Chapter four review
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
MAIN IDEAS
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1. The system of federalism provides for all of the following EXCEPT
a. local action in matters of local concern.
b. a dual system of government.
c. uniform laws among the States.
d. strength through unity.
2. Concurrent powers are those that are
a. exercised simultaneously by the National and the State governments.
b. exercised by State governments alone.
c. exercised by the National Government alone.
d. denied to both the National and the State governments.
3. An enabling act directs any area desiring Statehood to
a. prepare a constitution.
c. give up its territory.
b. become an organized territory.
d. submit the act to a popular vote.
4. States must honor the legality of one another's civil laws because of the
a. Necessary and Proper Clause.
c. Supremacy Clause.
b. Full Faith and Credit Clause.
d. Interstate Compacts Clause.
5. Local governments derive their power from
a. the Constitution and federal laws.
b. State constitutions and State laws.
c. both State constitutions and the National Government.
d. city and county governments.
6. Which of the following is an expressed power of the National Government?
a. the power to coin money
c. the power to acquire territory
b. the power to license doctors
d. the power to grant divorces
7. Citizens who commit a crime in one State and then flee to another State to escape prosecution are to be
returned to the original State under
a. the Full Faith and Credit Clause.
b. the Privileges and Immunities Clause.
c. extradition.
d. any interstate compact involving all 50 States.
8. The Constitution requires the National Government to guarantee
a. block grants to every State.
b. schools for every community.
c. an equal number of representatives for every State.
d. a republican form of government for every State.
9. The power of the National Government to coin money is
a. an implied power.
c. an expressed power.
b. an inherent power.
d. a concurrent power.
10. Which of the following powers can the National Government legally exercise?
a. expressed powers only
b. expressed, implied and inherent powers
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c. delegated and reserved powers
d. powers not granted to the States
Which of the following is NOT among the obligations that the National Government has to the States?
a. protection against foreign attack and domestic violence
b. guarantee of a representative form of government
c. recognition of each State's legal existence and physical boundaries
d. recognition of State constitutions as the supreme law of the land
From the States' point of view, what advantage did revenue sharing have over federal grants-in-aid programs?
a. establishment of land-grant colleges
b. few restrictions on how money could be spent
c. federal control over policy matters
d. FBI expertise and assistance
Agreements States enter into with both foreign nations and other States with the consent of Congress are
a. interstate compacts.
c. extraditions.
b. acts of admission.
d. enabling acts.
Which of the following is the basic characteristic of federalism?
a. It divides power between a National Government and State governments.
b. It gives most power to the National Government.
c. It gives most power to local units of government.
d. It encourages citizen participation in government.
Which statement about local government is accurate?
a. Local government has no relationship with State governments.
b. Local government is an extension of the federal government.
c. Local government is a subunit of State government.
d. Local government supercedes the authority of State government.
In the case of McCulloch v. Maryland, what was the Supreme Court ruling based upon?
a. reserved powers
c. Supremacy Clause
b. Full Faith and Credit Clause
d. interstate compacts
The Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution provides that
a. Congress may not pass laws that conflict with State laws.
b. State laws must be uniform.
c. State laws and court decisions must generally be honored by other States.
d. agreements made between the States must first be approved by Congress.
Funds given to a State by the National Government with special conditions attached are examples of
a. block grants.
c. categorical grants.
b. revenue sharing.
d. project grants.
INTERPRETING DIAGRAMS
Use the diagram to answer the following questions.
____ 19. What label should appear at the place marked by the letter D?
a. Concurrent Powers
b. Powers reserved to the States
c. Powers denied both the National Government and the States
d. Powers denied the National Government
____ 20. What label should appear at the place marked by the letter B?
a. Concurrent Powers
b. Powers denied the National Government
c. Powers reserved to the States
d. Powers denied both the National Government and the States
____ 21. What label should appear at the place marked by the letter C?
a. Concurrent Powers
b. Powers denied the National Government
c. Powers reserved to the States
d. Powers denied both the National Government and the States
____ 22. What label should appear at the place marked by the letter F?
a. Concurrent Powers
b. Powers reserved to the States
c. Powers denied both the National Government and the States
d. Powers denied the National Government
____ 23. The label Powers reserved to the States belongs at the place marked by
a. the letter F.
c. the letter C.
b. the letter B.
d. the letter D.
____ 24. The label Powers denied to the National Government should be placed at
a. the letter E.
c. the letters C and F.
b. the letters D and B.
d. the letter D.
