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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A third-party financing
B government grants
C divestiture
D whistleblowing
Question #2
A opening government records to citizen scutiny
B requiring annual evaluations by the president
C forcing agencies to hold public meetings
D empowering Congress
Question #3
A Amtrak
B the State Department
C the CIA
D NASA
Question #4
A the Weberian model
B the acquisitive model
C the monopolistic model
D the ideal model
Question #5
A an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness
B an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding
C an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency
D a wasteful, poorly organized agency
Question #6
A General Schedule
B Merit Systems Protection Board
C Civil Service Commission
D “spoils system”
Question #7
A Pendleton Act of 1883
B Political Activities Act of 1939
C Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912
D Hatch Act of 1939
Question #8
A the 1910s and the 1990s
B the 1930s and the 1950s
C the 1930s and the 1960s
D the 1920s and the 1980s
Question #9
A party loyalty
B merit
C background
D specialized education
Question #10
A four
B six
C seven
D five
Question #11
A The president issues recommendations to the Department of Justice on what the meaning of a new criminal statute is.
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 negotiates an agreement with China and submits it to the Senate for ratification.
Question #12
A impeachment trials
B unconstitutional presidential power grabbing
C struggles for power between the president and the Congress
D arguments over presidential policy
Question #13
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
Question #14
A prepare and deliver their first State of the Union address
B move into the White House
C nominate and gain confirmation for their cabinet and hundreds of other officials
D prepare their first executive budget
Question #15
A are selected based on the rules of patronage
B must be confirmed by the Senate
C once in office are subject to dismissal by the Senate
D serve two-year terms
Question #16
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 less expensive.
Question #17
A The selection of the candidate with fewer electoral votes triggered the rise of party control over niminations.
B Jackson’s supporters decided to create a device for challenging the Electoral College.
C Following the election, presidents were directly elected.
D The election convinced many that parties must adopt the king caucus as the primary method for selecting presidents.
Question #18
A He refused to run again after serving two terms.
B He submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval.
C He worked with the Senate to draft treaties with foreign countries.
D He appointed the heads of various federal departments as his own advisors.
Question #19
A they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college
B they were worries about giving the legislature too much power
C they feared the opportunities created for corruption
D they worried about subjecting the commander-in-chief to public scrutiny
