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What are “exclusive” powers?
a. | Powers of the executive and judicial
branches of government | c. | Powers shared by
several branches of government | b. | Powers only one branch of government has | d. | Powers of sophisticated members of
congress |
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What are “concurrent” powers?
a. | Powers not shared by the
states | c. | Powers shared by the States and
Federal Government | b. | Powers that only the U.S. Government has | d. | Powers that states have regarding their electrical
power |
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The Founding Fathers were students of history and were aware of the good and
bad aspects of government. Which item were they NOT concerned about?
a. | A divided government is weaker and
that is a good thing | c. | A strong
government promotes freedom | b. | Government power is a threat to freedom | d. | Government needs to be free to do whatever it wants to do in order to provide
freedom for its citizens |
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Which item below is an example of federalism?
a. | A division between the U.S.
Government and the state governments | c. | A division between the House and Senate | b. | A division between the three branches of
government | d. | A division on the basis of
religion |
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Which statement below is true?
a. | The U.S. government has very little
power | c. | The states have more power than the
U.S. | b. | The U.S. government has all of the power | d. | The U.S. only has those powers given to it in the
Constitution |
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The power to regulate its borders is an example
of?
a. | Expressed
power | c. | Inherent
power | b. | Implied power |
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The Constitution says that only Congress can declare war. What is this an
example of?
a. | expressed
power | c. | Inherent
power | b. | Implied power |
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The U.S. Government has the power to
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a. | Establish a church for the
country | c. | Tax
exports | b. | Deny people the right to free thought | d. | Control its borders |
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The Constitution reserves certain (specific) powers to the government. Which
amendment says that the government ONLY has those powers reserved to it in the
constitution.
a. | Amendment
12 | c. | Amendment
10 | b. | Amendment
13 | d. | Amendment
14 |
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Which statement below Is true?
a. | The Constitution denies certain
powers to the states as well as the United States | c. | The constitution does not deny powers to the U.S. or the
states | b. | The Constitution denies powers to the U.S. government but does not deny powers
to the states | d. | The U.S. and state governments have
the same powers |
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Powers that can be exercised by the U.S. Government alone are called
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a. | Concurrent
powers | b. | Exclusive
Powers |
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12.
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Powers that can be exercised by the U.S. Government and the States are called
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a. | Concurrent
powers | b. | Exclusive
Powers |
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Local governments, such as cities, are created by the _____ and are directly
responsible to it.
a. | The
counties | c. | The Sate
Government | b. | The U.S. Government | d. | The United Nations |
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Matching a. | Delegated powers of the National
Government
| c. | State
Powers | b. | Concurrent
Powers |
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14.
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Coin
Money
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15.
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Declare
War
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16.
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Borrow Money and impose
taxes
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17.
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Establish public
schools
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18.
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Establish
courts
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19.
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Regulate alcoholic
beverages
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20.
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Regulate interstate and
foreign trade
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Bonita wants to become a city. They need a “charter” to become a
city. What government do they get a city charter from?
a. | The county
government | c. | Washington
state | b. | The United States Government | d. | The state government |
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Sometimes U.S. law and state law are in conflict. Which Supreme Court case
settled the matter by declaring that U.S. law is supreme over state
law?
a. | Brown v. Board of
Education | c. | Plessy v.
Ferguson | b. | Johnson v. State of Texas | d. | U.S. v Locke |
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