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 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  requiring annual evaluations by the president

B  forcing agencies to hold public meetings

C  empowering Congress

D  opening government records to citizen scrutiny

A  the CIA

B  NASA

C  Amtrak

D  the State Department

A  an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency

B  a wasteful, poorly 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  specialized education

C  party loyalty

D  merit

A  brief

B  majority opinion

C  concurring opinion

D  dissenting opinion

A  chosen by Congress

B  confirmed by the president

C  elected by citizens

D  nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate

A  stare decisis

B  judicial activism

C  laissez-faire

D  amicus curie

A  civil and common courts

B  district and circuit courts

C  state and federal courts

D  state and local courts

A  by the circuit courts

B  by the US Supreme Court

C  at the state level

D  by the US district courts

A  most unnecessary

B  most political

C  least dangerous

D  strongest

A  a trial court

B  a district court

C  an appeals 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  unconstitutional presidential power grabbing

B  impeachment trials

C  struggles for power between the president and Congress

D  arguments over presidential policy

A  authority to use force, especially military force

B  premier position to pressure through public appeal

C  constitutional power to veto legislation

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

A  Campaigns have become shorter and more expensive.

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

C  The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.

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

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

B  Following this election, presidents were directly elected.

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

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

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

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

C  He refused to run again afters serving two terms.

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

A  they feared the opportunities created for corruption

B  they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

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

D  they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

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  tabled

C  vetoed

D  amended

A  a majority of senators agree on a bill

B  the Speaker or majority leader intervenes

C  the speaker steps away from the podium

D  the chamber votes for cloture

A  less money than House races

B  narrow discussion of specific policy issues

C  less media coverage than House races

D  broad discussion of policy issues

A  the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

B  the power to override a presidential veto

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

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

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

B  states can gain but never lose districts

C  districts must include urban and rural areas

D  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups