The division of constitutionally assigned power to national and subnational governments, with different subnational governments (states or provinces) having distinct relationships with and rights in relation to the national government is known as
a. an asymmetrical federal system
b. a symmetrical federal system
c. a centralized system
d. autonomous regions
a. an asymmetrical federal system
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In United States v. Comstock (2010) the Supreme Court upheld congressional legislation that permits a federal district court to order the continued confinement of sexually violent offenders who have completed their prison sentences as a valid exercise of Congress's _____ powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause
a. enumerated b. implied c. concurrent d. None of the above is true.
Foreign assistance makes up about __________ of the total federal budget
a. 0.25 percent c. 5 percent b. 1 percent d. 10 percent
The contrast between the Aum Shinrikyo terrorist attack and the attack eight years later in Daegu, South Korea, suggests that __________
a. the international community will take notice of a terrorist attack with political motivations far more so than one inspired by other motives b. a state will be far more politically weakened by a weak response to a politically motivated terrorist attack than to one inspired by other motives c. the nature of the attack, and the identity of the attacker, do more to provoke terror than the consequences of the attack d. the terror and panic caused by a terrorist attack grows with the number of casualties or wounded from the attack
OPM has given agencies ______ flexibility in devising the best tests for their potential employees.
a. some b. no c. greater d. unlimited