In the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder case, the Supreme Court held that:
A) the methods used to determine whether a state or local government should be subject to preclearance were obsolete.
B) it was unconstitutional for any state to alter the voting procedures or district boundaries under any circumstance.
C) the national government is not allowed to sue state and local governments after new procedures or district boundaries are put in place.
D) when taxes are collected by one level of government, they must always be spent by another level.
E) whenever Congress passes a law that preempts a certain area, the states are obligated to comply with the requirements of that law.
Question -2-Identify an action that is prohibited to the national government by the U.S. Constitution.
A) Admitting new states
B) Establishing post offices
C) Raising and supporting the military
D) Regulating interstate commerce
E) Passing laws that restrain freedom of speech
Question -3-Which of the following illustrates concurrent powers exercised by a state government?
A) The state of Uknia signing a peace treaty with its hostile neighboring state
B) The state of Hutsen regulating trade and commerce with other states in the country
C) The state of Ryeland printing currency notes to be used concurrently with the national currency
D) The state of Gillibert levying income tax on all its employed citizens
E) The state of Yolka establishing post offices in its municipalities
Question -4-Government powers in a(n) _____ are divided between a central government and regional, or subdivisional, governments.
A) anarchic system
B) federal system
C) totalitarian system
D) unitary system
E) lateral system
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