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PS103 Exams 1,2,&3Checks and balances limits government power by ________________;
separation of powers limits government power by _____________. - correct
answer ✔giving each branch some power over the others; dividing the
government into three branches
The Constitution provides for a Supreme Court and other "inferior courts" to
be designed at a later time. Which institution was charged with creating these
inferior (lower) courts? - correct answer ✔Congress
Collective-action problems arise because each individual is ____________ off
when _________ to cooperate and benefit from those who do the work -
correct answer ✔better; refusing
It is often necessary that public goods be provided by the government
because - correct answer ✔public goods are often underproduced in a free
market
Most Americans have _________ interest in politics, and most of us
_____________ it every day - correct answer ✔little; encounter
Which of the following is not a way that Congress checks the judiciary? -
correct answer ✔Congress determines the original jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court
The Great Compromise was the compromise between the constitutional
proposals of what two states? - correct answer ✔New Jersey and Virginia
, Which are not among Congress' exclusive powers? - correct answer ✔power
to regulate commerce
Originally, US Senators were elected by - correct answer ✔State
Legislatures
Amending the Constitution requires - correct answer ✔approval by a 2/3 vote
in both houses of Congress and 3/4 of the states
Which public agencies would likely be first at the scene in the event that a
national emergency unexpectedly occurred in your community? - correct
answer ✔Local fire, safety and rescue personnel
The stated purpose of the delegates meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 was to -
correct answer ✔revise the Articles of Confederation
New Federalism was generally characterized by - correct answer ✔granting
state and local governments greater control of nationally funded programs
What was the constitutional basis for the Supreme Court's decision in
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)? - correct answer ✔Under the doctrine of
implied powers, Congress had the power to create a national bank because it
was assigned the powers to tax, borrow money, and regulate interstate
commerce under the Constitution and national law was supreme over
conflicting state law
The process by which the Supreme Court has decided on a case-by-case
basis whether a particular denial of a liberty listed in the Bill of Rights is also a
violation of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is called -
correct answer ✔selective incorporation
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