Final Examination

A  issue presidential pardons

B  declare war

C  issue executive orders

D  send American troops into foreign conflicts

E  Issue executive agreements

A  they are loyal to their constituents

B  they agree with every policy of the ruling party

C  they provide alternative viewpoints on policies than those of the majority party

D  they are loyal to the president as long as he promises not to veto legislation

A  The Speaker of the House

B  The White House Press Secretary

C  The Secretary of State

D  none of the above

A  the judiciary

B  the legislative

C  the bureaucracy

D  the executive

A  because citizens should have the right to participate in primary elections even if they are registered as Independents

B  because backloading has become too expensive, especially during economic downturns

C  because a great deal of attention is paid to early primary contestants

D  because state legislatures thought they could gain a partisan advantage

A  unearth scandals

B  explore the details of proposed public policies

C  gain the trust of politicians

D  spy on foreign governments

A  the Sierra Club

B  the government

C  the Democratic party

D  energy groups

A  presidential power is absolute

B  presidents must compete with others for power

C  the bureaucracy immediately carries out all instructions from the president

D  presidents can trust that members of their political party will be completely loyal to them

A  Congress needs more turnover in its membership

B  challengers have a built in advantage because they are Washington outsiders

C  incumbents should spend more time campaigning

D  members of Congress hardly have time to get their feet wet before they must relinquish their seats

A  they have a more positive evaluation of the institution as a whole over their individual member

B  the have a more positive evaluation of their individual member over the institution as a whole

C  the approval ratings for Congress have increased in the last several years

D  The approval ratings for Congress have gone down in the last several years

A  Caucasians

B  Hispanics

C  African Americans

D  Asian Americans

A  Democrats favor government imposed morality while Republicans believe government should stay out of moral issues

B  Democrats are more concerned with foreign policy while Republicans are more concerned with domestic and social policy

C  Democrats are more concerned with cutting taxes while Republicans are more concerned with balancing the budget

D  Democrats favor government programs to help the lower and middle classes, while Republicans favor low levels of taxes and domestic spending

A  a Buckely v. Valeo exemption

B  an ad valorem association

C  a soft money account

D  a political action committee

A  more people with advanced degrees

B  more Caucasians

C  more female politicians

D  more Protestants

A  IX

B  IV

C  VII

D  V

A  to nominate the party’s presidential ticket and write the party’s platform

B  to raise hard money from individuals and soft money from businesses

C  to discipline wayward party members and reward loyal partisan

D  to appoint officers and set the dates for the upcoming state primaries

A  nominate and run candidates for political office

B  criticize party members

C  focus on articulating a specific issue

D  aggregate issues

A  they are so instrumental to American government that their existence is guaranteed by Article IV of the Constitution

B  they help make policies user friendly for ordinary voters

C  the can foster corruption and national divisiveness

D  they ensure a smooth transition from one administration to the next

A  early voting techniques

B  local elections

C  online voting

D  the primary system

A  the doctrine of shared ideology

B  the statement of faith

C  the contract with America

D  the republican manifesto

A  self deprecation

B  the killer instinct

C  political socialization

D  political efficacy

A  approximated zero

B  decreased

C  increased

D  stayed about the same

A  single minded

B  decentralized

C  disciplined

D  highly structured

A  concurring opinions

B  conjoining opinions

C  per curiam opinions

D  dissenting opinions

A  tax breaks for small businesses

B  open and fair government

C  racial equality

D  a strong defense

A  during the honeymoon period

B  while Congress is in recess

C  at the end of the President’s first term

D  after the President has been in office for at least 6 months

A  indirect democracy

B  republican form of government

C  representative democracy

D  all of the above

A  issuing presidential decrees

B  Article II of the Constitution

C  Article III of the Constitution

D  writing executive orders

A  Kuwait

B  Panama

C  Vietnam

D  Canada

A  mark-ups

B  revolving doors

C  legislative oversight

D  gate keeping

A  they both were able to pass significant legislation reshaping health care policy

B  they were the only two presidents without a college degree

C  they were both skilled at using the bully pulpit

D  they both engaged in hostilities in Iraq and Haiti

A  giving power to average citizens rather than party leaders

B  rewarding it’s members with patronage

C  appealing to the good nature of city dwellers

D  being responsible parties

A  are more likely to win than House incumbents

B  often have more homogeneous constituencies than House incumbents

C  typically run against more visible challengers than House incumbents

D  typically win with larger margins than House incumbents

A  proportional representation

B  first past the post

C  winner takes all

D  single member district

A  union shop laws

B  maximum wage laws

C  right to profiteer laws

D  right to work laws

A  it enhances their reelection prospects by allowing them to claim credit for helping constituents

B  it gives them leverage with congressional leaders

C  fewer public funds are available for congressional campaigns for those who shun casework

D  they must be informed about the intricacies of policy issues in order to get prime committee assignments and to make good legislation

A  civic duty

B  the cost of voting outweighs the benefits

C  statutes that require compulsory voting

D  social promotion

A  it frequently withdraw licenses from tv stations that do not serve the public interest

