CHAPTER 11 (i couldn't get all of the questions written but i got most of them)

Question 1

Power to reject to specific parts of bill?

Answer 1

Line - item veto

Question 2

After both houses approve a bill who gives the final aprroval?

Answer 2

Governer

Question 3

An example of a reserved power is?

Answer 3

The power to regulate interstate commerce

Question 4

States offical who makes sure money is used correctly?

Answer 4

Auditor

Question 5

T/F States cannot regulate declare war or handle foriegn relations.

Answer 5

TRUE

Question 6

The process of drawing legislative boundaries

Answer 6

Redistricting

Question 7

How often does the federal census occur?

Answer 7

10 years

Question 8

Civil cases ivolving LARGE amounts of money are handled by_________

Answer 8

Genral (higher) courts

Question 9

Which section of the constitution ensures that a legal marriage is valid in all the states?

Answer 9

Article lV, Section ll

Question 10

A major crime such as murder or robbery or arson

Answer 10

felonies

Question 11

The article thats states that the federal law is the supreme law of the land

Answer 11

Supremacy Clause

Question 12

The question about apportionment and 100 members and alot of stuff?

Answer 12

Its divided by population

Question 13

Arkansas is what kind legislature ?

Answer 13

bi-cameral

Question 14

T/F Many gov. have the line-item-veto but the president needs to veto a bill entire or sign it.

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

what is an ex. of concurrent power?

Answer 15

Taxes

Question 16

what step is taken when a legislature asks voters to help pass a law?

Answer 16

A legislative referendum happens

Question 17

the constitution prohibits the states from?

Answer 17

taxing imports from the other states

Question 18

Essay: Which difficult desicion regarding services do states face?

Answer 18

States can’t afford to fund all the services citzens request. If sales and income taxes are down or there is an economic crisis it makes the states have to focus on more important/urgent problems and cut out the extras.

Question 19

ESSAY: Which protection would have been most important to anti-federalists like patrick henry? explain

Answer 19

Article lV, section lll, each state must respect the rules and legal rights of other states. Some powers are reserved only for the state.

Question 20

ESSAY: list the different methods of selecting state judges. explian why u think the method is best

Answer 20

this is an opinion question so do what u want as long as you list how they can be appointed.

Question 21

what are the 6 ways a judge can be chosen

Answer 21

they can be chosen by, state supreme court, city officials, governer, voters, or a combination of.