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