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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 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 NASA
B Amtrak
C the CIA
D the State Department
Question #4
A the acquisitive model
B the Weberian model
C the ideal model
D the monopolistic model
Question #5
A an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency
B an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding
C a wasteful, poorly organized agency
D an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness
Question #6
A General Schedule
B “spoils system”
C Civil Service Commission
D Merit Systems Protection Board
Question #7
A Pendleton Act of 1883
B Hatch Act of 1939
C Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912
D Political Activities Act of 1939
Question #8
A the 1920s and the 1980s
B the 1930s and the 1960s
C the 1930s and the 1950s
D the 1910s and the 1990s
Question #9
A background
B specialized education
C party loyalty
D merit
Question #10
A seven
B four
C five
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 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 arguments over presidential policy
B unconstitutional presidential power grabbing
C struggles for power between the president and the Congress
D impeachment trials
Question #13
A premier position to pressure through public appeal
B constitutional power to veto legislation
C authority to use force, especially military force
D ability to use technology to enhance the voice of the president
Question #14
A nominate and gain confirmation for their cabinet and hundreds of other officials
B prepare their first executive budget
C move into the White House
D prepare and deliver their first State of the Union address
Question #15
A serve two-year terms
B once in office are subject to dismissal by the Senate
C must be confirmed by the Senate
D are selected based on the rules of patronage
Question #16
A The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.
B Campaigns have become shorter and less expensive.
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 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 Following the election, presidents were directly elected.
D The election convinced many that parties must adopt the king caucus as the primary method for selecting presidents.
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 submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval.
D He appointed the heads of various federal departments as his own advisors.
Question #19
A they feared the opportunities created for corruption
B they worried about subjecting the commander-in-chief to public scrutiny
C they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college
D they were worries about giving the legislature too much power
