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QUESTION 1 In 1996, ______ replaced the old welfare program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children. a. Medicaid b. Temporary Aid for Needy Families c. the Children’s Health Insurance Program d. Medicare 2 points QUESTION 2 Property taxes tend to rise when the economy does what? a. is volatile b. is decreasing c. is failing d. is booming 2 points QUESTION 3 Most states require a simple majority to pass a constitutional amendment. True False 2 points QUESTION 4 A(n) ______ is a voluntary association of sovereign states. a. commune b. confederacy c. unitary system d. federal government 2 points QUESTION 5 Citizens voting directly on a proposed constitutional amendment is one example of delegated democracy. True False 2 points QUESTION 6 Legal documents put together by the British Crown to dictate the governance of the colonies were called ______. a. contracts

b. companies c. charters d. constitutions 2 points QUESTION 7 Exclusive powers are those only granted to states. True False 2 points QUESTION 8 A ______ is a procedure that allows the electorate to either accept or reject a law passed by the legislature. a. referendum b. recall c. ratification d. ballot initiative 2 points QUESTION 9 Government debt is usually issued in the form of what? a. stock options b. bonds c. mutual funds d. dividends 2 points QUESTION 10 Governments often use bonds to finance ______, such as building new schools. a. bonds b. capital investments c. public debt d. dividends 2 points QUESTION 11 In 2012, voters in Colorado approved Amendment 64, which legalized ______. a. polygamous marriages b. pay-day lending c. the sale of marijuana d. physician-assisted suicide 2 points

QUESTION 12 Cartograms use things such as ______ rather than space to represent areas on a map. a. population b. textures c. colors d. topography 2 points QUESTION 13 According to the textbook (published in 2018), ______ states have legalized the sale of marijuana. a. eight b. two c. zero d. forty-nine 2 points QUESTION 14 Older Americans tend to vote at higher rates than younger ones. True False 2 points QUESTION 15 General attitudes and beliefs about government are involved in a state’s ______. a. political culture b. personality c. topography d. sociodemographics 2 points QUESTION 16 An assembly convened for amending or replacing a constitution is called a ______. a. constitutional delegation b. periodical constitutional meeting c. constitutional convention d. ratification convention 2 points QUESTION 17 Constitutional conventions and constitutional review commissions are the same thing. True False

2 points QUESTION 18 Regional economic differences influence tax burdens, public services, and ______. a. topography b. agriculture c. geography d. policy priorities 2 points QUESTION 19 Alabama has convened a constitutional convention as recently as ______. a. 2000 b. 1800 c. 2011 d. 1901 2 points QUESTION 20 General-revenue-sharing grants give states much discretion as to how to spend the money. True False 2 points QUESTION 21 California’s Proposition 98 mandates that about 40 percent of California’s revenue goes toward ______. a. education b. tax cuts c. business incentives d. social welfare programs 2 points QUESTION 22 Individualistic cultures believe governments should ______. a. preserve the status quo b. be service providers c. be policy innovators d. promote the public interest 2 points QUESTION 23 In traditionalistic states, politics is for ______.

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