What makes American federalism especially intricate?
a. It has far more laws than most federal systems.
b. It governs a relatively small area. c.
It includes thousands of county, municipality, town, and district governments.
d. State constitutions often contradict the national Constitution.
e. It governs many loosely affiliated territories.
Question -2-A system in which the national government dominates certain policy areas while regional governments dominate others is called a ______ government.
a. divided
b. federal
c. liberal
d. progressive
e. unitary
Question -3-The importation of slaves clause limited the
a. number of slaves a state could import.
b. remaining time slaves could be imported into the United States.
c. power of Congress to end the foreign slave trade.
d. number of slaves that could be transported across state lines.
e. power of the states to import slaves.
Question -4-The three-fifths clause stipulated that
a. three-fifths of the states would need to ratify the Bill of Rights.
b. a person must receive three-fifths of the popular vote in order to become president.
c. a three-fifths majority was needed to override a presidential veto.
d. slaves would be allowed three-fifths of a vote in elections.
e. slaves would count as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of determining a states representation in Congress.
Question -5-Why did the framers of the Constitution take care never to use the words slave or slavery?
a. They did not want to admit in the Constitution the idea that men could be property.
b. They did not want to offend pro-slavery activists.
c. They did not want to address the issue at all for fear of political repercussions.
d. Northern states threatened to leave the Union if these words appeared.
e. They wanted the Constitution to have a universal impact.
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