Final Chapter 7,8.9,10, & 12

A  2016

B  1789

C  1803

D  1911

A  one individual charges that he or she has been injured by another’s negligence or malfeasance.

B  the plaintiff is not allowed to appeal the verdict if he or she loses.

C  the defendant is not allowed to appeal the verdict if he or she loses.

D  the government immediately appeals the verdict if it loses.

A  unimportant because all justices usually describe their decisions in exactly the same way.

B  important because differences in wording and emphasis can have important implications for how the decision is interpreted in future litigation.

C  unimportant because the final vote of the justices is the only statement that carries any weight in future cases.

D  important because every word of a decision is legally binding.

A  a quid pro quo.

B  a pro bono settlement.

C  a plea bargain.

D  an amicus curiae.

A  constitutional

B  common

C  criminal

D  civil

A  the Supreme Court

B  the bureaucracy

C  the president

D  Congress

A  defines the jurisdiction of the various state court systems.

B  sets the procedures for filing appellate cases in the various state court systems.

C  sets the procedures for filing appellate cases in the federal court system.

D  governs agency rule making.

A  50

B  18

C  100

D  160

A  97

B  50

C  33

D  68

A  The solicitor general is the chief lawyer for Congress who makes advisory opinions on the constitutionality of legislative proposals.

B  The solicitor general is the head of the Department of Justice.

C  The solicitor general is the lawyer who represents the United States before the Supreme Court in cases where the federal government is a party.

D  The solicitor general is the chief legal counsel for the White House.

A  the Secretary of the Treasury

B  the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

C  the Federal Reserve System

D  the Internal Revenue Service

A  Walmart.

B  Amazon.

C  Apple.

D  the U.S. federal government.

A  the breakdown in the separation of powers between Congress, the federal judiciary, and the president

B  the inability to reform federal rules without help from the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the president

C  the stable relationship between a bureaucratic agency, a clientele group, and a legislative committee

D  the domination of a few large companies in the regulation of iron mining and smelting

A  Department of Homeland Security

B  U.S. Army

C  secretary of defense

D  U.S. Marine Corps

A  is established by Congress but not part of a Cabinet-level department.

B  is part of a Cabinet-level department.

C  charges fees to consumers but carries out governmental responsibilities.

D  is established by the president without congressional approval.

A  independent agency; bureau-level agency

B  bureau-level agency; independent agency

C  Cabinet-level department; bureau-level agency

D  bureau-level agency; Cabinet-level department

A  900,000

B  600,000

C  1.3 million

D  100,000

A  part of the Department of Agriculture.

B  an independent agency.

C  part of the Department of the Interior.

D  a government corporation.

A  states have a much harder time implementing programs than the federal government does.

B  there is no potential for variation in the provision of services and benefits across states.

C  Congress is removed completely from the United States’ foreign policy process.

D  there are potentially large variations in the provision of services and benefits across states.

A  by laws passed in Congress.

B  by federal ballot initiatives.

C  by executive orders from the president.

D  by Supreme Court decisions.

A  pluralism.

B  the unitary executive.

C  elite pluralism.

D  absolutism.

A  12

B  8

C  0

D  3

A  cabinet secretaries

B  all state Supreme Court justices

C  open seats in the House of Representatives

D  open Senate seats

A  charged by the Senate and tried in the House, with the Chief Justice presiding and a two-thirds vote needed for conviction.

B  charged by the House and tried in the Senate, with the Chief Justice presiding and a two-thirds vote needed for conviction.

C  charged by the House and tried in the Senate, with the Chief Justice presiding and a 50 percent plus one vote needed for conviction.

D  charged by the Senate and tried in the House, with the Chief Justice presiding and a 50 percent plus one vote needed for conviction.

A  Abraham Lincoln

B  Rutherford B. Hayes

C  Andrew Johnson

D  Andrew Jackson

A  the Supreme Court

B  the executive bureaucracy

C  the presidency

D  Congress

A  do not have to be approved by the Senate but are responsible to the Senate and to Congress at large.

B  must be approved by the Senate, but not responsible to the Senate or to Congress at large.

C  do not have to be approved by the Senate and are not responsible to the Senate or to Congress at large.

D  must be approved by the Senate and are responsible to the Senate and to Congress at large.

A  requiring a majority of both the House and the Senate to vote in favor of any presidential order to deploy federal troops within the United States.

B  strictly prohibiting presidents from ever deploying federal troops within the United States.

C  requiring two-thirds of both the House and the Senate to vote in favor of any presidential order to deploy federal troops within the United States.

D  stating that a state government must request federal troops before the president can deploy them within that state to provide public order.

A  Fewer than 10 percent of all presidential vetoes throughout American history have been successfully overridden by Congress.

B  Nearly all presidential vetoes are successfully overridden by Congress.

C  A presidential veto has never been successfully overridden by Congress.

D  Approximately half of presidential vetoes throughout American history have been successfully overridden by Congress.

