Final Examination

A  issue executive orders

B  declare war

C  Issue executive agreements

D  issue presidential pardons

E  send American troops into foreign conflicts

A  they are loyal to the president as long as he promises not to veto legislation

B  they provide alternative viewpoints on policies than those of the majority party

C  they agree with every policy of the ruling party

D  they are loyal to their constituents

A  The Secretary of State

B  The White House Press Secretary

C  The Speaker of the House

D  none of the above

A  the judiciary

B  the legislative

C  the bureaucracy

D  the executive

A  because backloading has become too expensive, especially during economic downturns

B  because a great deal of attention is paid to early primary contestants

C  because state legislatures thought they could gain a partisan advantage

D  because citizens should have the right to participate in primary elections even if they are registered as Independents

A  gain the trust of politicians

B  spy on foreign governments

C  unearth scandals

D  explore the details of proposed public policies

A  the government

B  the Democratic party

C  the Sierra Club

D  energy groups

A  the bureaucracy immediately carries out all instructions from the president

B  presidents must compete with others for power

C  presidents can trust that members of their political party will be completely loyal to them

D  presidential power is absolute

A  incumbents should spend more time campaigning

B  members of Congress hardly have time to get their feet wet before they must relinquish their seats

C  challengers have a built in advantage because they are Washington outsiders

D  Congress needs more turnover in its membership

A  they have a more positive evaluation of the institution as a whole over their individual member

B  the have a more positive evaluation of their individual member over the institution as a whole

C  The approval ratings for Congress have gone down in the last several years

D  the approval ratings for Congress have increased in the last several years

A  Hispanics

B  Caucasians

C  Asian Americans

D  African Americans

A  Democrats are more concerned with foreign policy while Republicans are more concerned with domestic and social policy

B  Democrats favor government programs to help the lower and middle classes, while Republicans favor low levels of taxes and domestic spending

C  Democrats favor government imposed morality while Republicans believe government should stay out of moral issues

D  Democrats are more concerned with cutting taxes while Republicans are more concerned with balancing the budget

A  a Buckely v. Valeo exemption

B  a soft money account

C  an ad valorem association

D  a political action committee

A  more people with advanced degrees

B  more Protestants

C  more Caucasians

D  more female politicians

A  VII

B  V

C  IV

D  IX

A  to raise hard money from individuals and soft money from businesses

B  to discipline wayward party members and reward loyal partisan

C  to nominate the party’s presidential ticket and write the party’s platform

D  to appoint officers and set the dates for the upcoming state primaries

A  criticize party members

B  focus on articulating a specific issue

C  nominate and run candidates for political office

D  aggregate issues

A  they help make policies user friendly for ordinary voters

B  the can foster corruption and national divisiveness

C  they are so instrumental to American government that their existence is guaranteed by Article IV of the Constitution

D  they ensure a smooth transition from one administration to the next

A  online voting

B  local elections

C  the primary system

D  early voting techniques

A  the statement of faith

B  the contract with America

C  the republican manifesto

D  the doctrine of shared ideology

A  political socialization

B  political efficacy

C  the killer instinct

D  self deprecation

A  approximated zero

B  stayed about the same

C  increased

D  decreased

A  highly structured

B  single minded

C  decentralized

D  disciplined

A  dissenting opinions

B  concurring opinions

C  per curiam opinions

D  conjoining opinions

A  open and fair government

B  racial equality

C  a strong defense

D  tax breaks for small businesses

A  after the President has been in office for at least 6 months

B  during the honeymoon period

C  at the end of the President’s first term

D  while Congress is in recess

A  representative democracy

B  indirect democracy

C  republican form of government

D  all of the above

A  Article III of the Constitution

B  writing executive orders

C  Article II of the Constitution

D  issuing presidential decrees

A  Canada

B  Panama

C  Vietnam

D  Kuwait

A  mark-ups

B  legislative oversight

C  gate keeping

D  revolving doors

A  they were both skilled at using the bully pulpit

B  they were the only two presidents without a college degree

C  they both engaged in hostilities in Iraq and Haiti

D  they both were able to pass significant legislation reshaping health care policy

A  being responsible parties

B  rewarding it’s members with patronage

C  appealing to the good nature of city dwellers

D  giving power to average citizens rather than party leaders

A  typically run against more visible challengers than House incumbents

B  often have more homogeneous constituencies than House incumbents

C  are more likely to win than House incumbents

D  typically win with larger margins than House incumbents

A  single member district

B  first past the post

C  proportional representation

D  winner takes all

A  right to work laws

B  right to profiteer laws

C  union shop laws

D  maximum wage laws

A  it enhances their reelection prospects by allowing them to claim credit for helping constituents

B  they must be informed about the intricacies of policy issues in order to get prime committee assignments and to make good legislation

C  fewer public funds are available for congressional campaigns for those who shun casework

D  it gives them leverage with congressional leaders

A  civic duty

B  social promotion

C  statutes that require compulsory voting

D  the cost of voting outweighs the benefits

A  it conducts periodic examinations of the goals and performances of tv stations

B  there are no restrictions on the number of stations owned or controlled by one company

C  as a form of public service, it requires all broadcast stations to publicly endorse political candidates

D  it frequently withdraw licenses from tv stations that do not serve the public interest

