Tomorrow's End of Chapter 3 Quiz

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For tomorrow please make sure to finish chapter 3 (pages 115 to 120). Here is the posted quiz for tomorrow!

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Sabato End of Chapter 3 Test

1) In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, various federal, state, and local government
agencies worked together as like a well choreographed machine.
2) There are about 10,000 state and local governments in the United States.
3) The Constitution divided the power between state and national government in order to create
a confederation.
4) The supremacy clause of the Constitution mandates that state laws supersede national laws.
5) The necessary and proper clause is the root of Congressʹs implied powers.
6) The power to coin money is an enumerated power.
7) Taxation is a concurrent power.
8) Both the United States and Mexico have a federal system of government.
9) The Constitution specifically enumerates powers to the state and national governments.
10) The Tenth Amendment grants police powers to the national government.
11) The Constitution was designed to provide a mechanism for resolving interstate disputes.
12) Whether same-sex marriages preformed in one state are valid in another state will likely
depend on how the Supreme Court interprets the full faith and credit clause of the
Constitution.
13) The Constitution requires states to extradite criminals to states where they are to stand trial or
have been convicted.
14) In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), the Supreme Court ruled that the commerce clause could not
be used to reduce state powers.
15) In Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a very narrow interpretation of the
commerce clause.
16) In Dred Scott v. Sanford, the Supreme Court ruled that slaves were three-fifths of a person.
17) The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments enhanced the power of the national government
at the expense of the states.
18) The New Deal was a package of policies introduced by the Roosevelt administration to
remedy the Great Depression through federal action.
19) The Supreme Court was initially rather supportive of Rooseveltʹs attempts to deal with the
Great Depression.
20) The New Deal period (1933-1939) was characterized by intense governmental activity on the
national level.
21) After Roosevelt unveiled his court-packing plan, the Supreme Court upheld most of the New
Deal programs.
22) Metaphorically, cooperative federalism is similar to a layer cake.
23) The Civil War and the Great Depression were two of the historical incidents that tended to
consolidate national powers at the expense of state powers.
24) Categorical grants often require matching state funding.
25) A cornerstone of Lyndon Johnsonʹs ʺGreat Societyʺ program was an effort to provide universal
health care.
26) Jimmy Carter was a strong advocate for New Federalism, in which the national government
attempted to address social and economic strife throughout the United States.
27) Increased government authority in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks has
some concerned that governments may be infringing on citizensʹ civil liberties.
28) Block grants are federal monies given to the states with few strings attached. Republicans
generally favor block grants over categorical grants.
29) The 1994 Republican Contract called for scaling back the scope of the national government.
30) Under the banner of New Federalism, Republicans advocated for an increased use of
unfunded mandates.
31) After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the federal government expanded dramatically.
32) During the 1980s and 1990s, the Supreme Court increased federal authority in a number of
areas, including abortion, education, and health care.
33) Due to the Supreme Courtʹs decision in Stenberg v. Carhart, American women have equal
access to abortion services regardless of where they live.
34) The Supreme Court has upheld the Violence Against Women Act, citing Congressʹs authority
to enact laws that are ʺnecessary and properʺ for ensuring domestic tranquility.