregation in public accommodations.

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Civil Rights

Question 51

In a __________, virtually all power goes to the national government.

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unitary system

Question 52

A form of government in which political power is exercised directly by citizens is a(n)

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​direct democracy.

Question 53

The Constitution prohibits the state governments from

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all of these.

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