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SS236 People, Power, and Politics - An Introduction to American Government

Unit 2 Quiz   

Question 1          Under the Constitution, both the national and state governments

are totally autonomous.

do not share any powers.

are accountable to the people.

can regulate interstate commerce.

are able to establish local governments.

Question 2          A system of government where the local and regional governments derive all authority from a strong national government is known as a

unitary system.

federal system.

confederate system.

monarchy.

presidential system.

Question 3          In situations of conflict between state and national law, national law prevails due to

federalism.

the supremacy clause.

the Tenth Amendment.

judicial interpretation.

the Bill of Rights.

Question 4          The belief that the national government should not exceed its enumerated powers and that all other powers should be reserved to the states or the people is known as

the full faith and credit doctrine.

the doctrine of implied powers.

confederalism.

dual federalism.

the unitary political system.

Question 5          Frustrated by the U.S. Supreme Court's opposition to many New Deal programs, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed

impeaching the entire Supreme Court.

reducing the pay of sitting Supreme Court justices.

increasing the number of justices from nine to thirteen.

packing Congress with his friends.

reducing the number of justices from nine to seven.

Question 6          Which Supreme Court decision mandated that all legislative districts within a state have the same number of people?

South Dakota v. Dole

U.S. v. Lopez

Baker v. Carr

Gibbons v. Ogden

Virginia v. Edwards

Question 7          The most commonly used system of judicial selection is

partisan elections.

nonpartisan elections.

the merit plan.

gubernatorial appointment.

legislative appointment.

Question 8          The legal status of American Indian tribes is that of

federal citizens.

domestic dependent nations.

state citizens.

registered aliens.

undocumented residents.

Question 9          Generally, the largest source of state revenue is

income taxes.

sales taxes.

property taxes.

federal aid.

excise taxes.

Question 10        In an effort to reduce massive budget shortfalls, some states have

eliminated legislative positions.

auctioned off government office buildings.

given the national government power over public schools.

dissolved their National Guard units.

increased taxes by as much as 15 %.