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