What is a public interest group?
a. a group that conducts research and analysis on public policy issues
b. a group that expresses its political views publicly
c. a group that works to gain benefits for society as a whole
d. a group that represents workers within a particular industry
Answer: c
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One of the reasons that our local governments are independent of the national government is
A) ?Article III of the U.S. Constitution. B) ?the power of free elections. C) ?the commitment of Americans to the idea of local self-government. D) ?the fact that the local tax structure requires local administration. E) ?the Fourteenth Amendment.
How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention resolve their disagreement regarding slavery?.
a. It was agreed that Congress would abolish slavery in 1850. b. It was agreed that a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of representation but not for purposes of taxation. c. It was agreed that a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of taxation but not for purposes of representation. d. It was agreed that 60 percent of a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of both representation and taxation
Some states have passed resolutions of state sovereignty based on the claim that the Tenth Amendment allows them to nullify federal laws with which their legislatures disagree. These resolutions
A. are commonly based on free-speech issues. B. have been validated by the Supreme Court. C. have been slowly tipping the balance of power in federal-state relations back in favor of the states. D. have most often been used to accept categorical grants but reject the federal requirements that come with them. E. have no force of law.
Which of the following is an example of American exceptionalism?
a. Attempts to assimilate the American Indian population as U.S. policy makers expanded the government’s territorial claims westward b. The U.S. efforts to build a strong military because of growing British, French, and Spanish territories c. The division of power between the national government and state governments under the Constitution d. The establishment of the lend-lease program during World War II