A  “going public” strategy.

B  inherent powers of the presidency.

C  delegated powers of the presidency.

D  expressed powers of the presidency.

A  national defense and the federal budget

B  national defense and environmental protection

C  law enforcement and oversight

D  health care and education

A  to run the day-to-day operations of the Executive Office of the President

B  to cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate

C  to represent the president overseas

D  to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives

A  Congress.

B  the Supreme Court.

C  the president’s party.

D  the Constitution.

A  National Security Council

B  War Council

C  Council on Foreign Relations

D  State Department

A  National Security Act of 1947

B  USA PATRIOT Act of 2001

C  Boland Amendment of 1982

D  War Powers Resolution of 1973

A  the Constitution requires that the president receive its approval for every administrative rule change he or she proposes and for every tax increase he or she suggests.

B  it has the power to veto any legislation passed by Congress that negatively impacts the federal budget.

C  it is granted the authority under the Constitution to pass the federal budget.

D  its personnel are an integral part of virtually every conceivable presidential responsibility, such as overseeing regulatory proposals, reporting on agency activities, and preparing the national budget.

A  a majority of both houses of Congress

B  three-fourths of both houses of Congress

C  a unanimous vote of both houses of Congress

D  two-thirds of both houses of Congress

A  Expressed

B  Inherent

C  Delegated

D  Implied

A  requested by the president, and comity demands that his or her request is always accepted.

B  based on tradition but was discontinued during the Great Depression and World War II.

C  mandated by the Constitution.

D  required by a law passed by Congress in 1803 and renewed ever since.

A  in which members play an important role in the daily activities and administration.

B  in which only members may receive benefits.

C  that accepts anyone as a member.

D  in which members vote directly for their leaders.

A  free-rider problem; selective benefits

B  free-rider problem; collective goods

C  principal-agent problem; selective benefits

D  principal-agent problem; collective goods

A  $50,000

B  $500,000

C  $500

D  $5,000

A  the free-rider problem does not apply to private corporations.

B  public interest groups are now actively involving private corporations.

C  credit card companies are interested in the public good.

D  private interests are hiding behind the ideals of public interests.

A  in 1965 as an effort to push for the passage of Medicare.

B  in 2001 as an effort to prevent the George W. Bush administration’s tax cuts.

C  in 1932 as an effort to convince Congress to enact Social Security.

D  in 1958 as an effort to find affordable health insurance for retired teachers.

A  promoted by early twentieth-century liberals as a way of protecting immigrant rights.

B  established at the federal level by the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution.

C  promoted by late nineteenth-century Populists and Progressives as an antidote to interest group influence in the legislative process.

D  promoted by late nineteenth-century religious conservatives as a way to restore “moral values” to the country.

A  2

B  62

C  22

D  42

A  information

B  legal assistance

C  money

D  campaign workers

A  in 2010 as a lobbying organization opposed to the Affordable Care Act.

B  in 1998 as an email group fighting against the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.

C  in 1996 as a social networking site for progressive activists opposed to free-trade agreements.

D  in 2003 as a protest movement fighting against the war in Iraq.

A  recent immigrants to the United States

B  upper-middle-class professionals, for whom the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s were key experiences

C  blue-collar workers whose formative experience was the Great Depression

D  conservative evangelical southerners, reacting to the cultural changes of the 1960s

A  Party leaders and average citizens play roughly equal roles in selecting the candidates who will compete in the general election.

B  Party leaders are legally prohibited from playing any role in the nominations process.

C  Although party elites have some influence in the nominations process, average citizens play an outsized role in selecting the candidates who will compete in the general election.

D  Although average citizens have some influence in the nominations process, party elites play an outsized role in selecting the candidates who will compete in the general election.

A  political parties.

B  political action committees.

C  corporations.

D  political consulting firms.

A  The number of people identifying as Democrats has outnumbered Republican identifiers for a long time.

B  The number of people identifying as Republicans has outnumbered Democratic identifiers for a long time.

C  The number of people identifying as Republicans outnumbered Democratic identifiers between 1960 and 2008, but more people have identified as Democrats than Republicans since 2008.

D  The number of people identifying as Democrats outnumbered Republican identifiers between 1960 and 2008, but more people have identified as Republicans than Democrats since 2008.

A  a U.S. senator.

B  a state legislator.

C  the president.

D  a governor.

A  retrospective voting

B  prospective voting

C  gerrymandering

D  a referendum

A  proportional representation

B  an electoral realignment

C  external mobilization

D  divided party government

A  Men are significantly more likely than women to identify with the Democratic Party, whereas more women identify as independents.

B  There are no significant differences between men and women in terms of their political partisanship.

C  Women are significantly more likely than men to identify with the Democratic Party, whereas more men identify as independents.

D  A majority of men and women identify as Republicans, but more men than women identify with the Republican Party.

A  raising the most money

B  creating the party platform

C  nominating candidates

D  winning elections