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What is the nature of power in a federal system of government?
Power is divided between a national government and regional (state) governments
Which of the following is NOT primarily controlled by state governments?
Interstate Commerce
Sover...
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What is the nature of power in a federal system of government?
Power is divided between a national government and regional (state) governments
Which of the following is NOT primarily controlled by state governments?
Interstate Commerce
Sovereignty refers to:
ultimate governing authority of a particular geographic area.
According to lecture, what event highlighted the weaknesses of the national government under the
Articles of Confederation?
Shays' Rebellion
The constitutional convention of 1863 produced a framework for Nevada's state government but was
rejected by the U.S. Congress even though a majority of citizens voted in favor of ratification.
false
The 'gentiles' in the area that would become present-day Nevada requested annexation by California
on more than one occasion in the 1850s.
true
Which of the following were among the national issues that provided Nevada the final impetus
toward statehood near the end of the Civil War?
Lincoln thought he may need Nevada's 3 Electoral College votes to win reelection.
The Nevada Enabling Act required that the Nevada Constitution:
give ownership of all unappropriated lands to the federal government
After Nevada became a territory, who did Abraham Lincoln appoint as the first territorial governor?
James Nye
Before achieving territorial status and statehood, the great majority of present-day Nevada was part
of which territory?
Utah
Which of the following is absolutely necessary in order to amend the state constitution?
public ratification (popular vote of the citizens)
Nevada officials:
can be impeached for "misdemeanors or malfeasance"
Which of the following processes allows voters to uphold or repeal existing laws?
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