Question

directions: matching match each item with the correct statement below.

1. enabling act
2. federal grant
3. mandate
4. preemption
5. mcculloch v. maryland

a. passes monies to states to influence their policies
b. allows the national government to take responsibility for a state government function
c. allows the people of the territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution
d. answers the question of national versus state power
e. requires states to provide a service that meets minimum national standards
directions: multiple choice identify the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. under a republican form of government

a. states have little power.
b. the government appoints representatives.
c. the government holds sovereign power.
d. voters hold sovereign power.

1. which president sent troops to little rock, arkansas, to enforce integration of public schools?

a. dwight d. eisenhower c. john f. kennedy
b. grover cleveland d. lyndon b. johnson

1. if fewer than two - thirds of the states approve it,

a. an amendment cannot be added to the constitution.
b. congress cannot appoint a foreign ambassador.
c. congress cannot raise taxes.
d. the president cannot declare war.

1. what is one of william - jose velez’s main grievances in his rallies to support statehood for puerto rico?

a. he discovered that his website had been monitored.
b. his petition to stage a march to washington, d.c., was vetoed.
c. puerto rico has been denied the right to elect representatives.
d. puerto rico’s representatives do not have full voting rights.

1. the passage of the 1990 nutritional labeling and education act is an example of a(n)

a. mandate c. allocation
b. preemption d. restraint

Explanation:

• Question 6: In a republican form of government, voters hold sovereign power as they elect representatives.
• Question 7: Dwight D. Eisenhower sent troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce integration of public schools.
• Question 8: An amendment to the Constitution requires approval by two - thirds of the states.
• Question 9: One of William - Jose Velez’s main grievances is that Puerto Rico’s representatives do not have full voting rights.
• Question 10: The 1990 Nutritional Labeling and Education Act is an example of a mandate as it requires certain actions (labeling) from food producers.

Answer:

1. D. voters hold sovereign power.
2. A. Dwight D. Eisenhower
3. A. an amendment cannot be added to the Constitution.
4. D. Puerto Rico’s representatives do not have full voting rights.
5. A. mandate