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  opening government records to citizen scrutiny

B  empowering Congress

C  requiring annual evaluations by the president

D  forcing agencies to hold public meetings

A  Amtrak

B  the CIA

C  NASA

D  the State Department

A  a wasteful, poorly organized agency

B  an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding

C  an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness

D  an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency

A  Political Activities Act of 1939

B  Hatch Act of 1939

C  Pendleton Act of 1883

D  Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912

A  merit

B  background

C  party loyalty

D  specialized education

A  majority opinion

B  concurring opinion

C  dissenting opinion

D  brief

A  chosen by Congress

B  confirmed by the president

C  elected by citizens

D  nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate

A  laissez-faire

B  stare decisis

C  judicial activism

D  amicus curie

A  district and circuit courts

B  state and federal courts

C  state and local courts

D  civil and common courts

A  by the US district courts

B  by the US Supreme Court

C  at the state level

D  by the circuit courts

A  least dangerous

B  strongest

C  most political

D  most unnecessary

A  a district court

B  a trial court

C  a court of original jurisdication

D  an appeals court

A  is given to it in the constitution

B  established the three-tiered court system

C  enables it to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional

D  allows it to hear cases

A  unconstitutional presidential power grabbing

B  struggles for power between the president and Congress

C  arguments over presidential policy

D  impeachment trials

A  authority to use force, especially military force

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

C  constitutional power to veto legislation

D  premier position to pressure through public appeal

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

B  The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.

C  Campaigns have become shorter and more expensive.

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

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

B  Following this election, presidents were directly elected.

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

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

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

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

C  He refused to run again afters serving two terms.

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

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

B  they feared the opportunities created for corruption

C  they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

D  they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

A  according to the state’s population

B  based on each state’s need

C  according to the state’s geographic size

D  based on the state’s economic size

A  amended

B  vetoed

C  neglected

D  tabled

A  the Speaker or majority leader intervenes

B  a majority of senators agree on a bill

C  the chamber votes for cloture

D  the speaker steps away from the podium

A  less media coverage than House races

B  narrow discussion of specific policy issues

C  less money than House races

D  broad discussion of policy issues

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

B  the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

C  the power to override a presidential veto

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

A  states can gain but never lose districts

B  districts must include urban and rural areas

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

D  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups