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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A whistleblowing
B third-party financing
C government grants
D divestiture
Question #2
A requiring annual evaluations by the president
B forcing agencies to hold public meetings
C empowering Congress
D opening government records to citizen scutiny
Question #3
A the CIA
B Amtrak
C the State Department
D NASA
Question #4
A the acquisitive model
B the Weberian model
C the monopolistic model
D the ideal model
Question #5
A an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness
B an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency
C an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding
D a wasteful, poorly organized agency
Question #6
A “spoils system”
B General Schedule
C Merit Systems Protection Board
D Civil Service Commission
Question #7
A Political Activities Act of 1939
B Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912
C Hatch Act of 1939
D Pendleton Act of 1883
Question #8
A the 1910s and the 1990s
B the 1930s and the 1950s
C the 1930s and the 1960s
D the 1920s and the 1980s
Question #9
A merit
B specialized education
C background
D party loyalty
Question #10
A seven
B four
C five
D six
Question #11
A The president negotiates an agreement with China and submits it to the Senate for ratification.
B The president signs legally binding nuclear arms terms with Iran without seeking congressional approval.
C The president changes a regulation on undocumented immigrant status without congressional approval.
D The president issues recommendations to the Department of Justice on what the meaning of a new criminal statute is.
Question #12
A unconstitutional presidential power grabbing
B struggles for power between the president and the Congress
C arguments over presidential policy
D impeachment trials
Question #13
A premier position to pressure through public appeal
B constitutional power to veto legislation
C ability to use technology to enhance the voice of the president
D authority to use force, especially military force
Question #14
A nominate and gain confirmation for their cabinet and hundreds of other officials
B prepare their first executive budget
C prepare and deliver their first State of the Union address
D move into the White House
Question #15
A must be confirmed by the Senate
B are selected based on the rules of patronage
C once in office are subject to dismissal by the Senate
D serve two-year terms
Question #16
A Campaigns have become shorter and less expensive.
B Often incumbent presidents will fail to be renominated by the party.
C Sometimes candidates unpopular with the party leadership reach the top.
D The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.
Question #17
A The election convinced many that parties must adopt the king caucus as the primary method for selecting presidents.
B Following the election, presidents were directly elected.
C The selection of the candidate with fewer electoral votes triggered the rise of party control over niminations.
D Jackson’s supporters decided to create a device for challenging the Electoral College.
Question #18
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 after serving two terms.
D He submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval.
Question #19
A they feared the opportunities created for corruption
B they were worries about giving the legislature too much power
C they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college
D they worried about subjecting the commander-in-chief to public scrutiny
