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GED American Federalism — practice questions

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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 →Powers held by both the federal government and the states, such as taxing and borrowing money, are called what?Read the answer and worked solution →A state law clashes with a federal law that sits within the national government's constitutional authority. Which law prevails?Read the answer and worked solution →Which amendment affirms that powers not delegated to the United States are reserved to the states or the people?Read the answer and worked solution →Administering education, health care, and public safety inside a region is the responsibility of which level of government?Read the answer and worked solution →In McCulloch v. Maryland, what did the Supreme Court decide Congress could do?Read the answer and worked solution →In the 2015 case Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court identified a constitutional right to what?Read the answer and worked solution →The National Minimum Drinking Age Act pressed states to raise the legal age for alcohol purchase to what age?Read the answer and worked solution →Federal grants are often likened to a carrot. What does the comparison mean?Read the answer and worked solution →Which tax is the most important source of tax revenue for local governments?Read the answer and worked solution →Under Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution, which of these actions is a state forbidden to take?Read the answer and worked solution →The writ of habeas corpus protects a person in custody by letting that person do what?Read the answer and worked solution →What makes a federal mandate an "unfunded" mandate?Read the answer and worked solution →States sometimes compete for new businesses by cutting taxes and loosening regulations. What is this dynamic called?Read the answer and worked solution →Sort the powers: federal or state?Read the answer and worked solution →Match the rule to what it doesRead 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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