Module V

A  The president negotiates an agreement with China and submits it to the Senate for ratification.

B  The president changes a regulation on undocumented immigrant status without congressional approval.

C  The president issues recommendations to the Department of Justice on what the meaning of a new criminal statute is.

D  The president signs legally binding nuclear arms terms with Iran without seeking congressional approval.

A  empowering Congress

B  requiring annual evaluations by the president

C  forcing agencies to hold public meetings

D  opening government records to citizen scrutiny

A  NASA

B  Amtrak

C  the CIA

D  the State Department

A  an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness

B  a wasteful, poorly organized agency

C  an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency

D  an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding

A  Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912

B  Hatch Act of 1939

C  Political Activities Act of 1939

D  Pendleton Act of 1883

A  party loyalty

B  merit

C  specialized education

D  background

A  majority opinion

B  concurring opinion

C  brief

D  dissenting opinion

A  nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate

B  elected by citizens

C  confirmed by the president

D  chosen by Congress

A  amicus curie

B  judicial activism

C  laissez-faire

D  stare decisis

A  district and circuit courts

B  state and local courts

C  civil and common courts

D  state and federal courts

A  by the US district courts

B  by the US Supreme Court

C  by the circuit courts

D  at the state level

A  most political

B  least dangerous

C  most unnecessary

D  strongest

A  a district court

B  a trial court

C  an appeals court

D  a court of original jurisdication

A  enables it to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional

B  is given to it in the constitution

C  established the three-tiered court system

D  allows it to hear cases

A  arguments over presidential policy

B  unconstitutional presidential power grabbing

C  impeachment trials

D  struggles for power between the president and Congress

A  premier position to pressure through public appeal

B  authority to use force, especially military force

C  ability to use technology to enhance the voice of the president

D  constitutional power to veto legislation

A  The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.

B  Often incumbent presidents will fail to be renominated by the party.

C  Sometimes candidates unpopular with the party leadership reach the top.

D  Campaigns have become shorter and more expensive.

A  Jackson’s supporters decided to create a device for challenging the Electoral College.

B  Following this election, presidents were directly elected.

C  The election convinced many that the parties must adopt the king caucus as the primary method for selecting presidents.

D  The selection of the candidate with fewer electoral votes triggered the rise of party control over nominations.

A  He submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval.

B  He refused to run again afters serving two terms.

C  He worked with the Senate to draft treaties with foreign countries.

D  He appointed the heads of various federal departments as his own advisors.

A  they feared the opportunities created for corruption

B  they worried about subjecting the commander-in-chief to public scrutiny

C  they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

D  they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

A  according to the state’s geographic size

B  based on the state’s economic size

C  according to the state’s population

D  based on each state’s need

A  neglected

B  vetoed

C  tabled

D  amended

A  the Speaker or majority leader intervenes

B  the speaker steps away from the podium

C  the chamber votes for cloture

D  a majority of senators agree on a bill

A  broad discussion of policy issues

B  less media coverage than House races

C  less money than House races

D  narrow discussion of specific policy issues

A  the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

B  the power to put the president on trial for high crimes

C  the power to regulate the sale of tobacco in the states

D  the power to override a presidential veto

A  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

B  states can gain but never lose districts

C  districts must include urban and rural areas

D  states have been known to create more districts than they have been apportioned