4.3 - State Powers and Interstate Relations

Which of the following must approve an interstate compact before it becomes binding upon the parties?

• the attorney general

• the president

• the Supreme Court

• the Congress

Which court decides lawsuits between states?

• courts of appeals

• state courts in the state filing the lawsuit

• the Supreme Court

• municipal court

What term means to return to a state a criminal or fugitive who flees across state lines?

• expel

• extradite

• execute

• pardon

What is a negotiated written agreement between two or more states to settle disagreements?

• interstate compact

• governors contract

• national treaty

• writ of assistance

What type of disputes have been settled using interstate compacts?

• fixing the borders between states

• securing an agreed-upon border between the U.S. and a foreign country

• allowing a neighborhood to set aside land for a community park

• preventing the drafting of state citizens for national war efforts

Which of the following is considered unreasonable discrimination against citizens of another state?

• charging a higher tuition to out-of-state residents to attend a state university

• preventing a resident from another state from serving on a jury

• arresting someone for not having a driver's license because her license was issued in another state

• not allowing a resident from another state to vote in a local election

Which courts hear the majority of criminal cases in the United States each year?

• federal courts

• small claims courts

• state courts

• the U.S. Supreme Court

Which of the following would a state be prohibited from doing to regulate and promote business?

• establish a minimum wage for workers that is lower than the national minimum wage

• provide payments to workers who become injured on the job

• offer tax incentives to businesses to relocate or expand in the state

• enforce laws to address unfair advertising practices

State governments have ALL of which of the following powers?

• regulate and promote businesses; preserve natural resources; and make and enforce criminal laws

• provide for public health, education, and welfare; negotiate treaties with foreign governments; and protect individual rights

• make and enforce criminal laws; protect individual rights; and regulate interstate commerce

• regulate and promote business; regulate interstate commerce; and preserve natural resources

Which is an example of an interstate compact?

• a federal law prohibiting the construction of nuclear power plants

• a state law regulating mining within the state

• an Environmental Protection Agency regulation about pollution from coal-burning power plants

• a congressionally approved agreement between two or more states to regulate water usage and pollution on a river