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