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

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

A  forcing agencies to hold public meetings

B  opening government records to citizen scrutiny

C  empowering Congress

D  requiring annual evaluations by the president

A  the State Department

B  NASA

C  Amtrak

D  the CIA

A  a wasteful, poorly organized agency

B  an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding

C  an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness

D  an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency

A  Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912

B  Political Activities Act of 1939

C  Pendleton Act of 1883

D  Hatch Act of 1939

A  merit

B  specialized education

C  background

D  party loyalty

A  brief

B  majority opinion

C  concurring opinion

D  dissenting opinion

A  confirmed by the president

B  elected by citizens

C  chosen by Congress

D  nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate

A  judicial activism

B  stare decisis

C  amicus curie

D  laissez-faire

A  district and circuit courts

B  state and federal courts

C  civil and common courts

D  state and local courts

A  by the circuit courts

B  by the US Supreme Court

C  at the state level

D  by the US district courts

A  most unnecessary

B  most political

C  strongest

D  least dangerous

A  a court of original jurisdication

B  a district court

C  an appeals court

D  a trial court

A  enables it to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional

B  is given to it in the constitution

C  allows it to hear cases

D  established the three-tiered court system

A  unconstitutional presidential power grabbing

B  impeachment trials

C  struggles for power between the president and Congress

D  arguments over presidential policy

A  constitutional power to veto legislation

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

C  authority to use force, especially military force

D  premier position to pressure through public appeal

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

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

C  The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.

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

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

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

B  He refused to run again afters serving two terms.

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

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

A  they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

B  they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

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

D  they feared the opportunities created for corruption

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  neglected

D  tabled

A  the chamber votes for cloture

B  the speaker steps away from the podium

C  the Speaker or majority leader intervenes

D  a majority of senators agree on a bill

A  less money than House races

B  narrow discussion of specific policy issues

C  broad discussion of policy issues

D  less media coverage than House races

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

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

C  the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

D  the power to override a presidential veto

A  states can gain but never lose districts

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

C  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

D  districts must include urban and rural areas