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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A divestiture
B whistleblowing
C government grants
D third-party financing
Question #2
A requiring annual evaluations by the president
B empowering Congress
C forcing agencies to hold public meetings
D opening government records to citizen scutiny
Question #3
A NASA
B Amtrak
C the State Department
D the CIA
Question #4
A the monopolistic model
B the ideal model
C the Weberian model
D the acquisitive model
Question #5
A an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness
B an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency
C an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding
D a wasteful, poorly organized agency
Question #6
A “spoils system”
B Merit Systems Protection Board
C General Schedule
D Civil Service Commission
Question #7
A Hatch Act of 1939
B Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912
C Political Activities Act of 1939
D Pendleton Act of 1883
Question #8
A the 1930s and the 1960s
B the 1910s and the 1990s
C the 1930s and the 1950s
D the 1920s and the 1980s
Question #9
A specialized education
B merit
C background
D party loyalty
Question #10
A four
B five
C seven
D six
Question #11
A The president signs legally binding nuclear arms terms with Iran without seeking congressional approval.
B The president negotiates an agreement with China and submits it to the Senate for ratification.
C The president changes a regulation on undocumented immigrant status without congressional approval.
D The president issues recommendations to the Department of Justice on what the meaning of a new criminal statute is.
Question #12
A struggles for power between the president and the Congress
B impeachment trials
C arguments over presidential policy
D unconstitutional presidential power grabbing
Question #13
A premier position to pressure through public appeal
B constitutional power to veto legislation
C ability to use technology to enhance the voice of the president
D authority to use force, especially military force
Question #14
A prepare their first executive budget
B nominate and gain confirmation for their cabinet and hundreds of other officials
C move into the White House
D prepare and deliver their first State of the Union address
Question #15
A must be confirmed by the Senate
B serve two-year terms
C once in office are subject to dismissal by the Senate
D are selected based on the rules of patronage
Question #16
A Often incumbent presidents will fail to be renominated by the party.
B Sometimes candidates unpopular with the party leadership reach the top.
C The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.
D Campaigns have become shorter and less expensive.
Question #17
A Following the election, presidents were directly elected.
B The selection of the candidate with fewer electoral votes triggered the rise of party control over niminations.
C The election convinced many that parties must adopt the king caucus as the primary method for selecting presidents.
D Jackson’s supporters decided to create a device for challenging the Electoral College.
Question #18
A He appointed the heads of various federal departments as his own advisors.
B He submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval.
C He refused to run again after serving two terms.
D He worked with the Senate to draft treaties with foreign countries.
Question #19
A they were worries about giving the legislature too much power
B they feared the opportunities created for corruption
C they worried about subjecting the commander-in-chief to public scrutiny
D they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college
