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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A 1911
B 2016
C 1803
D 1789
Question #2
A one individual charges that he or she has been injured by another’s negligence or malfeasance.
B the government immediately appeals the verdict if it loses.
C the defendant is not allowed to appeal the verdict if he or she loses.
D the plaintiff is not allowed to appeal the verdict if he or she loses.
Question #3
A important because every word of a decision is legally binding.
B unimportant because all justices usually describe their decisions in exactly the same way.
C unimportant because the final vote of the justices is the only statement that carries any weight in future cases.
D important because differences in wording and emphasis can have important implications for how the decision is interpreted in future litigation.
Question #4
A a pro bono settlement.
B a quid pro quo.
C a plea bargain.
D an amicus curiae.
Question #5
A criminal
B constitutional
C civil
D common
Question #6
A the bureaucracy
B the Supreme Court
C Congress
D the president
Question #7
A sets the procedures for filing appellate cases in the federal court system.
B sets the procedures for filing appellate cases in the various state court systems.
C defines the jurisdiction of the various state court systems.
D governs agency rule making.
Question #8
A 160
B 50
C 100
D 18
Question #9
A 97
B 50
C 68
D 33
Question #10
A The solicitor general is the lawyer who represents the United States before the Supreme Court in cases where the federal government is a party.
B The solicitor general is the chief lawyer for Congress who makes advisory opinions on the constitutionality of legislative proposals.
C The solicitor general is the head of the Department of Justice.
D The solicitor general is the chief legal counsel for the White House.
Question #11
A the Federal Reserve System
B the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
C the Internal Revenue Service
D the Secretary of the Treasury
Question #12
A Walmart.
B the U.S. federal government.
C Amazon.
D Apple.
Question #13
A the inability to reform federal rules without help from the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the president
B the breakdown in the separation of powers between Congress, the federal judiciary, and the president
C the domination of a few large companies in the regulation of iron mining and smelting
D the stable relationship between a bureaucratic agency, a clientele group, and a legislative committee
Question #14
A U.S. Marine Corps
B secretary of defense
C U.S. Army
D Department of Homeland Security
Question #15
A is established by the president without congressional approval.
B charges fees to consumers but carries out governmental responsibilities.
C is part of a Cabinet-level department.
D is established by Congress but not part of a Cabinet-level department.
Question #16
A Cabinet-level department; bureau-level agency
B bureau-level agency; independent agency
C bureau-level agency; Cabinet-level department
D independent agency; bureau-level agency
Question #17
A 100,000
B 1.3 million
C 900,000
D 600,000
Question #18
A part of the Department of the Interior.
B part of the Department of Agriculture.
C an independent agency.
D a government corporation.
Question #19
A there is no potential for variation in the provision of services and benefits across states.
B Congress is removed completely from the United States’ foreign policy process.
C there are potentially large variations in the provision of services and benefits across states.
D states have a much harder time implementing programs than the federal government does.
Question #20
A by Supreme Court decisions.
B by federal ballot initiatives.
C by laws passed in Congress.
D by executive orders from the president.
Question #21
A elite pluralism.
B absolutism.
C the unitary executive.
D pluralism.
Question #22
A 0
B 3
C 8
D 12
Question #23
A cabinet secretaries
B all state Supreme Court justices
C open seats in the House of Representatives
D open Senate seats
Question #24
A charged by the House and tried in the Senate, with the Chief Justice presiding and a 50 percent plus one vote needed for conviction.
B charged by the Senate and tried in the House, 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 two-thirds 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.
Question #25
A Rutherford B. Hayes
B Abraham Lincoln
C Andrew Johnson
D Andrew Jackson
Question #26
A the Supreme Court
B the presidency
C Congress
D the executive bureaucracy
Question #27
A do not have to be approved by the Senate and are not responsible to the Senate or to Congress at large.
B must be approved by the Senate and are responsible to the Senate and to Congress at large.
C must be approved by the Senate, but not responsible to the Senate or to Congress at large.
D do not have to be approved by the Senate but are responsible to the Senate and to Congress at large.
Question #28
A 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.
B strictly prohibiting presidents from ever deploying federal troops within the United States.
C 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.
D stating that a state government must request federal troops before the president can deploy them within that state to provide public order.
