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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
In the early years, most of the disputes over the boundaries of national versus state power involved
A the enforcement of the Bill of Rights.
B the ability of the states to enter into international treaties.
C the necessary and proper clause and the powers of the national government to regulate interstate commerce.
D different interpretations of the inherent powers of the national government.
E the role of the national government in mediating disputes between the states.
Question #2
A Work Projects Administration (WPA)
B necessary and proper clause
C Treaty of Versailles
D Bill of Rights
E commerce clause
Question #3
A only the shipment of goods.
B all business dealings having to do with the physical exchange of currency.
C all business dealings, including navigation and the transport of people.
D any business dealings between legally incorporated organizations.
E any business dealing requiring an operating license.
Question #4
A taxing exports and holding elections.
B regulating commerce and crime within states.
C taxation and establishment of courts.
D regulating public schools and divorces.
E declaring war and coining money.
Question #5
A few, if any, true confederations exist.
B it is the form of government used in the United States today.
C it was the form of government used in the United States under the Articles of Confederation.
D the central government has only those powers granted to it by the states.
E it is opposite of a unitary system.
Question #6
A the case dealt with the issue of implied powers of the federal government.
B one issue was whether the federal government could create a national bank.
C the decision upheld the right of the federal government to use the necessary and proper clause.
D the decision allowed the federal government to grow and expand.
E the Supreme Court ruled the national government could only use its express powers.
Question #7
A the law is null and void.
B the state law will prevail.
C the national law supercedes the state or local law.
D the local law prevails.
E the law must be put to a popular vote.
Question #8
A reserved
B in the necessary and proper clause.
C the enumerated or expressed
D concurrent
E the inherent
Question #9
A New Deal federalism.
B dual federalism.
C compromise federalism.
D cooperative federalism.
E continental federalism.
Question #10
A project grant.
B community action grant.
C basic grant.
D categorical grant.
E block grant.
