What is federalism and how does it apply to the United States? In particular, what kind of federalism system does the United States have?

What will be an ideal response?


Students should be able to articulate what federalism is and use the United States as an example of a symmetrical federal system.

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Bringing a bill to the floor of the Senate for debate generally requires __________

a. the permission of the senior member of the majority party b. a two-thirds approval vote by the Senate c. the approval of the chair of the committee that considered the bill d. the approval of the Calendars Committee

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The media perform which of the following political functions?

A. providing a forum for political conversations B. socializing children to the political culture C. helping interpret policy and events, and influencing the national policy agenda D. providing political information E. All of these answers are correct.

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In the past, having a college education was associated with a greater tendency to

A) vote Republican. B) vote Democratic. C) vote as an independent. D) run for office. E) abstain from voting.

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