Government EOC

The federal government is one in which

• all power is concentrated in the central government
• limited powers are assigned to a central agency by independent states
• power is divided between a central government and local governments
• powers are divided between a legislative branch and an executive branch

Concurrent powers are those that are

• exercised simultaneously by the National and the State governments
• exercised by State governments alone
• exercised by the National Government alone
• denied to both the National and the State governments

States must honor the legality of one another's civil laws because of the 

• Necessary and Proper Clause
• Full Faith and Credit Clause
• Supremacy Clause
• Interstate Compacts Clause

Citizens who commit a crime in one State and then flee to another State to escape prosecution are to be returned to the original State under

• the Full Faith and Credit Clause
• the Privileges and Immunities Clause
• extradition
• any interstate compact involving all 50 States

Which of the following is an expressed power of the National Government?

• the power to coin money
• the power to license doctors
• the power to acquire territory
• the power to grant divorces

The basic law under which Americans live is contained in a

• Constitution
• sentence
• charter
• government

In the past, some States limited voting rights by

• passing political socialization laws
• charging a poll tax
• eliminating the literacy test
• overruling grandfather clauses

Which statement about the Senate is true?

• It has two members from each state
• Its members are chosen by State legislatures
• Each member represents one congressional district
• Seats are apportioned among the States according to their populations

In regard to the issue of equality, the Constitution states that

• all people are equal in all ways
• slaves should be equal to free people
• no person can be denied equal protection of the laws
• government cannot draw distinctions between persons and groups

The Due Process Clause guarantees that 

• the National Government will not interfere with constitutional rights
• States are not bound by their State constitutions in matters of individual rights
• States will not deny people any basic or essential liberties
• State governments will police the National Government