Using Hurricane Katrina as an example and referring to Figure 3.1 Number of Separate Governments in the Federal System, explain why the division of power in federalism can make it difficult for government to respond quickly to emergency situations
Answer:
An ideal response will:
1. Describe why federalism creates a division of power.
2. Explain how that division of power creates state and local law enforcement, fire, and other emergency services.
3. Analyze why having so many different agencies creates difficulty in responding to emergencies.
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Issue voting is ______.
A. made more difficult by party labels because the typical positions of Republicans and Democrats do not differ in predictable ways on very many issues B. made easier by party labels because the typical positions of Republicans and Democrats differ in predictable ways on many issues C. not affected by party labels D. reserved for people who do not have a party identification
The commitment to resisting the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas signed by some Congress members in 1956 was called the
A) white primary. B) Southern Manifesto. C) black codes. D) Congress of Racial Superiority. E) Reconstruction.
All of the following are types of legislative oversight except the following:
A. casework. B. gerrymandering. C. sunset legislation. D. legislative audit.
What did the 1974 Federal Election Campaign Act focus on?
a. regulating hard money. b. regulating soft money. c. reducing spending by wealthy candidates. d. reducing public financing of elections. e. on presidential elections, but left congressional elections unregulated.