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The term federalism is best described as the *
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division of power between the national government and state governments
creation of a two-house legislature in the national government
method of reviewing laws and executive actions
establishment of three branches of government
2) What statement is an argument in favor of federalism? *
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The U.S. lacks a coherent national policy.
It allows the states to experiment with different policies.
It is impractical.
It protect against prejudice and inequality.
3) What kind of powers are shared by state and federal governments? *
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concurrent
delegated
enumerated
reserved
4) Which Amendment has the MOST effect on the "reserved powers" of states? *
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Thirteenth
Twentieth
First
Tenth
5) Which of these is a power that is the responsibility of ONLY the national government? *
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providing for public safety
foreign policy
promoting public health
taxation of citizens
Answer question 6 based on the following statements:

6) All of these are *
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are rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
examples of enumerated powers.
responsibilities of both the state and federal governments.
examples of reserved powers.
7) A citizen is greatly concerned about a proposed ordinance and would like to voice his opinion to the town council. Which civic action would be the most appropriate for his situation? *
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e-mail the governor
speak at a public hearing
send an anonymous letter to the editor
send an anonymous letter to the president
Answer question 8 based on the following statements:

8) What would be the BEST title for this list? *
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Executive Powers
Reserved Powers
Delegated Powers
Shared Powers
9) Which of these is a power that is the responsibility of ONLY state governments? *
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providing for public safety
funding the military
taxation of citizens
conducting elections
10) Which of these would be a violation of the US Constitution if it was written into a state constitution? *
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People must prove they have adequate eye sight to obtain a driver's license.
People must be over age eighteen to obtain driver’s licenses.
People who are convicted of drunk driving may have their driver's licenses revoked.
People of specific races are not allowed to have driver’s licenses.
11) The federal government has tried to pressure states into accepting national speed limits and national drinking ages by *
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changing fair housing regulations.
closing National Guard bases.
overturning Supreme Court rulings.
withholding highway funding.
12) Which would MOST LIKELY be an example of topic covered by an amendment in a state constitution? *
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changing high school graduation requirements
changing the term length for US Supreme Court justices
changing the requirements for becoming a US citizen
changing the requirements for military service
13) If a state law is in conflict with a national law, a state judge must *
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uphold the Constitutional law.
refer the matter to a federal court.
refer the matter to a municipal court.
uphold the state law.
14) Both in the federal legislative branch and the state legislative branch, bills for raising revenue can only originate from *
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the Senate.
The House of Representatives.
the Senate finance committee.
the President of the Senate.
15) If you would like to see a new park built in the town square, which of these officials would BEST be able to help you? *
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U.S. Senator
probate judge
the city council
the county sheriff
16) Town meetings are typically associated with what level of government? *
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Global
Local
National
State

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Answer:

1. Federalism is best described as the division of power between the federal and state government

2. It protects against predjudice and inequality

3. Concurrent

4. 10th amendment

5. Foreign policy

6. I'm sorry but this is unclear (I would think perhaps enumerated powers?)

7. Speak at public hearing

8. I don't see the list

9. providing for public safety

10. people of specific races cannot have licenses

11. Witholding high way funding

12. Changing HS grad requirements

13. Uphold constitutional law ( state laws cannot contradict national)

14. House of rep

15. City Council (small scale government runners who help a town)

16. Local (small scale government)

Step-by-step explanation:

2's answer I picked because the separation of powers is a power-check in a sense.

3. Concurrent- shared

4.In Cooper v. Aaron (1958), the Supreme Court dealt with states' rights and the Tenth Amendment. The case came about when conflicts arose in direct response to the ruling of another landmark case, Brown v. Board of Education (1954).

14. "All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other Bills.” - history house . gove power of the purse

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