What term is assigned to the idea that Congress can take actions that have a reasonable link to its enumerated powers?

a. Commerce clause
b. Implied powers
c. Necessary and proper
d. Nullification
e. Supremacy


ANS: B

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a. add prescription drugs to Medicare coverage. b. ban imports of cheaper drugs from Canada and other countries. c. block government’s ability to negotiate cheaper prescription drug prices for Medicare. d. do all of the above.

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A major source of conflict and war at present is the frequent mismatch between perceived __________ and actual state borders.

A. sovereign states B. non-sovereign states C. failed states D. nations

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What was the Supreme Court's justification for overturning the separate-but-equal doctrine?

a. The Supreme Court did not have all of the facts when it adopted the separate-but-equal doctrine.-- b. The separate-but-equal doctrine was never intended to apply to people. c. The quality of life for African Americans in the South had deteriorated considerably since the adoption of the separate-but-equal doctrine. d. Segregated schools stigmatize minority children.

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The prime minister in a parliamentary system can be forced to resign through

a. impeachment b. vote of no confidence c. coercion d. revolution from above

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