Quiz !
AM GOV 2010, Texas Edition
Chapter 3 – Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. The powers necessary to carry out constitutionally enumerated functions of government are referred to as a. implied powers. b. enumerated powers. c. official powers. d. national powers. e. None of these answers is correct. Answer: a Page: 43
2. States utilize this power to protect the health and welfare of their residents. a. police powers b. enforcement powers c. military powers d. implied powers e. None of these answers is correct. Answer: a Page: 43
3. What term describes the arrangement where powers of the state and national governments are distinct and autonomous in their own domains? a. cooperative federalism b. dual federalism c. new federalism d. laissez-faire federalism e. social federalism Answer: b Page: 46
4. “Layer cake” federalism is also known as a. cooperative federalism. b. dual federalism. c. new federalism. d. laissez-faire federalism. e. social federalism. Answer: b Page: 46
5. “Marble cake” federalism is also known as a. cooperative federalism. b. dual federalism. c. new federalism. d. laissez-faire federalism. e. social federalism. Answer: a Page: 50
6. A defining characteristic of federalism is that a. rather than being held exclusively or primarily by one body, governing authority is divided at different levels among several bodies. b. the federal government wields ultimate authority in all matters. c. state governments can nullify the exercise of unpopular federal laws within their own states’ boundaries. d. state governments exist primarily to enact laws established by the national government. e. the federal government cannot pass any laws without the explicit consent of the majority of state governments. Answer: a Page: 43
7. The difference between the American federal system
Chapter 3 – Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. The powers necessary to carry out constitutionally enumerated functions of government are referred to as a. implied powers. b. enumerated powers. c. official powers. d. national powers. e. None of these answers is correct. Answer: a Page: 43
2. States utilize this power to protect the health and welfare of their residents. a. police powers b. enforcement powers c. military powers d. implied powers e. None of these answers is correct. Answer: a Page: 43
3. What term describes the arrangement where powers of the state and national governments are distinct and autonomous in their own domains? a. cooperative federalism b. dual federalism c. new federalism d. laissez-faire federalism e. social federalism Answer: b Page: 46
4. “Layer cake” federalism is also known as a. cooperative federalism. b. dual federalism. c. new federalism. d. laissez-faire federalism. e. social federalism. Answer: b Page: 46
5. “Marble cake” federalism is also known as a. cooperative federalism. b. dual federalism. c. new federalism. d. laissez-faire federalism. e. social federalism. Answer: a Page: 50
6. A defining characteristic of federalism is that a. rather than being held exclusively or primarily by one body, governing authority is divided at different levels among several bodies. b. the federal government wields ultimate authority in all matters. c. state governments can nullify the exercise of unpopular federal laws within their own states’ boundaries. d. state governments exist primarily to enact laws established by the national government. e. the federal government cannot pass any laws without the explicit consent of the majority of state governments. Answer: a Page: 43
7. The difference between the American federal system