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- The No Child Left Behind Act is an example of a______________.A. Block grantB. Business grantC. Categorical grantD. Programmatic requestE. Unfunded mandate
- How many constitutions has the United States had in its history?A. ThreeB. FiveC. OneD. TwoE. Four
- Which of the following remains a compelling source for determining the intent of the Framers?A. Minutes of the Constitutional ConventionB. The Federalist PapersC. Common Sense D. Treatise on GovernmentE. Declaration of Independence
- Which clause of the U.S Constitution did the Supreme Court interpret in McCulloch V. Maryland?A. CommerceB. Dormant ClauseC. Due ProcessD. Equal ProtectionE. Supremacy
- What is an unfunded mandate?A. When the federal government creates programs without providing sufficient fundsB. When a state government requires a federal actionC. When the federal government prohibits the states to take a certain actionD. When a state government prohibits a federal actionE. When an order requires joint state and federal action
- ___________powers are shared by the federal and state governments.A. ConcurrentB. ConstitutionalC. FederalD. Libertarian E. Unified
- Which type of federalism is characterized by a system of separate but equally powerful state and national governments?A. CombinedB. CooperativeC. DualD. ProgressiveE. Pure
- What are reserved powers?A. Powers specifically delegated to the national government by the ConstitutionB. Powers specifically to state governments by the ConstitutionC. Powers not specifically delegated to the national government by the ConstitutionD. Powers not specifically delegated to state governments by the ConstitutionE. Powers specifically delegated to both the state or national government
- Article VI of the US Constitution establishes that federal law is________in conflicts between federal and state law.A. IrrelevantB. Persuasive authorityC. SecondaryD. SupremeE. Insignificant
- In __________v. __________ 1917, the SCOTUS made a distinction that production and commerce are not the same, thus the Federal Government couldn't regulate production.
- In the United States, the national government derives its power from which of the following?A. StatesB. CourtsC. LegislatureD. CitizensE. Laws
- The Articles of Confederation required ____ consent from the states for ratification.A. Three-fifthsB. UnaminousC. Two-thirdsD. MajorityE. Three-fourths
- Prior to the ratification of the Constitution, the U.S was governed by the Articles of___________.A. ConfederationB. DeclarationC. FederalismD. IndependenceE. Unity
- Which of the following generally favored a strong national government and supported the proposed U.S. Constitution?A. ToriesB. WhigsC. FederalistsD. Anti-FederalistsE. Constitutionalists
- The constitutionality of ________________ was questioned in United States v. Lopez, 1994.
- The_________Amendment says that those powers not given to the federal govt and not prohibited to the states by the Constitution are reserved for the states and the people.A. FirstB. EighthC. TenthD. EleventhE. Fourteenth
- _________ Rebellion was a protest by Massachusetts farmers to stop foreclosures by state courts.A. Brown'sB. Smith's C. Miller'sD. Shay'sE. Jame's
- The SCOTUS decision which affirmed the Federal Government's ability to regulate interstate commerce was ____________ V _______________, 1824.
- Which of the following specifies the procedure for amending the Constitution?A. Article IB. Article IIIC. Article VD. Article VIE. Article IX
- Under the system created by the Framers, the national and state governments share power and derive all authority from________.A. The Bill of RightsB. The ConstitutionC. The people D. The PresidentE. The Declaration of Independence