The Affordable Care Act was controversial and impacted the understanding of federalism because sections of the act fell under the

a. supremacy clause

b. commerce clause.
c. elastic clause.
d. necessary and proper clause.


b

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Reference to enumerated rights is found in the _______ Amendment

a. Ninth b. Tenth c. Seventh d. Second

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If a court makes a ruling based on a principle established in a previous ruling from another court, it is an example of

A. prior restraint. B. objectivity. C. policy diffusion. D. stare decisis.

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Which is true about modern presidents and institutional power?

a. Presidents are delegating too many constitutional powers to Congress, thus weakening their own institutional powers. b. Presidents get the "last-mover" advantage, which increases their institutional power. c. Presidents are increasingly institutionally powerful because they have more legal ability to act unilaterally. d. Presidents' recent uses of executive orders and agreements have been ruled unconstitutional, decreasing the institutional power of presidents.

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Which presidential power gives the president the ability to shape policy by helping to determine who executes laws passed by Congress?

a. appointment b. veto c. pardon d. impeachment

Political Science