Gateways to Democracy An Introduction to American Government 3rd Edition by John G. Geer – Test Bank

 

To Purchase this Complete Test Bank with Answers Click the link Below

 

https://tbzuiqe.com/product/gateways-to-democracy-an-introduction-to-american-government-3rd-edition-by-john-g-geer-test-bank/

 

If face any problem or Further information contact us At tbzuiqe@gmail.com

 

 

Sample Test

CHAPTER_03_Federalism     Multiple Choice

 

1. ​The primary reason that the Framers chose to unify the country was that   a. ​unions allow for smaller entities to pool their resources.   b. ​they wanted to revoke states’ rights.   c. ​they wanted to create a unitary system.   d. ​unions allow for larger states to dominate.   e. ​unions allow for collective bargaining.   ANSWER:   a REFERENCES:   68 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.1 – LO1 NOTES:   Conceptual

 

2. A __________ exists when people have a sense of common identity due to a common origin, history, or ancestry, all of which the colonists shared.   a. state   b. nation   c. union   d. confederation   e. country   ANSWER:   b REFERENCES:   69 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.1 – LO1 NOTES:   Factual

 

3. ​In a _________, independent states grant powers to a national government.   a. ​unitary system   b. ​confederal system   c. ​federal system   d. ​proportional system   e. ​feudal system   ANSWER:   b REFERENCES:   69 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.1 – LO1 NOTES:   Factual

 

4. In a __________, virtually all power goes to the national government.   a. confederal system   b. federal system   c. unitary system   d. system of self-government   e. multifederal system   ANSWER:   c REFERENCES:   69 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.1 – LO1 NOTES:   Factual

 

5. A system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between the national and state governments is known as   a. the supremacy clause.   b. implied powers.   c. states’ rights.   d. federalism.   e. a confederal system.   ANSWER:   d REFERENCES:   69 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.1 – LO1 NOTES:   Factual

 

6. ​The Framers feared that too much power in any government would lead to   a. ​autocracy.   b. ​monarchy.   c. ​tyranny.   d. ​meritocracy.   e. ​socialism.   ANSWER:   c REFERENCES:   69 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.1 – LO1 NOTES:   Conceptual

 

7. At the time the Constitution was written, virtually all the world’s governments were either   a. confederal or federal.   b. federal or unitary.   c. multifederal systems or federal.   d. unitary or confederal.   e. self-government or federal.   ANSWER:   d REFERENCES:   70 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.1 – LO1 NOTES:   Factual

 

8. ​_________ is enhanced when decisions that affect the citizens’ lives are made by representatives who are local, closer to them, and more similar to them.   a. Direct democracy   b. ​Proportional representation   c. ​Unitary system   d. Self-government   e. Socialism   ANSWER:   d REFERENCES:   70 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.1 – LO1 NOTES:   Applied

 

9. ​Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution details the _________ powers of Congress.   a. ​implied   b. ​forced   c. ​explicit   d. ​concurrent   e. ​enumerated   ANSWER:   e REFERENCES:   72 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Applied

 

10. The necessary and proper clause gives Congress the power to pass laws that are related to the   a. ​enumerated powers.   b. ​police powers.   c. ​concurrent powers.   d. ​denied powers.   e. ​implied powers.   ANSWER:   a REFERENCES:   72 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Conceptual

 

11. The reserve powers of the states, sometimes referred to as the __________, include the powers to protect the safety, health, and welfare of citizens.   a. concurrent powers   b. national powers   c. people powers   d. police powers   e. safety powers   ANSWER:   d REFERENCES:   72 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Factual

 

12. ​Powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system are called   a. ​concurrent powers.   b. ​denied powers.   c. ​police powers.   d. ​enumerated powers.   e. ​express powers.   ANSWER:   a REFERENCES:   72 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.2.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Factual

 

13. Which of the following remain almost exclusively within state authority?   a. marriage and divorce law   b. insurance regulations   c. professional licensing   d. prosecuting state crimes   e. all of these   ANSWER:   e REFERENCES:   72 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Factual

