Module V

A  The president changes a regulation on undocumented immigrant status without 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 signs legally binding nuclear arms terms with Iran without seeking congressional approval.

A  opening government records to citizen scrutiny

B  forcing agencies to hold public meetings

C  empowering Congress

D  requiring annual evaluations by the president

A  NASA

B  the State Department

C  the CIA

D  Amtrak

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

A  Political Activities Act of 1939

B  Pendleton Act of 1883

C  Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912

D  Hatch Act of 1939

A  party loyalty

B  background

C  specialized education

D  merit

A  majority opinion

B  dissenting opinion

C  brief

D  concurring opinion

A  elected by citizens

B  confirmed by the president

C  chosen by Congress

D  nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate

A  amicus curie

B  stare decisis

C  judicial activism

D  laissez-faire

A  civil and common courts

B  state and local courts

C  district and circuit courts

D  state and federal courts

A  by the circuit courts

B  by the US Supreme Court

C  at the state level

D  by the US district courts

A  strongest

B  most political

C  most unnecessary

D  least dangerous

A  a district court

B  a court of original jurisdication

C  a trial court

D  an appeals court

A  allows it to hear cases

B  is given to it in the constitution

C  enables it to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional

D  established the three-tiered court system

A  impeachment trials

B  struggles for power between the president and Congress

C  unconstitutional presidential power grabbing

D  arguments over presidential policy

A  premier position to pressure through public appeal

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

C  constitutional power to veto legislation

D  authority to use force, especially military force

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

B  The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.

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

D  Campaigns have become shorter and more expensive.

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

B  Following this election, presidents were directly elected.

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

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

A  He refused to run again afters serving two terms.

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

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

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

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

B  they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

C  they feared the opportunities created for corruption

D  they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

A  based on the state’s economic size

B  according to the state’s population

C  based on each state’s need

D  according to the state’s geographic size

A  amended

B  vetoed

C  tabled

D  neglected

A  the Speaker or majority leader intervenes

B  the chamber votes for cloture

C  a majority of senators agree on a bill

D  the speaker steps away from the podium

A  broad discussion of policy issues

B  less media coverage than House races

C  narrow discussion of specific policy issues

D  less money than House races

A  the power to override a presidential veto

B  the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

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

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

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

B  districts must include urban and rural areas

C  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

D  states can gain but never lose districts