Module V

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

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

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  requiring annual evaluations by the president

B  forcing agencies to hold public meetings

C  empowering Congress

D  opening government records to citizen scrutiny

A  the CIA

B  Amtrak

C  the State Department

D  NASA

A  an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency

B  a wasteful, poorly organized agency

C  an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding

D  an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness

A  Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912

B  Pendleton Act of 1883

C  Political Activities Act of 1939

D  Hatch Act of 1939

A  specialized education

B  merit

C  background

D  party loyalty

A  brief

B  concurring opinion

C  dissenting opinion

D  majority opinion

A  chosen by Congress

B  elected by citizens

C  nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate

D  confirmed by the president

A  laissez-faire

B  judicial activism

C  stare decisis

D  amicus curie

A  district and circuit courts

B  state and local courts

C  civil and common courts

D  state and federal courts

A  by the US Supreme Court

B  by the US district courts

C  by the circuit courts

D  at the state level

A  strongest

B  most political

C  most unnecessary

D  least dangerous

A  an appeals court

B  a trial court

C  a court of original jurisdication

D  a district court

A  enables it to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional

B  established the three-tiered court system

C  is given to it in the constitution

D  allows it to hear cases

A  unconstitutional presidential power grabbing

B  impeachment trials

C  struggles for power between the president and Congress

D  arguments over presidential policy

A  authority to use force, especially military force

B  premier position to pressure through public appeal

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

D  constitutional power to veto legislation

A  Campaigns have become shorter and more expensive.

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

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

D  The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.

A  Following this election, presidents were directly elected.

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

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 submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval.

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

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

D  He refused to run again afters serving two terms.

A  they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

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 feared the opportunities created for corruption

A  according to the state’s population

B  according to the state’s geographic size

C  based on the state’s economic size

D  based on each state’s need

A  tabled

B  vetoed

C  amended

D  neglected

A  the speaker steps away from the podium

B  the chamber votes for cloture

C  the Speaker or majority leader intervenes

D  a majority of senators agree on a bill

A  narrow discussion of specific policy issues

B  less money than House races

C  less media coverage than House races

D  broad discussion of policy issues

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

B  the power to override a presidential veto

C  the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

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

A  states can gain but never lose districts

B  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

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

D  districts must include urban and rural areas