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American Government Week 4 Quiz 1) A state government’s authority to regulate the health, safety, and morals of its citizens is frequently referred to as a) The police power b) The reserved power c) Uninterrupted power d) New Jersey power 2) Federalism most closely resembles the relationship between a) The two major political parties in the two-party system b) The power division between the federal government and the state governments in the United States c) The power division between the different branches of the federal government d) The power division between the different branches of state government 3) Under the Necessary and Power Clause of the Constitution, Congress has a) Express powers to create the laws of the land b) Police powers to create the laws of the land c) Implied powers to make laws necessary to carry out its expressed powers d) None of the above 4) Dual federalism is also known as a) Chocolate-cake federalism b) Marble-cake federalism c) Layer-cake federalism d) Apple-pie federalism 5) What case did the Supreme Court decide that the federal government could withhold federal monies for roads if states did not raise the minimum drinking age to 21? a) Brown v. Board of Education b) South Dakota v. Dole c) Marbury v. Madison d) None of the above 6) In what system does the federal government share power with regional governments? a) Federal b) Unitary c) Confederal d) North American 7) What was the first case to increase the power if the commerce clause? a) Gibbons v. Ogden b) South Dakota v. Dole c) Marbury v. Madison d) Bush v. Gore 8) Powers specifically granted by the Constitution to the federal government are known as a) Expressed or enumerated powers b) Reserved powers c) “Necessary and Proper” powers

d) Concurrent powers 9) Why is cooperative federalism known as Marble-cake federalism? a) In Marble-cake federalism, the federal government and state governments each have specific powers and there should be little interference with each governments sphere of power b) The responsibilities of the federal government and state governments are clearly separated c) In Marble-cake federalism, national, state, and local polices overlap in many areas d) None of the above...