Political Science 201 American National Government Test 1

1. Ouestion about Federalism The Constitution embodies the principles federalism. One place where those principles are found is in the division of legislative power between the national and state governments. Discuss the nature of this division! While doing so, give particular attention to the following questions:

What name do we use for the powers of the national government, what does that name mean, and in what part of the constitution are those powers found? (What are some of those powers and how broad are they?

What name do we use for the powers of the state governments, what does that name mean, and what are some of those powers71 What is the ultimate source of both national and state powers?

2. Question about constitutional rights Describe, in some detail, the current policy that has been decided by the Supreme Court concerning the following three constitutional rights:

Legal definitions of obscenity

Establishment of religion in places such as schools

Cruel and unusual punishment and the useof the death penalty