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The Constitution states that “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people”. Where does the Constitution establish this division of labor between national and state governments?

Which is a synonym for pluralism?

American Founding Framers such as James Madison were first and for most practical politicians. They were nonetheless influenced by the political philosophers of their day. Which thinkers did not influence the Madisonian system?

Which area of policy does not lie within the jurisdiction of a cabinet department?

The American southern states decided to count each enslaved person as three-fifths of a free person. What factors influenced this decree?

A President vetoes (not a pocket veto) a bill. What approval would be necessary to override this veto?

Political philosophers including John Locke and Thomas Hobbes influenced the thinking of Founders such as James Madison. What concept did Locke and Hobbes have different views about?  

State obligations to each other help to keep the American federation together. Which is not such an obligation?

A key difference between a treaty and an executive agreement is that the former – once proposed by the president – requires the approval of the Senate. This is important for all these reasons except:  

Which is not an important political ideology in America?