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Question

True/False
1. The national government gets its authority from the American people through the declaration of independence.
2. The president prepares the federal budget, directs national security affairs and appoints many high-ranking officials.
3. In a federal system, power is divided between the national government and the governments of each state.
4. When the president is against a proposed law, he overrides it.
5. The constitution states that one of the purposes of the national government is to "secure the blessings of liberty" for the American people

Answer 1

1 false 2 true 3 true 4 false 5 true

Answer 2

1. False. The Constitution provides authority.

2. True.

3. Trick question. I'm not sure. I would go with 'true'. Federal implies a 'federation' which is a collection of seperate states.

4. False. He has the power to veto, but his veto can be overridden by a Congressional vote.

5. Dunno. Sounds more like the Declaration of Independance.

Edit: Actually, I was wrong on #5. It's in the Preamble. Good grief, you didn't even try on these, did ya?

Answer 3

1. F -FROM THE CONSTITUTION AND IT'S INTERPRETATION BY THE COURTS

2. F- OVERSEES THE BUDGET, INVOKES NATIONAL SECURITY MATERS AFTER ADVISEMENT

3. T- STATES HAVE SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY FROM FEDERAL LAW--BUT USUALLY FOLLOW FEDERAL LAWS CLOSELY AS THE FEDERAL LAW IS THE FINAL LAW

4. F-HE VETO'S IT

5. T- LIFE, LIBERTY (14TH AMENDMENT)

Answer 4

Wait... if this is for homework, could you specify that, so we don't do your work for you...? I only know 1/2 the answers anyway, but I just wanted to clear that up. :)

Answer 5

Are you asking if your freedom to speak is being violated?