Question 1

General revenue sharing was unpopular with most members of Congress because it

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A)  placed too much power in the hands of the Department of the Treasury.
B)  was very difficult for representative to claim credit for the projects implemented by state and local officials with federal money.
C)  discriminated against large states.
D)  discriminated against small states.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Which amendment preserves a strong role for the states in the American federal republic?

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A)  First
B)  Fifth
C)  Ninth
D)  TenthE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v.Hodges (2015)  was significant because it

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A)  allowed state governments to limit marriage to one man and one woman.
B)  struck down state laws that made sodomy a crime.
C)  required that all states offer marriage licenses to two people of the same sex.
D)  declared the full faith and credit clause unconstitutional.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

The ________ and the ________ clauses of the U.S.Constitution involve the relationships between and among the various states.

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A)  full faith and credit; privileges and immunities
B)  full faith and credit; federalism
C)  privileges and immunities; federalism
D)  establishment; privileges and immunitiesE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The fact that state governments are required to enforce restraining orders placed on stalkers and batterers in other states is a result of the

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A)  Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
B)  full faith and credit clause of the Constitution.
C)  supremacy clause of the Constitution.
D)  Supreme Court's decision in Loving v.Virginia.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

In the 1990s, the Supreme Court's "federalism revolution" helped to

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A)  eliminate the control state governments have over local governments.
B)  increase the amount of money devoted to project grants.
C)  return more power to the states.
D)  return more power to the federal government.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

What is one of the biggest problems with federal block grants?

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A)  There is a need for greater accountability in how the funds are actually spent by the states.
B)  States must demonstrate that they are following the precise regulations established by the federal government.
C)  There is a need to make sure the grants do not violate the commerce clause of the Constitution.
D)  States have been unwilling to accept any funding from the federal government.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

An example of ________ is when federal officials force state officials to implement more stringent national water pollution regulations.

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A)  home rule
B)  preemption
C)  police power
D)  the doctrine of states' rightsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

The inclusion of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution was MOST strongly supported by the

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A)  Federalists.
B)  Antifederalists.
C)  Whigs.
D)  Progressives.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Which Supreme Court decision partially struck down the Defense of Marriage Act?

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A)  McCutcheon v.Federal Election Commission
B)  National Federation of Independent Business v.Sebelius
C)  United States v.Windsor
D)  Bush v.GoreE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Which event was MOST influential in triggering the rise of a more active national government?

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A)  the War of 1812
B)  the Civil War
C)  the Great Depression
D)  the Cold WarE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Attempts by Congress to regulate child labor and factory conditions in local workplaces were struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional in the late nineteenth century because regulating local workplaces was

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A)  perceived to violate the Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution.
B)  perceived to violate the comity clause of the Constitution.
C)  beyond the scope of interstate commerce at the time and was therefore perceived to be an unconstitutional exercise of power by the federal government.
D)  perceived to violate the strongly held value of regulated federalism.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following Supreme Court cases limited federal power?

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A)  United States v.Lopez and Printz v.United States
B)  Gibbons v.Ogden and McCulloch v.Maryland
C)  Gibbons v.Ogden and Brown v.Board of Education
D)  McCulloch v.Maryland and Brown v.Board of EducationE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Block grants are designed to

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A)  fund urban improvements on a specific city block.
B)  give the states considerable discretion in how money from the federal government should be spent.
C)  fund capital improvements in schools.
D)  impose strict limits on how state governments can spend money from the federal government.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The fact that 43 states have followed in Minnesota's footsteps and allowed charter schools is an example of

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A)  arbitration.
B)  devolution.
C)  means testing.
D)  diffusion.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

State governments are often called the "laboratories of democracy" because they

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A)  employ more scientists and medical researchers than the federal government.
B)  allow governments to experiment with many different approaches in order to find the policies that best meet the needs of their citizens.
C)  invest more money in basic scientific research than the private sector and federal government combined.
D)  are given the constitutional responsibility of regulating the health care industry.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Almost 40 percent of all federal criminal statutes passed after the Civil War were enacted between

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A)  1890 and 1901.
B)  1917 and 1931.
C)  1941 and 1949.
D)  1970 and 1998.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

________ is evidenced when national officials fund a project that is actually implemented by state governments.

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A)  Dual federalism
B)  National supremacy
C)  Cooperative federalism
D)  Home ruleE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

A provision of which law was overturned in the Supreme Court case Printz v.United States?

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A)  the Defense of Marriage Act
B)  the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
C)  the Affordable Care Act
D)  the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention ActE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

The main function of the privileges and immunities clause of Article IV is that it

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A)  prevents states from discriminating against nonresidents.
B)  compels each state to recognize the laws of other states.
C)  requires all states to provide a uniform standard of benefits and entitlement.
D)  prevents states from coining their own money.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 3: Federalism

State governments are often called the "laboratories of democracy" because they

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Block grants are designed to

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A provision of which law was overturned in the Supreme Court case Printz v.United States?

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The fact that 43 states have followed in Minnesota's footsteps and allowed charter schools is an example of

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The inclusion of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution was MOST strongly supported by the

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The Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v.Hodges (2015) was significant because it

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The ________ and the ________ clauses of the U.S.Constitution involve the relationships between and among the various states.

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Almost 40 percent of all federal criminal statutes passed after the Civil War were enacted between

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The main function of the privileges and immunities clause of Article IV is that it

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The fact that state governments are required to enforce restraining orders placed on stalkers and batterers in other states is a result of the

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Which event was MOST influential in triggering the rise of a more active national government?

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Which amendment preserves a strong role for the states in the American federal republic?

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An example of ________ is when federal officials force state officials to implement more stringent national water pollution regulations.

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Which Supreme Court decision partially struck down the Defense of Marriage Act?

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Which of the following Supreme Court cases limited federal power?

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________ is evidenced when national officials fund a project that is actually implemented by state governments.

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General revenue sharing was unpopular with most members of Congress because it

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What is one of the biggest problems with federal block grants?

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Attempts by Congress to regulate child labor and factory conditions in local workplaces were struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional in the late nineteenth century because regulating local workplaces was

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In the 1990s, the Supreme Court's "federalism revolution" helped to

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