Question #29
A Nearly all presidential vetoes are successfully overridden by Congress.
B A presidential veto has never been successfully overridden by Congress.
C Approximately half of presidential vetoes throughout American history have been successfully overridden by Congress.
D Fewer than 10 percent of all presidential vetoes throughout American history have been successfully overridden by Congress.
Question #30
A delegated powers of the presidency.
B inherent powers of the presidency.
C “going public” strategy.
D expressed powers of the presidency.
Question #31
A national defense and environmental protection
B national defense and the federal budget
C health care and education
D law enforcement and oversight
Question #32
A to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives
B to run the day-to-day operations of the Executive Office of the President
C to represent the president overseas
D to cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate
Question #33
A the president’s party.
B the Constitution.
C the Supreme Court.
D Congress.
Question #34
A National Security Council
B Council on Foreign Relations
C State Department
D War Council
Question #35
A USA PATRIOT Act of 2001
B War Powers Resolution of 1973
C Boland Amendment of 1982
D National Security Act of 1947
Question #36
A 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.
B it is granted the authority under the Constitution to pass the federal budget.
C it has the power to veto any legislation passed by Congress that negatively impacts the federal budget.
D 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.
Question #37
A three-fourths of both houses of Congress
B a majority of both houses of Congress
C a unanimous vote of both houses of Congress
D two-thirds of both houses of Congress
Question #38
A Implied
B Expressed
C Inherent
D Delegated
Question #39
A based on tradition but was discontinued during the Great Depression and World War II.
B required by a law passed by Congress in 1803 and renewed ever since.
C requested by the president, and comity demands that his or her request is always accepted.
D mandated by the Constitution.
Question #40
A in which members vote directly for their leaders.
B that accepts anyone as a member.
C in which only members may receive benefits.
D in which members play an important role in the daily activities and administration.
Question #41
A free-rider problem; collective goods
B principal-agent problem; selective benefits
C principal-agent problem; collective goods
D free-rider problem; selective benefits
Question #42
A $500,000
B $500
C $5,000
D $50,000
Question #43
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.
Question #44
A in 2001 as an effort to prevent the George W. Bush administration’s tax cuts.
B in 1965 as an effort to push for the passage of Medicare.
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.
Question #45
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 religious conservatives as a way to restore “moral values” to the country.
D promoted by late nineteenth-century Populists and Progressives as an antidote to interest group influence in the legislative process.
Question #46
A 42
B 22
C 62
D 2
Question #47
A information
B money
C legal assistance
D campaign workers
Question #48
A in 1996 as a social networking site for progressive activists opposed to free-trade agreements.
B in 1998 as an email group fighting against the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.
C in 2003 as a protest movement fighting against the war in Iraq.
D in 2010 as a lobbying organization opposed to the Affordable Care Act.
Question #49
A conservative evangelical southerners, reacting to the cultural changes of the 1960s
B upper-middle-class professionals, for whom the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s were key experiences
C recent immigrants to the United States
D blue-collar workers whose formative experience was the Great Depression
Question #50
A 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.
B 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.
C Party leaders and average citizens play roughly equal roles in selecting the candidates who will compete in the general election.
D Party leaders are legally prohibited from playing any role in the nominations process.
Question #51
A political parties.
B corporations.
C political action committees.
D political consulting firms.
Question #52
A 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.
B The number of people identifying as Democrats has outnumbered Republican identifiers for a long time.
C 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.
D The number of people identifying as Republicans has outnumbered Democratic identifiers for a long time.
Question #53
A the president.
B a governor.
C a U.S. senator.
D a state legislator.
Question #54
A a referendum
B prospective voting
C gerrymandering
D retrospective voting
Question #55
A an electoral realignment
B divided party government
C external mobilization
D proportional representation
Question #56
A A majority of men and women identify as Republicans, but more men than women identify with the Republican Party.
B Men are significantly more likely than women to identify with the Democratic Party, whereas more women identify as independents.
C Women are significantly more likely than men to identify with the Democratic Party, whereas more men identify as independents.
D There are no significant differences between men and women in terms of their political partisanship.
Question #57
A raising the most money
B winning elections
C creating the party platform
D nominating candidates