Federalism Quiz: Trivia Questions!
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- 1.Money from the national government that states may spend within broad guidelines as determined by Washington, the DC area:
- A.
Block Grants
- B.
Categorical Grants
- C.
Mandates
- D.
Devolution
- E.
Conditions of Aid
- 2.Mandates, which tend to be purposeful and designed to protect individuals, are preferred by states to categorical grants because mandates come with financial support.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The movement to transfer the responsibility of managing programs, particularly social programs like Welfare and Medicaid/care, from federal offices to the states is known as:
- A.
Devolution
- B.
Referendum
- C.
The Necessary & Proper Clause
- D.
Revolution
- E.
Dual Federalism
- 4.Which constitutional amendment secures the sovereignty of the states, emboldening their power to make laws?
- A.
1st
- B.
2nd
- C.
6th
- D.
8th
- E.
10th
- 5.All of the following are ways in which individuals exercise power in a federalist system:
- A.
Legislate, or make laws
- B.
Vote
- C.
Recall
- D.
Referenda
- E.
Judicial Review
- 6.Sometimes referred to as the "Elastic Clause," this gives Congress powers beyond what was articulated in Article II of the Constitution to make laws according to the needs of citizens.
- A.
The Necessary & Proper Clause
- B.
Selective Incorporation
- C.
Federalism
- D.
Checks & Balances
- E.
Devolution Revolution
- 7.Which of the following is an example of a concurrent power in the American federalist system?
- A.
Declaring war
- B.
Coining money
- C.
Raising taxes
- D.
Raising an army
- E.
Naturalizing citizens
- 8.When it is unclear whether an issue falls under the jurisdiction of the federal or a state government?
- A.
The president decides and issues and executive order
- B.
A federal court rules on the matter
- C.
Congress votes to determine who has the authority
- D.
The state legislatures must decide whether to overrule the federal government
- E.
The federal and state governments must share authority
- 9.Examples of _____ include deregulation, the movement of welfare funding from AFDC to TANF, and the Devolution Revolution.
- A.
Dual Federalism
- B.
Fiscal Federalism
- C.
Yummy Marble Cake Federalism
- D.
New Federalism
- 10.Alexander Hamilton was an ardent Federalist; Thomas Jefferson was an anti-Federalist who strongly supported states' rights.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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