Exam 1 - Pretest 2

Question 1

A ___ system is a system of government in which ultimate political authority lies in the central government

Answer 1

Unitary

Question 2

___ is another name for cooperative federalism

Answer 2

Marble cake federalism

Question 3

Which of the following plays a major role in answering questions about legal conflicts between national and state governments?

Answer 3

The supreme court

Question 4

___ powers are powers of congress that come from the necessary and proper clause

Answer 4

Implied

Question 5

Which of the following is a system of governments in which a national government and state government share power?

Answer 5

A federal system

Question 6

____ is a loose collection of states in which the principal power lies at the individual state level

Answer 6

A confederation

Question 7

The ___ guaranteed the rights of reserved power

Answer 7

Tenth amendment

Question 8

T or F
The number of electoral votes is the same for each state

Answer 8

False

Question 9

The repeal of prohibition in 1933 allowed states to regulate

Answer 9

Alcohol

Question 10

T or F
“Elastic” or “ necessary and proper” powers are also known as implied powers

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Which of the following best describes unfunded mandates?

Answer 11

Regulations the national government applied to state governments without providing money to pay for those regulation

Question 12

The supreme Court generally sides with ____ when interpreting the Constitution

Answer 12

The national government

Question 13

___ is the model of federalism that suggests the national and state governments are separate and independent from each other.

Answer 13

Dual federalism

Question 14

How is the number of electoral votes determined for each state?

Answer 14

By its members in the House of Representatives and senates combined

Question 15

What was one effect of the Great Depression

Answer 15

States become more insistent on help from the national government, especially in times of crisis