AP Government unit 1

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the united states has increasingly relied on the national government to solve problems primarily because

a problem or policy often requires the authority and resources of the national government

federalism is

a system of shared power by the state and national governments

the bill of rights was added to the constitution

after the ratification process was complete, and partly to fulfill a promise to those who supported ratification

the framers adopted a federal system for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

americans had weak allegiance to their states

shays' rebellion was

an uprising by farmers to prevent judges from foreclosing on farms

the supreme court in marbury v madison (1803) asserted the power of the court to

check the actions of the other branches through judicial review

the madisonian requirement that each branch of government acquire the consent of the others for many actions created a system of

checks and balances

informal changes to the constitution have come about as a result of all of the following EXCEPT

constitutional amendments

the federal system

decentralizes our politics

the theory that sees wealth as the basis of power is the

elite theory

cooperative federalism includes each of the following EXCEPT

federal finding with no strings attached

a consequence of separation of powers and checks and balances has been

fragmented policymaking processes

a birth certificate issued in one state is valid in all states under the constitutional provision of

full faith and credit

federal policies to regulate food and drugs are examples of

implied powers

all of these are advantages of federalism EXCEPT

it reduces the amount of experimentation on public policy

pluralist theory contends that in the united states

many groups vie for power with no one set of groups dominating.

the principle of the supremacy of federal law over state law was affirmed in

mcculloch v maryland

the government designed at the constitutional convention allowed the voters to directly elect

only the house of representatives

anti-federalists argued that the constitution would

provide for elite control, endanger liberty, and weaken the states

the connecticut compromise at the constitutional convention

resolved the impasse over the issue of representation in congress

federal mandates impose burdens upon

state and local governments

the primary intent of the tenth amendment is that

states have certain powers that are reserved for them.

on the issue of slavery the constitution specified

that three-fifths of the slaves would count for population in determining the number of house seats to which each state would be entitled

in united states v lopez, the supreme court ruled that

the gun free school zones act exceeded congress's authority to regulate commerce among the states

which of the following was NOT a problem with the national government under the articles of confederation

the lack of power given to state legislatures

under the articles of confederation, most governmental power rested in

the state governments

proposal of a formal amendment to the constitution requires

two-thirds vote in congress

political parties are an important example of the

unwritten constitution

the new republican majority in congress in the 1990s preferred block grants to categorical grants because it

wanted the federal government to exercise less authority over the states

the framers of the united states constitution

were distrustful of democracy


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