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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A The president issues recommendations to the Department of Justice on what the meaning of a new criminal statute is.
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 negotiates an agreement with China and submits it to the Senate for ratification.
Question #2
A opening government records to citizen scrutiny
B forcing agencies to hold public meetings
C requiring annual evaluations by the president
D empowering Congress
Question #3
A Amtrak
B NASA
C the State Department
D the CIA
Question #4
A an organization that competes with other bureaucracies for funding
B an apolitical, hierarchically organized agency
C a wasteful, poorly organized agency
D an agency that shows clear electoral responsiveness
Question #5
A Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912
B Political Activities Act of 1939
C Pendleton Act of 1883
D Hatch Act of 1939
Question #6
A background
B merit
C party loyalty
D specialized education
Question #7
A brief
B majority opinion
C dissenting opinion
D concurring opinion
Question #8
A chosen by Congress
B nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate
C elected by citizens
D confirmed by the president
Question #9
A judicial activism
B stare decisis
C amicus curie
D laissez-faire
Question #10
A civil and common courts
B state and local courts
C state and federal courts
D district and circuit courts
Question #11
A by the US Supreme Court
B at the state level
C by the US district courts
D by the circuit courts
Question #12
A strongest
B least dangerous
C most political
D most unnecessary
Question #13
A an appeals court
B a trial court
C a court of original jurisdication
D a district court
Question #14
A established the three-tiered court system
B enables it to declare acts of other branches unconstitutional
C is given to it in the constitution
D allows it to hear cases
Question #15
A impeachment trials
B arguments over presidential policy
C unconstitutional presidential power grabbing
D struggles for power between the president and Congress
Question #16
A authority to use force, especially military force
B constitutional power to veto legislation
C premier position to pressure through public appeal
D ability to use technology to enhance the voice of the president
Question #17
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.
Question #18
A Following this election, presidents were directly elected.
B The election convinced many that the parties must adopt the king caucus as the primary method for selecting presidents.
C Jackson’s supporters decided to create a device for challenging the Electoral College.
D The selection of the candidate with fewer electoral votes triggered the rise of party control over nominations.
Question #19
A He refused to run again afters serving two terms.
B He worked with the Senate to draft treaties with foreign countries.
C He appointed the heads of various federal departments as his own advisors.
D He submitted his neutrality proclamation to the Senate for approval.
Question #20
A they worried about subjecting the commander-in-chief to public scrutiny
B they were worried about giving the legislature too much power
C they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college
D they feared the opportunities created for corruption
Question #21
A based on the state’s economic size
B based on each state’s need
C according to the state’s geographic size
D according to the state’s population
Question #22
A neglected
B vetoed
C tabled
D amended
Question #23
A a majority of senators agree on a bill
B the chamber votes for cloture
C the speaker steps away from the podium
D the Speaker or majority leader intervenes
Question #24
A broad discussion of policy issues
B less media coverage than House races
C less money than House races
D narrow discussion of specific policy issues
Question #25
A the power to regulate the sale of tobacco in the states
B the power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent
C the power to put the president on trial for high crimes
D the power to override a presidential veto
Question #26
A districts must include urban and rural areas
B districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups
C states have been known to create more districts than they have been apportioned
D states can gain but never lose districts