GOV CH-4 FEDERALISM

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GOV CH-4 FEDERALISM

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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. Some terms may be used more than once.

a.	block grant
b.	concurrent powers
c.	exclusive powers
d.	revenue sharing
e.	reserved powers

those powers exercised solely by the National Government

federal aid given to States and local governments with virtually no conditions attached

those powers not denied to the States, and not granted specifically to the National Government by the Constitution

IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. Some terms may be used more than once.

a.	enabling act
b.	delegated powers
c.	division of powers
d.	exclusive powers
e.	Privileges and Immunities Clause

the separation of governmental powers between the National Government and the 50 State governments

those powers granted in the Constitution only to the National Government

provides that a State cannot take unfair advantage in its laws of the residents of another State

IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. Some terms may be used more than once.

a.	act of admission
b.	extradition
c.	grants-in-aid program
d.	inherent powers
e.	enabling act
f.	Privileges and Immunities Clause

In order for a new State to be admitted to the Union, Congress must pass a(n) ____ after a State constitution has been approved by the people of the proposed State.

States may receive grants of federal land under a(n) ____ for such purposes as establishing schools and colleges.

Congress must pass a(n) ____ before a territory can write a proposed State constitution.

10.

According to the ____, a State cannot take unfair advantage in its laws of the residents of another State.

IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. Some terms may be used more than once.

a.	act of admission
b.	delegated powers
c.	enabling act
d.	reserved powers

11.

A territory seeking Statehood is first directed to prepare a State constitution by means of a(n) ____.

12.

The National Government has three types of ____ that have been granted to it in the Constitution.

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

MAIN IDEAS

13.

The system of federalism provides for all of the following EXCEPT

a.	local action in matters of local concern.
b.	a dual system of government.
c.	uniform laws among the States.
d.	strength through unity.

14.

Concurrent powers are those that are

a.	exercised simultaneously by the National and the State governments.
b.	exercised by State governments alone.
c.	exercised by the National Government alone.
d.	denied to both the National and the State governments.

15.

An enabling act directs any area desiring Statehood to

a.	prepare a constitution.
b.	become an organized territory.
c.	give up its territory.
d.	submit the act to a popular vote.

16.

States must honor the legality of one another's civil laws because of the

a.	Necessary and Proper Clause.
b.	Full Faith and Credit Clause.
c.	Supremacy Clause.
d.	Interstate Compacts Clause.

17.

Local governments derive their power from

a.	the Constitution and federal laws.
b.	State constitutions and State laws.
c.	both State constitutions and the National Government.
d.	city and county governments.

18.

Which of the following is an expressed power of the National Government?

a.	the power to coin money
b.	the power to license doctors
c.	the power to acquire territory
d.	the power to grant divorces

19.

Citizens who commit a crime in one State and then flee to another State to escape prosecution are to be returned to the original State under

a.	the Full Faith and Credit Clause.
b.	the Privileges and Immunities Clause.
c.	extradition.
d.	any interstate compact involving all 50 States.

20.

The Constitution requires the National Government to guarantee

a.	block grants to every State.
b.	schools for every community.
c.	an equal number of representatives for every State.
d.	a republican form of government for every State.

21.

The power of the National Government to coin money is

a.	an implied power.
b.	an inherent power.
c.	an expressed power.
d.	a concurrent power.

22.

Which of the following powers can the National Government legally exercise?

a.	expressed powers only
b.	expressed, implied and inherent powers
c.	delegated and reserved powers
d.	powers not granted to the States

23.

Which of the following is NOT among the obligations that the National Government has to the States?

a.	protection against foreign attack and domestic violence
b.	guarantee of a representative form of government
c.	recognition of each State's legal existence and physical boundaries
d.	recognition of State constitutions as the supreme law of the land

24.

From the States' point of view, what advantage did revenue sharing have over federal grants-in-aid programs?

a.	establishment of land-grant colleges
b.	few restrictions on how money could be spent
c.	federal control over policy matters
d.	FBI expertise and assistance

25.

Agreements States enter into with both foreign nations and other States with the consent of Congress are

a.	interstate compacts.
b.	acts of admission.
c.	extraditions.
d.	enabling acts.

26.

Which of the following is the basic characteristic of federalism?

a.	It divides power between a National Government and State governments.
b.	It gives most power to the National Government.
c.	It gives most power to local units of government.
d.	It encourages citizen participation in government.

27.

Which statement about local government is accurate?

a.	Local government has no relationship with State governments.
b.	Local government is an extension of the federal government.
c.	Local government is a subunit of State government.
d.	Local government supercedes the authority of State government.

28.

In the case of McCulloch v. Maryland, what was the Supreme Court ruling based upon?

a.	reserved powers
b.	Full Faith and Credit Clause
c.	Supremacy Clause
d.	interstate compacts

29.

The Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution provides that

a.	Congress may not pass laws that conflict with State laws.
b.	State laws must be uniform.
c.	State laws and court decisions must generally be honored by other States.
d.	agreements made between the States must first be approved by Congress.

30.

Funds given to a State by the National Government with special conditions attached are examples of

a.	block grants.
b.	revenue sharing.
c.	categorical grants.
d.	project grants.

INTERPRETING DIAGRAMS
Use the diagram to answer the following questions.

31.

What label should appear at the place marked by the letter D?

a.	Concurrent Powers
b.	Powers reserved to the States
c.	Powers denied both the National Government and the States
d.	Powers denied the National Government

32.

What label should appear at the place marked by the letter B?

a.	Concurrent Powers
b.	Powers denied the National Government
c.	Powers reserved to the States
d.	Powers denied both the National Government and the States

33.

What label should appear at the place marked by the letter C?

a.	Concurrent Powers
b.	Powers denied the National Government
c.	Powers reserved to the States
d.	Powers denied both the National Government and the States

34.

What label should appear at the place marked by the letter F?

a.	Concurrent Powers
b.	Powers reserved to the States
c.	Powers denied both the National Government and the States
d.	Powers denied the National Government

35.

The label Powers reserved to the States belongs at the place marked by

a.	the letter F.
b.	the letter B.
c.	the letter C.
d.	the letter D.

36.

The label Powers denied to the National Government should be placed at

a.	the letter E.
b.	the letters D and B.
c.	the letters C and F.
d.	the letter D.

37.

The Framers limited the power of the National Government both by creating separate branches and by

a.	giving some powers only to the States.
b.	giving the National Government only the expressed powers.
c.	providing for formal amendment to the Constitution.
d.	both b and c

38.

Without the expressed powers of the National Government, there would be no

a.	division of power.
b.	reserved powers.
c.	implied powers.
d.	inherent powers.

39.

State governments can claim no

a.	powers belonging to local governments.
b.	inherent powers.
c.	concurrent powers.
d.	reserved powers.

40.

Which of the following statements about the powers of the National Government is TRUE?

a.	It is a government of delegated powers.
b.	The Elastic Clause limits those powers.
c.	Each of the inherent powers must be traceable to some expressed power.
d.	Only the Congress exercises the expressed powers.

41.

Through which of the following are the States denied powers?

a.	the Constitution of the United States
b.	inherently, through the existence of the federal system
c.	the individual State constitutions
d.	all of the above

42.

Which of the following BEST describes this statement: “The States are actually the most important players in the federal system.”

a.	fact
b.	opinion
c.	constitutional provision
d.	both a and c

43.

Which of the following may have led the Framers to include the Supremacy Clause in the Constitution?

a.	conflicts among the States during the Critical Period
b.	the writings of John Locke
c.	the example set by the State constitutions
d.	the Court’s ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland

44.

Judging by the actions of Congress after the Civil War, a “republican form of government” must allow

a.	a State to leave the Union.
b.	a federal system.
c.	equal rights to all citizens.
d.	formal amendments to the Constitution.

45.

The obligation of the National Government to protect the States against invasion indirectly arose because the new Constitution

a.	established a federal system.
b.	required the States to give up their war-making powers.
c.	forbid State militias.
d.	denied all powers to the States.

46.

States gain needed resources through grants-in-aid, while the National Government gains

a.	needed funds.
b.	statistical data.
c.	influence over State and local affairs.
d.	assistance with public works.

47.

The power of the Federal Government to make grants-in-aid can be traced to which expressed power of Congress?

a.	the power to admit new States
b.	the power to coin money
c.	the power to regulate commerce
d.	the power to lay and collect taxes

48.

Since the Reagan administration converted many categorical grants into block grants, which of the following statements about that administration is most likely to be true?

a.	The Reagan administration tried to reduce the role played by the Federal Government in State and local matters.
b.	The Reagan administration tried to reduce the federal budget.
c.	The Reagan administration tried to increase the role played by the Federal Government in State and local matters.
d.	The Reagan administration wanted grant monies to be earmarked for specific projects.

49.

In which of the following situations would one State NOT give full faith and credit to the public acts of another State?

a.	a man convicted of burglary in Wisconsin moves to Utah
b.	a resident of Nevada obtains a divorce then moves to Montana
c.	a woman married in Oklahoma needs to prove her marital status for a new job in Florida
d.	a person born in Pennsylvania wishes to obtain a driver’s license in Vermont

50.

In certain situations, States can give preferential treatment to _____ over ______.

a.	nonresidents/residents
b.	residents/nonresidents
c.	fugitives/divorcees
d.	civil matters/criminal matters

51.

Just as treaties made by the President are subject to consent by the Senate, interstate compacts are subject to

a.	judicial review.
b.	presidential consent.
c.	review by the States not involved in the compact.
d.	congressional consent.