Question

What is the name for the powers the Constitution gives to the state governments and forbids the national government from using?

Group of answer choices

concurrent powers

reserved powers

divided powers

delegated powers

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Question 21 pts
What is the name of the document that forms the fundamental law of a state government?

Group of answer choices

the United States Constitution

the state constitution

the Charter

a charter of rights

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Question 31 pts
"Laboratories of democracy" is another name for the states.

What is the rationale behind that nickname?

Group of answer choices

The states contain counties and cities, just like a test tube rack contains test tubes.

The federal government experiments with policies by making individual states try things out.

State governments use their powers to experiment with new policies.

The term comes from the nineteenth century, when state politics were more scientific than the machine politics of cities.

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Question 41 pts
If one state passes a law or issues a court decision, what must all the other states do?

Group of answer choices

The states have sovereign power and can choose to either support or ignore the law or decision.

They must support that law or court decision, as required by the full faith and credit clause of the U.S. Constitution.

The Tenth Amendment states that powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution are reserved to the states.

The federal judicial system handles conflicts among the states.

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Question 51 pts
Which of the following is the level of local government directly below the state government?

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township

municipality

special district

county

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Question 61 pts
Which term is used for a level of local government that includes several population centers or a mixture of urban and rural districts and is common in New England?

Group of answer choices

township

special district

municipality

county

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Question 71 pts
What type of government has jurisdiction over a single population center?

Group of answer choices

township

special district

municipal

county

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Question 81 pts
What form of municipal government combines the executive and legislative functions into a single body?

Group of answer choices

commission plan

council-manager

federal plan

mayor-council

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Question 91 pts
What level of government has primary responsibility for setting the qualifications for voting?

Group of answer choices

federal

state

county

municipal

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Question 101 pts
Which of the following statements best explains why activists try to have policy decisions inserted into state constitutions?

Group of answer choices

It is easier to amend a state constitution than it is to change the Constitution of the United States.

Once policies are written into state constitutions they become harder to change, requiring a new constitutional amendment.

Policies are the actions taken by the government on behalf of the people.

State constitutions are the fundamental law of the states, just as the U.S. Constitution is the fundamental law of the United States.

Answer 1

1. Reserved powers

2. The state constitution

3. State governments use their powers to experiment with new policies.

4. They must support that law or court decision, as required by the full faith and credit clause of the U.S. Constitution.

5. County

6. Township

7. Municipal

8. Commission plan

9. State

10. Once policies are written into state constitutions they become harder to change, requiring a new constitutional amendment.