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PLSC 1 PSU Exam 1 Questions And Answers
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During which period of time was federal power more centralized, expanded, and solidified more than any other period
in American History? ANS✔✔ New Deal Era (1933-1952)
If you were to rank Brazil, Canada, and the U.S. in order, from federation giving the most autonomy to subunit
governments to the federation having strongest national government, how would they be ordered? ANS✔✔ Canada
(Strongest subunit government), U.S., Brazil (strongest national government)
In NYC, a single executive is popularly elected and appoints people to head administrative departments. What form of
city government is this? ANS✔✔ Mayoral
Suppose that Congress was considering a law that would unify pollution regulations across all 50 states. The justification
for this would be that pollution is a collective-action problem, so the federal government is in the best position to
address it. By contrast, what might be the main advantage of leaving this legislation at the state level? ANS✔✔ State
residents could then choose the level of pollution regulation that best suits their residents
Suppose the citizens of a tai-city area need public transit to move across city lines. To handle this, they create a new
jurisdiction that collects taxes from everyone in the area and operates bus lines throughout the area. How would this
new jurisdiction best be described? ANS✔✔ Special district
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) offer Community Development grants, which provide
states and local governments with funding to address an extensive range of community development needs. These
federal grants have a general purpose but provide communities with considerable freedom in how the money is spent.
Community Development grants are an example of which type of grant? ANS✔✔ Block grant
The cases of Baker v. Carr (1962) and Wesberry v. Sanders (1964) established that all electoral districts of state
legislatures and the U.S. House of Representatives must be equal in size by population within state. What was an
immediate consequence of these rulings? ANS✔✔ A dramatic increase in cities' representation in Congress and the state
legislatures
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The cases of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) and Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) established what legal precedent? ANS✔✔
That the national government has wide latitude to regulate commercial activity, even within the states
What is dual federalism? ANS✔✔ A political system in which each level of government - national and state - is sovereign
in its own sphere of policy authority
Which best describes federalism as a political system? ANS✔✔ There are multiple levels of government, and each level
has independent authority over some important policy areas
Which of the following Supreme Court cases represents a centralization of federal power (a strengthening of the
national government) as opposed to a decentralization of federal power (a strengthening of state sovereignty and
power)? ANS✔✔ Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Which of the following clauses in the Constitution gives Congress the authority to make whatever laws are "necessary
and proper" in order to execute its enumerated powers? ANS✔✔ Elastic clause
Which of the following is an example of a ballot initiative? ANS✔✔ A group of citizens proposing a law legalizing
marijuana, which the public then votes on in an election
Which of the following is an example of intergovernmentalism failure? ANS✔✔ The federal and state governments'
response to the damage from Hurricane Katrina
Which of the following is the best example of a national-level policy serving as a response to a collective-action dilemma
among states? ANS✔✔ Constructing the interstate highway system
Which of the following laws gave the United States Department of Justice the power to oversee elections in southern
states? ANS✔✔ Voting Rights Act of 1965
Which of the following programs is the best example of intergovernmentalism? ANS✔✔ Enforcing the Clean Air Act,
which is the responsibility of both state authorities and the federal Environmental Protection Agency
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