Question 1

What is a disadvantage of a unitary system?

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A)  Unitary systems are inefficient and tend to suffer from weak central leadership.
B)  Unitary systems are autocratic, which often leads to rampant government corruption.
C)  There is no competition between different political units in unitary systems, which can stifle policy development.
D)  Unitary systems allow multiple parties to be included on the ballot, which causes confusion among the electorate.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Which one of the following explains why cooperative federalism emerged in the United States?

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A)  Supreme Court decisions that broadly interpreted the commerce clause
B)  Supreme Court decisions that limited the scope of the commerce clause
C)  public support and demand for cooperative federalism based on opposition to the doctrine of states' rights
D)  the election of U.S.senators by state legislaturesE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The Seventeenth Amendment gave women the right to vote.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Thomas Jefferson was an advocate of the doctrine of states' rights.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why is Barron v.Baltimore important?

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A)  The justices sided with the national government over state governments, giving added power to the supremacy clause.
B)  The justices ruled that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in any state.
C)  The justices ruled that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
D)  The justices helped to establish dual federalism as a guiding judicial principle to settle questions concerning state and national power.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 6

The doctrine of nullification was first used

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A)  by the Supreme Court in McCulloch v.Maryland.
B)  to ignore a tariff law passed by Congress in 1832.
C)  by state governors opposed to federal civil rights legislation that became law in the 1950s and 1960s.
D)  by Lyndon Johnson as part of his Great Society programs.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

A confederal system features weak states that can never veto national government decisions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In his 1981 inaugural address, President Ronald Reagan

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A)  expressed his belief in strong national power over the states.
B)  expressed his belief in the doctrine of states' rights.
C)  sounded like a Federalist from the early years of the republic.
D)  sounded like a leader who believed that states were exercising too much power in the American political system.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Under the doctrine of dual federalism, what was the relationship between the national and state governments?

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A)  Each has distinct areas of authority with very little overlap.
B)  Each has distinct authority, but they cooperate with one another in most areas.
C)  The only way in which the national government influences the states is by providing them with funds.
D)  Federal mandates matter only when state officials agree with them.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Sovereign power means that

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A)  the state governments have just as much power as the national government.
B)  each unit of government has some degree of authority and autonomy.
C)  the Constitution recognizes only national authority.
D)  local governments have no authority in the United States.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

What is picket fence federalism?

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Question 12

What was the doctrine of nullification and why was it important?

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Question 13

The picket fence metaphor is an appropriate description of current American federalism because

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A)  different policy areas are "fenced" off from each other by congressional action and court rulings.
B)  it takes money to make policy, just like it does to build a fence.
C)  policy makers mainly interact with others in the same policy area, regardless of whether they are federal or state employees.
D)  the state and federal governments have clear boundaries, much like two fences on separate properties.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Which one of the following is provided by the authors of the textbook as a reason one might support a strong state role in federalism?

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A)  States are laboratories of democracy.
B)  States tend to have more honest elected officials.
C)  Federal officials are paralyzed by special interest groups, whereas state governments are not.
D)  State governments have a better record than Congress at eradicating racial discrimination and providing civil rights.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which one of the following is an advantage of giving states flexibility in making policy instead of federal officials imposing policy?

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A)  State-elected officials are more civil and reasonable toward one another than are members of the U.S.Congress.
B)  It allows states to compete for business, meaning they will have stronger regulation.
C)  It allows for policy experimentation, providing new ideas about how to solve problems.
D)  State officials tend to care more about the average person.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The doctrine of dual federalism is most consistent with the concept of

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A)  marble cake federalism.
B)  layer cake federalism.
C)  coercive federalism.
D)  fiscal federalism.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Local governments

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A)  are autonomous units of government.
B)  are appendages of the state government.
C)  are appendages of the national government.
D)  do not control any public policy issues.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

The ________ clause is vague but gives the national government a very broad grant of power to carry out its responsibilities.

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A)  enumerated powers
B)  full faith and credit
C)  supremacy
D)  necessary and properE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Following the Civil War, the Constitution was amended to ensure that states could not deny any citizen

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A)  equal pay for equal work.
B)  the right to run as a candidate for public office.
C)  due process or equal protection of the laws.
D)  the right to earn a guaranteed minimum wage established by the federal government.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

The past 20 years can be considered the "era of balanced federalism."

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Federalism

Sovereign power means that

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Under the doctrine of dual federalism, what was the relationship between the national and state governments?

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The doctrine of nullification was first used

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Thomas Jefferson was an advocate of the doctrine of states' rights.

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A confederal system features weak states that can never veto national government decisions.

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