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

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  the CIA

B  NASA

C  the State Department

D  Amtrak

A  an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency

B  an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding

C  an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness

D  a wasteful, poorly organized agency

A  Pendleton Act of 1883

B  Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912

C  Political Activities Act of 1939

D  Hatch Act of 1939

A  specialized education

B  merit

C  background

D  party loyalty

A  majority opinion

B  dissenting opinion

C  concurring opinion

D  brief

A  elected by citizens

B  nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate

C  chosen by Congress

D  confirmed by the president

A  amicus curie

B  judicial activism

C  stare decisis

D  laissez-faire

A  state and federal courts

B  state and local courts

C  civil and common courts

D  district and circuit courts

A  by the US Supreme Court

B  by the circuit courts

C  by the US district courts

D  at the state level

A  most unnecessary

B  least dangerous

C  most political

D  strongest

A  a district court

B  an appeals court

C  a trial court

D  a court of original jurisdication

A  enables it to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional

B  allows it to hear cases

C  is given to it in the constitution

D  established the three-tiered court system

A  arguments over presidential policy

B  impeachment trials

C  unconstitutional presidential power grabbing

D  struggles for power between the president and Congress

A  constitutional power to veto legislation

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

C  premier position to pressure through public appeal

D  authority to use force, especially military force

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

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

C  The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.

D  Campaigns have become shorter and more expensive.

A  Following this election, presidents were directly elected.

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

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

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

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 submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval.

D  He refused to run again afters serving two terms.

A  they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

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

C  they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

D  they feared the opportunities created for corruption

A  based on each state’s need

B  according to the state’s geographic size

C  based on the state’s economic size

D  according to the state’s population

A  neglected

B  tabled

C  amended

D  vetoed

A  the Speaker or majority leader intervenes

B  the speaker steps away from the podium

C  a majority of senators agree on a bill

D  the chamber votes for cloture

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 override a presidential veto

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

D  the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

A  districts must include urban and rural areas

B  states can gain but never lose districts

C  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

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