2023 College Poli-Sci Comparing State and Local+ 1851

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What reserved power is one of the most important? Options: Power to coin money, Power to control elections, Power to control public education, Power to establish weights and measures

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Power to control elections

Front

What idea requires that a person’s vote counts just the same as another, wherever they live?

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One Person- One Vote Principle

Front

What court case forced the states to observe the one person- one vote principle?

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Baker v. Carr

Front

What state has the most voting power in the U.S. Senate?

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Wyoming

Front

What group of people fought against the corruption of wealth and political machines?

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Progressives

Front

Which of the following was a widely adopted Progressive change of the executive branch?
Options: Line-Item Veto, General, or Package Veto, Direct Initiative, Missouri/Merit Plan

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Line-Item Veto

Front

What amendment was introduced by the Wisconsin state legislature to control the inappropriate use of the line-item veto by the state's governor, Tommy Thompson?

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The Vanna White Amendment

Front

This is the power of a governor to release a prisoner early and to dictate the terms of that release so that the rest of the sentence can be carried out?

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Parole

Front

Which of the following was a widely adopted Progressive change of the judicial branch? Line-Item Veto, General, or Package Veto, Direct Initiative, Missouri/Merit Plan

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Missouri/Merit Plan

Front

These were organizations that developed in big cities where jobs would be handed out to new immigrants in exchange for votes.

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Political Machines