Government 4-3

Regarding schooling, state governments

• rely on the federal government for all financing

• create policies for school districts to follow.

• allow school districts to create any policies they wish.

• receive no federal aid.

The state budget reveals all of the following EXCEPT

• a state’s relative wealth,

• a state’s problems,

• a state’s priorities

• how much federal aid a state should receive.

If the state of Oklahoma refuses to extradite a fugitive to Texas, what can action can be taken?

• Texas may send bounty hunters or the DPS to Oklahoma to retrieve the fugitive

• Texas may ask Congress for a law to compel extradition.

• Texas may sue Oklahoma in Federal court to compel extradition

• Texas has no recourse as long as the fugitve remains in Oklahoma

The first interstate compact was the

• Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

• Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact

• Port of New York Authority

• Red River Compact

Western states have the greatest number of disputes over

• control of illegal immigration

• allocation of electric power on the Western power Grid

• allocation of water to states from rivers

• air and water pollution from one state affecting another

By living in a state for a certain period of time a person may

• gain the right of trial by jury

• establish residency

• become a citizen

• gain the right of freedom of speech

The final resolution of any disputes between states is accomplished by

• Congress

• the President

• the Supreme Court

• Compacts and agreement between states

A course of action that a government decides to take is defined as

• Administrative agenda

• Legislatirve agenda

• domestic policy

• Public policy

Written agreement between two or more states

• interstate compact

• international treaty

• public policy

• bilateral agreement

All of the following are true of state laws EXCEPT

• cannot contradict constitutional federal law or the Constititution

• provide for the local traditions, customs and priorities of a state

• are enforced by federal courts

• regulate intrastate commerce