LS100: Chapter 2 Practice Quiz

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Questão 1

Questão
Federalism is...
Responda
  • the study of government.
  • A system of government in which the people are regulated by both federal and state governments.
  • A system of government where only the federal government governs the people.
  • The name of an old-fashioned political party.

Questão 2

Questão
Place a check beside all powers of the federal government.
Responda
  • Collect taxes.
  • Regulate marriage.
  • Declare war.
  • Regulate contractual relationships.
  • Coin and regulate money.

Questão 3

Questão
State powers are not limited in any way.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 4

Questão
Express powers were granted to the federal government by...
Responda
  • statute
  • the Constitution
  • the states

Questão 5

Questão
The federal government also has the power to make all laws that are necessary and proper for executing any of the stated powers. When it makes a law under this provision, it is using its:
Responda
  • express powers
  • magic powers
  • implied powers
  • ancillary powers

Questão 6

Questão
When a state law conflicts with federal law, the state law takes precedence.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 7

Questão
Exclusive jurisdiction is when the power to regulate an area belongs solely or exclusively to either the federal or state government.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 8

Questão
Criminal laws are an example of concurrent jurisdiction.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 9

Questão
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Responda
  • The clause in the U.S. Constitution making the Constitution and the laws of the United States the supreme law of the land.
  • A clause in the U.S. Constitution that gives the federal government supreme power over the people.
  • A law that states that states can make their own laws unless they conflict with the Constitution.

Questão 10

Questão
The Bill of Rights applies to both state and federal cases.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 11

Questão
The executive branch consists of the following (check all that apply):
Responda
  • President
  • President's cabinet
  • Supreme Court
  • police agencies

Questão 12

Questão
The legislative branch of the government is responsible for making the laws.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 13

Questão
What is the purpose of the judicial branch of the government?
Responda
  • To apply or interpret the laws.
  • To create laws.
  • To draft any new provisions of the Constitution that are necessary.

Questão 14

Questão
A legislature consisting of two houses is said to be bicameral.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 15

Questão
Who gives a local government its power?
Responda
  • The federal government
  • The state
  • The president
  • The mayor

Questão 16

Questão
Stare decisis means that the state government has the power to make state laws.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 17

Questão
If any term in the Constitution is unclear when applied to a factual situation, who has the final say in interpreting the term?
Responda
  • The appropriate state court
  • The Supreme Court
  • The President
  • The legislature

Questão 18

Questão
An individual can ask the court to evaluate a hypothetical situation and provide an advisory opinion.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 19

Questão
Some of the steps involved in enacting a law include (check all that apply):
Responda
  • Bill referred to committee
  • Legislation proposed
  • Bill introduced
  • Bill voted on by legislators
  • popular vote
  • Action by other house
  • Executive options
  • Supreme Court approval

Questão 20

Questão
An action by citizens to enact legislation through the voter process is called an initiative.
Responda
  • True
  • False

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