Module V

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

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

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

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

A  opening government records to citizen scrutiny

B  forcing agencies to hold public meetings

C  requiring annual evaluations by the president

D  empowering Congress

A  NASA

B  Amtrak

C  the CIA

D  the State Department

A  an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness

B  an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding

C  a wasteful, poorly organized agency

D  an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency

A  Political Activities Act of 1939

B  Hatch Act of 1939

C  Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912

D  Pendleton Act of 1883

A  merit

B  specialized education

C  background

D  party loyalty

A  dissenting opinion

B  concurring opinion

C  majority opinion

D  brief

A  confirmed by the president

B  chosen by Congress

C  elected by citizens

D  nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate

A  stare decisis

B  judicial activism

C  amicus curie

D  laissez-faire

A  state and federal courts

B  district and circuit courts

C  state and local courts

D  civil and common courts

A  by the US Supreme Court

B  by the circuit courts

C  at the state level

D  by the US district courts

A  strongest

B  least dangerous

C  most political

D  most unnecessary

A  an appeals court

B  a trial court

C  a district court

D  a court of original jurisdication

A  enables it to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional

B  allows it to hear cases

C  established the three-tiered court system

D  is given to it in the constitution

A  arguments over presidential policy

B  struggles for power between the president and Congress

C  impeachment trials

D  unconstitutional presidential power grabbing

A  authority to use force, especially military force

B  premier position to pressure through public appeal

C  constitutional power to veto legislation

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

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

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  Following this election, presidents were directly elected.

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

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 refused to run again afters serving two terms.

A  they feared the opportunities created for corruption

B  they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

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

D  they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

A  based on the state’s economic size

B  based on each state’s need

C  according to the state’s population

D  according to the state’s geographic size

A  neglected

B  vetoed

C  tabled

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  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 increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

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

C  the power to override a presidential veto

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

A  states can gain but never lose districts

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

C  districts must include urban and rural areas

D  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups