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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
bill of attainder.
B
writ of mandamus.
C
habeas corpus act.
D
ex post facto law.
2) In which 1857 decision did the Supreme Court rule that slaves were not citizens, but property?
A
Gibbons v Ogden
B
Plessy v Ferguson
C
Brown v Board of Education
D
Dred Scott v Sandford
3) The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that
A
separate but equal was inherently unconstitutional.
B
racial segregation was constitutional.
C
the states had very limited police powers under the Tenth Amendment.
D
states could not protect the general welfare of their citizens.
4) What was the impact of the Sixteenth Amendment on federalism?
A
It enhanced states' rights.
B
It enabled the federal government to expand its power by giving it more money to spend.
C
It codified the doctrine of dual federalism.
D
codified the doctrine of concurrent powers.
5) The era of dual federalism ended with the
A
passage of the Fourteenth Amendment.
B
Great Depression.
C
Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
D
Civil War
6) What is the New Deal?
A
Franklin Roosevelt's proposal to strengthen the state governments.
B
A failed attempt to restore the doctrine of dual federalism.
C
An expansive use of federal government authority in an attempt to end the Great Depression.
D
Theodore 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
dual federalism
B
balanced federalism
C
cooperative federalism
D
national federalism
8) Cooperative federalism is characterized by
A
stronger national government
B
stronger municipal governments.
C
stronger state 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 allocated by the president to enhance the general welfare of the national government.
C
Money borrowed from citizens to pay for the New Deal programs.
D
Money borrowed from citizens to pay war debts.
10) Which general policy area is mostly left up to the states?
A
Immigration
B
Military policy
C
Health and welfare
D
Foreign policy
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