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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A divestiture
B government grants
C whistleblowing
D third-party financing
Question #2
A requiring annual evaluations by the president
B empowering Congress
C opening government records to citizen scutiny
D forcing agencies to hold public meetings
Question #3
A NASA
B the CIA
C the State Department
D Amtrak
Question #4
A the monopolistic model
B the ideal model
C the Weberian model
D the acquisitive model
Question #5
A an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding
B an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness
C a wasteful, poorly organized agency
D an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency
Question #6
A Civil Service Commission
B General Schedule
C “spoils system”
D Merit Systems Protection Board
Question #7
A Hatch Act of 1939
B Political Activities Act of 1939
C Pendleton Act of 1883
D Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912
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 merit
B background
C party loyalty
D specialized education
Question #10
A six
B seven
C five
D four
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 signs legally binding nuclear arms terms with Iran without seeking congressional approval.
C The president negotiates an agreement with China and submits it to the Senate for ratification.
D The president changes a regulation on undocumented immigrant status without congressional approval.
Question #12
A arguments over presidential policy
B unconstitutional presidential power grabbing
C impeachment trials
D struggles for power between the president and the Congress
Question #13
A constitutional power to veto legislation
B authority to use force, especially military force
C premier position to pressure through public appeal
D ability to use technology to enhance the voice of the president
Question #14
A prepare their first executive budget
B move into the White House
C nominate and gain confirmation for their cabinet and hundreds of other officials
D prepare and deliver their first State of the Union address
Question #15
A must be confirmed by the Senate
B are selected based on the rules of patronage
C serve two-year terms
D once in office are subject to dismissal by the Senate
Question #16
A Campaigns have become shorter and less expensive.
B Sometimes candidates unpopular with the party leadership reach the top.
C The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.
D Often incumbent presidents will fail to be renominated by the party.
Question #17
A The election convinced many that parties must adopt the king caucus as the primary method for selecting presidents.
B Following the election, presidents were directly elected.
C The selection of the candidate with fewer electoral votes triggered the rise of party control over niminations.
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 worked with the Senate to draft treaties with foreign countries.
C He submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval.
D He appointed the heads of various federal departments as his own advisors.
Question #19
A they worried about subjecting the commander-in-chief to public scrutiny
B they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college
C they were worries about giving the legislature too much power
D they feared the opportunities created for corruption
