GOVT 220 Quiz Federalism
GOVT 220 Quiz Federalism
- William H. Riker concluded that the main effect of federalism since the Civil War was that it supported which of these?
- What is the process of passing on many federal programs to the states called?
- What are federal mandates?
- Which of the following entities settles conflicts related to power sharing between the states and the national government?
- During the 1960s, federal grants to states were increasingly based on what?
- Which of the following metaphors best describes cooperative federalism?
- Which of the following forms of federalism involves state governments and the national government working together to solve the nation’s problems?
- Which of the following is the transfer of government power from the national government to state governments?
- The necessary and proper clause of Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution is also known as which one of the following?
- How has the Supreme Court ruled regarding mandates?
- Which of the following is a requirement in federal legislation that forces state and local governments to comply with certain rules?
- The Framers did not include an explicit statement of state powers in the U.S. Constitution. In which amendment was it later added?
- What was the first form of grants-in-aid from the national government to the states?
- Which of these is a procedure that enables voters to reject a measure adopted by the legislature?
- Which of the following best describes police power?
- What was the central question in the McCulloch v. Maryland case?
- The push toward devolution has resulted in what?
- In the last sixty years, the fastest-growing grants to states have been what?
- Which of the following gives Congress the power to regulate trade among the states?
- When did the grants-in-aid system begin to grow rapidly?
- What does the doctrine of nullication refer to?
- The advantages of a federal system of government include which of the following?
- California’s Governor Gray Davis was replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003 by what method?
- Which of the following modern political ideologies has traditionally favored state governments over the federal government?
- As it applies to the states, what does the full faith and credit clause mean?
- What is one challenge of the devolution revolution for state governments?
- Which of the following powers is not given to the federal government by the Constitution, nor reserved to the states?
- What does the phrase laboratories of democracy mean?
- Much of President Trump’s controversial response to the COVID-19 pandemic was to leave the decisions to the fifty states’ governors. Upon reflection, his reasoning would demonstrate which of the following beliefs?