POLS 207 Exam 1 Review (TAMU Smith) UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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POLS 207 Exam 1 Review (TAMU Smith)
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Federal government policies - CORRECT ANSWER- The only level that can make
foreign treaties and declare war. Cannot manage local police forces.
State government policies - CORRECT ANSWER- Education, health and w...
POLS 207 Exam 1 Review (TAMU Smith)
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Federal government policies - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The only level that can make
foreign treaties and declare war. Cannot manage local police forces.
State government policies - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Education, health and welfare,
transportation, public safety, civil rights, physical environment, taxation
different types of govt - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔federalism-way of organizing country
with 2 or more levels of govt; SHARE POWER
unitary-power located centreal; FEDERAL(power)
Confederation-power rests with smaller units;STATES
Different types of Federalism - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔dual-layer cake;where st power
begins, fed ends
cooperative-marble cake;fed govt reached into st
coercive-TODAYS; influenced by $
Redistributive policies - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔policy that provides to 1 group of society
while taking benefits away from other ex:food stamp
Social Stratification - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔system which society ranks categories of
people in hierarchy
From where do state and local governments derive their revenue? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Local property taxes- largest income for local governments
State sales tax- most important income for states
Selective sales tax or excise taxes
State income tax (not in Texas)
Corporate taxes
, Lottery and Gambling revenue- admin cost take half of revenue
User charges- fastest growing
Why are states called "laboratories of democracy?" - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔They can
more easily implement new policies than the national government. Policy innovators.
What is nullification? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The legal theory that states can invalidate
a federal law which is deemed unconstitutional. Has never been upheld in a supreme court.
What are enumerated powers? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Powers expressly given to the
federal government in the constitution.
What are implied powers? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Powers that are not expressly given
to the federal government in the constitution but given to it under article 1 section 18. The
necessary and proper clause.
10th amendment - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔States rights- powers not delegated to the US
by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively or
the people.
Marbury vs Madison (1803) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Expanded the authority of the
supreme court.
Gave the idea of judicial review
Involved Marbury who didn't receive the commission he was supposed to receive from
Madison.
McCulloch vs Maryland (1819) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Expanded the implied powers
of the national government.
Fought over whether or not Maryland could tax the national bank branch in that state.
Solidified the idea of preemption and implied powers of Congress.
Why are federal grants in aid important? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔It's the cornerstone of
the relationship between national and state governments. Money between governments.
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