PSCI 2306 Chapter 3 Questions with Verified
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Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the state of federalism
during the New Deal period?
Congress regularly invoked the commerce clause to influence state policy
The Social Security Act, created during the Great Depression as part of the New Deal
programs of President Roosevelt, uses payroll taxes to fund programs that help which
groups of people?
The elderly, disabled, and unemployed
Critics of Governor Abbott's "Operation Lone Star," which placed many members of
the Texas National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety on the
international border with Mexico to apprehend immigrants crossing the border, called
it a violation of which part of the Constitution?
The supremacy clause
Under the ___, congress lacked the power to fund the government and had to rely on
support from ____.
Articles of Conferderation, states
Which of the following is strong evidence that the United States is a nation founded on
the ideal of federalism?
States have the greatest impact on the daily lives of Americans
Which of the following best describes the overall historical trend of the United States
federal system
, Toward a stronger national government.
If the state of Texas were permitted to tax the land used by the U.S. Army at Fort Hood,
it would be inconsistent with which of the following precedents?
The ruling of McCulloch v. Maryland
The powers of the national government as supreme over those of the states, as it prevented
state governments from taxing the national Government
The Supreme Court in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius held
that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was constitutional because of the ____, but Texas
has sought to strike down the ACA in federal courts ever since the 2017 tax cuts
eliminated the______ requirement that had penalized Americans with no insurance
coverage
Taxing power of congress, individual mandate
Which amendment was used by the national government to expand civil rights
protections in the states?
The Fourteenth Amendment
Which of the following are characteristics of block grants?
1. They allow flexibility in spending
2. They give more autonomy to states
3. They were a key piece of the Clinton Administration welfare reforms.
Which of the following was the primary factor that led to the replacement of the
Articles of Confederation?
Correct Answers
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the state of federalism
during the New Deal period?
Congress regularly invoked the commerce clause to influence state policy
The Social Security Act, created during the Great Depression as part of the New Deal
programs of President Roosevelt, uses payroll taxes to fund programs that help which
groups of people?
The elderly, disabled, and unemployed
Critics of Governor Abbott's "Operation Lone Star," which placed many members of
the Texas National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety on the
international border with Mexico to apprehend immigrants crossing the border, called
it a violation of which part of the Constitution?
The supremacy clause
Under the ___, congress lacked the power to fund the government and had to rely on
support from ____.
Articles of Conferderation, states
Which of the following is strong evidence that the United States is a nation founded on
the ideal of federalism?
States have the greatest impact on the daily lives of Americans
Which of the following best describes the overall historical trend of the United States
federal system
, Toward a stronger national government.
If the state of Texas were permitted to tax the land used by the U.S. Army at Fort Hood,
it would be inconsistent with which of the following precedents?
The ruling of McCulloch v. Maryland
The powers of the national government as supreme over those of the states, as it prevented
state governments from taxing the national Government
The Supreme Court in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius held
that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was constitutional because of the ____, but Texas
has sought to strike down the ACA in federal courts ever since the 2017 tax cuts
eliminated the______ requirement that had penalized Americans with no insurance
coverage
Taxing power of congress, individual mandate
Which amendment was used by the national government to expand civil rights
protections in the states?
The Fourteenth Amendment
Which of the following are characteristics of block grants?
1. They allow flexibility in spending
2. They give more autonomy to states
3. They were a key piece of the Clinton Administration welfare reforms.
Which of the following was the primary factor that led to the replacement of the
Articles of Confederation?