Matching
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms.
a. block grant
b. concurrent powers
c. exclusive powers
d. revenue sharing
e. reserved powers
____ 25. ____ those powers exercised solely by the National Government
____ 26. ____ federal aid given to States and local governments with virtually no conditions attached
____ 27. ____ those powers held by the States, not granted specifically to the National Government by the Constitution
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms.
a. Enabling Act
b. delegated powers
c. division of powers
d. exclusive powers
e. Privileges and Immunities Clause
____ 28. ____ the separation of governmental powers between the National Government and the 50 State governments
____ 29. ____ those powers granted in the Constitution only to the National Government
____ 30. ____ provides that a State cannot take unfair advantage in its laws of the residents of another State
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms.
a. act of admission
b. extradition
c. grants-in-aid program
d. inherent powers
e. enabling act
f. Privileges and Immunities Clause
____ 31. In order for a new State to be admitted to the Union, Congress must pass a(n) ____ after a State constitution
has been approved by the people of the proposed State.
____ 32. States receive grants of federal land under a(n) ____ for the purpose of establishing schools and colleges.
____ 33. Congress must pass a(n) ____ before a territory can write a proposed State constitution.
____ 34. According to the ____, a State cannot take unfair advantage in its laws of the residents of another State.
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms.
a. act of admission
b. delegated powers
c. enabling act
d. reserved powers
____ 35. A territory seeking Statehood is first directed to prepare a State constitution by means of a(n) ____.
____ 36. The National Government has three types of ____ that have been granted to it in the Constitution.
Essay
CRITICAL THINKING
37. Determining Relevance In what ways did the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution anticipate some of the
problems associated with federalism?
38. Testing Conclusions Has the National Government abused its powers in its relations with the States? Explain
your answer.
39. Recognizing Ideologies How do the admission procedures for new States reflect the underlying values of the
Constitution?
40. Identifying Central Issues Why did the Framers of the Constitution choose to create a system of government
based on federalism?
Other
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Use each key term in a sentence that shows the meaning of the term.
41. inherent powers
42. delegated powers
43. federalism
44. project grant
45. implied powers
46. extradition
Chapter four review
Answer Section
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ESSAY
37. The dual system of government that federalism necessarily creates would lead to inevitable conflicts between
the National and State governments. The Framers anticipated this and provided for it with the Supremacy
Clause's "ladder of laws," a system of prioritization that can be applied whenever clashes arise between
national and State laws.
38. (1) Students who think that the National Government has abused its power may say that the National
Government has used the implied powers associated with regulating commerce as grounds for regulating such
local domains as business practices and construction projects. Implied powers related to the power to tax and
spend for the general welfare have been invoked to justify categorical and conditional grants to the
States—grants that were used to influence or control State policies and to regulate the conduct of State
operations. From a States'-rights perspective, these constitute abuses of power.
(2) Students who think that the National Government has not abused its power may say, that because of
specific guarantees provided in the Constitution, the States are protected from an abusive National
Government. The Constitution guarantees each State a "Republican Form of Government" and provides that
the National Government must respect the territorial rights of each State to exist. Also, while the National
Government provides funding to the States in the form of grants and revenue sharing, the States and their
local units of government aid the National Government in a great many areas. The National Government and
the States practice a form of intergovernmental cooperation and cannot exist separately, therefore abuses by
the National Government would only seek to diminish the strength of the nation as a whole.
39.
The State admission procedures reflect the underlying values of the Constitution in two basic ways. First, the
enabling act requires that the petitioning territory prepare a constitution, thereby reflecting the value placed on
the rule of law in the Constitution. Second, the proposed State constitution must be approved by popular vote
in the territory. This requirement reflects the Constitution's most fundamental value, the principle of popular
sovereignty.
40. The Framers feared governmental threats to their liberties, yet recognized the need for a stronger central
government. At the same time, they wanted to preserve the political integrity of the existing States. They
opted for federalism because its division of powers addressed these concerns. Federalism permitted a dual
system of government—National and State—each with its own limits, powers, and spheres of authority.
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41. Possible sentence: Inherent powers, though not listed in the Constitution, are those powers that have
historically belonged to national governments.
42. Possible sentence: The National Government is a government of delegated powers because it can only
exercise those powers granted to it in the Constitution.
43. Possible sentence: Federalism is a system of government in which power is divided between a national
government, State governments, and several regional or local governments.
44. Possible sentence: An example of a project grant is the federal funding of State and local government job
training and employment programs.
45. Possible sentence: Implied powers, while not specifically written in the Constitution, are those deemed
necessary and proper to carry out the expressed powers.
46. Possible sentence: Extradition is the policy by which a felon who commits a crime in one State and then flees
that State to escape prosecution, is to be returned to the original State to face justice.