Question 1

Approximately _______ (of) amendments proposed by constitutional initiative petitions have been approved in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) nine-tenths 
B) one-third 
C) three-fourths 
D) one-tenth 
E) one out of one hundred 
A) nine-tenths 
B) one-third 
C) three-fourths 
D) one-tenth 
E) one out of one hundred

Question 2

California's Proposition 13 adopted in 1978

Accepted Answer

A) forbade the state government from collecting income tax. 
B) limited the state government's right to raise property taxes. 
C) amended the state constitution to abolish the use of constitutional initiative petitions. 
D) was ruled to be unconstitutional by the U.S.Supreme Court in 1981. 
E) was proposed by the state legislature. 
A) forbade the state government from collecting income tax. 
B) limited the state government's right to raise property taxes. 
C) amended the state constitution to abolish the use of constitutional initiative petitions. 
D) was ruled to be unconstitutional by the U.S.Supreme Court in 1981. 
E) was proposed by the state legislature.

Question 3

The first state constitutions were outgrowths of the U.S.Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

State constitutions require more frequent amendment and revision than the U.S.Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The trend in new judicial federalism took its inspiration from

Accepted Answer

A) the U.S.Constitution. 
B) the resignation of President Richard Nixon. 
C) the U.S.Supreme Court. 
D) public backlash against federal desegregation laws. 
E) public backlash against the "hippie" era. 
A) the U.S.Constitution. 
B) the resignation of President Richard Nixon. 
C) the U.S.Supreme Court. 
D) public backlash against federal desegregation laws. 
E) public backlash against the "hippie" era.

Question 6

Upon what do judges in state courts rely when practicing new judicial federalism?

Accepted Answer

A) The U.S.Bill of Rights 
B) Their state's bill of rights 
C) The U.S.Constitution 
D) Prevailing public opinion in their states 
E) The U.S.Supreme Court's decisions 
A) The U.S.Bill of Rights 
B) Their state's bill of rights 
C) The U.S.Constitution 
D) Prevailing public opinion in their states 
E) The U.S.Supreme Court's decisions

Question 7

The average state constitution is less than 50 years old.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Approximately _______ (of) amendments proposed by constitutional initiative petitions have been approved in recent years.

California's Proposition 13 adopted in 1978

The first state constitutions were outgrowths of the U.S.Constitution.

State constitutions require more frequent amendment and revision than the U.S.Constitution.

The trend in new judicial federalism took its inspiration from

Upon what do judges in state courts rely when practicing new judicial federalism?

The average state constitution is less than 50 years old.

Constitutional Democracy

Constitutional Foundations

American Federalism

Political Culture and Ideology

The US political Landscape

Political Parties

Public Opinion, Participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and US politics

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Policy

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign Defense Policy

State and Local Politics

Parties and Elections in the States

State Legislatures

State Governors

Judges and Justice in the States

Local Governments and Metropolitics

Making State and Local Policy

Staffing and Financing State and Local Governments

Filters

Exam 22: State Constitutions

Approximately _______ (of) amendments proposed by constitutional initiative petitions have been approved in recent years.

California's Proposition 13 adopted in 1978

The first state constitutions were outgrowths of the U.S.Constitution.

State constitutions require more frequent amendment and revision than the U.S.Constitution.

The trend in new judicial federalism took its inspiration from

Upon what do judges in state courts rely when practicing new judicial federalism?

The average state constitution is less than 50 years old.

Constitutional Democracy

Constitutional Foundations

American Federalism

Political Culture and Ideology

The US political Landscape

Political Parties

Public Opinion, Participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and US politics

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Policy

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign Defense Policy

State and Local Politics

Parties and Elections in the States

State Legislatures

State Governors

Judges and Justice in the States

Local Governments and Metropolitics

Making State and Local Policy

Staffing and Financing State and Local Governments

Filters