Test Bank For American Government Institutions and Policies, Brief Version 12th Edition by James Q. Wilson
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Chapter 03: Federalism Federalism
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1. The American experience suggests that many of the Antifederalists’ primary concerns about the size of government were not unwarranted. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 51 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.1 – LO1 |
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2. The Constitution has been amended only 23 times in more than 225 years. a. True b. False ANSWER: False REFERENCES: 51 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.1 – LO1 |
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3. Over the last half-century, state and local government spending has declined significantly. a. True b. False ANSWER: False REFERENCES: 51 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.1 – LO1 |
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4. Politically, the most consistent conflict has been relations between state and national governments. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 52 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.1 – LO1 |
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5. The Founders envisioned a system in which the national government would have supreme authority over the state governments. a. True b. False ANSWER: False REFERENCES: 54 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.2 – LO2 |
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6. The wording of the U.S. Constitution regarding the federal government’s right to make laws is purposely vague and elastic. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 55 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.2 – LO2 |
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7. Thomas Jefferson generally thought the powers of the federal government should be narrowly construed and strictly limited. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 55 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.2 – LO2 |
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8. Chief Justice John Marshall was an early advocate of states’ rights. a. True b. False ANSWER: False REFERENCES: 56 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.2 – LO2 |
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9. In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Maryland could not tax a bank chartered by the national government. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 56 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.2 – LO2 |
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10. The doctrine of nullification allows states to declare null and void a federal law that violates the Constitution. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 57 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.2 – LO2 |
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11. The writings of Jefferson and Madison influenced John C. Calhoun’s arguments for nullification of a federal tariff. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 58 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.2 – LO2 |
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12. The concept of dual federalism grew out of a debate on the issue of the commerce clause. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 58 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.2 – LO2 |
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13. In United States v. Lopez, the Supreme Court said that Congress had exceeded its commerce clause power by creating gun-free zones around schools. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 59 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.2 – LO2 |
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14. The Supreme Court has ruled that Congress cannot require local police to conduct background checks on all gun purchasers. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 59 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.2 – LO2 |
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15. The police power is generally recognized as a state power. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 62 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.2 – LO2 |
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16. Great Britain has a federal system much like our own. a. True b. False ANSWER: False REFERENCES: 62 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.3 – LO3 |
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17. Many of the powers of the federal government are exercised through the states. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 63 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.3 – LO3 |
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18. An initiative allows voters to place legislative measures directly on the ballot by getting enough signatures. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 66 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.3 – LO3 |
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19. The states play a key role in social welfare, interstate highways, and managing water supplies. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 66 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.3 – LO3 |
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20. A categorical grant is one made for a specific purpose defined by federal law. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 71 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.3 – LO3 |
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21. The response to Hurricane Katrina showed that the various responsibilities of the federal, state, and local governments are clear. a. True b. False ANSWER: False REFERENCES: 63 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.3 – LO3 |
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22. Until the 1960s, the majority of federal grants-in-aid served national purposes. a. True b. False ANSWER: False REFERENCES: 70 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.4 – LO4 |
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23. Many governors and mayors enjoy how narrow the purposes of categorical grants are. a. True b. False ANSWER: False REFERENCES: 71 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.4 – LO4 |
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24. Block grants were intended to give states more freedom in their spending. a. True b. False ANSWER: True REFERENCES: 71 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGBR.WILS.12.3.4 – LO4 |
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