Government 2nd Quarter Exam 2022

A state law

• cannot conflict with a national law if the national law is declared unconstitutional

• can conflict with a national law if voters approve

• cannot conflict with a national law if the national law is constitutional.

• can conflict with a national law if Congress approves

Which of the following statements best defines federalism?

• State governments grant power to the central government.

• The central government grants state governments power.

• State and national governments have clearly defined powers but share no powers.

• Two or more governments have power over the same people in the same territory.

Which of the following is a concurrent power of the state and federal

governments?

• make treaties

• provide for elections

• enforce laws

• provide for education

Money given to states to influence their policies by the Federal government

• federal mandate

• enabling act

• federal grant

• federal preemption

Requires states to provide a service that meets minimum national standards

• federal mandate

• enabling act

• federal grant

• federal preemption

The court case that determined whose power, state or federal was supreme was

• Roe v. Wade

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Marbury v. Madison

• Brown v. Board of Education

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 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

The purpose of state regulation of business should be to all of the following EXCEPT

• protect consumers,

• protect workers,

• protect favored businesses,

• protect the environment