The Model State Constitution was developed by

The Model State Constitution was developed by
 
  a. the U.S. Supreme Court in 1921.
  b. the National League of Cities in 1960.
  c. the Council of State Governments in 1968.
  d. the National Municipal League in 1921.

 Q. 2

In the United States, both liberalism and conservatism developed from a common set of fundamental political principles.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 3

Lengthy state constitutions create problems for states, which include the
 
  a. fear of challenge in the U.S. Supreme Court.
  b. need for state courts to rule on conflicting provisions.
  c. burden of increased legal costs that are passed on to business interests.
  d. high costs of revision.

 Q. 4

The modern welfare state is the invention of European social democracy.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 5

Which of the following was NOT a reason state constitutions increased in size from the original documents?
 
  a. Growing social and economic complexity
  b. A perceived need to be extremely specific about what the legislatures could do
  c. A desire to delineate state from national powers
  d. The early adoption of the legislative supremacy

 Q. 6

Left-wing ideologies posit a view of human beings living together cooperatively, free from demeaning social divisions.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 7

By 1967, most state constitutions were
 
  a. filled with needed details about the power and authority of local government.
  b. severely limiting the types of taxes, other fees, and revenues states could impose without a popular vote.
  c. long, inflexible, and overly detailed, thus tying the hands of state government in its efforts to meet thechallenges of the era.
 d. modernized by adding much needed details, thus equipping the states to adapt to the era.