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HSA Government (Questions & Complete Answers)Characteristic of the United States system of government Correct Ans -
The powers of government are divided between the national and state
governments
The Americans with Disabilities Act is most concerned with Correct
Ans - social equality
An effect of the Supreme Court decision in
McCulloch v. Maryland Correct Ans - State laws that conflicted with
federal laws became unconstitutional.
The United States legal system requires that people accused of crimes be
Correct Ans - informed of the charges against them
The goal of a state law to reduce air and water pollution Correct Ans -
protecting public health
The result if a state's population declined over time Correct Ans -
reduced representation in the House of Representatives
the most likely be involved in resolving a border dispute between China
and Vietnam Correct Ans - United Nations
a result of open market operations by the Federal Reserve System
Correct Ans - the size of the money supply changes
an example of separation of powers Correct Ans - The President
enforces a law passed by Congress.
the government agency is directly responsible for monitoring business
competition Correct Ans - Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
the circumstance will a judge grant "a writ of habeas corpus"? Correct
Ans - the accused person is being held without cause
, the excerpt from the Constitution describes federalism Correct Ans -
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution. . . are
reserved to the States. . . ."
what influenced the Supreme Court's decision in the Tinker v. Des Moines
case? Correct Ans - There was a lack of evidence that the students'
actions disrupted learning.
the constitutional protections is based on "No freeman shall be taken or
imprisoned . . . unless by the lawful judgement of his peers, or by the law of
the land."
—Magna Carta, 1215 Correct Ans - the right to a trial by jury
the main economic cost of the federal government removing taxes on
imported goods Correct Ans - a reduction in the ability of United
States businesses to compete with foreign companies
Why do some nations adopt command economies during wars? Correct
Ans - to focus resources on essential industries
a power reserved for state governments by the United States Constitution
Correct Ans - the power to establish public schools
the action would most likely violate civil rights laws Correct Ans -
an employer refuses to consider senior citizens for jobs
the term would not require regional cooperation by local governments
Correct Ans - raising the property tax in Baltimore City
"In 1958, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the state of Alabama
violated the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by requiring
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
to hand over the names and addresses of its members."
the best describes the decision in this case? Correct Ans - State
actions are limited by the United States Constitution.
"The United States Census Bureau projects that the percentage of people
over 85 years old will triple in the next fifty years."
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