Question 1

Which of the following statements is reflected in the table of federal grants from 2011?

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Medical needs receive the most federal grant money to distribute.

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Grants appear to assist urban interests, not rural interests.

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Federalism prevents the national government from assisting with state responsibilities.

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More federal dollars go toward state education and farming than any other concern.

Question 2

States would best hope to receive this grant money as...?

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a block grant

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a loan

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a categorical grant

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a mandate

Question 3

Which constitutional principle is represented when the House decides to impeach the President?

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Checks and Balances

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Federalism

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Separation of Powers

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Popular Sovereignty

Question 4

Which statement best summarizes Hamilton’s argument regarding a bill of rights?

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Listing rights will lead some to assume that government may regulate those rights.

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Freedom of the press is essential for a functioning democracy.

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Even though individual liberties are protected by a bill of rights, there are some reasonable exceptions.

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A bill of rights is necessary to protect individual liberties such as freedom of the press.

Question 5

What limits the power of the national government in Hamilton’s argument?

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Enumerated powers in Article I

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The Necessary and Proper Clause in Article I

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The Fourteenth Amendment

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Supremacy Clause in Article VI

Question 6

What model of democracy is exemplified when voters directly decide on a state constitutional amendment?

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Participatory

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Elite

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Pluralist

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Representative

Question 7

How has Congress’s use of the Necessary and Proper Clause evolved over time?

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The clause empowers Congress to act as required to carry out its enumerated powers.

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After United States v. Lopez, the clause allowed Congress to ban guns near schools.

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The clause empowers Congress to overrule Supreme Court decisions.

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The clause has mainly been used to return authority to the states in contested laws.

Question 8

Madison’s argument in Federalist No. 51 supports what constitutional principle?

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the system of checks and balances and separation of powers under the U.S. Constitution.

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the system of unicameralism under the Articles of Confederation.

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bicameralism and the Great (Connecticut) Compromise.

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the three-fifths compromise.

Question 9

What is a consequence of federalism in the United States?

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Interest groups and individuals have multiple points of access to influence policy.

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States are unable to constrain national policymaking.

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Federalism makes policymaking more streamlined and efficient.

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There is a clear and strict division of power between the different layers of government.

Question 10

What does the majority opinion in McCulloch v. Maryland relate to?

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Necessary & Proper Clause.

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reserved powers.

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concurrent powers.

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the Supremacy Clause.

Question 11

Which department received the most federal grant money in 2011?

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Department of Health and Human Services

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Department of Transportation

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Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Department of Agriculture

Question 12

What type of grant would states hope to receive for specific projects?

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a categorical grant

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a block grant

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a mandate

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a loan

Question 13

Which constitutional principle is illustrated by the House impeaching the President?

Accepted Answer

Checks and Balances

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Popular Sovereignty

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Separation of Powers

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Federalism

Question 14

What is Alexander Hamilton's main argument against a bill of rights?

Accepted Answer

Listing rights will lead some to assume that government may regulate those rights.

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Freedom of the press is essential for a functioning democracy.

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A bill of rights is necessary to protect individual liberties.

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Individual liberties are protected by a bill of rights with exceptions.

Question 15

What clause does Hamilton reference to limit the national government's power?

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Enumerated powers in Article I

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The Fourteenth Amendment

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Supremacy Clause in Article VI

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The Necessary and Proper Clause in Article I

Question 16

What model of democracy is represented by a ballot initiative for a minimum wage?

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Participatory

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Pluralist

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Elite

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Representative

Question 17

What does the Necessary and Proper Clause empower Congress to do?

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act as required to carry out its enumerated powers

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ban guns near schools

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return authority to the states

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overrule Supreme Court decisions

Question 18

What principle is supported by Madison's argument in Federalist No. 51?

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the system of checks and balances and separation of powers under the U.S. Constitution

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unicameralism under the Articles of Confederation

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bicameralism and the Great Compromise

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the three-fifths compromise

Question 19

What is a consequence of federalism in the United States?

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Interest groups and individuals have multiple points of access to influence policy

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Policymaking is more streamlined and efficient

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States cannot constrain national policymaking

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There is a clear division of power

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