Political Influence and Government Action Quiz
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Which group is concerned with protecting themselves and their families from firearm violence?

  • State governments
  • Retired people
  • Oil companies
  • Gun owners (correct)
  • What do some groups want in terms of gun ownership?

  • To place restrictions on gun sales
  • To increase benefits for retired people
  • To ignore the voters
  • To ban the sale of certain types of weapons completely (correct)
  • What has been the response of state governments to conflicting concerns about gun ownership?

  • They have ignored the concerns
  • They have banned gun sales altogether
  • They have improved the background checking process
  • They have attempted to balance the interests of these groups by placing restrictions on gun sales (correct)
  • What did the Fix-NICS Act aim to improve?

    <p>Background checking process for gun sales</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened to the Fix-NICS Act?

    <p>It passed the House and Senate and was signed into law by President Trump</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group is likely to be angered by allowing oil companies to drill off the state's coast?

    <p>Those who wish to preserve coastal lands as a refuge for wildlife</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may influence a member of Congress to vote against legislation to increase benefits for retired people?

    <p>The leaders of the political party to which they belong</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the case of a legislator soon facing re-election, what are they more likely to do?

    <p>Buck their party in favor of their constituents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has been the response of state governments to conflicting concerns about gun ownership?

    <p>Balancing the interests of different groups through placing restrictions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Fix-NICS Act aim to improve?

    <p>The background checking process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Article VI of the Constitution, which of the following is true about the relationship between the states and the federal government?

    <p>The federal government has supremacy over the states</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the 'necessary and proper' clause in Article I of the Constitution allow Congress to do?

    <p>Expand their powers beyond what is enumerated in the Constitution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Constitution grant the federal government control over?

    <p>All newly acquired territories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT true about the expansion of Congressional powers?

    <p>Congress can only make laws that are explicitly listed in the Constitution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Institute for the American Constitutional Heritage and the Bill of Rights Institute?

    <p>To educate the public about the Constitution and the founding of the republic</p> Signup and view all the answers

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