Reference no: EM133320057

Question

1. Public opinion data collected over the past several years shows a general decline in the support of the federal government, compared with state and local governments, in the United States.

True

False

2. Such data show support for state and local governments to be greatest among "white" respondents and "Republicans," and support for the federal government to be greatest among "blacks" and "Democrats."

True

False

3. Public opinion data show that by pretty wide margins the tax considered by Americans to be the worst is the:

federal income tax

state income tax

state sales tax

social security tax

4. Surveys show that most federalism scholars believe that the terrorist attacks of Septemer 11, 2001 profoundly and permanently altered US federal and intergovernmental relations.

True

False

5. When looking at a listing of the "most democratic" countries of the world, it seems fair to conclude that while federalism may contribute to democratic practices, not all federalisms are democratic, and not all democracies are functioning federalisms.

True

False

6. Madison was pretty clear in believing that when the "rights of individuals," conflict with the "rights of states," the rights of states must prevail.

True

False

7. Public opinion polls show that the two factors most significantly related to the public's attitude as to which level of government (state, local, or national) "gives them the most for their money" are:

Region and gender

Region and race

Education and gender

Education and region

Race and party ID

8. When  asked which level of government (state, local, or national) they most trust to "do a good job in carrying out its responsibilities," most Americans consistently select the  federal government over the others

True

False

9. It's interesting to note that not a single federalism adopted in the post World War II period has failed.

True

False