American and Wyoming Government Final Exam Questions With Verified Answers
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American and Wyoming Government
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American And Wyoming Government
American and Wyoming Government Final
Exam Questions With Verified Answers
Suppose a future American president, citing national security concerns, decides to take power for
herself. With these powers, the president's executive orders will now be considered supreme law,
with Congress consulted o...
American and Wyoming Government Final
Exam Questions With Verified Answers
Suppose a future American president, citing national security concerns, decides to take power for
herself. With these powers, the president's executive orders will now be considered supreme law,
with Congress consulted on an as-needed basis. Which of these would be describe this future
American government? - answer✔an autocracy
The bulk of the amendments that have won ratification since the Bill of Rights have dealt with -
answer✔voting and elections
although the national Constitution seems to limit federal power by its suggestion that any powers
not explicitly given to the national government were denied it, the framers nonetheless gave the
national government a broad grant of power through - answer✔the necessary and proper clause,
which asserted that Congress could pass any law it deemed essential to carry out its enumerated
powers
the division of power created by the Constitution between a strong central government and state
governments, both with sovereignty, is known as - answer✔Federalism
Congress can overturn a presidential veto only through - answer✔a two-thirds vote in both
houses of Congress
in Gibsons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court held unconstitutional, under___, New York State's
granting of a monopoly for steamboat service on the Hudson River, which passes through New
York and New Jersey - answer✔the commerce clause
Funds that are given by Congress to states and localities and that may only be spent on narrowly
defined purposes are known as - answer✔categorical grants
Social scientists call a good that may be enjoyed by anyone, if provided, and that may not be
denied to anyone__ - answer✔a public good
In addition to the expressed powers granted to the federal government, which powers are derived
from a broad interpretation of delegated powers? - answer✔implied powers
The rules and procedures established by political___, or organized systems which rules and
formal procedures, influence, the forms that political activity may take - answer✔institutions
why did Shay's Rebellion enable collective action among elites of the colonies, ones who wanted
to revise the Articles of Confederation? - answer✔the rebellion provided politicians who were
already convinced of the Article's inadequacy with the ammunition they needed to convince a
broader public of the same
what do political scientists call the condition in American government in which the presidency is
controlled by one party while the opposing party controls one or both houses of Congress? -
answer✔Divided Government
the idea that the federal government can exercise only powers specifically articulated in the
Constitution is known as the doctrine of - answer✔expressed powers
In 2022, the five smallest held roughly 1 percent of the seats in the U.S House of Representatives
and 10 percent of the seats in the U.S senate. These differing levels of representation of the five
small states were the result of which decision during the Constitutional Convention? -
answer✔The Great Compromise
For Congress to send an amendment to the Constitution to state legislatures or to ratifying
conventions for approval, it must pass in - answer✔both the House and Senate with a two-thirds
majority
Discussions among the Constitution's framers over___ pitted the elite groups of northern
merchants and southern planters against each other, providing an early warning of national
conflict to come - answer✔slavery
which government institution has the power to create inferior (lower) courts, change the
jurisdiction of federal courts, add or subtract federal judges, and even change the size of the
Supreme Court? - answer✔the Senate alone
The Constitution's Article VI asserts that the national government's laws, and all treaties between
the United States and foreign countries, come before those adopted by any state. This has come
to be known as the - answer✔supremacy clause
Efforts to gain power, influence those in power, bring new people to power, or throw current
leaders our are forms of - answer✔politics
The future Floating Microstate Federation (FMF), a confederation of 100 "floating cities"
developed to deal with the effects of climate change, faces, a new problem: A new pandemic that
spreads through drinking water. FMF President Farragut proposes to deal with the issue by
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