Chapter 3 Federalism Quiz
Question 1
During the decades following the Civil War, the prevailing model of federalism was what
political scientists have called ______________
____________________. This concept of federalism holds that the states and the national
government remain supreme within their own spheres, neither interfering in the other's
sphere.
Dual Federalism
Question 2
_________________ is the transferring of powers from a national or central government to a
state or local government.
Devolution
Question 3
Powers specifically granted to the national government by the Constitution are called
______________ ______________. The first seventeen clauses of Article 1 Section 8,
specify most of these types of powers.
Enumerated Powers
Question 4
In a unitary system of government, ultimate governmental authority rests in the hands of the
national or central government.
True
Question 1
During the decades following the Civil War, the prevailing model of federalism was what
political scientists have called ______________
____________________. This concept of federalism holds that the states and the national
government remain supreme within their own spheres, neither interfering in the other's
sphere.
Dual Federalism
Question 2
_________________ is the transferring of powers from a national or central government to a
state or local government.
Devolution
Question 3
Powers specifically granted to the national government by the Constitution are called
______________ ______________. The first seventeen clauses of Article 1 Section 8,
specify most of these types of powers.
Enumerated Powers
Question 4
In a unitary system of government, ultimate governmental authority rests in the hands of the
national or central government.
True
