Federal v. State Government Responsibilities Flashcard

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Who is responsible for overseeing public schools and universities?

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State

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Which responsibility involves carrying a license and showing it upon request?

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State

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Who is responsible for issuing currency and protecting it from private domination?

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Federal

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What type of responsibility is involved in preparing for potential effects of Hurricane Sandy? State, Federal, Concurrent, Local

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State

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Who is responsible for ensuring judicial elections are not influenced by political interests? Options: State, Federal, Concurrent, Local

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Federal

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What is a primary responsibility of state government?

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Regulating Education

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State governments are primarily responsible for which of the following? Printing currency, Regulating immigration, Providing public safety, Negotiating treaties with foreign countries

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Providing public safety

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Federalism is designed to: Eliminate the need for local government, Centralize all powers in the state governments, Balance power between different levels of government, Give all power to the federal government

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Balance power between different levels of government

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A concurrent power is a power that is __________ between the federal government and state governments.

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shared

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Which of the following is an example of a concurrent power shared by the federal and state governments?
Declaring war,
Printing money,
Collecting taxes,
Making treaties with other countries

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Collecting taxes