The doctrine of dual federalism held that
A) the national government was supreme, and states must operate within its sphere.
B) states were supreme and the national government derived its powers from them.
C) the states and the national government shared powers and were meant to work together.
D) though the national government was supreme in its sphere, the states were equally supreme in theirs.
E) a state could declare null and void a federal law that violated the Constitution.
Question -2-During the battle over slavery, the case for nullification was forcefully presented by
A) William Jennings Randolph.
B) Robert E. Lee.
C) William Graham Sumner.
D) John C. Calhoun.
E) Jeb Stuart.
Question -3-When Congress passed laws (in 1798 ) to punish newspaper editors who published stories critical of the federal government, these two political leaders suggested in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions that the states had the right to nullify a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violated the Constitution.
A) James Madison and Thomas Jefferson
B) John Adams and Alexander Hamilton
C) John Dickinson and George Clinton
D) Samuel Adams and John Hancock
E) John Jay and John Marshall
Question -4-The doctrine of nullification refers to
A) the power of Congress to veto state laws that violate the U.S. Constitution.
B) the claimed authority of the states to declare a federal law void for violating the U.S. Constitution.
C) the power of the president to veto state laws for violating the U.S. Constitution.
D) the authority of the president to dissolve Congress and to call for new elections.
E) the power of the federal government to invalidate state laws on matters of commerce.
Question -5-In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Court ruled that
A) the Constitution's necessary and proper clause permits Congress to take actions when it is essential to a power that Congress has.
B) the Constitution's commerce clause gives the national government exclusive power to regulate interstate commerce.
C) Congress may not act to subject nonconsenting states to lawsuits in state courts.
D) the states may not regulate interstate commerce.
E) the national government's authority to require state officials to administer or enforce a federal regulation is limited.
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