B  as a form of public service, it requires all broadcast stations to publicly endorse political candidates

C  there are no restrictions on the number of stations owned or controlled by one company

D  it conducts periodic examinations of the goals and performances of tv stations

A  TNT

B  giant corporations

C  the FCC

D  small businesses

A  Rules Committee

B  Collaborative Commitee

C  Debate Committee

D  Joint Committee

A  enforcing rules of discipline in Congress

B  taking care of their party in the electorate

C  running campaigns

D  selecting officeholders

A  the president’s popularity tends to remain the same during wartime

B  they have diminished in recent years

C  the president’s party tends to lose seats in presidential elections years

D  the president’s party tends to lose seats in midterm elections years

A  members of Congress suing interest groups for corrupting the political system

B  high school graduates sue their school district because they were given a diploma even though they never learned to how to read or write

C  a group of people in a similar situation combining their common grievances into a single lawsuit

D  a court issuing a temporary restraining order against an interest group

A  prolific spending by incumbents typically guarantees them success

B  incumbents generally spend more than challengers

C  money from PAC’s pays the entire cost of congressional campaigns

D  spending is unimportant for open seats

A  they frequently win political office

B  they seldom place social reform measures on the political agenda

C  they are safety valves for popular discontent

D  they ensure continuity by keeping new groups from participating

A  about 1/4 of the time

B  very rarely

C  about 2/3 of the time

D  about 1/2 the time

E  very often

A  free rider problem

B  good of society problem

C  the refugee problem

D  sharing the load problem

A  a legislative veto

B  an overriding veto

C  an impoundment veto

D  a pocket veto

A  The Graham-Rudman-Hollins Fair Election Act

B  The McCain-Feingold Act

C  The Lee Atwater Campaign Finance Reform Act

D  The USA Patriot Act

A  the president to take advantage of the bully pulpit

B  the legislature to override executive orders

C  the Congress to override a bill submitted by the president

D  the president to send troops overseas for more than 30 days without congressional approval

E  the president to veto only parts of a bill

A  a plurality of the popular vote, that is, whichever candidate gets the most votes

B  a majority of the electoral vote, that being 270 votes

C  a plurality of the delegates at the national convention

D  a majority of the popular vote or 50.1 percent

A  support Democrats

B  support the Green party

C  support Republicans

D  do not endorse candidates

E  support both Republicans and Democrats

A  United States Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

B  United States Representative

C  United States President

D  United States Senator

A  it’s reinforcing habeas corpus

B  it’s interpreting original constitutionalism

C  it’s ignoring the principle of stare decisis

D  it’s relying on precedent

A  no longer used to conduct foreign policy in the modern world

B  not valid in foreign policy matters unless approved by the Senate

C  agreements between the President of the United States and heads of governments of foreign countries that do not have to be approved by the Senate

D  not legal in the United States

A  gives a broad view of what the president wishes the legislature to accomplish during the coming year

B  is an effective tool used by the president to limit other countries’ foreign policy

C  is the policy statement of Congress over which the president seldom has influence

D  is delivered by the president to the General Assembly of the United Nations at least once every four years

A  activist courts

B  ideologically liberal courts

C  pro civil rights courts

D  ideologically conservative courts

A  lawmaking

B  logrolling

C  oversight

D  constituent service

A  open seat candidates

B  incumbents

C  challengers

D  cooperatives

A  oversee actions of state governments

B  enforce laws, treaties, and court orders

C  inform Congress prior to any military action

D  submit a balanced budget to Congress

A  firing judges on the grounds of incompatibility

B  forcing Congress to consider impeachment of specific judges

C  declaring martial law, which restricts judicial decision making

D  appointing new judges when there are vacancies, who in principle has philosophies consistent with the president

A  is equal to the number of representatives and senators a state has in Congress

B  is to be determined by the president at the end of his term

C  can not exceed 550

D  can not be changed without an amendment

A  a council of state governors that would meet each year

B  the legislative branch

C  a secret elite class that would be responsible for protecting society from anarchy

D  a very powerful chief executive given that under the Articles of Confederation it was weak

A  conservative political ideas

B  the economic elite

C  the great depression

D  the working class

A  it never overrules laws enacted by elected officials

B  its opinions are always enforced immediately

C  it can play a policymaking role

D  its decision seldom set precents

A  The Nominating College of the Federal Government

B  The Framers College

C  The states legislatures

D  The Electoral College

A  makes treaties, recognizes foreign governments, and makes executive agreements

B  is responsible for all actions within the Executive Branch

C  is responsible for selecting all judges to federal courts

D  must use his power to select leaders in high level positions within Congress to work for the president’s legislative agenda

A  8

B  7

C  10

D  9

A  appellate review of fact

B  judicial review

C  precedent

D  the writ of judicial appeal

A  been impeached and convicted

B  been impeached

C  served more than two terms of office

D  both a and b

A  a closed meeting held by the majority party when important legislation is pending

