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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A third-party financing
B divestiture
C government grants
D whistleblowing
Question #2
A opening government records to citizen scutiny
B empowering Congress
C requiring annual evaluations by the president
D forcing agencies to hold public meetings
Question #3
A Amtrak
B the State Department
C the CIA
D NASA
Question #4
A the monopolistic model
B the ideal 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 organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding
D an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness
Question #6
A Civil Service Commission
B General Schedule
C “spoils system”
D Merit Systems Protection Board
Question #7
A Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912
B Political Activities Act of 1939
C Pendleton Act of 1883
D Hatch Act of 1939
Question #8
A the 1930s and the 1950s
B the 1930s and the 1960s
C the 1910s and the 1990s
D the 1920s and the 1980s
Question #9
A specialized education
B merit
C party loyalty
D background
Question #10
A five
B four
C seven
D six
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 changes a regulation on undocumented immigrant status without congressional approval.
D The president negotiates an agreement with China and submits it to the Senate for ratification.
Question #12
A unconstitutional presidential power grabbing
B impeachment trials
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 premier position to pressure through public appeal
D authority to use force, especially military force
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 serve two-year terms
B must be confirmed by the Senate
C are selected based on the rules of patronage
D once in office are subject to dismissal by the Senate
Question #16
A Campaigns have become shorter and less expensive.
B The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.
C Sometimes candidates unpopular with the party leadership reach the top.
D Often incumbent presidents will fail to be renominated by the party.
Question #17
A The election convinced many that parties must adopt the king caucus as the primary method for selecting presidents.
B Following the election, presidents were directly elected.
C The selection of the candidate with fewer electoral votes triggered the rise of party control over niminations.
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 submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval.
C He refused to run again after serving two terms.
D He worked with the Senate to draft treaties with foreign countries.
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
