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Chapter 4 Test A

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Question 1
1.

Which of the following is the best description of federalism?

Question 2
2.

Which of the following is an expressed power of the federal government that is not shared with the states?

Question 3
3.

Which of the following is an implied power of the federal government?

Question 4
4.

Which of the following is an expressed power of the president?

Question 5
5.

The power to borrow money is which type of power?

Question 6
6.

No level of government may try a person under an ex post facto law, meaning a law that was passed

Question 7
7.

Under the full faith and credit clause of the Constitution, a state must

Question 8
8.

The main responsibility for resolving conflicts between the states and the federal government lies with which of the following?

Question 9
9.

Which of the following best describes how the Civil War affected federalism?

Question 10
10.

How was the relationship between the federal and state governments generally understood during the period of dual federalism?

Question 11
11.

The term cooperative federalism refers to

Question 12
12.

Under his program of creative federalism, Lyndon Johnson’s aim was to

Question 13
13.

Which of the following proposals is an example of the kind of federalism favored by Ronald Reagan?

Question 14
14.

Which of the following represents an example of fiscal federalism?

Question 15
15.

Why is the Sixteenth Amendment an important element in the system of fiscal federalism?

Question 16
16.

Which of the following is the main source of income for the federal government today?

Question 17
17.

Which of the following best defines federal mandates?

Question 18
18.

Supporters of devolution would argue that environmental protection is

Question 19
19.

When Congress places demands on states without grant money, it is

Question 20
20.

Drag the term to the correct definition

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new federalism
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legal process for returning a suspect to the state where a crime took place
Morrill Act
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period when federal and state governments prevailed in their own spheres
dual federalism
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transfer of money from the national government to the state or local level
extradition
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system for sharing authority over a land among different levels of government
Sherman Antitrust Act
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requirement that states respect the official acts of other states
supremacy clause
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period when states received federal grants to achieve national goals
federalism
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federal law outlawing monopolies in order to preserve competition
full faith and credit clause
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federal law giving land to states to finance colleges
grant-in-aid
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period when states gained more power over the use of federal grants
creative federalism
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provision that states must not violate the Constitution, federal laws, or treaties