Federalism divides government power between:(1 point)
Responses
The national government and foreign nations
The national government and foreign nations
The national government and states
The national government and states
The executive and legislative branches
The executive and legislative branches
The judicial and legislative branches
The national government and states.
A weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that the states had the authority to create and print:(1 point)
Responses
Their own currency
Their own currency
National currency
National currency
Bonds
Bonds
Political Pamphlets
Political Pamphlets
Their own currency.
Most local government spending is funded by:
Property taxes
The 6th amendment of the Bill of Rights protects people accused of a crime by requiring(1 point)
Responses
A speedy public trial, impartial jury, identification of the crime, public witness testimony, and a lawyer
A speedy public trial, impartial jury, identification of the crime, public witness testimony, and a lawyer
A private trial, a biased jury, a bailiff for the accused and the disclosure of confidential witness testimony
A private trial, a biased jury, a bailiff for the accused and the disclosure of confidential witness testimony
An indefinite trial, a jury of peers, a part-time lawyer and a public trial
An indefinite trial, a jury of peers, a part-time lawyer and a public trial
A secret trial, an impartial jury, and an unidentified crime committed
A speedy public trial, impartial jury, identification of the crime, public witness testimony, and a lawyer.
Which of these is true of the First Amendment?(1 point)
Responses
The First Amendment protects all forms of expression
The First Amendment protects all forms of expression
The First Amendment protects only freedom of religion
The First Amendment protects only freedom of religion
The First Amendment protects only freedom of speech
The First Amendment protects only freedom of speech
The First Amendment does not protect any type of writing
The First Amendment protects all forms of expression.
Anti-Federalists argued against a single large republic because they thought it would:(1 point)
Responses
Make it difficult to represent the views of the citizens
Make it difficult to represent the views of the citizens
Lead to too many elections
Lead to too many elections
Strengthen the power of state governments
Strengthen the power of state governments
Lead to economic instability
Make it difficult to represent the views of the citizens.
The "necessary and proper" clause, also known as the elastic clause, grants Congress the power to:(1 point)
Responses
Oversee the president's actions
Oversee the president's actions
Enforce state laws
Enforce state laws
Make laws needed to carry out delegated powers
Make laws needed to carry out delegated powers
Regulate commerce within the states
Make laws needed to carry out delegated powers.
What is the primary function of the judicial branch in the U.S. government?(1 point)
Responses
To create laws
To create laws
To enforce laws
To enforce laws
To propose amendments
To propose amendments
To interpret laws
To interpret laws.
The Supremacy Clause in the Constitution states that:
State laws take precedence over federal laws
State laws take precedence over federal laws
Federal laws take precedence over state laws
Federal laws take precedence over state laws
State and federal laws are equal
State and federal laws are equal
The President has supreme authority
Federal laws take precedence over state laws.
The Constitution established a bicameral legislature, consisting of:(1 point)
Responses
The House of Representatives and the Senate
The House of Representatives and the Senate
The House of Commons and the House of Lords
The House of Commons and the House of Lords
The House of Delegates and the Senate
The House of Delegates and the Senate
The House of Congress and the House of States
The House of Congress and the House of States