Name: ______________________ Class: _________________ Date: _________
ID: A
US Government Review 4.4
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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1.
The federal government employs more people than local government.
“In the fields of health, housing, urban renewal, transportation, welfare, education, poverty, and
energy, it has been . . . people in government service . . . acting on the basis of their specialized and
technical knowledge, who first perceived the problem, conceived the program, initially urged it on
president and Congress, went on to help lobby it through to enactment, and then saw to its
administration.”
—Samuel H.Beer, 1986
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2.
According to political writer Samuel H. Beer, Congress is chiefly responsible for the increase in
federal programs.
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Government Employees
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3.
There are more state government employees than local government employees.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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4. These laws require periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are needed.
a. sunshine laws
c. civil laws
b. sunset laws
d. interstate laws
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5. These require government meetings to be open to the public.
a. daylight laws
c. civil lawsuits
b. sunshine laws
d. sunset laws
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6. The road to national office often begins here.
a. in the bureaucracy
c. at the Conference of Mayors
b. in college
d. at the local or state level
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ID: A
“The lack of party discipline produces an openness in the system that allows individuals, groups, and
institutions (including state and local governments) to attempt to influence national policy at every
step of the legislative process.”
— Martin Grodzins, 1985
According to political scientist Martin Grodzins, what contributes to citizens influencing public
policy?
a. two-party system
c. social status
b. separation of church and state
d. capitalist economy
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7.
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8. This organization of government administrators carries out legislation.
a. federal bureaucracy
c. United States Conference of Mayors
b. Supreme Court justices
d. Congress
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9. This organization keeps local politicians in touch with national lawmakers.
a. American Conference of Governors
b. Grass Roots, Inc.
c. Senate Committee on States
d. United States Conference of Mayors
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10.
a.
b.
According to the chart, government employment ____ from 1960 to 1980.
tripled
c. stayed the same
decreased
d. doubled
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William Rodawalt
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Name: ______________________
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a.
b.
Around how many government employees—federal, state, and local—were there in 1990?
18 million
c. 4 million
14 million
d. 10 million
a.
b.
Study the chart. Which state allows voters to register on Election Day?
Wisconsin
c. North Carolina
California
d. Texas
11.
12.
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13.
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14.
ID: A
Study the chart. Which state cancels a voter’s registration if they do not participate in a
four-year period?
a. California
c. Wisconsin
b. Texas
d. North Carolina
a.
b.
Study the chart. Which state requires voters to register the farthest in advance?
California
c. Wisconsin
Texas
d. North Carolina
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William Rodawalt
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Name: ______________________
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Government Employees
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a.
b.
According to this circle graph, how many local government employees were there in 2002?
11,206
c. 2,698
63 percent
d. 4,985
a.
b.
Which division of government employs the fewest people?
local
c. federal
military
d. state
15.
16.
“In the fields of health, housing, urban renewal, transportation, welfare, education, poverty, and
energy, it has been . . . people in government service . . . acting on the basis of their specialized and
technical knowledge, who first perceived the problem, conceived the program, initially urged it on
president and Congress, went on to help lobby it through to enactment, and then saw to its
administration.”
—Samuel H. Beer, 1986
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17.
According to political writer Samuel H. Beer, technical experts in the areas of health, housing, and
this conceived the ideas for federal programs.
a. environment
c. education
b. policy
d. finance
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William Rodawalt
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Name: ______________________
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18.
ID: A
Complete the cause-and-effect chart, identifying the system that permits the states to manage
their internal affairs.
a. capitalism
c. federalism
b. nationalism
d. socialism
“In the fields of health, housing, urban renewal, transportation, welfare, education, poverty, and
energy, it has been . . . people in government service . . . acting on the basis of their specialized and
technical knowledge, who first perceived the problem, conceived the program, initially urged it on
president and Congress, went on to help lobby it through to enactment, and then saw to its
administration.”
—Samuel H.Beer, 1986
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19.
Political writer Samuel H. Beer stated that this is chiefly responsible for the increase in federal
programs.
a. professional bureaucrats
c. Congress
b. CIA
d. FBI
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Name: ______________________
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20.
ID: A
Choose the answer that best completes the chart, identifying examples of legislation granted to
states.
a. drug safety standards
b. social welfare programs
c. food safety standards
d. laws limiting telecommunications competition
Completion
Complete each statement.
21. ____________________ contributes to economic and political differences in the states because it
permits each state freedom.
Matching
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. elastic clause
f. public policy
b. Sixteenth Amendment
g. delegated powers
c. enabling act
h. federal
d. inherent power
i. reserved powers
e. concurrent powers
j. expressed powers
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22. government course of action
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William Rodawalt
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Short Answer
Understanding Concepts
23. Federalism Explain why laws differ from state to state and how those differences are related to
federalism.
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