 

14. The writ of __________ provides the right of individuals who have been arrested and jailed to go before a judge who determines if their imprisonment is legal.   a. certiorari   b. due process   c. error   d. habeas corpus   e. mandamus   ANSWER:   d REFERENCES:   73 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Factual

 

15. The Constitution prohibits the state governments from   a. passing bills of attainder.   b. passing ex post facto laws.   c. taxing imports and exports.   d. entering into any treaty or alliance with foreign nations.   e. all of these.   ANSWER:   e REFERENCES:   73 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Factual

 

16. ​A form of government in which political power is exercised directly by citizens is a(n)   a. ​republican government.   b. ​indirect democracy.   c. ​direct democracy.   d. ​self-government.   e. ​unitary system.   ANSWER:   c REFERENCES:   76 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Factual

 

17. ​The Bill of Rights originally applied to   a. ​the state governments.   b. ​the national government.   c. ​both the national and state governments.   d. ​city governments.   e. ​all levels of government.   ANSWER:   b REFERENCES:   76 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Conceptual

 

18. ​The Constitution guarantees that states provide a ___________ form of government.   a. ​direct   b. ​unitary   c. ​republican   d. ​federal   e. ​socialist   ANSWER:   c REFERENCES:   76 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Factual

 

19. The Fifteenth Amendment prohibits states from denying   a. voting rights on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.   b. due process of law.   c. equal protection of the law.   d. the right to assembly.   e. the right to privacy.   ANSWER:   a REFERENCES:   76 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Factual

 

20. The __________, which passed in 1868, prohibits states from denying “any person” due process and the equal protection of the laws.   a. Tenth Amendment   b. Eleventh Amendment   c. Twelfth Amendment   d. Thirteenth Amendment   e. Fourteenth Amendment   ANSWER:   e REFERENCES:   76 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Factual

 

21. The __________ clause makes the Constitution of the United States, plus all laws and treaties made under the Constitution, superior to state law.   a. commerce   b. confrontation   c. guarantee   d. republican   e. supremacy   ANSWER:   e REFERENCES:   76-77 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Factual

 

22. Congress taking over the state regulation of warnings on cigarette packages is an example of   a. ​preemption.   b. ​supremacy clause.   c. ​direct democracy.   d. ​implied powers.   e. ​none of these.   ANSWER:   a REFERENCES:   77 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Conceptual

 

23. ​Congress exercises its implied powers through the   a. ​general welfare clause.   b. ​privileges and immunities clause.   c. ​equal protection clause.   d. ​full faith  and credit clause.   e. ​necessary and proper clause.   ANSWER:   e REFERENCES:   77 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Factual

 

24. ​The Constitution requires agreements between two or more states to receive the approval of   a. ​the president.   b. ​the Supreme Court.   c. ​three-fourths of the states.   d. ​the people.   e. ​Congress.   ANSWER:   e REFERENCES:   78 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Factual

 

25. The__________, as part of the Constitution under Article I, Section 8, establishes the exclusive authority of Congress to regulate commerce among the states.   a. supremacy clause   b. commerce clause   c. direct democracy   d. state’s rights   e. reserve powers   ANSWER:   b REFERENCES:   78 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Factual

 

26. ​The ________ prohibits the states from establishing trade barriers, or leveling unequal taxes against goods from another state.   a. ​necessary and proper clause   b. ​general welfare clause   c. ​commerce clause   d. ​full faith and credit clause   e. ​supremacy clause   ANSWER:   c REFERENCES:   78 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Applied

 

27. Under current U.S. law, if a heterosexual couple is married in Las Vegas, they are married in all 50 states due to the ___________ of the Constitution.   a. ​general welfare clause   b. ​interstate commerce clause   c. ​full faith and credit clause   d. ​equal protection clause   e. ​necessary and proper clause   ANSWER:   c REFERENCES:   78 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Conceptual

 

