Question 1

The Founders did not include in the U.S. Constitution an explicit statement of state powers but added it later in

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A)   the Second Amendment.
B)   the Seventh Amendment.
C)   the Tenth Amendment.
D)   the Fourteenth Amendment.
E)   None of the above is True.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) , the Supreme Court ruled that

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A)   states could form banks and tax them.
B)   the national government could charter banks and the states could not tax those banks.
C)   the national government's power was dependent on the states.
D)   Congress erred when it created a national banking system.
E)   states could not charter banks.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

According to the text, block grants have enjoyed only marginal success, in part because

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A)   the federal government steadily increased the number of strings attached to such grants.
B)   money from categorical grants shrank so low as to make these other grants essential.
C)   these grants were based on local priorities rather than on the needs of the nation as a whole.
D)   these grants discouraged federal control over how the money was to be used.
E)   these grants were not attractive to members of Congress.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

In 1808 Congress gave __________ to the states to pay for their militias, with the states in charge of size, deployment, and command of these troops.

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A)   $250
B)   $3,500
C)   $25,000
D)   $200,000
E)   $500,000F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

The text says that it would be a mistake to conclude that the doctrine of dual federalism is

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A)   entirely dead.
B)   alive and well.
C)   much changed.
D)   no longer a threat.
E)   an empirical reality.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

In United States v. Lopez, the Supreme Court said that Congress had exceeded its commerce clause power by creating gun-free zones around schools.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Discuss the terms of local governance covered in the textbook.

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-Municipal corporations are chartered by...

Question 8

In McCulloch v. Maryland

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A)   the Constitution's "necessary and proper" clause permits Congress to take actions when it is essential to a power that Congress has.
B)   the Constitution's commerce clause gives the national government exclusive power to regulate interstate commerce.
C)   Congress may not act to subject nonconsenting states to lawsuits in state courts.
D)   the states may not regulate interstate commerce.
E)   the national government's authority to require state officials to administer or enforce a federal regulation is limited.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

The Supreme Court ruled the individual mandate component of "Obamacare" unconstitutional.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An interest group with a strong following in only one region of the country would have the best chance to achieve its goals under which type of system?

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A)   Democratic
B)   Republican
C)   Federal
D)   Unitary
E)   ProvincialF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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