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Question 1

The _____ form of government favors a central government exercising all or most political authority.

Answer 1

unitary

Question 2

Today, the European Union is struggling to make a _____ work.

Answer 2

confederation

Question 3

_____ is not identified in the Constitution as a responsibility of national government

Answer 3

Establishing schools

Question 4

One advantage of federalism is diffusion of policies, which _____.

Answer 4

spreads policy ideas from one city or state to others

Question 5

Allowing lower-level governments to “try out” new policies on a local level is generally referred to as “_____ of democracy.”

Answer 5

laboratories

Question 6

The desire for fairness causes critics to worry that competition between states and localities leads to a/an _____, resulting in a bidding war in which each state tries to cut programs and taxes more than neighboring states in order to attract middle-class people and new business.

Answer 6

race to the bottom

Question 7

Congress’s expressed, or granted, powers are found in _____ of the Constitution.

Answer 7

Article 1, section 8

Question 8

A/an _____power is explicitly named in the Constitution.

Answer 8

enumerated

Question 9

The “_____and proper clause” provides Congress with authority to carry out its designated functions concerning powers not specifically enumerated in the Constitution.

Answer 9

necessary

Question 10

If Virginia law conflicts with federal law, the _____ clause states that federal law is superior.

Answer 10

supremacy

Question 11

The Tenth Amendment relates to and best demonstrates _____ powers.

Answer 11

reserved

Question 12

_____ powers describe shared authority between national and state governments

Answer 12

Concurrent

Question 13

_____ federalism argues for the clear division of governing authority between national and state governments.

Answer 13

Dual

Question 14

Congress vigorously responded to the _____ by passing policies that decisively strengthened the national government’s role in regulating the economy.

Answer 14

Great Depression

Question 15

_____ was characterized by a far more active federal government and blurred lines of authority.

Answer 15

Cooperative federalism

Question 16

An obligation imposed on state or local government officials by federal legislation without sufficient federal funding support to cover the costs is called a/an _____ mandate

Answer 16

unfunded

Question 17

_____ is defined as the transfer of authority from national to state or local governments.

Answer 17

Devolution

Question 18

The Supreme Court relied on the Constitution’s _____ powers in the McCullough v.

Answer 18

implied

Question 19

The U.S. government spends _____ the governments of most other wealthy nations.

Answer 19

less than

Question 20

_____ is not a power granted to Congress in the Constitution.

Answer 20

Organizing state elections