POSC 1010 FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● How is the judicial branch elected?
Answer: appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate
●● How is the executive branch elected?
Answer: by the Electoral College--Indirect Election
●● Commerce Clause
Answer: Clause stating that Congress can regulate interstate and
international commerce.
●● Necessary and Proper Clause
Answer: constitutional authorization for Congress to make any law
required to carry out its powers
●● Supremacy Clause
Answer: Constitution is the supreme law of the land
●● Federalism
, Answer: A system in which power is divided between the national and
state governments
●● Dual sovereignty
Answer: a system of government in which ultimate governing authority
is divided between two levels of government, a central government and
regional governments, with each level having ultimate authority over
different policy matters
●● Reserved powers
Answer: Powers given to the state government alone
●● Concurrent Powers
Answer: Powers held jointly by the national and state governments.
●● What is the current Presidental election process?
Answer: Every four years, popular vote and then electoral college
ultimately decides
●● What is the current Presidental nomination process?
Answer: begin with precinct meetings where voters have the opportunity
to become delegates to county convention, country convention elects to
state convention, state conventions nominate candidates for national
convention, primary is in each state
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● How is the judicial branch elected?
Answer: appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate
●● How is the executive branch elected?
Answer: by the Electoral College--Indirect Election
●● Commerce Clause
Answer: Clause stating that Congress can regulate interstate and
international commerce.
●● Necessary and Proper Clause
Answer: constitutional authorization for Congress to make any law
required to carry out its powers
●● Supremacy Clause
Answer: Constitution is the supreme law of the land
●● Federalism
, Answer: A system in which power is divided between the national and
state governments
●● Dual sovereignty
Answer: a system of government in which ultimate governing authority
is divided between two levels of government, a central government and
regional governments, with each level having ultimate authority over
different policy matters
●● Reserved powers
Answer: Powers given to the state government alone
●● Concurrent Powers
Answer: Powers held jointly by the national and state governments.
●● What is the current Presidental election process?
Answer: Every four years, popular vote and then electoral college
ultimately decides
●● What is the current Presidental nomination process?
Answer: begin with precinct meetings where voters have the opportunity
to become delegates to county convention, country convention elects to
state convention, state conventions nominate candidates for national
convention, primary is in each state
