Federalism

Practice Questions

AP US Government › Federalism

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The process of ______________ shifted power from the state governments to the national governments.

2

The United States of America is a direct Democracy.

3

What was the first major Supreme Court decision to define the relationship between the federal and state governments?

4

In the United States today, direct democracy is practiced __________.

5

The earliest political parties in the United States were the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. The Federalists favored what type of government for the United States?

6

Congress’ threat to deny highway funds to states that failed to impose a 55 mile per hour speed limit exemplifies which stage of federalism?

7

The most important power retained by the states under the 10th Amendment is the power to develop and enforce criminal codes, administer health and safety rules, and regulate marriage and divorce laws often called ______________.

8

Sovereignty refers to ________________.

9

Which of the following statements best describes the system of government that prevailed in the United States from 1789 to the mid 1930s called Dual Federalism?

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The period of Dual Federalism came to an end for all of the following reasons EXCEPT __________________.

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