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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A third-party financing
B government grants
C whistleblowing
D divestiture
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 ideal model
B the monopolistic model
C the acquisitive 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 “spoils system”
B Civil Service Commission
C Merit Systems Protection Board
D General Schedule
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 1930s and the 1950s
C the 1930s and the 1960s
D the 1910s and the 1990s
Question #9
A specialized education
B party loyalty
C background
D merit
Question #10
A four
B seven
C five
D six
Question #11
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 signs legally binding nuclear arms terms with Iran without seeking congressional approval.
D The president issues recommendations to the Department of Justice on what the meaning of a new criminal statute is.
Question #12
A struggles for power between the president and the Congress
B unconstitutional presidential power grabbing
C arguments over presidential policy
D impeachment trials
Question #13
A ability to use technology to enhance the voice of the president
B premier position to pressure through public appeal
C authority to use force, especially military force
D constitutional power to veto legislation
Question #14
A prepare and deliver their first State of the Union address
B prepare their first executive budget
C move into the White House
D nominate and gain confirmation for their cabinet and hundreds of other officials
Question #15
A must be confirmed by the Senate
B are selected based on the rules of patronage
C once in office are subject to dismissal by the Senate
D serve two-year terms
Question #16
A Often incumbent presidents will fail to be renominated by the party.
B The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.
C Sometimes candidates unpopular with the party leadership reach the top.
D Campaigns have become shorter and less expensive.
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 The election convinced many that parties must adopt the king caucus as the primary method for selecting presidents.
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 were worries about giving the legislature too much power
B they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college
C they worried about subjecting the commander-in-chief to public scrutiny
D they feared the opportunities created for corruption
