Politics of the United States Questions
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True or False: States can give more protection than federal, but can never give less - federal is the floor
The number of seats each state has in the House is based on a state's population, which changes over time.
The news is often framed in themes that simplify the issues and provide continuity from story to story.
Either by three-fourths of state legislature or by special state conventions in three-fourths of the states
because it was clear that many areas in the South had no intention of living up to the spirit of the fifteenth Amendment
bureaucratic agencies, interest groups, and congressional committees and subcommittees
to persuade party members to support the party's priorities
Laws requiring states to take on an activity or meet certain national conditions.
Federal ______ are taxes collected by the federal government across the 50 states and redistributed to states and localities if they are willing to meet certain conditions.
State and local governments conduct and pay for _______ of all national government officials.
Acts limiting a state's ability to regulate an area.
Through ________, the national government enacts laws that allow the national government to assume responsibility for state government function.
If a territory wishes to become a state, Congress must pass a ________, allowing the people of a territory to prepare a _______.
The national government must guarantee each state a _______ form of government and protection from invasion and domestic violence.
The president has the authority to send _________ to a state where there is civil unrest or to aid disaster victims.
In the landmark case of _________ v. _________, the Supreme Court ruled that when the national government and a state government come into conflict, the national government is _________.
States play a key role in the process of amending the _______.
The Court's view shifted between giving more power to the national government and giving more power to ________ governments.
Which branch of the government specifically can purpose and amendment to the Constitution?
Although the Virginia and New Jersey plans differed, they both called for