PSC Flavin final exam
all practice questions
with 100% correct
answers 2024
Federalism - answer Under this constitutional
arrangement, power is divided between different
levels of government, and subnational units (e.g.
states or provinces) are given powers to exercise.
Unitary system - answer Under this constitutional
arrangement, all power stems from the centralized
government. While local governments may exist,
they do so at the pleasure of this central
government.
Negative rights - answer prevent governments
from doing certain things that would violate the
individual's political and civil liberties
Positive rights - answer require governments to
act positively to ensure the enjoyment of economic
and social entitlements
, Legislative Branch - answer Which branch of
government dominated in the states in the
revolutionary period?
Bicameral Legislature - answer What "device" did
states adopt in an attempt to curb legislative
power?
The New Jersey Plan proposed that representation
in the legislature (Congress) be based on
population. - answer False
Connecticut Compromise - answer called for
representation in the Senate to be based on state
equality (2 votes each) and representation in the
House of Representatives to be based on
population.
Which of the following is a (are) weakness(es) of or
problem(s) with the Articles of Confederation?
a. Congress has no power to tax or regulate
commerce
b. unanimous consent was required to change the
articles, making it difficult to change the document
c. it did not provide for a federal judicial system
d. all of the above - answer d. all of the above
all practice questions
with 100% correct
answers 2024
Federalism - answer Under this constitutional
arrangement, power is divided between different
levels of government, and subnational units (e.g.
states or provinces) are given powers to exercise.
Unitary system - answer Under this constitutional
arrangement, all power stems from the centralized
government. While local governments may exist,
they do so at the pleasure of this central
government.
Negative rights - answer prevent governments
from doing certain things that would violate the
individual's political and civil liberties
Positive rights - answer require governments to
act positively to ensure the enjoyment of economic
and social entitlements
, Legislative Branch - answer Which branch of
government dominated in the states in the
revolutionary period?
Bicameral Legislature - answer What "device" did
states adopt in an attempt to curb legislative
power?
The New Jersey Plan proposed that representation
in the legislature (Congress) be based on
population. - answer False
Connecticut Compromise - answer called for
representation in the Senate to be based on state
equality (2 votes each) and representation in the
House of Representatives to be based on
population.
Which of the following is a (are) weakness(es) of or
problem(s) with the Articles of Confederation?
a. Congress has no power to tax or regulate
commerce
b. unanimous consent was required to change the
articles, making it difficult to change the document
c. it did not provide for a federal judicial system
d. all of the above - answer d. all of the above
