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POL201: American National Government

Week 2 Quiz

Question 1 Powers specifically granted to Congress by the Constitution are called

  enumerated powers.

  implied powers.

  inferred powers.

  obvious powers.

 

 Question 2 Powers that are held by both federal and state governments are called

  dependent powers.

  concurrent powers.

  mutual powers.

  independent powers.

 

 Question 3 Which of these is not a recognized approach to federalism experienced during the history of the United States?

  Dual Federalism

  Cooperative Federalism

  Creative Federalism

  Realistic Federalism

 

 Question 4 A bill is introduced for consideration in each chamber of Congress by a

  sponsor.

  committee.

  constituent.

  filibuster.

 

 Question 5 How often do congressional elections occur?

  Every 6 years

  Every 4 years

  Every 3 years

  Every 2 years

 

 Question 6 Which branch of government ultimately decides how much money to appropriate to the military?

  Executive

  Judicial

  Presidential

  Legislative

 

 Question 7 The expectation of reciprocity, where congressional members support each other’s bills, is called

  backscratching.

  stonelifting.

  logrolling.

  woodcutting.

 

Question 8 Which model of congressional representation holds that Congress members will serve the common good by holding the executive branch accountable?

  Delegate model

  Trustee model

  Oversight model

  Individual service model

 

Question 9 New Federalism II included a large new federal spending program called

  Super Trust Fund.

  Medicare.

  Medicaid.

  General Revenue Sharing.

 

 Question 10 How many U.S. presidents have been impeached and tried by the Senate?

  None

  1 (Bill Clinton)

  2 (Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton)

  3 (Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton)