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QUESTION 1
In 1996, ______ replaced the old welfare program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
a.
Medicaid
b.
Temporary Aid for Needy Families
c.
the Children’s Health Insurance Program
d.
Medicare
2 points QUESTION 2
Property taxes tend to rise when the economy does what?
a.
is volatile
b.
is decreasing
c.
is failing
d.
is booming
2 points QUESTION 3
Most states require a simple majority to pass a constitutional amendment.
True
False
2 points QUESTION 4
A(n) ______ is a voluntary association of sovereign states.
a.
commune
b.
confederacy
c.
unitary system
d.
federal government
2 points QUESTION 5
Citizens voting directly on a proposed constitutional amendment is one example of delegated democracy.
True
False
2 points QUESTION 6
Legal documents put together by the British Crown to dictate the governance of the colonies were called ______.
a.
contracts
b.
companies
c.
charters
d.
constitutions
2 points QUESTION 7
Exclusive powers are those only granted to states.
True
False
2 points QUESTION 8
A ______ is a procedure that allows the electorate to either accept or reject a law passed by the legislature.
a.
referendum
b.
recall
c.
ratification
d.
ballot initiative
2 points QUESTION 9
Government debt is usually issued in the form of what?
a.
stock options
b.
bonds
c.
mutual funds
d.
dividends
2 points QUESTION 10
Governments often use bonds to finance ______, such as building new schools.
a.
bonds
b.
capital investments
c.
public debt
d.
dividends
2 points QUESTION 11
In 2012, voters in Colorado approved Amendment 64, which legalized ______.
a.
polygamous marriages
b.
pay-day lending
c.
the sale of marijuana
d.
physician-assisted suicide
2 points
QUESTION 12
Cartograms use things such as ______ rather than space to represent areas on a map.
a.
population
b.
textures
c.
colors
d.
topography
2 points QUESTION 13
According to the textbook (published in 2018), ______ states have legalized the sale of marijuana.
a.
eight
b.
two
c.
zero
d.
forty-nine
2 points QUESTION 14
Older Americans tend to vote at higher rates than younger ones.
True
False
2 points QUESTION 15
General attitudes and beliefs about government are involved in a state’s ______.
a.
political culture
b.
personality
c.
topography
d.
sociodemographics
2 points QUESTION 16
An assembly convened for amending or replacing a constitution is called a ______.
a.
constitutional delegation
b.
periodical constitutional meeting
c.
constitutional convention
d.
ratification convention
2 points QUESTION 17
Constitutional conventions and constitutional review commissions are the same thing.
True
False
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2 points QUESTION 18
Regional economic differences influence tax burdens, public services, and ______.
a.
topography
b.
agriculture
c.
geography
d.
policy priorities
2 points QUESTION 19
Alabama has convened a constitutional convention as recently as ______.
a.
2000
b.
1800
c.
2011
d.
1901
2 points QUESTION 20
General-revenue-sharing grants give states much discretion as to how to spend the money.
True
False
2 points QUESTION 21
California’s Proposition 98 mandates that about 40 percent of California’s revenue goes toward ______.
a.
education
b.
tax cuts
c.
business incentives
d.
social welfare programs
2 points QUESTION 22
Individualistic cultures believe governments should ______.
a.
preserve the status quo
b.
be service providers
c.
be policy innovators
d.
promote the public interest
2 points QUESTION 23
In traditionalistic states, politics is for ______.
a.
progressives
b.
everyone
c.
women
d.
elites
2 points QUESTION 24
Payments made to Alaska residents from the interest generated by state investments are known as ______.
a.
compound interest
b.
dividends
c.
bonds
d.
stocks
2 points QUESTION 25
Centralized federalism started with the presidency of ______.
a.
Franklin Roosevelt
b.
Woodrow Wilson
c.
Ronald Reagan
d.
Lyndon Johnson
2 points QUESTION 26
States with no sales or income taxes often have what type of property taxes to compensate?
a.
no
b.
low
c.
average
d.
high
2 points QUESTION 27
A vote of the entire electorate to approve a constitutional change is called a ______.
a.
repeal
b.
ratification
c.
recall
d.
rationalization
2 points QUESTION 28
Residents of Alaska have ______ kind of tax burden.
a.
an average
b.
no
c.
a very high
d.
a low
2 points
QUESTION 29
Most sales tax revenues go to what governments?
a.
county
b.
federal
c.
local
d.
state
2 points QUESTION 30
Centralized federalism is sometimes called ______ federalism.
a.
layer cake
b.
marble cake
c.
dual
d.
picket fence
2 points QUESTION 31
Fire departments are primarily run by ______ governments.
a.
county
b.
local
c.
federal
d.
state
2 points QUESTION 32
Constitutional ______ are additions that make changes.
a.
reforms
b.
revisions
c.
amendments
d.
proposals
2 points QUESTION 33
Some states can run deficits.
True
False
2 points QUESTION 34
Most government revenue is brought in through ______.
a.
user fees
b.
grants
c.
intergovernmental transfers
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d.
taxes
2 points QUESTION 35
Ad hoc federalism chooses a path based on ______ convenience.
a.
geographic
b.
economic
c.
historical
d.
partisan
2 points QUESTION 36
Money for public universities comes from ______.
a.
tuition and public funds
b.
public funds and grants
c.
public funds only
d.
tuition and grants
2 points QUESTION 37
Constraints that apply to all federal grants are ______.
a.
revenue shares
b.
crosscutting requirements
c.
categorical grants
d.
grants-in-aid
2 points QUESTION 38
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius declared which part of the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional?
a.
the mandatory Medicaid expansion
b.
the increased costs
c.
the mandate
d.
the inclusion of birth control
2 points QUESTION 39
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) defined a limited right to ______.
a.
remain silent
b.
representation by an attorney
c.
bear arms
d.
privacy
2 points QUESTION 40
During the ______ period, the Southern states were governed under the direction of the Union army.
a.
Progressive
b.
New Deal
c.
Reconstruction
d.
Reformation
2 points QUESTION 41
Governments at each level have basic ______ that make comparisons possible.
a.
variance
b.
similarities
c.
attributes
d.
differences
2 points QUESTION 42
Grants-in-aid are ______ given to the states by the federal government.
a.
tax levies
b.
cash appropriations
c.
conditional funding
d.
regulatory powers
2 points QUESTION 43
Dual federalism is sometimes conceived of as ______.
a.
a marble cake
b.
an apple pie
c.
a cupcake
d.
a layered cake
2 points QUESTION 44
Municipal charters establish operating procedures for ______.
a.
ballot initiatives
b.
state governments
c.
constitutional committees
d.
local governments
2 points QUESTION 45
Because the Constitution could not list every possible situation the government may face, it provides for ______ powers.
a.
concurrent
b.
exclusive
c.
enumerated
d.
implied
2 points QUESTION 46
Most online purchases are tax free.
True
False
2 points QUESTION 47
A state’s ______ reflect(s) its history, culture, geography, and political ideals.
a.
constitution
b.
governor
c.
sociodemographics
d.
topography
2 points QUESTION 48
Private university students, like public university students, receive the benefits of state and federal funding.
True
False
2 points QUESTION 49
Eligibility for Medicaid benefits is set at the same level in all of the states.
True
False
2 points QUESTION 50
Moralistic political culture is most commonly found in the ______ part of the United States.
a.
western
b.
northern and middle
c.
southern
d.
metropolitan
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