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UTA POLS 2311 PRETEST CHAPTERS
1-4 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Devolution is the contraction of state authority and the
expansion of local government authority.
False
Dual federalism held a precise separation of national and
state authority was both possible and desirable.
True
When states accepts a federal grant-in-aid, they must
comply with federal restrictions on its use.
A federal system is one where constitutional authority is
divided among multiple branches of the national
government.
False
The national government has which one of the following
power exclusively?
national defense
______________________ refers to the expenditure of
federal funds on programs run in part through state and
local governments.
Fiscal federalism
Implied powers is most closely related to which of the
following concept?
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necessary and proper clause
The Supreme Court decision in the case
of McCulloch v. Maryland
affirmed that national law is supreme to conflicting state law.
The right to privacy was instrumental in which decision?
Roe v. Wade
Citizens are allowed to own guns for legitimate purposes,
such as for protecting the home based on which of the
following Supreme Court decisions.
District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago
The most basic of democratic rights is
freedom of expression.
The term civil liberties refers to specific individual rights
that are constitutionally protected from infringement by
government.
True
The Miranda warning begins with
_________________________
"You have the right to remain silent . . . "
Government is prohibited by the establishment clause
from
favoring one religion over another or supporting religion over no
religion.
The exclusionary rule states that
evidence obtained illegally is inadmissible in court.
UTA POLS 2311 PRETEST CHAPTERS
1-4 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Devolution is the contraction of state authority and the
expansion of local government authority.
False
Dual federalism held a precise separation of national and
state authority was both possible and desirable.
True
When states accepts a federal grant-in-aid, they must
comply with federal restrictions on its use.
A federal system is one where constitutional authority is
divided among multiple branches of the national
government.
False
The national government has which one of the following
power exclusively?
national defense
______________________ refers to the expenditure of
federal funds on programs run in part through state and
local governments.
Fiscal federalism
Implied powers is most closely related to which of the
following concept?
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necessary and proper clause
The Supreme Court decision in the case
of McCulloch v. Maryland
affirmed that national law is supreme to conflicting state law.
The right to privacy was instrumental in which decision?
Roe v. Wade
Citizens are allowed to own guns for legitimate purposes,
such as for protecting the home based on which of the
following Supreme Court decisions.
District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago
The most basic of democratic rights is
freedom of expression.
The term civil liberties refers to specific individual rights
that are constitutionally protected from infringement by
government.
True
The Miranda warning begins with
_________________________
"You have the right to remain silent . . . "
Government is prohibited by the establishment clause
from
favoring one religion over another or supporting religion over no
religion.
The exclusionary rule states that
evidence obtained illegally is inadmissible in court.
