Question 1

The federal system can be best defined as

Accepted Answer

a system of government in which power is divided between a national government and lower levels of government.

Question 2

Why did local governments become administratively important in the early years of the Republic?

Accepted Answer

They became important because states lacked the administrative capability to implement laws and relied, therefore, on local governments.

Question 3

Who wrote the Supreme Court opinions in both McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) and Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)?

Accepted Answer

John Marshall

Question 4

In ________, the Supreme Court reinterpreted the commerce clause, changing it from a check on national power to a source of national power.

Accepted Answer

1937

Question 5

In 1996, ________ carried a copy of the Tenth Amendment in his pocket as he campaigned for the presidency.

Accepted Answer

Bob Dole

Question 6

How did the traditional system of dual federalism establish a commercial republic?

Accepted Answer

The function of the federal government was to promote and assist commerce.

Question 7

Under the traditional system of American federalism, most of the fundamental governing in the U.S. was done by________

Accepted Answer

state govt.

Question 8

What was a major reason that the slogan states' rights became tarnished in the 1950s and 1960s?

Accepted Answer

It had been used by southern opponents of the civil rights movement to support racial segregation.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the structure of American federalism is true?

Accepted Answer

It has contributed to the longevity of the U.S. government by allowing many divisive policy decisions throughout American history to be made by states.

Question 10

Many Americans blamed ________ for their plight during the Great Depression.

Accepted Answer

Herbert Hoover

Question 11

The Supreme Court justices determined that the Affordable Care Act was

Accepted Answer

constitutional under Congress's power to tax.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

There is a need for greater accountability in how the funds are actually spent by the states.

Question 13

________ compels state officials to obey costly federal regulations, but does not reimburse those costs.

Accepted Answer

unfunded mandate

Question 14

One argument for a strong federal government is its role in ensuring ________ across states.

Accepted Answer

equality

Question 15

Which of the following statements about federalism in America is true?

Accepted Answer

In recent decades, the justices of the Supreme Court have favored federal power over state power.

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