Module V

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

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

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  empowering Congress

B  requiring annual evaluations by the president

C  forcing agencies to hold public meetings

D  opening government records to citizen scrutiny

A  NASA

B  Amtrak

C  the CIA

D  the State Department

A  an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency

B  an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness

C  an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding

D  a wasteful, poorly organized agency

A  Hatch Act of 1939

B  Political Activities Act of 1939

C  Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912

D  Pendleton Act of 1883

A  background

B  party loyalty

C  merit

D  specialized education

A  concurring opinion

B  dissenting opinion

C  brief

D  majority opinion

A  chosen by Congress

B  elected by citizens

C  confirmed by the president

D  nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate

A  stare decisis

B  amicus curie

C  laissez-faire

D  judicial activism

A  district and circuit courts

B  state and federal courts

C  civil and common courts

D  state and local courts

A  by the circuit courts

B  at the state level

C  by the US district courts

D  by the US Supreme Court

A  most unnecessary

B  most political

C  strongest

D  least dangerous

A  a district court

B  an appeals court

C  a trial court

D  a court of original jurisdication

A  allows it to hear cases

B  established the three-tiered court system

C  enables it to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional

D  is given to it in the constitution

A  impeachment trials

B  struggles for power between the president and Congress

C  unconstitutional presidential power grabbing

D  arguments over presidential policy

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

B  authority to use force, especially military force

C  premier position to pressure through public appeal

D  constitutional power to veto legislation

A  Often incumbent presidents will fail to be renominated by the party.

B  Campaigns have become shorter and more expensive.

C  Sometimes candidates unpopular with the party leadership reach the top.

D  The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.

A  Following this election, presidents were directly elected.

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

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

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

A  He worked with the Senate to draft treaties with foreign countries.

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

C  He refused to run again afters serving two terms.

D  He appointed the heads of various federal departments as his own advisors.

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

B  they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

C  they feared the opportunities created for corruption

D  they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

A  based on the state’s economic size

B  according to the state’s geographic size

C  according to the state’s population

D  based on each state’s need

A  vetoed

B  tabled

C  neglected

D  amended

A  the Speaker or majority leader intervenes

B  the chamber votes for cloture

C  a majority of senators agree on a bill

D  the speaker steps away from the podium

A  narrow discussion of specific policy issues

B  broad discussion of policy issues

C  less money than House races

D  less media coverage than House races

A  the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

B  the power to override a presidential veto

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

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

A  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

B  states can gain but never lose districts

C  districts must include urban and rural areas

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