USG Quiz 4.2 The National Government & 50 States

The National Government must guarantee that States are run by the Republicans.

• True

• False

The National Government has the authority to send troops to a State to quell civil disorder, even without an invitation by the State's governor

• True

• False

The President must sign an act of admission in order for a State to join the Union.

• True

• False

The Constitution prohibits the National Government from giving money to the States, so State budgets are seriously out of balance.

• True

• False

Block grants are made for a very specific purpose.

• True

• False

Congress used the republican-form guarantee extensively after the Civil War because -

• States reentering the Union tended to favor the Democratic Party

• States reentering the Union need to demonstrate that their laws recognized the voting and other rights of African Americans

• Great Britain had show favoritism toward the South

• Luther v. Borden required it.

Which of the following is NOT an example of the National Government's obligation to protect States?

• protection against foreign invasion

• protection against riots and civil unrest

• protection against the worst results of a natural disaster

• none of these

Which of the following is an example of an enabling act?

• a law passed by Congress directing an area to frame a State constitution

• an area requesting Statehood

• a law passed by Congress, granting admission of an area into the Union

• an act placing conditions on Statehood

Which of the following is an example of a grant-in-aid?

• taxes sent to the National Government by employers

• loans made by the National Government to the States

• money given to a private cancer research program by the National Government

• bonds bought by pariotic Americans

Which is NOT an example of State aid to the National Government?

• State and local conduct of national elections

• State treasuries paying taxes to the National Government

• State courts conducting naturalization procedures

• State law agencies apprehending those suspected of breaking federal laws