B  a method used to defeat legislation in Congress

C  a process that attempt to limit debate on a bill in the Senate floor

D  actions taken by the House Rules Committee that must be approved by the Speaker

A  proceedings begin in the Senate and conclude in the House of Representatives

B  proceedings can only be applied to a president that has committed bribery

C  proceedings begin in the House of Representatives and conclude in the Senate

D  proceedings can not be used against an incumbent president

A  he won the electoral vote, but only because Gore withdrew from the campaign

B  Al Gore won the electoral vote but lost the popular vote

C  Bush won the popular vote and the electoral college vote

D  Bush won the electoral vote, which is the vote that actually selects the winner

A  prohibit future action that would violate civil rights

B  require testimony of witnesses who maybe hostile to the plaintiff or otherwise reluctant to appear in court

C  influence a court’s decision

D  prevent a party from acting until the court makes a final decision

A  constituent service

B  lawmaking

C  to check the power of the executive branch

D  casework

A  disagreements between a majority of Supreme Court judges and lower court judges

B  conflicts between lower courts on the interpretation of federal law

C  civil liberties

D  political questions

A  to stand on decided cases

B  to refer a case to the next highest court

C  that the other court does not have jurisdiction in a case

D  to reverse a decision by a lower court

A  supporting his or her political party one hundred percent

B  only representing the needs of his or her constituents

C  supporting the president on all of his legislative programs

D  acting on conscience or representing the broad interests of the entire society and country as a whole

A  allows meaningful input of foreigners through hearings

B  reviews the actions of subcomittees

C  supervises the activities of the judicial and executive branches

D  follows up on the laws it has enacted making sure they are properly implemented

A  A Federal-state party system

B  A multi party system

C  A two party system

D  A bifurcated party system

A  The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

B  The National Organization for Women (NOW)

C  The National Security Council (NSC)

D  The National Education Association (NEA)

A  social welfare programs

B  economic depression

C  the middle and upper classes

D  liberal political ideas

A  when the sitting president is ideologically similar to the justice

B  when there is an ideological divide on the court

C  when faced with the pressure of public opinion

D  right before a presidential election

A  if he has not yet reached his 29th birthday

B  if he is a naturalized citizen

C  without obtaining a majority of the popular vote

D  without receiving any electoral votes

A  standing committees

B  legislative-executive committees for foreign policy

C  joint resolution committees

D  special House and Senate investigative committees

A  the litigate

B  the have the power to veto judicial nominations

C  James Madison stipulated their role in Federalist # 10

D  they help the judicial review board

A  only allowed to make military decisions after the approval by Congress

B  the ultimate decision maker in military affairs

C  only a symbolic leader of the military

D  not responsible for military decisions

A  the Vice President

B  the states

C  the Supreme Court

D  an appeals Federal Court

A  knowledgeable about all areas of the government

B  younger than candidates in the previous twenty years

C  representatives of the general public

D  white and male

A  a special committee convened to resolve differences between a House passed bill and a Senate passed bill

B  a special committee in the House of Representatives to assist the Speaker with his party agenda

C  called into session when a president has vetoed an appropriations bill with a pocket veto

D  a special committee convened to resolve differences between the President and Congress

A  they emphasize their partisanship

B  they emphasize their ideology

C  they emphasize their political connections

D  they maintain a low profile

A  advise Congress about the constitutionality of proposed legislation

B  only hear cases that will be appealed to the Supreme Court

C  are not part of our Judiciary

D  none of the above

A  an attempt to persuade others to vote for a particular bill in return for a favor at a later date

B  a method used by the Speaker of the House to promote the Majority Party’s legislation

C  used in the House of Representatives to force a standing committee to release a bill

D  an attempt to prevent passage of a bill by halting action through unlimited debate

A  wanted to make the Supreme Court more accountable to the people

B  wanted to insulate them from the influence of public opinion

C  comprised the first Supreme Court and they wanted to ensure their own job security

D  believed in aristocracy

A  to reconcile House and Senate versions of a bill

B  to set the rules for filibustering a bill

C  to determine the path of a proposed legislation on the House floor

D  to approve all appropriations bills

A  a lesser number of formal rules are needed to govern activity in the House

B  the House will spend much more time on a bill on the floor as opposed to the Senate

C  a greater number of formal rules are needed to govern activity in the House

D  the Senate is able to decide on the proper action on a bill quicker than the House

A  representing the broad interests of an entire society

B  primarily representing the needs of his or her constituents

C  supporting the political party that he or she was a member of when elected to Congress

D  supporting the president in all of his legislative programs

A  in all cases affecting ambassadors, public ministers and consuls, and in cases in which a state is a party

B  in all matters where the United States is a party

C  only in cases where it has been duly authorized by statue

D  to intervene any time in a federal case

A  organize to win elections and operate the government

B  have been elected to office without having obtained a position of power

C  pay monthly dues to an ideological organization

D  agree on all policy issues

A  unlimited power to create offices within the executive branch

B  the power to act in all cases of national importance

C  cooperation with the Joint Chiefs of Staff

D  a federal bureaucracy