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PSC 100 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass 1.The first explorer(s) to accurately map and document the geographic features of present day Nevada was/were: Fremont 2.The concept of Manifest Destiny involved the idea that the United States had a duty and obligation to inhabit all land lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans 3. The first two groups of English speakers to enter the Great Basin for a signicant amount of time were led by Jedediah Smith and Peter Skene Ogden 4...

PSC 100 Tmcc Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Why was the Nevada Constitution wired to Washington, D.C. at great expense? in order to get signed by Lincoln before the 1864 election President Abraham Lincoln appointed the first Territorial Governor for the new Nevada Terroritory. He was: James W. Nye One of the 3 reasons for the settlement of Nevada was due to the discovery of gold in California. True The concept of Manifest Destiny involved the idea that the United States...

psc 100 Exam Questions and Answers 100% pass What is the nature of power in a federal system of government? Power is divided between a national government and regional (state) governments Which of the following is NOT primarily controlled by state governments? Interstate Commerce Sovereignty refers to: ultimate governing authority of a particular geographic area. According to lecture, what event highlighted the weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confed...

psc 100 Exam Questions and Answers 100% pass What is the nature of power in a federal system of government? Power is divided between a national government and regional (state) governments Which of the following is NOT primarily controlled by state governments? Interstate Commerce Sovereignty refers to: ultimate governing authority of a particular geographic area. According to lecture, what event highlighted the weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confed...

PSC 100 Final Questions and Answers 100% Correct | Verified & Updated The inclusion of certain provisions of the U.S. Bill of Rights into the 14th Amendment so that these rights are protected from infringement by state governments is called what? Selective Incorporation Which of the following is false? The Nevada Constitution does not guarantee a right to bear arms so it was not until 2010 when the U.S. Supreme Court incorporated it that it applied to Nevada Which of the following i...

PSC 100 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass The Articles of Confederation - Answer- The first formal government, it was weak and states held the power. It had one house of congress and no president. Why did the articles collapse? - Answer- National Bankruptsy, Inflation, Trade wars, Inflation The Virginia Plan - Answer- representation based on state population, 3 govt branches, 2 house legislature. What is the New Jersey Plan? - Answer- one vote per state, "small state plan", streng...

PSC 101: Exam # 1 Questions and Answers 100% Correct Government - Answer- institutions and procedures through which a territory and its people are ruled Politics - Answer- Conflict over the leadership, structure and policies of governments Political Efficacy - Answer- The ability to influence government and politics Citizenship - Answer- Informed and active membership in a political community Autocracy - Answer- A form of government in which a single individual - a king, queen, or dictat...

PSC 100 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass 1.The first explorer(s) to accurately map and document the geographic features of present day Nevada was/were: - Answer- Fremont 2.The concept of Manifest Destiny involved the idea that - Answer- the United States had a duty and obligation to inhabit all land lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans 3. The first two groups of English speakers to enter the Great Basin for a signicant amount of time were led by - Answer- Jedediah Smith and P...

PSC 100 Final Questions and Answers 100% Correct | Verified & Updated The inclusion of certain provisions of the U.S. Bill of Rights into the 14th Amendment so that these rights are protected from infringement by state governments is called what? - Answer- Selective Incorporation Which of the following is false? - Answer- The Nevada Constitution does not guarantee a right to bear arms so it was not until 2010 when the U.S. Supreme Court incorporated it that it applied to Nevada Which of ...

PSC 100 Nevada Constitution Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% pass 3 systems of government - Answer- unitary, confederate, federal Federal system of government - Answer- divides power between a national government and state governments (used by United States) Unitary system of government - Answer- power is concentrated in a central government Confederation system of government - Answer- regional government retains autonomy and cantral government gets its authority from regional govern...