Module V

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

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

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

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

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  NASA

D  the State Department

A  an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency

B  an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding

C  a wasteful, poorly organized agency

D  an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness

A  Hatch Act of 1939

B  Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912

C  Political Activities Act of 1939

D  Pendleton Act of 1883

A  background

B  specialized education

C  party loyalty

D  merit

A  dissenting opinion

B  brief

C  majority opinion

D  concurring opinion

A  nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate

B  confirmed by the president

C  elected by citizens

D  chosen by Congress

A  judicial activism

B  laissez-faire

C  stare decisis

D  amicus curie

A  state and local courts

B  state and federal courts

C  civil and common courts

D  district and circuit courts

A  at the state level

B  by the US district courts

C  by the US Supreme Court

D  by the circuit courts

A  least dangerous

B  most political

C  most unnecessary

D  strongest

A  an appeals court

B  a trial court

C  a court of original jurisdication

D  a district court

A  allows it to hear cases

B  enables it to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional

C  established the three-tiered court system

D  is given to it in the constitution

A  arguments over presidential policy

B  unconstitutional presidential power grabbing

C  struggles for power between the president and Congress

D  impeachment trials

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

B  Jackson’s supporters decided to create a device for challenging the Electoral College.

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

D  Following this election, presidents were directly elected.

A  He refused to run again afters 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.

A  they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

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

C  they feared the opportunities created for corruption

D  they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

A  based on each state’s need

B  based on the state’s economic size

C  according to the state’s geographic size

D  according to the state’s population

A  amended

B  neglected

C  vetoed

D  tabled

A  a majority of senators agree on a bill

B  the speaker steps away from the podium

C  the Speaker or majority leader intervenes

D  the chamber votes for cloture

A  less money than House races

B  broad discussion of policy issues

C  narrow discussion of specific policy issues

D  less media coverage than House races

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

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

C  the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

D  the power to override a presidential veto

A  states can gain but never lose districts

B  districts must include urban and rural areas

C  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

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