Federalism in the United States: history, types and key cases

1. 1Which of the following statements is true?

   1. AThe federal government raises roughly as much revenue from taxation as all state and local governments combined.
   2. BThe federal government raises significantly more tax revenue than all state and local governments combined.
   3. CState and local governments combined raise twice as much revenue from taxation as the federal government.
   4. DState and local governments combined raise three times as much revenue from taxation as the federal government.
   5. EState and local governments combined raise six times as much revenue as the federal government.
2. 2According to ________, a large republic is less likely to have an all-powerful faction.

   1. APatrick Henry
   2. BGeorge Mason
   3. CJames Madison
   4. DJohn C. Calhoun
   5. EJohn Marshall Harlan
3. 3The "separate but equal" standard was created by

   1. ACongress.
   2. Bthe Supreme Court.
   3. Cthe state supreme court of Virginia.
   4. DPresident Ulysses S. Grant.
   5. EJustice John Marshall Harlan.
4. 4What did Newt Gingrich declare about federalism in 1994?

   1. Athat government had moved too far away from the federalism of the early twentieth century
   2. Bthat power was beginning to swing back to the federal government
   3. Cthat the 1960s-style federalism was dead
   4. Dthat federalism was the only system that could preserve the power of the states
   5. Ethat the federal government had betrayed the promise of states' rights in the Constitution
5. 5________ is an illustration of cooperative federalism.

   1. AThe U.S. Postal Service
   2. BMedicaid
   3. CA marriage license
   4. DA driver's license
   5. EAll these answers are correct
6. 6________ advocated a "new federalism".

   1. APresident Richard Nixon
   2. BPresident George W. Bush
   3. CPresident John Kennedy
   4. DPresident Lyndon Johnson
   5. EPresident Jimmy Carter
7. 7Political conservatives who favor more political power devolved back to the states would likely prefer which of the following?

   1. Acategorical grants
   2. Bblock grants
   3. CPell grants
   4. Dhigher tax rates for the wealthy
   5. ENone of these answers is correct.
8. 8In America today, public education is primarily the responsibility of
   

   1. Athe national government.
   2. Bstate and local governments.
   3. Cthe National Education Association (NEA).
   4. Dthe American Federation of Teachers (AFT).
   5. Ethe U.S. Department of Education.
9. 9States in which region receive more of their revenue from the federal government than do most other states?

   1. Athe West
   2. Bthe Northeast
   3. Cthe Midwest
   4. Dthe South
   5. Ethe noncontiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii
10. 10States in which region receive more of their revenue from the federal government than do most other states?

    1. Athe West
    2. Bthe Northeast
    3. Cthe Midwest
    4. Dthe South
    5. Ethe noncontiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii

11. 11In key decisions early in the New Deal era, the Supreme Court

    1. Ainvalidated key pieces of FDR's New Deal legislation.
    2. Bupheld FDR's "court-packing" proposal.
    3. Cruled that segregation violated the Fourteenth Amendment.
    4. Druled that public accommodations were part of interstate commerce.
    5. Einvalidated the commerce clause.
12. 12Which of the following was the core of Nixon's approach to "new federalism"?

    1. Aan extension of federal influence over state education policy
    2. Bthe elimination of block and categorical grants
    3. Cincreased state powers in the form of national guards and control over border security
    4. Drevenue sharing, where the federal government gave money to the states to use as they saw fit
    5. Ea reduction in federal ability to regulate interstate commerce
13. 13Which of the following was the core of Nixon's approach to "new federalism"?

    1. Aan extension of federal influence over state education policy
    2. Bthe elimination of block and categorical grants
    3. Cincreased state powers in the form of national guards and control over border security
    4. Drevenue sharing, where the federal government gave money to the states to use as they saw fit
    5. Ea reduction in federal ability to regulate interstate commerce
14. 14What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution upon the concept of dual federalism?

    1. AIt brought about the immediate end of the concept.
    2. BIt created dominant business interests that raised questions about the suitability of dual federalism as a governing concept.
    3. CIt had no impact at all upon the concept.
    4. DIt led to passage of the Tenth Amendment.
    5. EIt made the doctrine of nullification a political reality.
15. 15From President Abraham Lincoln's perspective, the decision to wage a civil war against the southern states is best summarized in what fashion?

    1. AStates that allowed slavery were no longer sovereign.
    2. BThe states were older than the union.
    3. CSouthern states had abused the "reserved powers" amendment.
    4. DThe union was older than the states.
    5. ENone of these answers is correct.
16. 16None of these answers is correct.

    1. AJohn Marshall.
    2. BRoger Taney.
    3. CFranklin D. Roosevelt.
    4. DLyndon B. Johnson.
    5. EAlexander Hamilton.
17. 17Which choice below describes the American change in governmental structure in 1787?

    1. Aunitary to confederal
    2. Bconfederal to unitary
    3. Cfederal to unitary
    4. Dconfederal to federal
    5. Efederal to confederal
18. 18________ opposed the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

    1. AGeorge Washington
    2. BPatrick Henry
    3. CJames Madison
    4. DBenjamin Franklin
    5. EJohn Adams

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