Question

1.

Powers that are shared between the national and state governments are referred to by which of the following terms?

Select one:

a. national powers

b. state powers

c. concurrent powers

d. federal powers

2.

What was the first system of government tried by the newly independent United States?

Select one:

a. the parliamentary system

b. the federal system

c. the monarchical

d. the confederate system

3.

Choose the best term to complete the following passage:

Amazon recently announced its "finalists" in the competition to be its next corporate headquarters. In the absence of federal government intervention, the interests of economic power in America are able to more effectively ________ individual states, by making them compete for corporate patronage.  

Select one:

a. preserve

b. enrich

c. exploit

d. strengthen

4.

McCulloch v. Maryland confirmed which relationship within the federal system?

Select one:

a. The supremacy of the national over state governments

b. The supremacy of the president over both the national and state governments

c. The complete equality of national and state governments

d. The supremacy of state governments over the national government

5.

The american federal system is generally supported politicians across the political spectrum for which of the following reasons?

Select one:

a. When the states retain their own sovereignty, it allows for greater innovation and experimentation on the state level, allowing the states to assume their role as the laboratory of democracy.

b. Without burdensome "federal mandates", the states are better able to give all of its citizens a proper faith-based education.

c. Without national government interference, state officials are better able to use their autonomy to deny the rights of outsiders that may be harmful to their states.

d. All of the above

Answer 1

1) Concurrent power is the power which is shared between both the center and state.

2) The US was a confederate in the beginning i.e. states have to give power to the center to do specific tasks.

3) "Exploit" without federal center big companies will exploit individual state to get their patronage.

4) The McCulloch vs Maryland established the supremacy of central government over state government by allowing them to establish a national bank.

5) "A" When states are given necessary autonomy it allows for innovation, experimentation and develops themselves as the laboratory of democracy.