GOVERNMENT 2305

QUIZ CHAPTER 3
1. The primary reason that the Framers chose to unify the country was that
a. unions allow for smaller entities to pool their resources.
b. they wanted to revoke states' rights.
c. they wanted to create a unitary system.
d. unions allow for larger states to dominate.
e. unions allow for collective bargaining.
2. In a _________, independent states grant powers to a national government.
a.
unitary system
b.
confederal system
c.
federal system
d.
proportional system
e.
feudal system
3. In a __________, virtually all power goes to the national government.
a.
confederal system
b.
federal system
c.
unitary system
d.
system of self-government
e.
multifederal system
4. A system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between the national and state
governments is known as
a.
the supremacy clause.
b.
implied powers.
c.
states rights.
d.
federalism.
e.
a confederal system.
5. At the time the Constitution was written, virtually all the worlds governments were either
a.
confederal or federal.
b.
federal or unitary.
c.
multifederal systems or federal.
d.
unitary or confederal.
e.
self-government or federal.
6. Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution details the _________ powers of Congress.
a.
implied
b.
forced
c.
explicit
d.
concurrent
e.
enumerated

7. The necessary and proper clause gives Congress the power to pass laws that are related to the
a.
enumerated powers.
b.
police powers.
c.
concurrent powers.
d.
denied powers.
e.
implied powers.
8. Powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system are called
a.
concurrent powers.
b.
denied powers.
c.
police powers.
d.
enumerated powers.
e.
express powers.
9. Which of the following remain almost exclusively within state authority?
a.
marriage and divorce law
b.
insurance regulations
c.
professional licensing
d.
prosecuting state crimes
e.
all of the above
10. The Bill of Rights originally applied to
a.
the state governments.
b.
the national government.
c.
both the national and state governments.
d.
city governments.
e.
all levels of government.
11. The __________ clause makes the Constitution of the United States, plus all laws and treaties made under the
Constitution, superior to state law.
a.
commerce
b.
confrontation
c.
guarantee
d.
republican
e.
supremacy
12. Congress exercises its implied powers through the
a.
general welfare clause.
b.
privileges and immunities clause.
c.
equal protection clause.
d.
full faith and credit clause.
e.
necessary and proper clause.
13. In __________, the Court ruled that the authority of Congress to regulate commerce among the states gave it,
rather than the states, the authority to manage the licensing of steamboats traveling between New York and New
Jersey.
a.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
b.
Gibbons v. Ogden
c.
Marbury v. Madison
d.
McCulloch v. Maryland
e.
Prigg v. Pennsylvania

14. Supporters of states' rights, such as Thomas Jefferson, believed that the central focus of power rests with
a.
the states.
b.
the federal government.
c.
the people.
d.
the Congress.
e.
the townships.
15. During the Civil War, Lincoln used his power as commander in chief to issue the __________, which prohibited
slavery in states under rebellion, as slave labor was an asset to the Confederate army.
a.
Articles of Proclamation
b.
Declaration of Independence
c.
Emancipation Proclamation
d.
Fugitive Slave Act
e.
Personal Liberty Act
16. __________ federalism recognizes that while the national government is supreme in some spheres, the state
governments remain supreme in others, with layers of authority separate from one another, an arrangement that
political scientists compared to a layer cake.
a.
Confrontational
b.
Cooperative
c.
Dual
d.
Multi
e.
State-centered
17. President Franklin Roosevelt's proposal to add new justices to the Supreme Court so that the Court would uphold
his policies is referred to as
a.
the Court-packing plan.
b.
the Congress-packing plan.
c.
the switch in time that saved nine.
d.
the grand bargain.
e.
the Roosevelt compromise.
18. The Johnson administration gave money to the states for its programs through _________, which was money for
the states to use on what the national government wanted.
a.
block grants
b.
Pell Grants
c.
categorical grants
d.
piece-meal grants
e.
marque grants
19. The Nixon administration began a trend, labeled as __________, of shifting powers back to the states.
a.
dual federalism
b.
new federalism
c.
fiscal federalism
d.
cooperative federalism
e.
layer cake federalism

20. President Reagan cut back on categorical grants and replaced them with _________, which are more flexible and
set fewer restrictions on how the states can use the money.
a.
free grants
b.
marque grants
c.
Pell Grants
d.
categorical grants
e.
block grants
21. President George W. Bushs administration strengthened national authority, sometimes at the expense of the
states, by
a. supporting the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act.
b. supporting a prescription drug plan for Medicare.
c. going to court to preempt Californias fuel economy and emission standards for cars.
d. establishing national standards for drivers licenses.
e. all of the above.
22. Over time, the Court's definition of what constituted interstate commerce grew to include
a.
only commerce that occurs between states.
b.
anything that affected interstate commerce.
c.
only commerce that occurs intrastate.
d.
anything that affected foreign trade.
e.
none of the above.