Test ! Flashcards
Virginia Plan
benefits larger states (like NY and Penn)
Madison wanted a bicameral legislature, lower houses would be represented according to population
In federal political systems, who or what has the right to make policy?
Both the national and the regional government have the right to make policy.
What is the significance of the Supremacy Clause?
It indicates that when national and state laws conflict, national law takes precedence over state law
Why has the federal government decided not to fight state drug laws that contradict federal laws?
The federal government has limited resources AND prosecuting people who are in compliance with state law is a low priority
If the federal government were to threaten to prosecute financial institutions doing business with marijuana dispensaries, what would be the likely result?
Financial institutions would not do business with dispensaries to avoid the legal consequences.
What does the author mean when she writes, “Depending on where you are in the United States, distributing and possessing marijuana remains both legal and illegal”?
Distribution of marijuana in a state that permits distribution does not violate state law, but it does violate federal law.
Which type of political system divides sovereignty between a national government and regional units?
federal
What is Medicaid?
a public assistance program designed to provide health care to low-income persons
Who pays for Medicaid, and who administers it?
The federal and state governments pay for Medicaid, while the state governments administer it.
The federal government has encouraged state governments to expand their Medicaid programs to cover a new group of enrollees. Who are these new enrollees?
uninsured, non-elderly, non-disabled adults with no dependents and an income at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty level
Governor Perry does not support Medicaid expansion in Texas. Why not?
It will be expensive when the federal government stops fully funding the expansion AND the Medicaid program may not be viable in the long term.
