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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A divestiture
B third-party financing
C government grants
D whistleblowing
Question #2
A empowering Congress
B forcing agencies to hold public meetings
C opening government records to citizen scutiny
D requiring annual evaluations by the president
Question #3
A Amtrak
B the State Department
C the CIA
D NASA
Question #4
A the ideal model
B the monopolistic model
C the Weberian model
D the acquisitive model
Question #5
A a wasteful, poorly organized agency
B an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness
C an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency
D an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding
Question #6
A General Schedule
B Merit Systems Protection Board
C Civil Service Commission
D “spoils system”
Question #7
A Hatch Act of 1939
B Pendleton Act of 1883
C Political Activities Act of 1939
D Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912
Question #8
A the 1910s and the 1990s
B the 1930s and the 1960s
C the 1930s and the 1950s
D the 1920s and the 1980s
Question #9
A merit
B party loyalty
C specialized education
D background
Question #10
A four
B six
C five
D seven
Question #11
A The president negotiates an agreement with China and submits it to the Senate for ratification.
B The president issues recommendations to the Department of Justice on what the meaning of a new criminal statute is.
C The president changes a regulation on undocumented immigrant status without congressional approval.
D The president signs legally binding nuclear arms terms with Iran without seeking congressional approval.
Question #12
A impeachment trials
B struggles for power between the president and the Congress
C arguments over presidential policy
D unconstitutional presidential power grabbing
Question #13
A authority to use force, especially military force
B premier position to pressure through public appeal
C constitutional power to veto legislation
D ability to use technology to enhance the voice of the president
Question #14
A move into the White House
B prepare their first executive budget
C prepare and deliver their first State of the Union address
D nominate and gain confirmation for their cabinet and hundreds of other officials
Question #15
A serve two-year terms
B must be confirmed by the Senate
C once in office are subject to dismissal 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 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 worked with the Senate to draft treaties with foreign countries.
C He refused to run again after serving two terms.
D He submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval.
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
