Module V

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

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

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

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

A  forcing agencies to hold public meetings

B  requiring annual evaluations by the president

C  empowering Congress

D  opening government records to citizen scrutiny

A  the CIA

B  NASA

C  the State Department

D  Amtrak

A  an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding

B  a wasteful, poorly organized agency

C  an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency

D  an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness

A  Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912

B  Pendleton Act of 1883

C  Political Activities Act of 1939

D  Hatch Act of 1939

A  specialized education

B  merit

C  background

D  party loyalty

A  brief

B  majority opinion

C  concurring opinion

D  dissenting opinion

A  elected by citizens

B  confirmed by the president

C  chosen by Congress

D  nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate

A  laissez-faire

B  amicus curie

C  judicial activism

D  stare decisis

A  state and federal courts

B  civil and common courts

C  district and circuit courts

D  state and local courts

A  by the US Supreme Court

B  at the state level

C  by the US district courts

D  by the circuit courts

A  most political

B  least dangerous

C  strongest

D  most unnecessary

A  an appeals court

B  a court of original jurisdication

C  a district court

D  a trial 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  impeachment trials

B  struggles for power between the president and Congress

C  arguments over presidential policy

D  unconstitutional presidential power grabbing

A  premier position to pressure through public appeal

B  authority to use force, especially military force

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

D  constitutional power to veto legislation

A  Campaigns have become shorter and more 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.

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

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

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

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

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

A  they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

B  they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

C  they feared the opportunities created for corruption

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

A  according to the state’s population

B  based on the state’s economic size

C  based on each state’s need

D  according to the state’s geographic size

A  neglected

B  vetoed

C  amended

D  tabled

A  a majority of senators agree on a bill

B  the speaker steps away from the podium

C  the chamber votes for cloture

D  the Speaker or majority leader intervenes

A  narrow discussion of specific policy issues

B  broad discussion of policy issues

C  less media coverage than House races

D  less money than House races

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

B  the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

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

D  the power to override a presidential veto

A  districts must include urban and rural areas

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

C  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

D  states can gain but never lose districts