NAEP Civics Grade 12 - Question List

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36. From this ballot, you can tell that voters are NOT allowed to vote for
  1. a President from one party and a member of Congress from another party
  2. more than one candidate for any office
  3. a President from one party and a Vice President from another party
  4. members of the electoral college
37. What can you infer about the 1992 election from the ballot?
  1. Neither of the state's United States senators was up for reelection in 1992.
  2. Third parties try to build support by winning local elections.
  3. The Republicans are far stronger in this state than are the Democrats.
  4. This state had changed its polling hours between 1988 and 1992.
38. If Public Question 1 is approved by the voters, it will give the state the ability to
  1. incur $345 million of debt to be used at the governor's discretion
  2. incur $345 million of debt to be used for recreational, conservation, and environmental projects
  3. raise taxes by $345 million per year to gain funds for recreational,
    conservation, and environmental projects
  4. ask the federal government for $345 million in aid to be used on
    recreational, conservation, and environmental projects
39.

Federalism: A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government have authority over the same land and people.

Which fact about American government reflects the above definition of federalism?

  1. Power is divided among legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
  2. Private organizations in the United States do much of the work that is performed by local governments in other countries.
  3. Citizens in the United States are subject to both state and federal laws.
  4. Citizens in the United States have a right to protection from intrusion into their private affairs.
40. In the United States, what occurs when state and national laws are in conflict?
  1. The state law is enforced.
  2. The national law is enforced.
  3. The state decides which law to enforce.
  4. The public holds a referendum to decide which law should be enforced.

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