Question

The term federalism describes (3 points)

powers granted to the national government by the U.S. Constitution
the collection of laws, treaties, and programs governing relationships with other nations
a legal division of authority between the national, state, and local governments

Answer 1

Reserved powers are (3 points)

granted to the national government by the U.S. Constitution
granted to state governments by the U.S. Constitution
not given to the national government and are retained for state governments
not given to the state governments and are retained for the national government
3.

The "elastic clause" in the U.S. Constitution (3 points)

protects the power of state governments to make laws needed to run the states
grants Congress the power to make laws needed to operate the national government
limits the power of Congress to create new laws without the consent of the states
limits the power of the president by requiring Congress to review all executive orders
4.

The state of Florida passes a law requiring high school students to take an online course as a graduation requirement. This is an example of a (4 points)

reserved power granted to the state governments
reserved power granted to the national government
implied power granted to the state governments
implied power granted to the national government
5.

People who take a "marble cake" view of federalism believe that (4 points)

state governments are too weak to meet most citizen needs
state governments are supreme over the national government
national and state governments cooperate to meet citizen needs
national government should entirely control the state governments
6.

Which of the following is an example of an implied power? (4 points)

state government passes a tax to pay for highway maintenance
state government orders the local governments to enforce a law
national government creates an air force division of the military
national government passes a law that lowers rates of taxation
7.

The supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution has supported the (4 points)

national government's sovereignty over matters related to citizen health care and education
national government's sovereignty over matters of foreign policy and interstate commerce
state governments' sovereignty over matters related to citizen health care and education
state governments' sovereignty over matters of foreign policy and interstate commerce
8.

A criticism of the American system of federalism is that it is (4 points)

unresponsive when it is faced with a dangerous emergency situation
excellent at dealing with emergencies yet inadequate in daily matters
inefficient in responding to crises involving multiple levels of government
too expensive to maintain as a basic principle in the national government
9.

The first three articles of the U.S. Constitution (4 points)

explain the powers delegated to the national government
list the powers implied as belonging to national government
explain the powers reserved to the state governments
list the powers concurrent to the state governments
10.

Article Four of the U.S. Constitution (4 points)

explains the powers delegated to the national government
lists the powers implied as belonging to national government
explains the powers reserved to the state governments
lists the powers concurrent to the state governments
11.

The Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution (4 points)

reserves to the states any powers not delegated to the national government
reserves to the national government any powers not delegated to the states
implies that certain powers are the responsibility of the national government
implies that certain powers are the responsibility of the state governments

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

The first three articles of the U.S. Constitution (4 points)


explain the powers delegated to the national government
list the powers implied as belonging to national government
explain the powers reserved to the state governments
list the powers concurrent to the state governments