AP®︎ U.S. Government & Politics: Topic 1.7 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 1.7 of AP U.S. Government & Politics – Relationship Between the States and National Government.
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Topic 1.7
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: EK 1.7.A.1
What system divides power between the national and state governments in the United States?
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Topic 1.7: Relationship Between the States and National Government
Learning Objective: LO 1.7.A
Explain how the constitutional allocation of power between the national and state governments affects society.
Review: EK 1.7.A.1
Federalism is the system of government in the United States in which power is shared between the national and state governments. The exclusive and concurrent powers of the national and state governments help explain the ongoing debate over the balance of power between the two levels. Federalist No. 39 explains that this division of authority combines national and state features to limit the concentration of power in any one part of the government while also allowing multiple access points for political participation.
Review: EK 1.7.A.2
Exclusive power is held by only one level of government and includes enumerated powers that are written in the Constitution, and implied powers that are not specifically written in the Constitution but are inferred from the Necessary and Proper Clause.
Review: EK 1.7.A.3
Reserved powers are those not delegated or enumerated to the national government but are reserved to the states, as stated in the Tenth Amendment.
Review: EK 1.7.A.4
Concurrent powers are shared between both levels of government such as the power to collect taxes, the power to make and enforce laws and the power to build roads.
Review: EK 1.7.A.5
i. Revenue sharing (national funding with almost no restrictions to the states on its use and is the least used form of funding)
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