CGFM - Exam 1: Government
Environment Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Government Sovereignty -
correct answer ✅Nat'l government can't be sued by states or by
citizens w/out its permission.
Government Authority -
correct answer ✅Derived from constitutions or charters (local
versions of a constitution), statutes, executive orders & regulations.
3 Levels -
correct answer ✅1) National
2) State
3) Local
The primary purpose of each is to provide services to citizens.
Separate and distinct, yet they may coordinate their efforts.
3 Branches -
correct answer ✅1) Legislative
2) Executive
3) Judicial
,CGFM - Exam 1: Government
Environment Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Separation of Powers -
correct answer ✅Feature of the Constitution that requires each of
the three branches of government—legislative, executive, and
judicial—to be relatively independent of the others so that one
cannot control the others. Power is shared among the three
branches of government.
Checks and Balances -
correct answer ✅Constitutionally-mandated system that allows
each branch of government to amend or veto acts of another
branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much
power.
Judicial Review -
correct answer ✅Power given to the judicial branch in order to
sustain checks and balances. Courts can overturn laws passed by
the legislature & signed by the president/governor if courts deem
them unconstitutional. Enables judges to question the legality and
reasonableness of a gov't manager's administrative actions. (Test
question)
,CGFM - Exam 1: Government
Environment Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Federalism -
correct answer ✅U.S. system of gov't. Power is distributed among
different levels of gov't and no one level of gov't has complete
authority over all areas of public policy. No centeralized system of
gov't in U.S.
Popular Sovereignty -
correct answer ✅Basic concept of the Constitution. The idea that
ultimate authority belongs to the voting people and even a
sovereign gov't is accountable to citizens.
Legal Constraints -
correct answer ✅Derived from constitutions, statutes, and
ordinances. They can include limits on the type of tax, rate of tax,
and tax collection purposes.
Purpose
Term
Amount
Process -
correct answer ✅Ways in which constitutions and charters specify
, CGFM - Exam 1: Government
Environment Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
whether the government can incur debt and limit government
borrowing. (PTAP)
Reserved Clause -
correct answer ✅Stems from the 10th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution. Powers not delegated to the Nat'l gov't, nor
prohibited to the states, are reserved to the states and the people.
Nat'l gov't can influence lower levels, but can't dictate the manner
in which state & local gov't will operate.
Areas of Overlap in Governmental Responsibilities -
correct answer ✅Nat'l and state gov'ts exercise authority in civil
defense and the Nat'l Guard. For example, during peacetime, Nat'l
Guard units fall under the direction of state governors and meet the
needs of the state. During nat'l emergencies, these units are under
command of the President, Commander in Chief. State and local
gov'ts have some responsibility for traffic safety. All 3 levels impact
public education.
Grants -
correct answer ✅Money that is distributed to lower-level
governments with the purpose of funding special projects.
Environment Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Government Sovereignty -
correct answer ✅Nat'l government can't be sued by states or by
citizens w/out its permission.
Government Authority -
correct answer ✅Derived from constitutions or charters (local
versions of a constitution), statutes, executive orders & regulations.
3 Levels -
correct answer ✅1) National
2) State
3) Local
The primary purpose of each is to provide services to citizens.
Separate and distinct, yet they may coordinate their efforts.
3 Branches -
correct answer ✅1) Legislative
2) Executive
3) Judicial
,CGFM - Exam 1: Government
Environment Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Separation of Powers -
correct answer ✅Feature of the Constitution that requires each of
the three branches of government—legislative, executive, and
judicial—to be relatively independent of the others so that one
cannot control the others. Power is shared among the three
branches of government.
Checks and Balances -
correct answer ✅Constitutionally-mandated system that allows
each branch of government to amend or veto acts of another
branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much
power.
Judicial Review -
correct answer ✅Power given to the judicial branch in order to
sustain checks and balances. Courts can overturn laws passed by
the legislature & signed by the president/governor if courts deem
them unconstitutional. Enables judges to question the legality and
reasonableness of a gov't manager's administrative actions. (Test
question)
,CGFM - Exam 1: Government
Environment Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Federalism -
correct answer ✅U.S. system of gov't. Power is distributed among
different levels of gov't and no one level of gov't has complete
authority over all areas of public policy. No centeralized system of
gov't in U.S.
Popular Sovereignty -
correct answer ✅Basic concept of the Constitution. The idea that
ultimate authority belongs to the voting people and even a
sovereign gov't is accountable to citizens.
Legal Constraints -
correct answer ✅Derived from constitutions, statutes, and
ordinances. They can include limits on the type of tax, rate of tax,
and tax collection purposes.
Purpose
Term
Amount
Process -
correct answer ✅Ways in which constitutions and charters specify
, CGFM - Exam 1: Government
Environment Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
whether the government can incur debt and limit government
borrowing. (PTAP)
Reserved Clause -
correct answer ✅Stems from the 10th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution. Powers not delegated to the Nat'l gov't, nor
prohibited to the states, are reserved to the states and the people.
Nat'l gov't can influence lower levels, but can't dictate the manner
in which state & local gov't will operate.
Areas of Overlap in Governmental Responsibilities -
correct answer ✅Nat'l and state gov'ts exercise authority in civil
defense and the Nat'l Guard. For example, during peacetime, Nat'l
Guard units fall under the direction of state governors and meet the
needs of the state. During nat'l emergencies, these units are under
command of the President, Commander in Chief. State and local
gov'ts have some responsibility for traffic safety. All 3 levels impact
public education.
Grants -
correct answer ✅Money that is distributed to lower-level
governments with the purpose of funding special projects.
