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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A whistleblowing
B government grants
C third-party financing
D divestiture
Question #2
A empowering Congress
B opening government records to citizen scutiny
C forcing agencies to hold public meetings
D requiring annual evaluations by the president
Question #3
A NASA
B the State Department
C Amtrak
D the CIA
Question #4
A the Weberian model
B the monopolistic model
C the ideal model
D the acquisitive model
Question #5
A an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness
B a wasteful, poorly organized agency
C an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency
D an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding
Question #6
A Merit Systems Protection Board
B General Schedule
C “spoils system”
D Civil Service Commission
Question #7
A Hatch Act of 1939
B Political Activities Act of 1939
C Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912
D Pendleton Act of 1883
Question #8
A the 1910s and the 1990s
B the 1930s and the 1950s
C the 1920s and the 1980s
D the 1930s and the 1960s
Question #9
A background
B party loyalty
C specialized education
D merit
Question #10
A seven
B five
C four
D six
Question #11
A The president changes a regulation on undocumented immigrant status without congressional approval.
B The president issues recommendations to the Department of Justice on what the meaning of a new criminal statute is.
C The president negotiates an agreement with China and submits it to the Senate for ratification.
D The president signs legally binding nuclear arms terms with Iran without seeking congressional approval.
Question #12
A arguments over presidential policy
B struggles for power between the president and the Congress
C impeachment trials
D unconstitutional presidential power grabbing
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 nominate and gain confirmation for their cabinet and hundreds of other officials
B prepare and deliver their first State of the Union address
C prepare their first executive budget
D move into the White House
Question #15
A once in office are subject to dismissal by the Senate
B serve two-year terms
C must be confirmed by the Senate
D are selected based on the rules of patronage
Question #16
A Often incumbent presidents will fail to be renominated by the party.
B Campaigns have become shorter and less expensive.
C The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.
D Sometimes candidates unpopular with the party leadership reach the top.
Question #17
A The selection of the candidate with fewer electoral votes triggered the rise of party control over niminations.
B The election convinced many that parties must adopt the king caucus as the primary method for selecting presidents.
C Following the election, presidents were directly elected.
D Jackson’s supporters decided to create a device for challenging the Electoral College.
Question #18
A He refused to run again after 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.
Question #19
A they were worries about giving the legislature too much power
B they worried about subjecting the commander-in-chief to public scrutiny
C they feared the opportunities created for corruption
D they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college