28. In 1798, the Federalist administration of John Adams passed the __________ Act, making criticism of the government illegal.   a. Criticism   b. Embargo   c. McCarthy   d. Sedition   e. War Powers   ANSWER:   d REFERENCES:   80 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.2 – LO2 NOTES:   Factual

 

29. The right of the states to reject national laws that would be beyond the powers granted in the Constitution is referred to as   a. direct democracy.   b. a unitary system.   c. states’ rights.   d. nullification.   e. none of these.   ANSWER:   d REFERENCES:   80 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

30. In __________, the Court ruled that the authority of Congress to regulate commerce among the states gave it, rather than the states, the authority to manage the licensing of steamboats traveling between New York and New Jersey.   a. Dred Scott v. Sandford   b. Gibbons v. Ogden   c. Marbury v. Madison   d. McCulloch v. Maryland   e. Prigg v. Pennsylvania   ANSWER:   b REFERENCES:   80 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

31. ​Supporters of states’ rights, such as Thomas Jefferson, believed that the central focus of power rests with   a. ​the states.   b. ​the federal government.   c. ​the people.   d. ​the Congress.   e. ​the townships.   ANSWER:   a REFERENCES:   80 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Applied

 

32. ​In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had the power to create a bank due to the   a. ​necessary and proper clause.   b. ​full faith and credit clause.   c. ​privileges and immunities clause.   d. ​interstate commerce clause.   e. ​fugitive slave clause.   ANSWER:   a REFERENCES:   80 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Applied

 

33. ​Under Chief Justice John Marshall, the Supreme Court fostered the view that the system of government was _______-centered.   a. ​state   b. ​nation   c. ​people   d. ​township   e. ​county   ANSWER:   b REFERENCES:   80 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Conceptual

 

34. Slavery concessions at the Constitutional Convention included the __________ clause of Article IV, requiring states to return runaway slaves.   a. fugitive slave   b. guarantee   c. personal liberty   d. private property   e. supremacy   ANSWER:   a REFERENCES:   82 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

35. During the Civil War, Lincoln used his power as commander in chief to issue the __________, which prohibited slavery in states under rebellion, as slave labor was an asset to the Confederate army.   a. Articles of Proclamation   b. Declaration of Independence   c. Emancipation Proclamation   d. Fugitive Slave Act   e. Personal Liberty Act   ANSWER:   c REFERENCES:   82 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

36. In 1857, the Supreme Court sided with the states’ rights supporters, declaring in __________ that Congress had no authority to regulate slavery in the territories.   a. Dred Scott v. Sandford   b. Prigg v. Pennsylvania   c. Brown v. Board of Education   d. Marbury v. Madison   e. none of these   ANSWER:   a REFERENCES:   82 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

37. ​Vice President John C. Calhoun argued that states had the right to nullify laws as well as secede from the union if they desired. To secede means that the state(s)   a. ​disobey an act of Congress.   b. ​fail to enforce the full faith and credit clause.   c. ​fail to enforce the fugitive slave clause.   d. ​formally leave the union.   e. ​do none of these.   ANSWER:   d REFERENCES:   82 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

38. The __________ Amendment prohibited slavery throughout the nation.   a. Eleventh   b. Thirteenth   c. Fourteenth   d. Fifteenth   e. Seventeenth   ANSWER:   b REFERENCES:   83 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

39. __________ federalism recognizes that while the national government is supreme in some spheres, the state governments remain supreme in others, with layers of authority separate from one another, an arrangement that political scientists compared to a “layer cake.”   a. Confrontational   b. Cooperative   c. Dual   d. Multi   e. State-centered   ANSWER:   c REFERENCES:   83 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Conceptual

 

40. ​The doctrine of dual federalism holds that   a. ​the function of government is determined by the people.   b. ​the federal government has more functions than the state governments.   c. ​the state governments have more functions than the federal government.   d. ​the state and federal governments have the exact same functions.   e. ​the state and federal governments have separate functions.   ANSWER:   e REFERENCES:   83 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

