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gov midterm TF

true or false questions

true false
a monarchy is a system of government headed by one person whose position is inherited and whose power is supreme true
competition is a central feature of free enterprise true
in a parliamentary system, a prime minister must reign immediately if he or she loses the support of the majority party in parliament true
a dictatorship that is led by a small group of people is called a republic false
the framers were influenced by both enlightenment thought and judeo christian beliefs true
the articles of confederation provided for a strong national government with extensive power over the states false
at the constitutional convention, the virginia plan called for a unicameral national legislature false
powers shared by both the state and the national government are called expressed powers false
the tenth amendment limited the power of the federal government true
congress has often used federal mandates to get states to enforce civil rights laws true
the power to establish the internal review service is an implied power of congress true
members of congress represent the people living in a particular geographic areas true
the senate chooses the president if no candidate gets a majority of the electoral college vote false
each state has at lease 3 representatives in the house of representatives false
most bills submitted to congress die in committee and never receive the attention of congress as a whole true
more than 1 million people work for the executive branch of the federal government true
all 50 states have a "winner- take- all" rule for choosing presidential electors false
one way in which congress may limit a presidents treaty making power is by passing a law overriding a portion of treaty true
a declaration of war by congress is necessary before a president can send us troops into a foreign conflict flase
congress must approve the budgets of the executive departments true
the department of homeland security was created in response to domestic dangers during world war 2 false
nasa is a independent executive agency true
spending on medicare is an example of discretionary spending flase
 

 



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