Throughout history which of following has been true regarding American federalism?
a. Federalism has proven to be rigid and unchanging in the face of an ever-changing world.
b. The role and powers of the federal government have evolved as undisputed.
c. The powers of the state governments have become almost nonexistent in light of national government powers.
d. Technology, population shifts and the global economy have spurred reexamination of state and federal functions and federalisms flexibility has allowed it to adapt to these changes.
e. American federalism has become almost nonexistent.
Question -2-According to Article IV, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, when a fugitive from one state is apprehended in another state, what may the apprehending state do with the prisoner?
a. It has no authority over the prisoner.
b. It must turn the prisoner over to the federal government for arbitration.
c. It must retain the prisoner in the apprehending state so as to protect his or her rights from the abusive state.
d. It must retain the prisoner in the apprehending state until his or her sentence is completed.
e. It must extradite the prisoner to the original state to stand trial or complete a previously imposed sentence.
Question -3-According to the privileges and immunities clause of Article IV of the U.S. Constitution, if a criminal escapes from Texas into Louisiana he or she will be ____________ back to Texas to stand trial.
a. transferred
b. returned
c. deported
d. expelled
e. extradited
Question -4-Article IV of the U.S. Constitution includes the privileges and immunities clause. What does this section guarantee to American citizens?
a. The citizens of one state are immune to the civil laws of another state.
b. Citizens have privileges and not rights, which means that they are not immune to losing the privileges.
c. Every citizen has the right to travel through other states, reside in any state, and participate in business in any state.
d. Citizens are bound by the privileges in the state constitution, not the national constitution (U.S. Constitution).
e. Citizens are bound by the privileges in the national constitution (U.S. Constitution), not the constitutions of the states.
Question -5-In one state, the civil court settles a dispute concerning assets in the estate of a deceased person. The one who loses the case in civil court cannot go into another state and have that states civil court revisit the case. This is an example of
a. the power of Congress to intervene and settle disputes between states.
b. the difference between the criminal and civil court systems.
c. the inability of the federal government to properly intervene in civil disagreements between states.
d. the practical application of the full faith and credit clause of the U.S. Constitution.
e. a breakdown in the civil court system in this nation.
Question -6-In recent years, the proliferation of what controversial family law has placed considerable strain on the full faith and credit clause of Article IV?
a. gay marriage laws
b. the banning of handguns in various metropolitan areas
c. the passage of right to die legislation
d. reduced environmental protection of rivers and aquifers
e. anti-immigration laws
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