Module V

A  The president negotiates an agreement with China and submits it to the Senate for ratification.

B  The president changes a regulation on undocumented immigrant status without congressional approval.

C  The president issues recommendations to the Department of Justice on what the meaning of a new criminal statute is.

D  The president signs legally binding nuclear arms terms with Iran without seeking congressional approval.

A  forcing agencies to hold public meetings

B  requiring annual evaluations by the president

C  opening government records to citizen scrutiny

D  empowering Congress

A  NASA

B  Amtrak

C  the CIA

D  the State Department

A  an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness

B  an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding

C  a wasteful, poorly organized agency

D  an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency

A  Political Activities Act of 1939

B  Pendleton Act of 1883

C  Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912

D  Hatch Act of 1939

A  specialized education

B  party loyalty

C  background

D  merit

A  concurring opinion

B  brief

C  majority opinion

D  dissenting opinion

A  nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate

B  elected by citizens

C  confirmed by the president

D  chosen by Congress

A  judicial activism

B  stare decisis

C  amicus curie

D  laissez-faire

A  district and circuit courts

B  civil and common courts

C  state and federal courts

D  state and local courts

A  at the state level

B  by the circuit courts

C  by the US Supreme Court

D  by the US district courts

A  most unnecessary

B  least dangerous

C  strongest

D  most political

A  a court of original jurisdication

B  a district court

C  a trial court

D  an appeals court

A  is given to it in the constitution

B  allows it to hear cases

C  enables it to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional

D  established the three-tiered court system

A  struggles for power between the president and Congress

B  arguments over presidential policy

C  unconstitutional presidential power grabbing

D  impeachment trials

A  ability to use technology to enhance the voice of the president

B  authority to use force, especially military force

C  constitutional power to veto legislation

D  premier position to pressure through public appeal

A  Campaigns have become shorter and more expensive.

B  Sometimes candidates unpopular with the party leadership reach the top.

C  Often incumbent presidents will fail to be renominated by the party.

D  The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.

A  Following this election, presidents were directly elected.

B  The election convinced many that the parties must adopt the king caucus as the primary method for selecting presidents.

C  Jackson’s supporters decided to create a device for challenging the Electoral College.

D  The selection of the candidate with fewer electoral votes triggered the rise of party control over nominations.

A  He worked with the Senate to draft treaties with foreign countries.

B  He refused to run again afters serving two terms.

C  He appointed the heads of various federal departments as his own advisors.

D  He submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval.

A  they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

B  they feared the opportunities created for corruption

C  they worried about subjecting the commander-in-chief to public scrutiny

D  they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

A  according to the state’s population

B  based on the state’s economic size

C  based on each state’s need

D  according to the state’s geographic size

A  amended

B  neglected

C  tabled

D  vetoed

A  the chamber votes for cloture

B  a majority of senators agree on a bill

C  the Speaker or majority leader intervenes

D  the speaker steps away from the podium

A  broad discussion of policy issues

B  narrow discussion of specific policy issues

C  less media coverage than House races

D  less money than House races

A  the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

B  the power to put the president on trial for high crimes

C  the power to regulate the sale of tobacco in the states

D  the power to override a presidential veto

A  states can gain but never lose districts

B  states have been known to create more districts than they have been apportioned

C  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

D  districts must include urban and rural areas