Q2 Question 1

(Points: 10)
The ________ Amendment stipulates that "The powers not delegated to the United
States by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states
respectively; or to the people."

1. First

2. Fifth

3. Tenth

4. Fifteenth

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2. Q2 Question 2
(Points: 10)
A federal system provides

1. the central and regional governments with powers protected in a constitution.

2. regional governments with greater power than the central government.

3. a central government with all legal power.

4. a means for state governments to withdraw if they see fit.

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3. Q2 Question 3
(Points: 10)
The interpretation of federalism in which some states consider it their duty to protect
their citizens from the power of the national government is called

1. picket fence federalism

2. indictment of the popular will

3. the doctrine of national affirmation

4. the doctrine of state’s rights

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4. Q2 Question 4
(Points: 10)
Under the U.S. Constitution, _________ administer all elections.

1. political parties

2. Supreme Court justices

3. States

4. interest groups

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5. Q2 Question 5
(Points: 10)
The decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) affirmed the idea that

1. states had more power in the area of interstate commerce.

2. the national government had the power to dissolve state governments.

3. states had the supreme powers in the regulation of international affairs.

4. when national and state laws conflicted, the national government’s power was
supreme.

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6. Q2 Question 6
(Points: 10)
Devolution of power is most closely associated with President

1. Lyndon Johnson.

2. Ronald Reagan.

3. George W. Bush.

4. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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7. Q2 Question 7
(Points: 10)
Which of the following countries does not have a federal system?

1. India

2. Australia

3. Canada

4. Great Britain

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8. Q2 Question 8
(Points: 10)
A country has a federal structure if state governments

1. exist independent of the national government

2. exist only to aid the national government

3. can be abolished by the national government

4. can alter the national government

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9. Q2 Question 9
(Points: 10)
Federalism is important because it

1. prevents the national government from having any authority to make decisions.

2. prevents the states from having any authority to make decisions.

3. allows that states to tell the national government what to do.

4. helps to keep the government balanced.

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10. Q2 Question 10
(Points: 10)
In the 21st century, the debate over the "proper" distribution of power between the
national government and the states:

1. Was resolved by the convention of 1932 and is no longer a prominent issue.

2. Is an issue on the regional, but not national level.

3. Is a source of division within the democratic party.

4. Is still an important issue.

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