Quiz 4 Chapters 7, 8, 11, and 12

A  only a symbolic leader of the military.

B  allowed to make military decisions, but only with the approval of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

C  not responsible for military decisions.

D  the ultimate decision maker in military matters.

E  obligated to sit on the Board of Regents for the military, naval, and air force academies.

A  honor pronouncements of the United Nations.

B  oversee actions of state governments.

C  submit a balanced budget to Congress.

D  inform Congress prior to any military action.

E  enforce laws, treaties, and court orders.

A  current president serves two more years and another general election is held.

B  election is decided in the House of Representatives via state delegations.

C  electors cast a second ballot to determine who will be elected.

D  candidate who receives a plurality of the popular vote is elected.

E  none of the above

A  Older and from western states

B  White, male Protestants

C  Military commanders from the South

D  California natives

E  Primarily Catholics and Jews

A  thirty-five years.

B  thirty years.

C  forty years.

D  forty-five years.

E  twenty-five years.

A  president pro tempore of the Senate.

B  Senate majority leader.

C  senator designate selected by the president.

D  speaker of the Senate.

E  president of the Senate.

A  Speaker of the House.

B  majority leader.

C  president pro tempore.

D  chief whip.

E  president of the House.

A  normally a bipartisan exercise.

B  the process by which seats in the House are distributed among the fifty states based on population data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

C  a court order to hold new elections because of voting irregularities.

D  altering a legislative formula that apportions spending among the states.

E  the redrawing of district boundaries within each state to ensure equal district populations.

A  personal appearances with constituents.

B  changing one’s political party.

C  presenting oneself as being informed and experienced.

D  using the mass media.

E  pointing to things the candidate has done while in office.

A  an attempt to prevent the passage of a bill through the use of unlimited debate.

B  used in the House to force a standing committee to release a bill.

C  a technique that is unique to the House.

D  an attempt to persuade others to vote for a particular bill in return for a favor at a later date.

E  a method used by the Speaker of the House to promote the majority party’s legislation.

A  broad grants of power given to the executive branch.

B  powers that are specifically given to Congress in the Constitution.

C  powers that allow the president to take quick action.

D  decisions of the Supreme Court concerning the powers of Congress.

E  part of the elastic clause in the Constitution.

A  chooses its leadership.

B  supervises the activity of the judicial branch.

C  reviews and monitors other bodies such as the executive branch.

D  reviews the actions of subcommittees.

E  passes legislation.

A  supporting his or her political party.

B  representing the broad interests of the entire society.

C  supporting the president on all of his legislative programs.

D  primarily representing the wishes of his or her constituents.

E  representing other members of Congress.

A  investigating other branches of government through oversight.

B  lawmaking.

C  using the impeachment power.

D  judging whether laws are constitutional.

E  enforcing laws.

A  trustees.

B  representatives.

C  members.

D  constituents.

E  delegates.

A  An elevated sense of personal confidence

B  Episodic framing

C  Thematic framing

D  A higher sense of political efficacy

A  has been given to aliens as long as they are registered to vote.

B  is taken away if one doesn’t vote in five elections.

C  has not been extended to those without property.

D  can never be taken away.

E  has been expanded since the writing of the Constitution.

A  The poor and homeless

B  Hispanics

C  Very young voters aged eighteen to twenty-four

D  Wealthier people

E  People under the age of sixty-five

A  changes every four years.

B  is determined by adding the number of representatives and the number of senators a state has in Congress.

C  cannot exceed fifty members.

D  is the same so as to ensure that each state plays an equal role in selecting the president of the United States.

E  cannot be changed without a Constitutional amendment.

A  most delegates arrive undecided as to who they would like to see as the party’s candidate.

B  the presidential candidate is chosen by the party delegates.

C  it usually take three ballots for the party to choose the presidential candidate.

D  the delegates from those states that had early primaries and caucuses are seated closest to the front of the convention center.

E  elites within the political parties are entrusted with making the determination of an appropriate candidate based upon electability.

A  all people can vote for either party’s candidates.

B  party leaders meet to choose the candidates.

C  people can vote in the primary even if they are independents.

D  only members of the political party selecting nominees may vote.

E  candidates from both parties are on the same ballot.

A  The amount of PAC money spent on elections has lessened in recent years.

B  The Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission led to strict spending limits on corporations.

C  Corporations make contributions directly to candidates for political office.

D  Interest groups funnel PAC money to candidates they think can do the most good for them.

A  can only be employed by political parties.

B  were less important in the 2012 elections than in previous election years.

C  are unregulated funds that may be spent on advertising or other campaign activities so long as those expenditures are not coordinated with any candidate’s campaign operations. 

D  must be coordinated with a candidate’s campaign.

E  were banned in 2002.

A  there is a connection between money and elections.

B  candidates spend more money running for the House of Representatives than the Senate.

C  the total spending in the 2012 Presidential election cycle was less than $100 million.

D  all of the above.

A  younger than the candidates elected in the 1800s.

B  representative of the general public.

C  evenly divided between men and women.

D  Roman Catholics.

E  white and male.