Government Chapter 4 Test

Which of the following statements best defines federalism?

• A state government can make laws that conflict with those of the central government.
• A state government has little power compared to that of the central government.
• State and national governments have certain powers but share no powers.
• Two or more governments have power over the same people in the same territory.

Which of the following is an implied power of the national government?

• coin money
• develop nuclear weapons
• levy and collect taxes
• make war

Which of the following is the best example of a concurrent power of the state and national governments?

• conduct foreign relations
• declare war
• levy taxes
• provide an army and a navy

Which of the following powers would you categorize under state government?

• administer elections
• appoint ambassadors
• govern territories
• regulate interstate commerce

What is the term for the powers directly stated in the Constitution?

• implied powers
• expressed powers
• reserved powers
• supremacy powers

What is the term for all powers, both stated and implied, granted to the federal government by the Constitution?

• supremacy powers
• reserved powers
• expressed powers
• delegated powers

Under a republican form of government

• states have little power.
• the government appoints representatives.
• the government holds sovereign power.
• voters hold sovereign power.

If fewer than two-thirds of the states approve it,

• an amendment cannot be added to the Constitution.
• Congress cannot appoint a foreign ambassador.
• Congress cannot raise taxes.
• the president cannot declare war.

What is the first step in the state admission process that allows the people of a territory to prepare a constitution?

• federal mandate
• territorial act
• enabling act
• patronage committee

Which institution regulates disputes between national and state governments over federalism?

• federal courts
• the United States Senate
• the United Nations
• state courts