Here are the answers to your multiple-choice questions:
Question 1: If a bill is introduced in the House and given a name, what happens next in the lawmaking process?
Answer: The House subcommittee reviews the bill.
Question 2: The federal government issues an unfunded mandate for states to follow. Which level of government does power shift toward?
Answer: The federal government.
Question 3: What was the outcome of the landmark Supreme Court case Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier?
Answer: Students do not have the right to freedom of speech in school-sponsored publications.
Question 4: How do independent regulatory agencies interact with other parts of the government?
Answer: Congress creates them and determines their funding.
Question 5: Which of the following explains how the Fourteenth Amendment affected Congress?
Answer: Stated that a state denying the right to vote to anyone eligible would have their representation reduced.
Question 6: How does Korematsu v. United States relate to judicial review?
Answer: The Supreme Court reviewed an executive order and ruled it unconstitutional.
Question 7: Which type of committee is permanent and has one specific area of responsibility?
Answer: Standing committee.
Question 8: Which of the following established the Supreme Court as having the power of judicial review?
Answer: Marbury v. Madison.
Question 9: What is the main function of the executive branch?
Answer: To carry out and enforce laws.
Question 10: If both state and federal governments have their own versions of a law, which guideline helps the court decide which law to use?
Answer: Erie Doctrine.
Question 11: What is the tradeoff of granting independence to a bureaucratic agency?
Answer: There may be less accountability for its actions.
Question 12: A population increase has caused an excess of students in multiple school districts. The districts are requesting to build new schools due to the growth in population. Which statement is true regarding this scenario?
Answer: The states have reserved power to set up new schools.
Question 13: What does it mean if a judge has a dissenting opinion?
Answer: A judge writes an opinion disagreeing with the majority opinion and states what the ruling should have been.
Question 14: How is the Great Compromise reflected in the Constitution regarding federalism?
Answer: It maintains the balance of representation in the House and the Senate.