UTA POLS2311 2021 June CH03 PRE TEST Latest

POLS2311 Intro to U S Government

CH 03 PRE-TEST

Question 1In 1937 the Supreme Court laid the groundwork for a stronger federal government by issuing a number of decisions that

dramatically narrowed the definition of the commerce clause.

dramatically expanded the definition of the commerce clause.

struck down the supremacy clause.

struck down the privileges and immunities clause.

  struck down the full faith and credit clause.

Question 2When state and local governments conform to requirements imposed by the national government but do not receive funding for the expenditure required to fulfill them, they are complying with

states' rights.

block grants.

general revenue sharing.

unfunded mandates.

  redistributive programs.

Question 3Which term describes the division of powers and functions between the national government and lower levels of government?

separation of powers

federalism

checks and balances

expressed powers

  unitary system

Question 4The process of transferring responsibility for policy from the national level to the state level is known as

dual federalism.

devolution.

preemption.

home rule.

  incorporation.

Question 5Over time, the value of categorical grants has

increased from $51.5 billion in 1960 to approximately $115 billion in 2019.

increased from $51.5 billion in 1960 to approximately $630 billion in 2019.

decreased from $31 billion in 1960 to approximately $2 billion in 2019.

decreased from $667 billion in 1960 to approximately $2 billion in 2019.

  remained the same between 1960 and 2019.

Question 6Under which system of federalism have states done most of the fundamental governing?

dual federalism

regulated federalism

states' rights

coorporative federalism

  New Federalism

 

Question 7Which of the following is the best example of a concurrent power under the U.S. Constitution?

  the power to declare war

  the power to coin money

  the power to regulate commercial activity

  the power to tax imports and exports

  the power to educate

Question 8Which clause is the source of implied powers under the U.S. Constitution?

  full faith and credit

  comity

  necessary and proper

  commerce

  supremacy

Question 9Which of the following is the best example of a unitary system of government?

 The federal government sets detailed educational guidelines that all local governments must implement.

  The federal government establishes general guidelines for schools but leaves most specific policy decisions up to local school boards.

  The federal government provides parents with vouchers for private schools, and local governments have no role to play in education policy.

  The federal government provides no funding for schools and leaves education policy entirely up to state legislatures and local school boards.

  The national government establishes general guidelines for healthcare but leaves most specific policy decisions up to local hospitals.

Question 10The privileges and immunities clause of Article IV is also referred to as the ________ clause.

  federalism

  vesting

  comity

  dual sovereignty

  preemption

Question 11From the perspective of democratic participation, the multiple layers of government in a federal system

can make it difficult for individuals to figure out which government is responsible for the problem that concerns them.

provide very limited opportunities for citizens to become involved in the political process.

narrow the channels through which citizens can demand answers from their government.

  block

  encourage citizens to vote for candidates of differeent parties at different levels of government.

Question 12The constitutional idea of states’ rights was strongest during which historical period?

  the years immediately preceding the Civil War

  Reconstruction

  the Great Depression

  the 1960s

  immediately after the ratification of the Constitution

Question 13To what does the term New Federalism refer?

the era of federalism initiated by President Roosevelt during the late 1930s

the national government's regulation of state action through grants-in-aid

the type of federalism that uses categorical grants to influence state action

efforts to return more policy-making discretion to the states through the use of block grants

  the recent emergence of local governments as important political actors

Question 14One of the downsides of state control over policy is that

states may come up with policy innovations that diffuse to other states or the federal government.

states are not as in tune with the needs of their citizens as the federal government is, so state.

citizens may benefit or suffer unevenly from government action or inaction depending on where they live.

cities are unable to create and enforce local policies that differ from those at the state level.

  the laws and judicial decisions that take place in a given state may not be honored in other states.

Question 15The principle that allows the federal government to take over areas of regulation from states or local governments is called

regulated federalism.

devolution.

preemption.

"layer cake" federalism.

  exemption.

Question 16In which case did the Supreme Court crate the potential for increased national power by ruling that Congress could, based on the necessary and proper clause, exercise powers "implied" by its delegated powers?

United States v. Lopez

Printz v. United States

Loving v. Virginia

McCulloch v. Maryland

  Gibbons v. Ogden

Question 17A state government's authority to regulate the health, safety, welfare, and morals of its citizens is frequently referred to as

the reserved power.

the expressed power.

the police power.

the concurrent power.

  the implied power.

Question 18Most states have amended their constitutions to guarantee that their larger cities will have the authority to manage local affairs without interference from state government.

home rule.

preemption.

devolution.

states' rights.

  New Federalism.

Question 19Which amendment to the Constitution states that the powers the Constitution does not delegate to the national government or prohibit to the states are "reserved to the states"?

First Amendment

Fifth Amendment

Tenth Amendment

Fourteenth Amendment

  Twenty-Sixth Amendment

Question 20Which constitutional clause requires that states normally honor the public acts and judicial decisions of other states?

privileges and immunities clause

necessary and proper clause

interstate commerce clause

preemption clause

  full faith and credit clause