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Binghamton University
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PLSC 111 | Intro To American Politics
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2020
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Instruction: Only the letter that is in the space provided will be considered as your official answer. 1. The Constitution places more limits on national government power than the Articles of Confederation did. ( T/F ) 2. The authors of the Articles of Confederation [ ] a. embraced the strong executive model. b. envisioned a strong Congress and a weak president. c. envisioned strong federal courts. d. worried that an executive leader could end up being a tyrant. 3. When Congress authorizes an agency to spend money, it is using its ________. [ a. power of the sword c. power of the purse b. shared power d. reserved powers ] 4. James Madison’s size principle was based on the premise that [ ] a. the new nation of 13 states would be small so that the majority would rule. b. the new nation of 13 states would be large and diverse so that majority interests would be unlikely to organize and dominate public policy making. c. the new nation of 13 states would be unlikely to expand in size and scope. d. a strong president would be able to control Congress most of the time. 5. While the ________ can make decisions about how to use armed forces, only the ________ can make decisions about funding such actions. [ ] a. president; Supreme Court c. president; Congress b. Congress; House of Representatives d. House of Representatives; Senate 6. The Constitution does not provide clear and comprehensive instruction as to the powers of the national and state governments. ( T/F ) 7. Federalism is about [ ] a. the politics of self-interest. b. intergovernmental relations. c. the interpretation of the necessary and proper clause. d. the influence of the mass media. 8. One advantage of decentralized power in a federal system is that it a. provides Congress with more power than the president. b. makes legislation easier to pass. c. is a natural check on the power of the federal government. d. leads to more coherent and unified ethnic and national identities. [ ] 9. Which one of the following is a reason why one might support a strong state role in federalism? [ ] a. States are laboratories of democracy. b. States tend to have more honest elected officials. c. Federal officials are paralyzed by special interest groups, whereas state governments are not. d. State governments have a better record than Congress at eradicating racial discrimination and providing civil rights. 10. Local governments [ ] a. are autonomous units of government. b. are appendages of the state government. c. are appendages of the national government. d. do not control any public policy issues. ANS: F/ D/ C/ B/ C/ T/ B/ C/ A/ B

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