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American federalism divides government power between which two levels?Read the answer and worked solution →Which level of government is the only one permitted to print money?Read the answer and worked solution →In the United States, the term "federal government" refers to government at which level?Read the answer and worked solution →How many U.S. senators does each state elect?Read the answer and worked solution →

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American federalism divides government power between which two levels?

  1. The states and the federal government
  2. The House and the Senate of Congress
  3. The president and the Supreme Court
  4. The cities and the county governments
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Correct answer: A. The states and the federal government

1. Federalism is a design that splits power between a national government and subnational governments. 2. In the United States, those two levels are the federal government and the states. 3. The House and Senate are two chambers inside one level of government, not two levels. _Source: OpenStax American Government 3e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "American Federalism", section 3.1 The Division of Powers_

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Which level of government is the only one permitted to print money?

  1. The state governments
  2. The federal government
  3. The county governments
  4. The city governments
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Correct answer: B. The federal government

1. Centralization shows up in powers that belong to one level of government alone. 2. Printing money is reserved to the federal government; no state or local government may do it. 3. States handle matters such as elections and schools instead, so the three lower-level options fail. _Source: OpenStax American Government 3e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "American Federalism", section 3.1 The Division of Powers_

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In the United States, the term "federal government" refers to government at which level?

  1. The state level
  2. The county level
  3. The national level
  4. The city level
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Correct answer: C. The national level

1. Two everyday terms separate the levels of American government: federal and state. 2. Federal government names the government at the national level. 3. The term states covers government at the subnational level, so the other options point the wrong way. _Source: OpenStax American Government 3e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "American Federalism", section 3.1 The Division of Powers_

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