POLS 2311 CH 3 & 4 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
What is it called when a state grants a city the ability to govern its own local affairs? -
ANS home rule
Advocates of limiting the powers of the national government justify their position by pointing to
the _______________ of the U. S. Constitution. - ANS Tenth Amendment
Power reserved to the state government to regulate the health, safety, and morals of its citizens
is called absolute power. - ANS False
Which powers, derived from the Tenth Amendment, are neither delegated to the national
government nor denied to the states? - ANS concurrent
In a federal system, governmental responsibilities are - ANS shared by both state and federal
governments.
A state government's authority to regulate the safety, health, and morals of its citizens is called
a ________ power. - ANS police
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, Devolution is a policy that removes a program from one level of government by delegating it or
passing it down to a lower level of government, such as from the national government to the
state and local governments. - ANS True
Using block grants to return power to the states was part of ________ during the Nixon (1969-
1974) and Reagan (1981-1989) administrations. - ANS New Federalism
Which of the following statements best describes the history of American federalism? -
ANS Since the Founding, there has been considerable debate about the allocation of
responsibilities between the states and the federal government.
Since the Founding, there has been considerable debate about the allocation of responsibilities
between the states and the federal government. - ANS to limit the powers of the federal
government by reserving certain powers to the states and to the people
________ powers exist when both the state and national governments share authority in
certain domains. - ANS Concurrent
Which president introduced and presided over the New Deal? - ANS Franklin Roosevelt
________ compels state governments to obey costly federal regulations but does not reimburse
those costs. - ANS An unfunded mandate
The principle of ________ gives the federal government the power to override any state or local
law in one particular area of policy. - ANS preemption
When was the era of dual federalism? - ANS from the Founding until the New Deal
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
What is it called when a state grants a city the ability to govern its own local affairs? -
ANS home rule
Advocates of limiting the powers of the national government justify their position by pointing to
the _______________ of the U. S. Constitution. - ANS Tenth Amendment
Power reserved to the state government to regulate the health, safety, and morals of its citizens
is called absolute power. - ANS False
Which powers, derived from the Tenth Amendment, are neither delegated to the national
government nor denied to the states? - ANS concurrent
In a federal system, governmental responsibilities are - ANS shared by both state and federal
governments.
A state government's authority to regulate the safety, health, and morals of its citizens is called
a ________ power. - ANS police
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, Devolution is a policy that removes a program from one level of government by delegating it or
passing it down to a lower level of government, such as from the national government to the
state and local governments. - ANS True
Using block grants to return power to the states was part of ________ during the Nixon (1969-
1974) and Reagan (1981-1989) administrations. - ANS New Federalism
Which of the following statements best describes the history of American federalism? -
ANS Since the Founding, there has been considerable debate about the allocation of
responsibilities between the states and the federal government.
Since the Founding, there has been considerable debate about the allocation of responsibilities
between the states and the federal government. - ANS to limit the powers of the federal
government by reserving certain powers to the states and to the people
________ powers exist when both the state and national governments share authority in
certain domains. - ANS Concurrent
Which president introduced and presided over the New Deal? - ANS Franklin Roosevelt
________ compels state governments to obey costly federal regulations but does not reimburse
those costs. - ANS An unfunded mandate
The principle of ________ gives the federal government the power to override any state or local
law in one particular area of policy. - ANS preemption
When was the era of dual federalism? - ANS from the Founding until the New Deal
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