Federalism

National, state, and local governments provide for the security of the people. This function is performed on the national level by —

• funding state jails

• maintaining a military

• establishing a U.S. Supreme Court

• overseeing a national police force

One way that the US constitutional republic differs from historic monarchies is that in the US constitutional republic political authority is given to —

• a king

• ambassadors

• political party officials

• representatives of the people

Which issue would be handled in the federal court system?

• Copyright cases

• Misdemeanor cases

• Marriage certificates

• Automobile moving violations

How do sessions of the U.S. Congress differ from sessions of the Texas Legislature?

• The U.S. Congress meets once a year; the Texas Legislature meets continually.

• The U.S. Congress meets most of the year; the Texas Legislature meets every two years

• The U.S. Congress meets in a sixty-day session twice a year; the Texas Legislature meets in thirty-day sessions when called.

• The U.S. Congress has unlimited session lengths; the Texas Legislature is limited to thirty days per year.

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

• Hold Trials for Treason

• Decide Copyright Cases

• Hear Misdemeanor Trials

• Conduct Bankruptcy Cases

U.S. foreign policy decisions are most affected by the federal government’s responsibility for —

• health care

• national security

• 
  treaty negotiations

• commerce regulations

The Founding Fathers chose to establish a federal system in order to —

• create a government with divided power

• model the government after the one in Britain

• experiment with a new system of government

• concentrate government power at the national level

Which of the following belongs in Section III?

• Collect taxes

• Raise an army

• Provide school textbooks

• Ensure home fire protection

Which of the following actions is a function of state governments, but not the federal government?

• Collecting income taxes

• Providing a postal system

• Selecting public school textbooks

• Constructing and maintaining roads

Which power is granted to the federal government, but not to state governments?

• Collecting corporate taxes

• Issuing professional licenses

• Maintaining a standing army

• Providing fire protection for homes