Description I ONLY HAVE 1 HOUR TO COMPLETE THIS TEST. 40 questions multiple choice and T&F. Need he ...
Description I ONLY HAVE 1 HOUR TO COMPLETE THIS TEST. 40 questions multiple choice and T&F. Need help with this political science exam about federalism and the legislative branch. 1. California has a ____. Group of answer choices Representative democracy Direct democracy Hybrid political system Proportional representation system Flag question: Question 2 Question 20.25 pts The customs, values, and beliefs about government that a society holds and give that political system a distinct culture is called: Group of answer choices Institutions Political culture Collective action History Flag question: Question 3 Question 30.25 pts _____ help organize compromises, trade-offs, and bargains that lead to acceptable solutions or alternatives. Group of answer choices Institutions Political culture Collective action History Flag question: Question 4 Question 40.25 pts Progressive-era reforms in California state government during the late 1800s include all the following, except: Group of answer choices Secret voting The establishment of direct primary elections The institution of civil service exams The passage of an initiative to make English the state’s official language Flag question: Question 5 Question 50.25 pts The prevailing attitude that citizens are more trustworthy than their representatives is a distinctive feature of California political culture. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question 6 Question 60.25 pts Differences in ethnicity, race, religion, ages, sexuality, ideology, socioeconomic class, and geography are often the source of intense political clashes in the state of California. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question 7 Question 70.25 pts Sovereignty refers to: Group of answer choices The fundamental right to govern. The right to govern a particular people or territory. The right to create laws without outside interference. All the above. Flag question: Question 8 Question 80.25 pts Federalism refers to: Group of answer choices An arrangement in which two autonomous levels of government exist side-by-side. A situation in which the limits of power in each level of government are defined by a constitution. The shared and overlapping powers of the national and state governments. All the above. Flag question: Question 9 Question 90.25 pts Only the national government is sovereign in a _____. Group of answer choices Unitary state Confederate state Federal state Democratic state Flag question: Question 10 Question 100.25 pts In a _____, the central government’s powers are limited to those granted by the states. Group of answer choices Unitary state Confederate state Federal state Democratic state Flag question: Question 11 Question 110.25 pts Under the Articles of Confederation, the states were considered sovereign. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question 12 Question 120.25 pts The federal government’s inability to quell ____ led to a call to strengthen the power of the federal government over state governments. Group of answer choices The Haitian Revolution Shay’s Rebellion The storming of the Bastille The Civil War Flag question: Question 13 Question 130.25 pts Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation include all the following, except: Group of answer choices The national government could not impose taxes on citizens. The national government could not raise an army. The national government could not regulate commerce within state boundaries. Each state had only one vote in Congress regardless of its size. Flag question: Question 14 Question 140.25 pts The scope of federal power has waxed and waned over the years. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question 15 Question 150.25 pts In ______, the Supreme Court established that the "Necessary and Proper" Clause of the U.S. Constitution gives the U.S. federal government certain implied powers that are not explicitly enumerated in the Constitution, including the power to establish a national bank. Group of answer choices Marbury v. Madison Gibbons v. Ogden United States v. E.C. Knight McCulloch v. Maryland Flag question: Question 16 Question 160.25 pts In _____, the Supreme Court ruled that the power to regulate interstate commerce (given to Congress by the Commerce Clause) includes the power to regulate navigation. Group of answer choices Marbury v. Madison Gibbons v. Ogden United States v. E.C. Knight McCulloch v. Maryland Flag question: Question 17 Question 170.25 pts In a ___ system, sovereignty between the national and subnational governments is shared. Group of answer choices Unitary state Confederate state Federal state Democratic state Flag question: Question 18 Question 180.25 pts The struggle to find the right balance between federal supremacy and state sovereignty has been a key feature of U.S. political culture since the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question 19 Question 190.25 pts Two main political factions emerged during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Of these two, the ____ supported the creation of a strong national government, which they deemed necessary for the survival of a new nation. Group of answer choices Federalists Anti-Federalists Whigs Democratic-Republican party Flag question: Question 20 Question 200.25 pts Under the _____, a plan to create a bicameral legislature in which seats in the lower chamber are based on state population, and seats in the upper house are distributed equally among the states. Group of answer choices Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan Connecticut Compromise English Bill of Rights Flag question: Question 21 Question 210.25 pts The U.S. Constitution defines the powers given to the national and state governments. ____ are powers that can be exercised solely by the national government. Group of answer choices Enumerated powers Implied powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Flag question: Question 22 Question 220.25 pts The U.S. Constitution defines the powers given to the national and state governments. ___ are powers that only the states may exercise. Group of answer choices Prohibited powers Inherent powers Reserved powers Concurrent powers Flag question: Question 23 Question 230.25 pts The Enumerated Powers of Congress, as outlined in Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, include responsibility of: Group of answer choices To regulate intrastate commerce. To provide for public health, safety, welfare, and morals. To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and exercises, to pay the debts and provide for the common deference and general welfare of the United States. To establish local governments. Flag question: Question 24 Question 240.25 pts The _____ requires the states to accept court decisions, public acts, and contracts of other states. Group of answer choices The Elastic Clause The Necessary and Proper Clause The Supremacy Clause Full Faith and Credit Clause Flag question: Question 25 Question 250.25 pts Under ____, States and national government exercise exclusive authority in distinctly delineated spheres of jurisdiction in which levels of government do not blend with each other. Group of answer choices Dual Federalism The New Deal Era The Articles of Confederation Cooperative Federalism Flag question: Question 26 Question 260.25 pts According to the proponents of Minimal State Liberalism, government intervention is necessary to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to benefit from the benefits of liberalism. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question 27 Question 270.25 pts _____ erodes the jurisdictional boundaries between the states and national government, leading to a blending of layers. Group of answer choices Dual Federalism Cooperative Federalism New Federalism All the above Flag question: Question 28 Question 280.25 pts Federal government donations of large tracts to land to states to support road, railroad, bridge, canal construction projects, and state universities are called: Group of answer choices Categorical grants Land grants Block grants Unfunded mandates Flag question: Question 29 Question 290.25 pts Federal grants given to states to advance national objectives and that also come with “strings attached” are called: Group of answer choices Categorical grants Land grants Block grants Unfunded mandates Flag question: Question 30 Question 300.25 pts According to the U.S. Constitution, states have the power to enter treaties with foreign nations. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question 31 Question 310.25 pts Where the authority of the national government is defined positively, state government powers are negatively expressed. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question 32 Question 320.25 pts Local governments are created by state laws or the state constitution. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question 33 Question 330.25 pts State governments wield power in accordance with: Group of answer choices The U.S. Constitution Laws passed by the state legislature The state constitution The Bill of Rights Flag question: Question 34 Question 340.25 pts The procedure to amend a state constitution is uniform from state to state. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question 35 Question 350.25 pts _____ offer municipal governments some degree of self-determination, giving them greater independence from state government. Group of answer choices Dillon’s Rule Home rule Plenary Special-purpose governments Flag question: Question 36 Question 360.25 pts The capacity of the legislature to act as an effective and independent institution is called: Group of answer choices Plenary powers Professionalization Home rule District magnitude Flag question: Question 37 Question 370.25 pts Until the 1960s, many state legislatures met only every other year. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question 38 Question 380.25 pts Almost all state legislatures have moved in the direction of greater professionalization over the past thirty years. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question 39 Question 390.25 pts The prospects for state legislators to advance to higher office are uniform across the states. Group of answer choices True False Flag question: Question 40 Question 400.25 pts Virtually all states use a plurality electoral formula for choosing legislators. Group of answer choices True False
