Government 4-4 Quiz

A law with an automatic end date is called a

• sunrise law

• sunset law

• sunshine law

• limited term law

Because some states had policies infringing on a group’s rights

• the federal government has abolished the authority of states to make laws

• the federal government has refused to enforce those policies

• the federal government imposed public policies on states

• the federal government has abolished those states and created new ones

A major difference between present day Democrats and Republicans is that

• Democrats fear a major role for a powerful and expansive national government

• Republicans desire a more limited role for the national government with greater state autonomy

• Democrats desire a more limited role for the national government with greater state autonomy

• Republicans see a major role for a powerful and expansive national governemtn

Voting is an important way people can

• lobby politicians

• join political parties

• influence public policy

• ensure greater corruption in politics

The Supreme Court, ruled the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was constitutional because of

• the commerce clause

• the elastic clause

• the general welfare clause

• Congress’s taxing power.

A broad interpretation of the term commerce has

• limited the power of the national government to regulate interstate commerce

• expanded the power of the national government to regulate interstate commerce.

• expanded the power of the states to regulate interstate commerce.

• allowed for the national government to mandate healthcare

The growth of federal programs has done all of the following EXCEPT

• changed the political relationship between state and federal governments

• created a large bureaucracy

• given states greater freedom from federal control

• provided greater federal control over the states

Under federalism new public policies may be created at

• the local level

• the state level

• the federal level

• at all levels of government

New issues cause

• The balance of power between the national government and the states to evolve

• the government to rely on tested policies from the past

• unity between political parties

• calls to abandon the Constitution as outdated

All of the following are TRUE of political parties in the United States EXCEPT

• There are two major political parties

• Poliltical parties has greatly contributed to national unity in the United States

• Political parties are a key element of democracy.

• Control of government at all levels has shifted between these political parties.