41. In 1932, __________ was elected president having promised a “New Deal” to Americans who had lost their jobs, their homes, and their savings in the Great Depression.   a. Abraham Lincoln   b. Benjamin Franklin   c. Franklin Roosevelt   d. George Washington   e. Theodore Roosevelt   ANSWER:   c REFERENCES:   85 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

42. President Franklin Roosevelt’s proposal to add new justices to the Supreme Court so that the Court would uphold his policies is referred to as   a. ​the Court-packing plan.   b. ​the Congress-packing plan.   c. ​the switch in time that saved nine.   d. ​the grand bargain.   e. ​the Roosevelt compromise.   ANSWER:   a REFERENCES:   85 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

43. The __________ Act of 1964 prohibits job discrimination and segregation in public accommodations.   a. Antidiscrimination   b. Civil Rights   c. Embargo   d. Fugitive Slave   e. Voting Rights   ANSWER:   b REFERENCES:   86 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

44. ​The Johnson administration gave money to the states for its programs through _________, which was money for the states to use on what the national government wanted.   a. ​block grants   b. ​Pell Grants   c. ​categorical grants   d. ​piece-meal grants   e. ​marque grants   ANSWER:   c REFERENCES:   86 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

45. The Nixon administration began a trend, labeled as __________, of shifting powers back to the states.   a. dual federalism   b. new federalism   c. fiscal federalism   d. cooperative federalism   e. “layer cake” federalism   ANSWER:   b REFERENCES:   86 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

46. ​President Reagan cut back on categorical grants and replaced them with _________, which are more flexible and set fewer restrictions on how the states can use the money.   a. ​free grants   b. ​marque grants   c. ​Pell Grants   d. ​categorical grants   e. ​block grants   ANSWER:   e REFERENCES:   86 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

47. Congress originally played almost no role in public school (K–12) education; that role has   a. increased since World War I.   b. decreased since World War I.   c. increased since World War II.   d. decreased since World War II.   e. basically stayed the same.   ANSWER:   c REFERENCES:   86 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

48. President George W. Bush’s administration strengthened national authority, sometimes at the expense of the states, by   a. supporting the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act.   b. supporting a prescription drug plan for Medicare.   c. going to court to preempt California’s fuel economy and emission standards for cars.   d. establishing national standards for driver’s licenses.   e. all of these.   ANSWER:   e REFERENCES:   87-88 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

49. ​Over time, the Court’s definition of what constituted interstate commerce grew to include   a. ​only commerce that occurs between states.   b. ​anything that affected interstate commerce.   c. ​only commerce that occurs intrastate.   d. ​anything that affected foreign trade.   e. ​none of the above.   ANSWER:   b REFERENCES:   88 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Applied

 

50. President George W. Bush’s effort to revamp this Elementary and Secondary Education Act program by imposing stricter performance and accountability standards for education is better known as   a. No Child Left Behind.   b. USA PATRIOT Act.   c. Contract with America.   d. Elementary and Secondary Education Act.   e. Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act.   ANSWER:   a REFERENCES:   88 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.3 – LO3 NOTES:   Factual

 

51. Most states grant their governors a line-item veto, which is the ability to   a. sign and pass legislation in its entirety.   b. veto legislation in its entirety.   c. veto certain parts of spending bills without vetoing the entire bill.   d. propose specific provisions in legislation.   e. pass independent legislation.   ANSWER:   c REFERENCES:   90 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.4 – LO4 NOTES:   Factual

 

52. Which type of government is far more diverse in function and design than that of the state government?   a. federal government   b. local government   c. special jurisdiction government   d. county government   e. none of these   ANSWER:   b REFERENCES:   94 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.4 – LO4 NOTES:   Factual

 

53. The most distinctive form of local government in the United States is __________, in which the adult population of the town meets at least once a year to adopt the budget and vote on any legislation being considered.   a. the city-manager system   b. the New England town meeting   c. indirect democracy   d. the Missouri Plan   e. the city-state   ANSWER:   b REFERENCES:   95 LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   GTDM.GEER.16.3.4 – LO4 NOTES:   Factual