Module V

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

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

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  opening government records to citizen scrutiny

C  requiring annual evaluations by the president

D  empowering Congress

A  the State Department

B  NASA

C  Amtrak

D  the CIA

A  an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency

B  an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness

C  a wasteful, poorly organized agency

D  an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding

A  Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912

B  Hatch Act of 1939

C  Pendleton Act of 1883

D  Political Activities Act of 1939

A  background

B  party loyalty

C  merit

D  specialized education

A  brief

B  majority opinion

C  concurring opinion

D  dissenting opinion

A  nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate

B  chosen by Congress

C  elected by citizens

D  confirmed by the president

A  judicial activism

B  amicus curie

C  laissez-faire

D  stare decisis

A  civil and common courts

B  state and local courts

C  state and federal courts

D  district and circuit courts

A  by the US Supreme Court

B  by the US district courts

C  by the circuit courts

D  at the state level

A  least dangerous

B  strongest

C  most unnecessary

D  most political

A  a district court

B  a trial court

C  a court of original jurisdication

D  an appeals court

A  is given to it in the constitution

B  allows it to hear cases

C  enables it to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional

D  established the three-tiered court system

A  struggles for power between the president and Congress

B  arguments over presidential policy

C  impeachment trials

D  unconstitutional presidential power grabbing

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

B  authority to use force, especially military force

C  constitutional power to veto legislation

D  premier position to pressure through public appeal

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

B  Campaigns have become shorter and more expensive.

C  The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.

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

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 submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval.

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

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

A  they feared the opportunities created for corruption

B  they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

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

D  they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

A  according to the state’s geographic size

B  based on the state’s economic size

C  based on each state’s need

D  according to the state’s population

A  neglected

B  amended

C  tabled

D  vetoed

A  the Speaker or majority leader intervenes

B  the chamber votes for cloture

C  a majority of senators agree on a bill

D  the speaker steps away from the podium

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 override a presidential veto

B  the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

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

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

A  districts must include urban and rural areas

B  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

C  states can gain but never lose districts

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