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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A government grants
B whistleblowing
C divestiture
D third-party financing
Question #2
A requiring annual evaluations by the president
B opening government records to citizen scutiny
C forcing agencies to hold public meetings
D empowering Congress
Question #3
A NASA
B the State Department
C the CIA
D Amtrak
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 an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding
C an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness
D a wasteful, poorly organized agency
Question #6
A Merit Systems Protection Board
B Civil Service Commission
C General Schedule
D “spoils system”
Question #7
A Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912
B Hatch Act of 1939
C Political Activities Act of 1939
D Pendleton Act of 1883
Question #8
A the 1930s and the 1960s
B the 1910s and the 1990s
C the 1930s and the 1950s
D the 1920s and the 1980s
Question #9
A party loyalty
B background
C merit
D specialized education
Question #10
A five
B four
C seven
D six
Question #11
A The president negotiates an agreement with China and submits it to the Senate for ratification.
B The president signs legally binding nuclear arms terms with Iran without seeking congressional approval.
C The president changes a regulation on undocumented immigrant status without 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 impeachment trials
B unconstitutional presidential power grabbing
C arguments over presidential policy
D struggles for power between the president and the Congress
Question #13
A ability to use technology to enhance the voice of the president
B premier position to pressure through public appeal
C constitutional power to veto legislation
D authority to use force, especially military force
Question #14
A prepare their first executive budget
B nominate and gain confirmation for their cabinet and hundreds of other officials
C move into the White House
D prepare and deliver their first State of the Union address
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 Sometimes candidates unpopular with the party leadership reach the top.
B Often incumbent presidents will fail to be renominated by the party.
C The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.
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 The election convinced many that parties must adopt the king caucus as the primary method for selecting presidents.
C Jackson’s supporters decided to create a device for challenging the Electoral College.
D Following the election, presidents were directly elected.
Question #18
A He refused to run again after serving two terms.
B He worked with the Senate to draft treaties with foreign countries.
C He appointed the heads of various federal departments as his own advisors.
D He submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval.
Question #19
A they were worries about giving the legislature too much power
B they feared the opportunities created for corruption
C they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college
D they worried about subjecting the commander-in-chief to public scrutiny
