American and Wyoming Government Final
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔an autocracy
The bulk of the amendments that have won ratification since the Bill of Rights have dealt
with - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Federalism
Congress can overturn a presidential veto only through - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔categorical grants
Social scientists call a good that may be enjoyed by anyone, if provided, and that may not be
denied to anyone__ - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔institutions
why did Shay's Rebellion enable collective action among elites of the colonies, ones who
wanted to revise the Articles of Confederation? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Divided Government
the idea that the federal government can exercise only powers specifically articulated in the
Constitution is known as the doctrine of - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔supremacy clause
Efforts to gain power, influence those in power, bring new people to power, or throw current
leaders our are forms of - CORRECT 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 asking each member state to contribute the proceeds of a one-percent tax added to all
consumer products before sale(or value-added tax) to a reserved fund. Monies from this fund
would be dedicated to new cleaning infrastructure and research. A few states balk at sending
over funds. Under the confederation's constitution, they do not have to institute the new tax.
The FMF's ability to respond to the pandemic is thus hampered by: - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔a free riding problem
a right to privacy, while recognized over time by federal judges, is not explicitly mentioned in
the Constitution. Supreme Court justices argued, however, that the right is protected under the
Constitution, all the same, in part under the Ninth Amendment, which asserts that: -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔that a failure to mention a right does not mean it is not possessed
by the people
the proposal to alter the Articles of Confederation by providing for a system of representation
in the national legislature based on the population of each state, the proportion of each state's
revenue contribution, or both was known as the - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Maryland plan
Despite Americans' ability to vote for many officials, some critics assert that monied interests
in campaign finance have come to outweigh the voice of the people in the country's
governance and policymaking. In so doing, they suggest that the United Stats is - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔a oligrachy
an older type of federal grant, in which statistical criteria are used to determine how much
funding that a state or local government will receive, is the___grant - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔formula
