Quiz 4 Chapters 7, 8, 11, and 12

A  only a symbolic leader of the military.

B  not responsible for military decisions.

C  obligated to sit on the Board of Regents for the military, naval, and air force academies.

D  the ultimate decision maker in military matters.

E  allowed to make military decisions, but only with the approval of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

A  oversee actions of state governments.

B  submit a balanced budget to Congress.

C  enforce laws, treaties, and court orders.

D  honor pronouncements of the United Nations.

E  inform Congress prior to any military action.

A  candidate who receives a plurality of the popular vote is elected.

B  current president serves two more years and another general election is held.

C  electors cast a second ballot to determine who will be elected.

D  election is decided in the House of Representatives via state delegations.

E  none of the above

A  Older and from western states

B  California natives

C  Primarily Catholics and Jews

D  White, male Protestants

E  Military commanders from the South

A  forty years.

B  thirty-five years.

C  twenty-five years.

D  forty-five years.

E  thirty years.

A  senator designate selected by the president.

B  president of the Senate.

C  Senate majority leader.

D  speaker of the Senate.

E  president pro tempore of the Senate.

A  majority leader.

B  Speaker of the House.

C  president of the House.

D  chief whip.

E  president pro tempore.

A  the redrawing of district boundaries within each state to ensure equal district populations.

B  a court order to hold new elections because of voting irregularities.

C  the process by which seats in the House are distributed among the fifty states based on population data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

D  altering a legislative formula that apportions spending among the states.

E  normally a bipartisan exercise.

A  personal appearances with constituents.

B  presenting oneself as being informed and experienced.

C  using the mass media.

D  pointing to things the candidate has done while in office.

E  changing one’s political party.

A  used in the House to force a standing committee to release a bill.

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

C  a method used by the Speaker of the House to promote the majority party’s legislation.

D  an attempt to prevent the passage of a bill through the use of unlimited debate.

E  a technique that is unique to the House.

A  powers that allow the president to take quick action.

B  powers that are specifically given to Congress in the Constitution.

C  part of the elastic clause in the Constitution.

D  decisions of the Supreme Court concerning the powers of Congress.

E  broad grants of power given to the executive branch.

A  reviews and monitors other bodies such as the executive branch.

B  supervises the activity of the judicial branch.

C  chooses its leadership.

D  passes legislation.

E  reviews the actions of subcommittees.

A  primarily representing the wishes of his or her constituents.

B  supporting his or her political party.

C  supporting the president on all of his legislative programs.

D  representing other members of Congress.

E  representing the broad interests of the entire society.

A  using the impeachment power.

B  investigating other branches of government through oversight.

C  lawmaking.

D  judging whether laws are constitutional.

E  enforcing laws.

A  members.

B  delegates.

C  trustees.

D  representatives.

E  constituents.

A  A higher sense of political efficacy

B  Thematic framing

C  An elevated sense of personal confidence

D  Episodic framing

A  is taken away if one doesn’t vote in five elections.

B  has been given to aliens as long as they are registered to vote.

C  has been expanded since the writing of the Constitution.

D  can never be taken away.

E  has not been extended to those without property.

A  Hispanics

B  People under the age of sixty-five

C  The poor and homeless

D  Wealthier people

E  Very young voters aged eighteen to twenty-four

A  changes every four years.

B  is the same so as to ensure that each state plays an equal role in selecting the president of the United States.

C  cannot exceed fifty members.

D  cannot be changed without a Constitutional amendment.

E  is determined by adding the number of representatives and the number of senators a state has in Congress.

A  most delegates arrive undecided as to who they would like to see as the party’s candidate.

B  the presidential candidate is chosen by the party delegates.

C  elites within the political parties are entrusted with making the determination of an appropriate candidate based upon electability.

D  it usually take three ballots for the party to choose the presidential candidate.

E  the delegates from those states that had early primaries and caucuses are seated closest to the front of the convention center.

A  party leaders meet to choose the candidates.

B  all people can vote for either party’s candidates.

C  candidates from both parties are on the same ballot.

D  only members of the political party selecting nominees may vote.

E  people can vote in the primary even if they are independents.

A  The Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission led to strict spending limits on corporations.

B  Corporations make contributions directly to candidates for political office.

C  The amount of PAC money spent on elections has lessened in recent years.

D  Interest groups funnel PAC money to candidates they think can do the most good for them.

A  were less important in the 2012 elections than in previous election years.

B  must be coordinated with a candidate’s campaign.

C  were banned in 2002.

D  are unregulated funds that may be spent on advertising or other campaign activities so long as those expenditures are not coordinated with any candidate’s campaign operations. 

E  can only be employed by political parties.

A  the total spending in the 2012 Presidential election cycle was less than $100 million.

B  there is a connection between money and elections.

C  candidates spend more money running for the House of Representatives than the Senate.

D  all of the above.

A  younger than the candidates elected in the 1800s.

B  evenly divided between men and women.

C  white and male.

D  Roman Catholics.

E  representative of the general public.