Question 1

After a thorough investigation, federal officials determined that Angel Raich and Diane Monson were in compliance with national drug laws.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the 1830s, South Carolina Senator John Calhoun argued for the rights of states to

Accepted Answer

A)  decide form themselves the issue of slavery.
B)  secede from the Union.
C)  nullify federal laws.
D)  maintain sovereignty over the national government.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Which was the highest court to take up the case of Angel Raich and Diane Monson?

Accepted Answer

A)  county
B)  state
C)  federal
D)  SupremeE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Faced with falling prices, ecological emergencies, and rising debt and foreclosure rates, perhaps most affected by the Great Depression was America's banking industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Under a confederal system, such as the Articles of Confederation, national power comes from the

Accepted Answer

A)  people.
B)  president.
C)  Congress.
D)  states.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The most significant expansion of national power through the use of categorical grants-in-aid in the post-New Deal era occurred during the presidency of Richard Nixon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How did 19th century interpretations of American federalism lead to the denial of fundamental rights to specific groups of Americans?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Which of the following was formed in protest to a rising number of foreclosures?

Accepted Answer

A)  the machinists' employment movement
B)  the banker's trust movement
C)  the farmer's holiday movement
D)  the industrial prosperity movementE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

As the United States enters the second decade of the 20th century, what role do you feel federalism will play in the future? What are its challenges?

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Question 10

President Roosevelt's first priority was to strengthen the nation's crumbling ______ system.

Accepted Answer

A)  highway
B)  stock
C)  banking
D)  farmingE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

How does the case of Angel Raich and Diane Monson demonstrate the tension in American federalism between state and federal laws?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

The case of ______ was a landmark case in restricting the rights of African Americans following the Civil War by upholding the constitutionality of legalized racist segregation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Marbury v. Madison
B)  Brown v. Board of Education
C)  Plessey v. Ferguson
D)  Dred Scott v. SanfordE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

In order to battle the effects of the Great Depression, President Roosevelt called for expanded ______ power.

Accepted Answer

A)  legislative
B)  judicial
C)  executive
D)  bureaucraticE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Under a ______ system of government, powers are shared between the national government and the states.

Accepted Answer

A)  federal
B)  confederal
C)  unitary
D)  democracyE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Marijuana is considered a Class I narcotic under which of the following federal laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Controlled Substances Act of 1970
B)  the Comstock Act of 1873
C)  the Volstead Act of 1919
D)  The Food and Drug Act of 1906E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

The agency that focused on hiring young men to work on national improvement products was the

Accepted Answer

A)  CCC.
B)  AAA.
C)  AFA.
D)  NRA.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

A national policy goal of returning authority to state or local governments is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  antifederalism.
B)  devolution.
C)  block grants.
D)  nullification.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Powers that are granted both to the states and the national government are called

Accepted Answer

A)  implied powers.
B)  concurrent powers.
C)  expressed powers.D) B) and C)
E) None of the above

Question 19

The latter part of the 19th century and early decades of the 20th century were characterized by a form of federalism known as coercive federalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Most of the enumerated powers in the Constitution were granted to the ______ branch.

Accepted Answer

A)  executive
B)  legislative
C)  judicial
D)  bureaucraticE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Exam 3: Federalism

How did 19th century interpretations of American federalism lead to the denial of fundamental rights to specific groups of Americans?

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The latter part of the 19th century and early decades of the 20th century were characterized by a form of federalism known as coercive federalism.

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Under a ______ system of government, powers are shared between the national government and the states.

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The case of ______ was a landmark case in restricting the rights of African Americans following the Civil War by upholding the constitutionality of legalized racist segregation.

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Under a confederal system, such as the Articles of Confederation, national power comes from the

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The agency that focused on hiring young men to work on national improvement products was the

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President Roosevelt's first priority was to strengthen the nation's crumbling ______ system.

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A national policy goal of returning authority to state or local governments is known as

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How does the case of Angel Raich and Diane Monson demonstrate the tension in American federalism between state and federal laws?

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In order to battle the effects of the Great Depression, President Roosevelt called for expanded ______ power.

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Powers that are granted both to the states and the national government are called

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The most significant expansion of national power through the use of categorical grants-in-aid in the post-New Deal era occurred during the presidency of Richard Nixon.

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Which was the highest court to take up the case of Angel Raich and Diane Monson?

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Most of the enumerated powers in the Constitution were granted to the ______ branch.

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Faced with falling prices, ecological emergencies, and rising debt and foreclosure rates, perhaps most affected by the Great Depression was America's banking industry.

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Marijuana is considered a Class I narcotic under which of the following federal laws?

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After a thorough investigation, federal officials determined that Angel Raich and Diane Monson were in compliance with national drug laws.

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As the United States enters the second decade of the 20th century, what role do you feel federalism will play in the future? What are its challenges?

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Which of the following was formed in protest to a rising number of foreclosures?

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