Module V

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

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

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

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

A  requiring annual evaluations by the president

B  empowering Congress

C  opening government records to citizen scrutiny

D  forcing agencies to hold public meetings

A  NASA

B  the State Department

C  the CIA

D  Amtrak

A  a wasteful, poorly organized agency

B  an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency

C  an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness

D  an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding

A  Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912

B  Hatch Act of 1939

C  Political Activities Act of 1939

D  Pendleton Act of 1883

A  background

B  party loyalty

C  merit

D  specialized education

A  majority opinion

B  concurring opinion

C  brief

D  dissenting 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  stare decisis

C  laissez-faire

D  amicus curie

A  state and local courts

B  district and circuit courts

C  state and federal courts

D  civil and common courts

A  at the state level

B  by the circuit courts

C  by the US district courts

D  by the US Supreme Court

A  most unnecessary

B  least dangerous

C  strongest

D  most political

A  a district court

B  a trial court

C  an appeals court

D  a court of original jurisdication

A  is given to it in the constitution

B  established the three-tiered court system

C  allows it to hear cases

D  enables it to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional

A  struggles for power between the president and Congress

B  unconstitutional presidential power grabbing

C  arguments over presidential policy

D  impeachment trials

A  authority to use force, especially military force

B  constitutional power to veto legislation

C  premier position to pressure through public appeal

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

A  The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.

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

C  Campaigns have become shorter and more expensive.

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

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

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

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

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

C  He refused to run again afters serving two terms.

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

A  they feared the opportunities created for corruption

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

C  they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

D  they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

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  tabled

B  neglected

C  amended

D  vetoed

A  the chamber votes for cloture

B  the Speaker or majority leader intervenes

C  a majority of senators agree on a bill

D  the speaker steps away from the podium

A  broad discussion of policy issues

B  narrow discussion of specific policy issues

C  less media coverage than House races

D  less money than House races

A  the power to override a presidential veto

B  the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

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 must include urban and rural areas

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

C  states can gain but never lose districts

D  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups