POLI SCI 2051 EXAM 1 HOGAN QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Enumerated, implied - Answers -What are the two types of federal powers derived from
Article I, section 8 of the U.S Constitution?
The Anti-federalists - Answers -______________ was/were likely to support a strong
state government and a weak national government.
The power to tax - Answers -Which of the following is a shared power between states
and the federal government?
Having different minimum ages for men and women to marry - Answers -For which of
the following would the Supreme Court most likely apply an "intermediate scrutiny"
standard of review to determine whether the policy is an unconstitutional violation of the
equal protection clause?
The Constitution created a stronger federal government than did the Articles of
Confederation - Answers -How did the Constitution differ from the Articles of
Confederation?
Necessary and proper - Answers -Which clause of the U.S. Constitution did the
Supreme Court interpret in McCulloch v. Maryland as allowing Congress to create a
national bank?
Interstate commerce - Answers -In Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court held that
Congress has broad authority to regulate_______________.
Be policy innovators - Answers -An advantage of federalism is that it allows states to
__________________
Republic - Answers -Which of the following is a form of government in which the people
select representatives to govern them?
Block grants - Answers -Which of the following grants minimizes the paperwork that
must be filled out and the strings attached to using the grant?
27 - Answers -How many amendments have been made to the constitution since
ratification?
Cooperative federalism - Answers -In ____________________, powers are shared by
the federal and state governments in a marble-cake fashion.
taxes - Answers -The colonists rebelled-against the British government for imposing
, checks and balances - Answers -What is the feature of the Constitution that allows
each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches?
A channel through which peoples - Answers -Which best describes a linkage
institution?
Grants-in-aid - Answers -Which of the following is an example of fiscal federalism?
Either by three-fourths of state legislature or by special state conventions in three-
fourths of the states - Answers -How is a constitutional amendment ratified?
second - Answers -Which amendment protects citizens right to bear arms?
Congress passes a law - Answers -holly #20 unknown
Unreasonable search and seizure - Answers -The Fourth Amendment protects citizens
from which of the following?
A mandatory prayer - Answers -Which of the following generally is unconstitutional in
school?
Mapp vs. Ohio - Answers -Which Supreme Court case developed the exclusionary
rule?
3/5 - Answers -At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed that slaves
would be counted as _____ of a person for determining population for representation in
the House of Representatives.
consent of the governed - Answers -Which of the following concepts most directly helps
to make American Government legitimate?
10th - Answers -The _______ Amendment says that those powers not given to the
federal government and not prohibited to the states by the Constitution are reserved for
the states and the people
actual malice - Answers -New York Times v. Sullivan held that there must be proof of
which of the following in order to find libel against a public figure
A public policy program jointly funded, administered, and determined by both the
national government and state government - Answers -Which of the following is an
example of cooperative federalism?
property - Answers -In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court declared that African
Americans were____________.
ANSWERS
Enumerated, implied - Answers -What are the two types of federal powers derived from
Article I, section 8 of the U.S Constitution?
The Anti-federalists - Answers -______________ was/were likely to support a strong
state government and a weak national government.
The power to tax - Answers -Which of the following is a shared power between states
and the federal government?
Having different minimum ages for men and women to marry - Answers -For which of
the following would the Supreme Court most likely apply an "intermediate scrutiny"
standard of review to determine whether the policy is an unconstitutional violation of the
equal protection clause?
The Constitution created a stronger federal government than did the Articles of
Confederation - Answers -How did the Constitution differ from the Articles of
Confederation?
Necessary and proper - Answers -Which clause of the U.S. Constitution did the
Supreme Court interpret in McCulloch v. Maryland as allowing Congress to create a
national bank?
Interstate commerce - Answers -In Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court held that
Congress has broad authority to regulate_______________.
Be policy innovators - Answers -An advantage of federalism is that it allows states to
__________________
Republic - Answers -Which of the following is a form of government in which the people
select representatives to govern them?
Block grants - Answers -Which of the following grants minimizes the paperwork that
must be filled out and the strings attached to using the grant?
27 - Answers -How many amendments have been made to the constitution since
ratification?
Cooperative federalism - Answers -In ____________________, powers are shared by
the federal and state governments in a marble-cake fashion.
taxes - Answers -The colonists rebelled-against the British government for imposing
, checks and balances - Answers -What is the feature of the Constitution that allows
each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches?
A channel through which peoples - Answers -Which best describes a linkage
institution?
Grants-in-aid - Answers -Which of the following is an example of fiscal federalism?
Either by three-fourths of state legislature or by special state conventions in three-
fourths of the states - Answers -How is a constitutional amendment ratified?
second - Answers -Which amendment protects citizens right to bear arms?
Congress passes a law - Answers -holly #20 unknown
Unreasonable search and seizure - Answers -The Fourth Amendment protects citizens
from which of the following?
A mandatory prayer - Answers -Which of the following generally is unconstitutional in
school?
Mapp vs. Ohio - Answers -Which Supreme Court case developed the exclusionary
rule?
3/5 - Answers -At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed that slaves
would be counted as _____ of a person for determining population for representation in
the House of Representatives.
consent of the governed - Answers -Which of the following concepts most directly helps
to make American Government legitimate?
10th - Answers -The _______ Amendment says that those powers not given to the
federal government and not prohibited to the states by the Constitution are reserved for
the states and the people
actual malice - Answers -New York Times v. Sullivan held that there must be proof of
which of the following in order to find libel against a public figure
A public policy program jointly funded, administered, and determined by both the
national government and state government - Answers -Which of the following is an
example of cooperative federalism?
property - Answers -In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court declared that African
Americans were____________.
