The McCulloch v. Maryland Supreme Court case firmly established that state governments can overrule the federal government. the federal government cannot tax states. state governments have the same amount of power as federal government. the federal government has more power than state governments.

Sam and ben have discovered some strange animals living in the woods behind their house. ben is excited because he believes they are marsupials, an animal he's never observed in the wild before. his brother is sure it is not. what feature should the boys consider in deciding whether the animals are marsupials?

Which of the following did the founding fathers see as a benefit of the federal structure (federalism) of government? a.) all power is concentrated in the national government. b.) the power is divided between national and state governments. c.) all the power is concentrated in the state and local governments. d.) the power is divided between the people and the government

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.