EOC Practice Skills: Weirdly Worded Questions

 

Which of these received increased authority under the reserved powers clause of the Constitution?

• States

• Congress

• Businesses

• Supreme Court

What kind of cases BEST describe the major part of the Supreme Court’s caseload?

• jury trials

• disputes between states

• trials without juries

• appeals

What did the Framers want to achieve by establishing the principle of federalism in the Constitution?

• expansion of the national government

• supremacy of the state governments

• shared distribution of state and national powers

• limitations on the rights of states

In the U.S. system of federalism what are powers that are shared between the state and federal governments called?

• reserved powers

• war powers

• concurrent powers

• denied powers

Which best explains why groups may hold meetings to discuss unpopular ideas in the United States?

• State laws allow their actions.

• Executive orders protect their actions.

• Constitutional rights protect their actions.

• Municipal ordinances permit their actions.

Which issue is exclusively the responsibility of federal law?

• Gun control

• Driver’s licenses

• Teaching certifications

• Counterfeit money

Which part of the Connecticut (or Great) Compromise benefits states with smaller populations?

• Each state has two representatives in the Senate.

• The Senate ratifies all treaties with foreign nations.

• All bills for spending money must originate in the House of Representatives.

• A state’s population determines how many members it has in the House of Representatives.

Which feature of ancient Rome made it a republic?

• Absence of a king or emperor

• Rule by elected representatives

• Right to speak in civic gatherings

• Equality for all adult male citizens

Which example best demonstrates a change in government involvement in the economy?

• Involvement in the United Nations

• Creation of the Social Security Administration

• Deployment of military troops to Iraq

• Implementation of the Voting Rights Act

Which is a result of having a political system dominated by two political parties?

• It is easier to obtain a majority of votes

• There is no confusion in the primaries.

• There are fewer legal challenges to elections.

• It increases voter turnout.