GOVT 2036: SAMPLE TEST EXAM WITH ANSWERS
1. A(n) grant is given to a state by the federal government but
specifies where the money can and cannot be spent.
Selected
categori
Answer:
cal
Answers:
categori
cal
block
earmar
k
formula
2. Why might the partisan election of
judges be cause for concern?
Selected
Judicial decisions may be
Answer:
politicized. Campaign
Answers:
fundraising could distract
judges. Judicial decisions may
be politicized.
Campaign functions mean less time
for trying cases. The rule of law would
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, 3. The framers of the 1876 Texas constitution adopted a plural
executive system in order to
Selected
limit the power of the governor.
Answer:
make the executive branch the
Answers:
dominant of the three. limit the power
of the governor.
provide an additional check on the
legislative branch. increase oversight
of state agencies.
4. By what authority was the creation and existence of a U.S. national
bank deemed legitimate?
Selected
Necessary and Proper
Answer:
Clause Necessary and
Answers:
Proper Clause Article 8
of the U.S. Constitution
U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison
Interstate Commerce Clause
1. A(n) grant is given to a state by the federal government but
specifies where the money can and cannot be spent.
Selected
categori
Answer:
cal
Answers:
categori
cal
block
earmar
k
formula
2. Why might the partisan election of
judges be cause for concern?
Selected
Judicial decisions may be
Answer:
politicized. Campaign
Answers:
fundraising could distract
judges. Judicial decisions may
be politicized.
Campaign functions mean less time
for trying cases. The rule of law would
,b
e
e
l
i
m
i
n
a
t
e
d
.
, 3. The framers of the 1876 Texas constitution adopted a plural
executive system in order to
Selected
limit the power of the governor.
Answer:
make the executive branch the
Answers:
dominant of the three. limit the power
of the governor.
provide an additional check on the
legislative branch. increase oversight
of state agencies.
4. By what authority was the creation and existence of a U.S. national
bank deemed legitimate?
Selected
Necessary and Proper
Answer:
Clause Necessary and
Answers:
Proper Clause Article 8
of the U.S. Constitution
U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison
Interstate Commerce Clause
