Question

questions 48-50 are based on the following chart:
state powers\tshared powers\tfederal powers

• register voters and carry out elections\t- pass and enforce laws\t- print money
• form county and city governments\t- create courts\t- maintain an army and navy
• create and oversee public schools\t- tax individuals and businesses\t- manage relations with other countries, including making treaties and declaring war
• grant licenses for driving, marriage, and other activities\t- borrow money\t- regulate commerce between states
• regulate commerce within state\t- build highways and bridges\t- create and run the postal system
• ratify amendments to the constitution\t- grant charters to banks, corporations\t- conduct a census every 10 years

\t\t- grant patents and copyrights

1. which statement best explains why both the state and federal governments have the power to tax?

a. politicians generally favor high taxes.
b. governments must have revenue to be able to act.
c. the american system is built on double taxation.
d. taxation without representation is tyranny.

1. a trade agreement with canada would fall under federal authority on the basis of which power?

a. regulating commerce between states
b. creating and running the postal system
c. granting charters to banks
d. managing relations with other countries

1. which principle of the u.s. constitution is demonstrated by the division of powers between the state and federal governments shown in the chart?

a. federalism
b. separation of powers

Explanation:

Question 48

• Option A: Politicians' tax preferences aren't the reason for shared taxation power.
• Option B: Governments need revenue (from taxes) to fund their actions, so both levels need taxing power to act.
• Option C: The U.S. system isn't built on "double taxation" as a principle for shared tax power.
• Option D: "Taxation without representation" relates to colonial grievances, not shared tax power logic.

• Option A: Regulating interstate commerce is about trade between U.S. states, not other countries.
• Option B: Postal system power is unrelated to international trade agreements.
• Option C: Bank charters are a shared or state power, not related to international trade.
• Option D: Managing relations with other countries (like Canada) includes trade agreements, so this is the federal power for such agreements.

• Option A: Federalism is the division of power between state and federal governments, which the chart shows (state powers, federal powers, shared powers).
• Option B: Separation of powers is about dividing power among legislative, executive, judicial branches, not state - federal levels.

Answer:

B. Governments must have revenue to be able to act.

Question 49