Final Examination

A  issue presidential pardons

B  Issue executive agreements

C  send American troops into foreign conflicts

D  declare war

E  issue executive orders

A  they agree with every policy of the ruling party

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

C  they are loyal to their constituents

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

A  The Speaker of the House

B  The Secretary of State

C  The White House Press Secretary

D  none of the above

A  the judiciary

B  the executive

C  the legislative

D  the bureaucracy

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

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

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

D  because state legislatures thought they could gain a partisan advantage

A  explore the details of proposed public policies

B  gain the trust of politicians

C  spy on foreign governments

D  unearth scandals

A  the government

B  energy groups

C  the Sierra Club

D  the Democratic party

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

B  presidents must compete with others for power

C  presidential power is absolute

D  the bureaucracy immediately carries out all instructions from the president

A  incumbents should spend more time campaigning

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

C  Congress needs more turnover in its membership

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

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

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

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

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

A  African Americans

B  Asian Americans

C  Hispanics

D  Caucasians

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

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

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 political action committee

B  an ad valorem association

C  a soft money account

D  a Buckely v. Valeo exemption

A  more people with advanced degrees

B  more female politicians

C  more Caucasians

D  more Protestants

A  V

B  IV

C  VII

D  IX

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

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

C  to discipline wayward party members and reward loyal partisan

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

A  nominate and run candidates for political office

B  focus on articulating a specific issue

C  criticize party members

D  aggregate issues

A  they help make policies user friendly for ordinary voters

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

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

D  the can foster corruption and national divisiveness

A  local elections

B  online voting

C  early voting techniques

D  the primary system

A  the republican manifesto

B  the contract with America

C  the doctrine of shared ideology

D  the statement of faith

A  political socialization

B  self deprecation

C  political efficacy

D  the killer instinct

A  decreased

B  increased

C  approximated zero

D  stayed about the same

A  highly structured

B  disciplined

C  single minded

D  decentralized

A  per curiam opinions

B  conjoining opinions

C  concurring opinions

D  dissenting opinions

A  tax breaks for small businesses

B  open and fair government

C  racial equality

D  a strong defense

A  while Congress is in recess

B  at the end of the President’s first term

C  during the honeymoon period

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

A  republican form of government

B  representative democracy

C  indirect democracy

D  all of the above

A  writing executive orders

B  issuing presidential decrees

C  Article III of the Constitution

D  Article II of the Constitution

A  Kuwait

B  Panama

C  Vietnam

D  Canada

A  gate keeping

B  revolving doors

C  legislative oversight

D  mark-ups

A  they were the only two presidents without a college degree

B  they were both skilled at using the bully pulpit

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

D  they both engaged in hostilities in Iraq and Haiti

A  rewarding it’s members with patronage

B  being responsible parties

C  appealing to the good nature of city dwellers

D  giving power to average citizens rather than party leaders

A  are more likely to win than House incumbents

B  typically win with larger margins than House incumbents

C  typically run against more visible challengers than House incumbents

D  often have more homogeneous constituencies than House incumbents

A  first past the post

B  proportional representation

C  winner takes all

D  single member district

A  right to work laws

B  maximum wage laws

C  union shop laws

D  right to profiteer laws

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

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

C  it gives them leverage with congressional leaders

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

A  civic duty

B  the cost of voting outweighs the benefits

C  social promotion

D  statutes that require compulsory voting

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

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

A  the FCC

B  TNT

C  small businesses

D  giant corporations

A  Collaborative Commitee

B  Joint Committee

C  Rules Committee

D  Debate Committee

A  enforcing rules of discipline in Congress

B  taking care of their party in the electorate

C  selecting officeholders

D  running campaigns

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

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

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

D  they have diminished in recent years

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

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

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

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

A  prolific spending by incumbents typically guarantees them success

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

C  spending is unimportant for open seats

D  incumbents generally spend more than challengers

A  they frequently win political office

B  they seldom place social reform measures on the political agenda

C  they ensure continuity by keeping new groups from participating

D  they are safety valves for popular discontent

A  very rarely

B  about 1/2 the time

C  about 2/3 of the time

D  about 1/4 of the time

E  very often

A  good of society problem

B  sharing the load problem

C  the refugee problem

D  free rider problem

A  a legislative veto

B  a pocket veto

C  an overriding veto

D  an impoundment veto

A  The USA Patriot Act

B  The McCain-Feingold Act

C  The Lee Atwater Campaign Finance Reform Act

D  The Graham-Rudman-Hollins Fair Election Act

A  the president to veto only parts of a bill

B  the Congress to override a bill submitted by the president

C  the legislature to override executive orders

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

E  the president to take advantage of the bully pulpit

A  a majority of the popular vote or 50.1 percent

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

C  a plurality of the delegates at the national convention

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

A  support both Republicans and Democrats

B  do not endorse candidates

C  support Democrats

D  support Republicans

E  support the Green party

A  United States Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

B  United States Representative

C  United States Senator

D  United States President

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  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

