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Follow the Money: Local Budgets — Unit test Answers

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What does it mean that the US Congress is a bicameral legislature?

A
Congress is the branch of government that interprets the laws.
B
Congress is made up of three branches—executive, legislative, and judicial.
C
Congress is divided into two parts—the Senate and the House of Representatives.
D
Congress is made up of two elected officials from each state.
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Which statement describes how the federal and state court systems compare?

A
Only the state judicial branch has a court of appeals.
B
Only the federal judicial branch conducts trials.
C
Both federal and state judges are appointed to lifetime terms.
D
Both federal and state branches have a Supreme Court and lower courts.
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Who rules on a case in a court of appeals?

A
one judge
B
nine justices
C
a panel of three judges
D
a jury of nine citizens
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Read the excerpt from the US Constitution.The President . . . shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.–Article II, Section 2, US Constitution

A
chief diplomat
B
chief legislator
C
chief executive
D
commander in chief
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Read the scenario.Annie has been caught spraying graffiti on a store window in Chicago. The city assigns her case to the Restorative Justice Community Court.

A
Annie will be released after being told to never repeat her actions.
B
Annie will be tried in juvenile court and possibly spend time in detention.
C
Annie will be required to apologize to the shop owner and repair the damage.
D
Annie will be tried in criminal court and be required to pay a fine if found guilty.
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Read the scenario.Several counties in a state have crumbling roads. Some of the roads are state roads. Others are stretches of the interstate highway system. The state gets money from the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Program to help repair the interstate highway. The state uses money from state taxes to repair the state roads.

A
It is an example of a reserved power because only states can build roads and highways.
B
It is an example of an enumerated power because only the federal government collects taxes.
C
It is an example of concurrent powers because both the federal government and states can build roads.
D
It is an example of an implied power because the federal government has the authority to create departments.
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Read the scenario.A representative from Maryland’s third congressional district introduced a bill to expand Americans’ access to the ballot box and curb voter suppression. The bill was read by members of the House, who agreed to send it to committee. Some changes were made to the bill. Then it was then sent back to the whole House for a vote, where it passed.

A
The bill gets an immediate vote by the full Senate.
B
The bill goes through the same process—reading, committee, and vote.
C
The bill goes through next steps—revision, approval, and passage.
D
The bill is rewritten by the Senate and sent back to the House.
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Read the passage by Mercy Otis Warren, an American who authored plays, poems, and articles. It is presumed the great body of the people unite in sentiment with the writer of these observations. . . . They wish to see the Confederated States bound together by the most indissoluble union, but without renouncing their several sovereignties and independence, and becoming tributaries to a consolidated fabric of aristocratic tyranny.—Mercy Otis Warren, Observations on the new Constitution

A
She is worried that most people will not support the idea of creating a confederated union of states.
B
She is worried that the federal government will lessen the power and independence of the states.
C
She is worried that the states will refuse to band together to create a long-lasting union.
D
She is worried that the states will band together to overpower the new federal government.
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Read the section from the US Constitution. The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;To borrow Money on the credit of the United States; To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; —Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution

A
the power to lay and collect taxes
B
the power to borrow money on credit
C
the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations
D
the power to regulate commerce among the states
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In Brown v. Board of Education (1954), which amendment did the Supreme Court say state laws violated when they created separate schools for African American students?

A
First Amendment
B
Fourteenth Amendment
C
Twenty-Second Amendment
D
Twenty-Sixth Amendment
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Read the scenario.Sandra is working on making an argument for her proposal for a community garden. She is ready to transfer the reasons and estimated costs for her proposal from her outline to a multimedia presentation.

A
title page
B
introduction
C
body
D
conclusion
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Which scenario best describes the effects of the Americans with Disabilities Act?

A
A group of female students are allowed to join their school’s engineering club. Previously, only male students could join the club.
B
A young student is deaf. She has an interpreter who helps her in class and receives speech therapy as part of her educational plan.
C
A construction company is building a new hotel. The plans call for all doorways to be wide enough for a wheelchair to fit easily through them.
D
It is 1964. A restaurant in a southern state abandons its policy of not serving African Americans. Anyone can now sit at the lunch counter and be served.
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Read this summary of the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case.A group of same-sex couples from Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee sued their states over laws that either banned same-sex marriage or refused to recognize same-sex marriages from other states where such marriages were legal. The couples argued that the state laws went against the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The couples won in trial court, but in 2014, the decisions were reversed in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, moving the matter to the Supreme Court. Grouping the cases as Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5–4 decision that the couples were denied their Fourteenth Amendment rights. Although many states already allowed same-sex marriage, the June 26, 2015 decision overturned any remaining state laws that prohibited same-sex unions.

A
The Supreme Court overturned a court of appeals ruling on constitutional grounds.
B
The Supreme Court based its majority decision on issues of fairness rather than constitutionality.
C
The Supreme Court followed the lead of the states that had already legalized same-sex marriage.
D
The Supreme Court based its decision on public opinion, which was increasingly in favor of same-sex marriage.
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Review the chart.

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A
local government
B
state government
C
federal government
D
state and local governments
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Review the chart comparing the demographics of Congress and the US population..

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A
Women are underrepresented in Congress.
B
Women are overrepresented in Congress.
C
Women have equal representation in Congress
D
Women have the most representation in Congress.

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