Module V

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

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

A  forcing agencies to hold public meetings

B  requiring annual evaluations by the president

C  opening government records to citizen scrutiny

D  empowering Congress

A  NASA

B  the CIA

C  Amtrak

D  the State Department

A  an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding

B  an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness

C  an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency

D  a wasteful, poorly organized agency

A  Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912

B  Pendleton Act of 1883

C  Hatch Act of 1939

D  Political Activities Act of 1939

A  specialized education

B  party loyalty

C  merit

D  background

A  dissenting opinion

B  concurring opinion

C  majority opinion

D  brief

A  elected by citizens

B  confirmed by the president

C  nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate

D  chosen by Congress

A  laissez-faire

B  stare decisis

C  judicial activism

D  amicus curie

A  district and circuit courts

B  state and federal courts

C  civil and common courts

D  state and local courts

A  by the US district courts

B  at the state level

C  by the US Supreme Court

D  by the circuit courts

A  most political

B  strongest

C  least dangerous

D  most unnecessary

A  a district court

B  an appeals court

C  a trial court

D  a court of original jurisdication

A  enables it to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional

B  allows it to hear cases

C  is given to it in the constitution

D  established the three-tiered court system

A  struggles for power between the president and Congress

B  impeachment trials

C  unconstitutional presidential power grabbing

D  arguments over presidential policy

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

B  constitutional power to veto legislation

C  premier position to pressure through public appeal

D  authority to use force, especially military force

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  Following this election, presidents were directly elected.

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

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

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

A  He refused to run again afters 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.

A  they feared the opportunities created for corruption

B  they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

C  they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

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

A  based on the state’s economic size

B  according to the state’s population

C  according to the state’s geographic size

D  based on each state’s need

A  tabled

B  neglected

C  vetoed

D  amended

A  the speaker steps away from the podium

B  the chamber votes for cloture

C  a majority of senators agree on a bill

D  the Speaker or majority leader intervenes

A  narrow discussion of specific policy issues

B  broad discussion of policy issues

C  less money than House races

D  less media coverage than House races

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

B  the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

C  the power to override a presidential veto

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

A  districts must include urban and rural areas

B  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

C  states can gain but never lose districts

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