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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A whistleblowing
B government grants
C third-party financing
D divestiture
Question #2
A empowering Congress
B opening government records to citizen scutiny
C forcing agencies to hold public meetings
D requiring annual evaluations by the president
Question #3
A NASA
B the State Department
C Amtrak
D the CIA
Question #4
A the ideal model
B the acquisitive model
C the monopolistic model
D the Weberian model
Question #5
A an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding
B a wasteful, poorly organized agency
C an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency
D an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness
Question #6
A Merit Systems Protection Board
B “spoils system”
C General Schedule
D Civil Service Commission
Question #7
A Political Activities Act of 1939
B Pendleton Act of 1883
C Hatch Act of 1939
D Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912
Question #8
A the 1920s and the 1980s
B the 1910s and the 1990s
C the 1930s and the 1950s
D the 1930s and the 1960s
Question #9
A merit
B party loyalty
C specialized education
D background
Question #10
A five
B six
C seven
D four
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 negotiates an agreement with China and submits it to the Senate for ratification.
D The president changes a regulation on undocumented immigrant status without congressional approval.
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 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 nominate and gain confirmation for their cabinet and hundreds of other officials
C prepare their first executive budget
D prepare and deliver their first State of the Union address
Question #15
A must be confirmed by the Senate
B are selected based on the rules of patronage
C serve two-year terms
D once in office are subject to dismissal by the Senate
Question #16
A The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.
B Sometimes candidates unpopular with the party leadership reach the top.
C Often incumbent presidents will fail to be renominated by the party.
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 Jackson’s supporters decided to create a device for challenging the Electoral College.
C The election convinced many that parties must adopt the king caucus as the primary method for selecting presidents.
D Following the election, presidents were directly elected.
Question #18
A He refused to run again after serving two terms.
B He appointed the heads of various federal departments as his own advisors.
C He worked with the Senate to draft treaties with foreign countries.
D He submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval.
Question #19
A they feared the opportunities created for corruption
B they worried about subjecting the commander-in-chief to public scrutiny
C they were worries about giving the legislature too much power
D they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college
