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Federalism Review
Test Description: A review of basic federalism concepts with some origins of the government\executive\judicial sprinkled in.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Federalism is:
A
a system of government dividing the government into a bureaucracy made up of executive offices, agencies, and departments
B
A system of government separation the government into 3 branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
C
A system of government in which power is divided between 2 separate levels
D
A system of government dividing the government by way of checks and balances (i.e. the president can be impeached by the Sena
2) This gives the federal government the ability to claim a power not written in the constitution
A
10th Amendment
B
Necessary and Proper Clause
C
Supremacy Clause
D
Commerce Clause
3) This says the federal law outweighs state law
A
Commerce Clause
B
10th Amendment
C
Necessary and Proper Clause
D
Supremacy Clause
4) This defines reserved powers
A
10th Amendment
B
Supremacy Clause
C
Commerce Clause
D
Necessary and Proper Clause
5) Why is the construction of new schools a state responsibility?
A
State laws says that the funding of State education by federal government is prohibited
B
It is a reserved power
C
The US Constitution reserves that power for the federal government
D
The Supremacy clause says that the school construction of 1983 asserts the right of the states to build new schools
6) The full faith and credit clause in the US Constitution implies that states have multiple responsibilities, including
A
Obeying the Federal Government at all costs
B
Extraditing criminals between states
C
Verifying that new states are allowed to join the US
D
Defending the US from outside invasion
7) Which of the following is a state power?
A
the ability to negotiate treaties between the US and foreign nations
B
the ability to maintain a military
C
the ability to confirm cabinet members and members of the judicial branch
D
the ability to decide levels of state income taxes
8) Why does the President deliver the State of the Union?
A
It was a tradition begun by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
B
It is required as stated in Article 2 of The Constitution.
C
It is established in the Magna Carta.
D
It is a responsibility that originated with the Articles of Confederation.
9) Which political principle is exemplified by the phrase, “governments are instituted among men”?
A
Social Contract
B
Religious liberty
C
Direct Democracy
D
Limited Government
10) Of the following, who is qualified to become president?
A
Jill, who is 36, born on a US base in Germany, and has lived in for Florida 20 years
B
John, who is 45, born in Georgia, and lived overseas for 35 years.
C
Jane, who is 34, born in Washington, and has lived overseas for 5 years.
D
Jim, who is 52, born in Canada, and lived 51 years in California.
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