AP GOPO.Federalism Review

Question 1

Which clause of the Constitution says federal laws preempt state and local laws?

Accepted Answer

supremacy

Question 2

Grants that typically allocate federal dollars based on population.

Accepted Answer

formula

Question 3

Which grants minimize paperwork and the strings attached to using the money?

Accepted Answer

block grants

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a categorical grant?

Accepted Answer

Congress provides funds to increase literacy in low-income neighborhoods.

Question 5

Which of the following is the best definition of federalism?

Accepted Answer

Two or more levels of gov't share authority over the same area and people.

Question 6

Which clause of the U.S. Constitution did the Court apply to McCulloch allowing Congress to create a national bank?

Accepted Answer

necessary and proper

Question 7

Proponents of devolution argue that the authority of ______.

Accepted Answer

the state governments should be expanded

Question 8

Which of the following best exemplifies devolution?

Accepted Answer

welfare policies

Question 9

Education and transportation are state responsibilities, but under _____, the federal government has been making policy.

Accepted Answer

cooperative federalism

Question 10

The _____ Amendment says that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states and the people.

Accepted Answer

10th

Question 11

Many local school districts complained No Child Left Behind did not provide funding to implement the law.

Accepted Answer

This was an unfunded mandate.

Question 12

The power to regulate immigration is ____.

Accepted Answer

federal

Question 13

Before ratification of the Constitution, the United States was governed by

Accepted Answer

the Articles of Confederation

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of the federal government using money to influence state policy (fiscal federalism)

Accepted Answer

grants-in-aid

Question 15

The Framers adopted a federal system of government because the feared _____.

Accepted Answer

power centralized in a national government

Question 16

In U.S. v. Lopez, the Supreme Court ruled on which of the following powers as related to firearms in public schools?

Accepted Answer

commerce

Question 17

Which clause in the Constitution ensures judgements and contracts made in one state are enforceable in another?

Accepted Answer

full faith and credit

Question 18

How does federalism contribute to democracy?

Accepted Answer

It increases citizens' access to gov't.

Question 19

In ______, powers are shared by the federal and state governments in a marble-cake fashion.

Accepted Answer

cooperative federalism

Question 20

Type of grant given to the states by the federal government with only vague or general guidelines.

Accepted Answer

block

Question 21

Which was the earliest landmark Supreme Court case that defined the relationship between the federal and state gov'ts.

Accepted Answer

McCulloch v. Maryland

Question 22

Which type of federalism is characterized by a system of state and national governments with separate, distinct powers.

Accepted Answer

dual or layer cake

Question 23

An advantage of federalism is that it allows states to _____.

Accepted Answer

be laboratories of democracy

Question 24

Article VI of the U.S. Constitution establishes that federal law is ______ in conflicts between federal and state law.

Accepted Answer

supreme

Question 25

What is a mandate?

Accepted Answer

an order from the federal gov't requiring states to do something

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