C  not legal in the United States

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

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

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

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

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

A  ideologically liberal courts

B  ideologically conservative courts

C  activist courts

D  pro civil rights courts

A  logrolling

B  constituent service

C  oversight

D  lawmaking

A  open seat candidates

B  challengers

C  incumbents

D  cooperatives

A  submit a balanced budget to Congress

B  inform Congress prior to any military action

C  enforce laws, treaties, and court orders

D  oversee actions of state governments

A  firing judges on the grounds of incompatibility

B  declaring martial law, which restricts judicial decision making

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

D  forcing Congress to consider impeachment of specific judges

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

B  can not be changed without an amendment

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

D  can not exceed 550

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

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

C  the legislative branch

D  a council of state governors that would meet each year

A  the working class

B  the great depression

C  the economic elite

D  conservative political ideas

A  its opinions are always enforced immediately

B  it can play a policymaking role

C  its decision seldom set precents

D  it never overrules laws enacted by elected officials

A  The Electoral College

B  The Nominating College of the Federal Government

C  The Framers College

D  The states legislatures

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

B  is responsible for selecting all judges to federal courts

C  is responsible for all actions within the Executive Branch

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  the writ of judicial appeal

C  precedent

D  judicial review

A  served more than two terms of office

B  both a and b

C  been impeached

D  been impeached and convicted

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

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

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 can not be used against an incumbent president

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

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

B  Bush won the popular vote and the electoral college vote

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

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

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

D  influence a court’s decision

A  constituent service

B  casework

C  to check the power of the executive branch

D  lawmaking

A  conflicts between lower courts on the interpretation of federal law

B  civil liberties

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

D  political questions

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

B  to stand on decided cases

C  to refer a case to the next highest court

D  to reverse a decision by a lower court

A  supporting the president on all of his legislative programs

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

C  supporting his or her political party one hundred percent

D  only representing the needs of his or her constituents

A  reviews the actions of subcomittees

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

C  supervises the activities of the judicial and executive branches

D  allows meaningful input of foreigners through hearings

A  A two party system

B  A bifurcated party system

C  A Federal-state party system

D  A multi party system

A  The National Organization for Women (NOW)

B  The National Education Association (NEA)

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

D  The National Security Council (NSC)

A  the middle and upper classes

B  liberal political ideas

C  economic depression

D  social welfare programs

A  right before a presidential election

B  when there is an ideological divide on the court

C  when the sitting president is ideologically similar to the justice

D  when faced with the pressure of public opinion

A  if he is a naturalized citizen

B  if he has not yet reached his 29th birthday

C  without receiving any electoral votes

D  without obtaining a majority of the popular vote

A  special House and Senate investigative committees

B  standing committees

C  legislative-executive committees for foreign policy

D  joint resolution 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  only a symbolic leader of the military

C  not responsible for military decisions

D  the ultimate decision maker in military affairs

A  an appeals Federal Court

B  the Vice President

C  the Supreme Court

D  the states

A  knowledgeable about all areas of the government

B  white and male

C  younger than candidates in the previous twenty years

D  representatives of the general public

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 maintain a low profile

B  they emphasize their partisanship

C  they emphasize their political connections

D  they emphasize their ideology

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

B  are not part of our Judiciary

C  advise Congress about the constitutionality of proposed legislation

D  none of the above

A  used in the House of Representatives 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 passage of a bill by halting action through unlimited debate

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

B  wanted to insulate them from the influence of public opinion

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

D  believed in aristocracy

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

B  to set the rules for filibustering a bill

C  to approve all appropriations bills

D  to reconcile House and Senate versions of a bill

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

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

A  primarily representing the needs of his or her constituents

B  supporting the president in all of his legislative programs

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

D  representing the broad interests of an entire society

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

B  to intervene any time in a federal case

C  in all matters where the United States is a party

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

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

B  organize to win elections and operate the government

C  agree on all policy issues

D  pay monthly dues to an ideological organization

A  the power to act in all cases of national importance

B  a federal bureaucracy

C  cooperation with the Joint Chiefs of Staff

D  unlimited power to create offices within the executive branch