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POLS 2311 CH 3 & 4 EXAM 2026
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
1. Which amendment to the Constitution stated that powers not
delegated to the national government or prohibited to the
states were "reserved to the states"? - correct answer-Tenth
Amendment
2. A state government's authority to regulate the health, safety,
and morals of its citizens is frequently referred to as - correct
answer-the police power.
3. Which constitutional clause required that states normally
honor the public acts and judicial decisions of other states? -
correct answer-full faith and credit clause
4. Many states have amended their constitutions to guarantee
that large cities will have the authority to manage local affairs
without interference from state government. This power is
called - correct answer-home rule
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5. The relationship between the states and the national
government from 1789 to 1937 is know as - correct answer-
dual federalism
6. In which case did the Supreme Court create the potential for
increased national power by ruling that Congress could use
the necessary and proper clause to interpret its delegated
powers broadly? - correct answer-McCulloch v. Maryland
7. The process of returning more of the responsibilities of
governing from the national level to the state level is known
as - correct answer-devolution.
8. The principle that allows the federal government to take over
areas of regulation formerly overseen by states or local
governments is called - correct answer-preemption
9. When state and local governments must conform to costly
regulations or conditions in order to receive grants but do not
receive reimbursements for their expenditures from the
federal government it is called - correct answer-an unfunded
mandate
POLS 2311 CH 3 & 4 EXAM 2026
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
1. Which amendment to the Constitution stated that powers not
delegated to the national government or prohibited to the
states were "reserved to the states"? - correct answer-Tenth
Amendment
2. A state government's authority to regulate the health, safety,
and morals of its citizens is frequently referred to as - correct
answer-the police power.
3. Which constitutional clause required that states normally
honor the public acts and judicial decisions of other states? -
correct answer-full faith and credit clause
4. Many states have amended their constitutions to guarantee
that large cities will have the authority to manage local affairs
without interference from state government. This power is
called - correct answer-home rule
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5. The relationship between the states and the national
government from 1789 to 1937 is know as - correct answer-
dual federalism
6. In which case did the Supreme Court create the potential for
increased national power by ruling that Congress could use
the necessary and proper clause to interpret its delegated
powers broadly? - correct answer-McCulloch v. Maryland
7. The process of returning more of the responsibilities of
governing from the national level to the state level is known
as - correct answer-devolution.
8. The principle that allows the federal government to take over
areas of regulation formerly overseen by states or local
governments is called - correct answer-preemption
9. When state and local governments must conform to costly
regulations or conditions in order to receive grants but do not
receive reimbursements for their expenditures from the
federal government it is called - correct answer-an unfunded
mandate
