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