POS2041-MDC-Ch. 3-Practice Exam Questions And Answers.
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POS2041-MDC-Ch. 3-Practice Exam Questions And Answers.
The New Deal led to the weakening of the national government's powers.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER False
Which of the following statements about federal grants in aid is FALSE?
A. Spending on federal grants-in-aid has increased dra...
POS2041-MDC-Ch. 3-Practice Exam
Questions And Answers.
The New Deal led to the weakening of the national government's powers.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER False
Which of the following statements about federal grants in aid is FALSE?
A. Spending on federal grants-in-aid has increased dramatically since 1990.
B. The federal grants-in-aid authorized during the 1960s announced national purposes much more
strongly than did earlier grants.
C. One of the most expensive federal grants-in-aid programs is Medicaid.
D. During the 1960s the number of categorical grants increased significantly.
E. Spending on federal grants-in-aid has decreased dramatically since 1970 - CORRECT ANSWER E.
Spending on federal grants-in-aid has decreased dramatically since 1970
Disapproval of unfunded mandates is most common among those who want:
A. to reduce the power of the federal government
B. to increase the scope of federal regulations
C. to exercise a strong principle of preemption
D. a return to the days of national supremacy
E. to eliminate the principle of home rule - CORRECT ANSWER A. to reduce the power of the federal
government
In ______, the Supreme Court reinterpreted the commerce clause, changing it from a check on national
power to a source of national power.
A. 1865
B. 1915
C. 1937
,D. 1973
E. 1981 - CORRECT ANSWER C. 1937
Which of the following economic policies was the national government allowed to implement during the
nineteenth century?
A. establishing a series of national banks
B. regulating the health and safety of the workplace
C. regulating the use of child labor
D. preventing the production of impure goods
E. prohibiting fraud - CORRECT ANSWER A. establishing a series of national banks
When both state and national governments possess a certain level of authority, it is called:
A. an implied power
B. a reserved power
C. an expressed power
D. a concurrent power
E. a police power - CORRECT ANSWER D. a concurrent power
Which of the following is the best example of a unitary system of government?
A. The federal government sets education policies for all schools.
B. The federal government establishes general guidelines for schools but leaves most specific policy
decisions up to local school boards.
C. The federal government makes funding for schools dependent on test scores but allows local school
boards the freedom to determine how to best prepare students for the tests.
D. The federal government provides parents with vouchers for private schools, and local governments
have no role to play in education policy.
E. The federal government provides no funding for schools and leaves education policy entirely up to
local school boards - CORRECT ANSWER A. The federal government sets education policies for all
schools.
Which of the following powers do state governments NOT have?
, A. the power to define private property
B. the power to develop and enforce criminal codes
C. the power to license doctors, lawyers, barbers, and plumbers
D. the power to create marriage and divorce laws
E. the power to coin their own money - CORRECT ANSWER E. the power to coin their own money
The federal system can be best defined as:
A. a system of government where member nations meet in a multinational conference
B. a system of government in which power is divided between a national government and lower levels of
government
C. a system in which the power of the central government is funded through taxation of the local
government
D. the sharing of legislative powers between an upper and lower house
E. a system where governmental authority is divided into separate branches and each branch is given
some power over the other branches - CORRECT ANSWER B. a system of government in which power is
divided between a national government and lower levels of government
Which statement best describes American federalism since the 1930s?
A. There has been no change in the strength of the federal government since the 1930s.
B. Although the federal government has grown significantly more powerful since the 1930s, the basic
framework of American federalism has not been altered and state governments remain important.
C. Although the state governments have grown significantly more powerful since the 1930s, the basic
framework of American federalism has not been altered and the federal government remains important.
D. The growing power of the federal government since the 1930s has fundamentally altered American
federalism by rendering state governments obsolete.
E. The growing power of state governments since the 1930s has fundamentally altered American
federalism by rendering the federal government obsolete. - CORRECT ANSWER B. Although the federal
government has grown significantly more powerful since the 1930s, the basic framework of American
federalism has not been altered and state governments remain important.
When the national government appropriates money to the states but simultaneously demands the
authority to dictate its distribution, this money is identified as:
A. a grant-in-aid
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