The era of cooperative federalism was rooted in the Great Depression struggles of the late 1930s. How did cooperative federalism differ from the previous era of dual federalism?
a. Cooperative federalism acted as a return to the strict doctrine of state powers.
b. Cooperative federalism allowed the possibility that the federal government might enlist state officials to implement federal policies.
c. Cooperative federalism was an arrangement whereby the state governments were allowed to approve all Supreme Court rulings.
d. The Supreme Court had no authority under the dual federalism arrangement so the state governments cooperatively granted the Court its necessary powers.
e. State supreme courts continued to be the supreme authority in the national government structure.
Question -2-In his first term, several of President Franklin Roosevelts New Deal reforms were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as an overreach of federal powers. What was the response of President Roosevelt to these Court rulings?
a. The Roosevelt administrations New Deal reforms were implemented anyway and the Supreme Court failed to enforce its ruling.
b. President Roosevelt proposed a court-packing plan that would increase the number of justices and allow him to appoint them.
c. The Roosevelt administration complied with the Courts federal authority based on the Supremacy Clause of Article VI.
d. The Roosevelt administration appealed the ruling to the international courts.
e. The Roosevelt administration took the cases into each of the state supreme courts.
Question -3-Why was the period spanning roughly 1837 to 1937 considered by many scholars to be a period of dual federalism?
a. During this time the state courts and the federal courts had equal powers and jurisdiction.
b. The jurisdiction between the state and federal governments was hard to differentiate.
c. The Supreme Court refused to give Congress the discretionary authority it enjoyed during earlier eras, yet the Court did not return to the doctrine of state sovereignty.
d. The Supreme Court made rulings that returned our nation to a period that was even more committed to a strong central government.
e. The pendulum would constantly swing between state powers and federal powers.
Question -4-Which court case re-affirmed McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) and the national supremacy doctrine by stating that a federal license will override a state granted monopoly?
a.
Alden v. Maine (1999) b.
New York v. United States (1992) c.
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) d.
United States v. Lopez (1995) e.
Printz v. United States (1997)Question -5-The Marshall Court refuted the power of state courts to interpret and apply the Constitution in ways that conflicted with the Supreme Courts own interpretations, therefore
a. their ruling has no bearing on the state governments.
b. the ruling only applies to an agency or official of the federal government.
c. the supremacy clause applies only to the Constitution and not to Supreme Court actions.
d. that ruling may be overridden by a states supreme court.
e. the Constitution assumed its status as the uniform governing law of all the states.
Question -6-What was the significant ruling of the Supreme Court in
McCulloch v. Maryland in 1819?
a. The Madison administration was held in contempt of court for its disagreement with the creation of a national bank.
b. Though the national bank was a creation of the federal government, it was subordinate to the government of the state in which it was located.
c. Based on the necessary and proper clause of the U.S. Constitution, the national bank had broad powers and was justified in using those powers when exercising the national governments expressly delegated powers.
d. The Supreme Court had no power or jurisdiction to consider a case involving a state government.
e. Marylands state supreme court had jurisdiction over the federal court (Supreme Court).
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