UNR PSC 100 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct
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UNR PSC 100 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct
what political belief helped push the united states into the west?
Manifest destiny
mormon settlement is important because:
it established the feasibility of settlement in the region and created trading posts that assisted emigrants
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UNR PSC 100 Final Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Correct
what political belief helped push the united states into the west?
Manifest destiny
mormon settlement is important because:
it established the feasibility of settlement in the region and created trading posts that assisted
emigrants
among the goals of the doolittle bill were:
creating congressional votes for the 13th amendment and electoral college votes for lincoln
what is the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
the treaty which ended the mexican war and ceded land to the united states
what religious group brough the first major group of settlers into the great basin and nevada?
The mormons
what three events were critical for the early settlement of nevada?
the mexican war, the mormon migration, the discovery of gold in california
T/F: in the enabling act, congress waived the right to inspect and approve the Nevada constitution,
leaving it only to president lincoln to decide
True
early explorers and fur traders
had no intention of settling in the region now known as nevada
Nevada's statehood had more to do with national political issues than the need for gold
true
T/F: because the Nevada constitution is easier to amend than the U.S constitution, the Nevada
constitution is more responsive to public opinion
true
the nevada consitution:
is longer than the us constitution as it addresses specific issues such as schools, taxes, and other state
policies.
despite concepts of "equal protection", native Americans were prohibited into the 1900s from
buying alcohol, owning firearms, marrying whites.
while the nevada constitution repeats many of the rights found in the U.S constitution, it also:
expands and clarifies certain rights
, why did the court case Barron V Baltimore prompt Nevada and other states to draft separate
declaration of rights?
the Barron case rules that the rights found on the U.S constitution were not binding on state
governments.
the paramount allegiance clause reflects:
the civil war environment at which time nevada became a state
An example of a right that is clarified and expanded in the Nevada constitution concerns:
the right to bear arms
adding rights for victims of crime in the nevada constitution reflects:
responsiveness to public sentiment
in what article of the nevada constitution is the declaration of rights found?
Article 1
the paramount allegiance clause requires nevada citizens to:
Give paramount allegiance to the federal government when exercising all their powers
Voter requirements in Nevada are:
similar to those in other states
Nevada voters have the option in many races to vote for "none of the above". What happens if "none
of the above" gets the most votes?
the actual candidate with the most votes would still be declared the office holder.
what is a form of direct democracy?
initiative
T/F: Nevada has term limits
true
An important aspect of the referendum is:
A referendum, if upheld, can only be changed by another vote of the people
T/F: recall efforts are nearly always successful and have removed multiple governors in nevada
False
what is a close primary?
where only voters who are registered with the political party may vote in the primary election
contests.
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