WGU C963 (15) Questions with Verified Answers (Correct Update)
Question 1: Which of these statements is correct
about Congress's oversight
authority? Select the one correct
answer.
-Oversight is limited to its power of
impeachment.
-Oversight is largely ineffective,
because Congress lacks any
authority over the executive branch.
-Oversight is not a specifically
enumerated power, but rather is
implied in Article I.
-Oversight is specifically mentioned
in Article I, Section 8.
Answer: - Oversight is not a specifically enumerated power,
but rather is implied in Article I.
Question 2: Which of these is an example of
Congress's exercising its power
under the Commerce Clause? Select
the one correct answer.
-Establishing uniform standards for
restaurant sanitation and hygiene
-Requiring that bus lines serve all
customers equally
-Regulating the working conditions
and hours of minors employed in
factories
-Prohibiting the presence of guns in
school zones
Answer: - Requiring that bus lines serve all customers
equally
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,Question 3: Which of these is a true statement
concerning federal income tax?
Select the one correct answer.
-Federal income tax required the
ratification of a constitutional
amendment, after the Supreme
Court ruled that a previous attempt
to tax income was unconstitutional.
-Federal income tax has always been
the federal government's primary
source of revenue.
-Federal income tax is equally
applied to all taxpayers at a "flat" tax
rate.
-Federal income tax was
constitutionally authorized by
Congress's Article I powers.
Answer: - Federal income tax required the ratification of a
constitutional amendment, after the Supreme
Court ruled that a previous attempt to tax income
was unconstitutional.
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, Question 4: What is the major difference
between congressional budget
committees and appropriations
committees? Select the one correct
answer.
-The congressional budget
committees are less powerful
because the president, not the
Congress, has ultimate control over
the federal budget.
-There is no difference; these are just
different names for the same
committees.
-While the budget committees set
overall spending limits, the
appropriation committees are
responsible for recommending
specific allocations of funds.
-While the president may veto
individual sections of appropriations
bills, he may not veto budget
resolutions.
Answer: - While the budget committees set overall spending
limits, the appropriation committees are
responsible for recommending specific allocations
of funds.
Question 5: How has the Constitution's Interstate
Commerce Clause been interpreted?
Select the one correct answer.
-As granting the early 19th century
Congress the power to outlaw the
slave trade
-Very broadly, forming the
justification for much of Congress's
modern-day economic regulation
-Very narrowly, giving Congress
power to stop states from charging
fees to other states, but not much
else
-As giving Congress the authority to
regulate trade with foreign nations
Answer: - Very broadly, forming the justification for much of
Congress's modern-day economic regulation
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Question 1: Which of these statements is correct
about Congress's oversight
authority? Select the one correct
answer.
-Oversight is limited to its power of
impeachment.
-Oversight is largely ineffective,
because Congress lacks any
authority over the executive branch.
-Oversight is not a specifically
enumerated power, but rather is
implied in Article I.
-Oversight is specifically mentioned
in Article I, Section 8.
Answer: - Oversight is not a specifically enumerated power,
but rather is implied in Article I.
Question 2: Which of these is an example of
Congress's exercising its power
under the Commerce Clause? Select
the one correct answer.
-Establishing uniform standards for
restaurant sanitation and hygiene
-Requiring that bus lines serve all
customers equally
-Regulating the working conditions
and hours of minors employed in
factories
-Prohibiting the presence of guns in
school zones
Answer: - Requiring that bus lines serve all customers
equally
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,Question 3: Which of these is a true statement
concerning federal income tax?
Select the one correct answer.
-Federal income tax required the
ratification of a constitutional
amendment, after the Supreme
Court ruled that a previous attempt
to tax income was unconstitutional.
-Federal income tax has always been
the federal government's primary
source of revenue.
-Federal income tax is equally
applied to all taxpayers at a "flat" tax
rate.
-Federal income tax was
constitutionally authorized by
Congress's Article I powers.
Answer: - Federal income tax required the ratification of a
constitutional amendment, after the Supreme
Court ruled that a previous attempt to tax income
was unconstitutional.
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, Question 4: What is the major difference
between congressional budget
committees and appropriations
committees? Select the one correct
answer.
-The congressional budget
committees are less powerful
because the president, not the
Congress, has ultimate control over
the federal budget.
-There is no difference; these are just
different names for the same
committees.
-While the budget committees set
overall spending limits, the
appropriation committees are
responsible for recommending
specific allocations of funds.
-While the president may veto
individual sections of appropriations
bills, he may not veto budget
resolutions.
Answer: - While the budget committees set overall spending
limits, the appropriation committees are
responsible for recommending specific allocations
of funds.
Question 5: How has the Constitution's Interstate
Commerce Clause been interpreted?
Select the one correct answer.
-As granting the early 19th century
Congress the power to outlaw the
slave trade
-Very broadly, forming the
justification for much of Congress's
modern-day economic regulation
-Very narrowly, giving Congress
power to stop states from charging
fees to other states, but not much
else
-As giving Congress the authority to
regulate trade with foreign nations
Answer: - Very broadly, forming the justification for much of
Congress's modern-day economic regulation
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