US Federal System 2

Question 1

Which constitutional clause grants Congress the power to make all laws 'necessary and proper' for carrying out its enumerated powers?

Accepted Answer

Elastic Clause

Answer

Commerce Clause

Answer

Supremacy Clause

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Due Process Clause

Question 2

Under the federal system, which level of government has exclusive authority to coin money?

Accepted Answer

The federal government

Answer

State governments

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Local governments

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Both state and federal governments

Question 3

What term describes powers that are shared between the federal government and state governments?

Accepted Answer

Concurrent powers

Answer

Reserved powers

Answer

Enumerated powers

Answer

Implied powers

Question 4

Which amendment formally established the principle that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people?

Accepted Answer

Tenth Amendment

Answer

Ninth Amendment

Answer

Eleventh Amendment

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Fourteenth Amendment

Question 5

In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), the Supreme Court ruled that Maryland could NOT tax the national bank because of which constitutional principle?

Accepted Answer

Federal supremacy

Answer

Separation of powers

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Popular sovereignty

Answer

Judicial review

Question 6

Which type of federalism, dominant in the early republic, held that state and national governments operated in separate, distinct spheres?

Accepted Answer

Dual federalism

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Cooperative federalism

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Competitive federalism

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Fiscal federalism

Question 7

Federal grants given to states with specific conditions and spending requirements attached are called:

Accepted Answer

Categorical grants

Answer

Block grants

Answer

Revenue sharing

Answer

Formula grants