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Federalism Vol II
Test Description: AP US GoPo
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial is called a(n)
A
ex post facto law.
B
bill of attainder.
C
writ of mandamus.
D
habeas corpus act.
2) In which 1857 decision did the Supreme Court rule that slaves were not citizens, but property?
A
Gibbons v Ogden
B
Dred Scott v Sandford
C
Brown v Board of Education
D
Plessy v Ferguson
3) The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that
A
states could not protect the general welfare of their citizens.
B
the states had very limited police powers under the Tenth Amendment.
C
separate but equal was inherently unconstitutional.
D
racial segregation was constitutional.
4) What was the impact of the Sixteenth Amendment on federalism?
A
It enabled the federal government to expand its power by giving it more money to spend.
B
It codified the doctrine of dual federalism.
C
codified the doctrine of concurrent powers.
D
It enhanced states' rights.
5) The era of dual federalism ended with the
A
Civil War
B
Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
C
passage of the Fourteenth Amendment.
D
Great Depression.
6) What is the New Deal?
A
An expansive use of federal government authority in an attempt to end the Great Depression.
B
Theodore Roosevelt's proposal to strengthen the state governments.
C
A failed attempt to restore the doctrine of dual federalism.
D
Franklin Roosevelt's proposal to strengthen the state governments.
7) The concept that the national government is supreme in its own sphere while the states are equally supreme in theirs is known as
A
balanced federalism
B
cooperative federalism
C
dual federalism
D
national federalism
8) Cooperative federalism is characterized by
A
stronger national government
B
stronger state governments
C
stronger municipal governments.
D
a shift in power from the national to state governments.
9) What are categorical grants?
A
Money given to state governments for specific purposes.
B
Money borrowed from citizens to pay for the New Deal programs.
C
Money allocated by the president to enhance the general welfare of the national government.
D
Money borrowed from citizens to pay war debts.
10) Which general policy area is mostly left up to the states?
A
Military policy
B
Immigration
C
Health and welfare
D
Foreign policy
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