The Federal System of Government (AQA A-Level Politics): Quizzes
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What is federalism?
What is federalism?
Power shared between national & state govts
Which amendment reserves powers not given to federal govt to states or people?
Which amendment reserves powers not given to federal govt to states or people?
Tenth Amendment
Who were the Federalists during the Constitutional Convention?
Who were the Federalists during the Constitutional Convention?
Those advocating stronger central govt
What did the Sixteenth Amendment (1913) allow?
What did the Sixteenth Amendment (1913) allow?
A national income tax
What did the North's victory in the Civil War establish about federalism?
What did the North's victory in the Civil War establish about federalism?
States could not secede from the Union
What was 'new federalism' in the 1970s-80s?
What was 'new federalism' in the 1970s-80s?
Attempt to return powers to states
Why is the death penalty described as 'literally a matter of life or death' for federalism?
Why is the death penalty described as 'literally a matter of life or death' for federalism?
Same crime has different outcomes by state
What determines the number of Electoral College electors each state receives?
What determines the number of Electoral College electors each state receives?
Size of its congressional delegation
What did Trump claim about presidential authority on 13 April 2020?
What did Trump claim about presidential authority on 13 April 2020?
The authority is total
How does modern federalism debate differ from traditional constitutional principles?
How does modern federalism debate differ from traditional constitutional principles?
Driven by partisan politics, not principle