A  the FCC

B  small businesses

C  giant corporations

D  TNT

A  Rules Committee

B  Joint Committee

C  Collaborative Commitee

D  Debate Committee

A  enforcing rules of discipline in Congress

B  selecting officeholders

C  running campaigns

D  taking care of their party in the electorate

A  the president’s party tends to lose seats in presidential elections years

B  the president’s party tends to lose seats in midterm elections years

C  they have diminished in recent years

D  the president’s popularity tends to remain the same during wartime

A  members of Congress suing interest groups for corrupting the political system

B  high school graduates sue their school district because they were given a diploma even though they never learned to how to read or write

C  a court issuing a temporary restraining order against an interest group

D  a group of people in a similar situation combining their common grievances into a single lawsuit

A  spending is unimportant for open seats

B  prolific spending by incumbents typically guarantees them success

C  money from PAC’s pays the entire cost of congressional campaigns

D  incumbents generally spend more than challengers

A  they are safety valves for popular discontent

B  they seldom place social reform measures on the political agenda

C  they ensure continuity by keeping new groups from participating

D  they frequently win political office

A  very often

B  about 1/4 of the time

C  very rarely

D  about 2/3 of the time

E  about 1/2 the time

A  sharing the load problem

B  the refugee problem

C  good of society problem

D  free rider problem

A  a pocket veto

B  a legislative veto

C  an overriding veto

D  an impoundment veto

A  The USA Patriot Act

B  The McCain-Feingold Act

C  The Lee Atwater Campaign Finance Reform Act

D  The Graham-Rudman-Hollins Fair Election Act

A  the president to veto only parts of a bill

B  the president to send troops overseas for more than 30 days without congressional approval

C  the president to take advantage of the bully pulpit

D  the Congress to override a bill submitted by the president

E  the legislature to override executive orders

A  a plurality of the popular vote, that is, whichever candidate gets the most votes

B  a majority of the electoral vote, that being 270 votes

C  a plurality of the delegates at the national convention

D  a majority of the popular vote or 50.1 percent

A  support Democrats

B  do not endorse candidates

C  support the Green party

D  support Republicans

E  support both Republicans and Democrats

A  United States President

B  United States Representative

C  United States Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

D  United States Senator

A  it’s relying on precedent

B  it’s reinforcing habeas corpus

C  it’s ignoring the principle of stare decisis

D  it’s interpreting original constitutionalism

A  no longer used to conduct foreign policy in the modern world

B  not valid in foreign policy matters unless approved by the Senate

C  not legal in the United States

D  agreements between the President of the United States and heads of governments of foreign countries that do not have to be approved by the Senate

A  is the policy statement of Congress over which the president seldom has influence

B  is an effective tool used by the president to limit other countries’ foreign policy

C  gives a broad view of what the president wishes the legislature to accomplish during the coming year

D  is delivered by the president to the General Assembly of the United Nations at least once every four years

A  ideologically conservative courts

B  activist courts

C  ideologically liberal courts

D  pro civil rights courts

A  constituent service

B  logrolling

C  lawmaking

D  oversight

A  open seat candidates

B  incumbents

C  challengers

D  cooperatives

A  enforce laws, treaties, and court orders

B  inform Congress prior to any military action

C  oversee actions of state governments

D  submit a balanced budget to Congress

A  firing judges on the grounds of incompatibility

B  forcing Congress to consider impeachment of specific judges

C  appointing new judges when there are vacancies, who in principle has philosophies consistent with the president

D  declaring martial law, which restricts judicial decision making

A  is to be determined by the president at the end of his term

B  can not exceed 550

C  can not be changed without an amendment

D  is equal to the number of representatives and senators a state has in Congress

A  the legislative branch

B  a council of state governors that would meet each year

C  a very powerful chief executive given that under the Articles of Confederation it was weak

D  a secret elite class that would be responsible for protecting society from anarchy

A  conservative political ideas

B  the working class

C  the economic elite

D  the great depression

A  it can play a policymaking role

B  it never overrules laws enacted by elected officials

C  its decision seldom set precents

D  its opinions are always enforced immediately

A  The Electoral College

B  The states legislatures

C  The Nominating College of the Federal Government

D  The Framers College

A  makes treaties, recognizes foreign governments, and makes executive agreements

B  must use his power to select leaders in high level positions within Congress to work for the president’s legislative agenda

C  is responsible for all actions within the Executive Branch

D  is responsible for selecting all judges to federal courts

A  9

B  8

C  7

D  10

A  precedent

B  judicial review

C  the writ of judicial appeal

D  appellate review of fact

A  served more than two terms of office

B  both a and b

C  been impeached and convicted

D  been impeached

A  a method used to defeat legislation in Congress

B  actions taken by the House Rules Committee that must be approved by the Speaker

C  a process that attempt to limit debate on a bill in the Senate floor

D  a closed meeting held by the majority party when important legislation is pending

A  proceedings can not be used against an incumbent president

B  proceedings begin in the Senate and conclude in the House of Representatives

C  proceedings can only be applied to a president that has committed bribery

D  proceedings begin in the House of Representatives and conclude in the Senate

A  Bush won the popular vote and the electoral college vote

B  he won the electoral vote, but only because Gore withdrew from the campaign

C  Al Gore won the electoral vote but lost the popular vote

D  Bush won the electoral vote, which is the vote that actually selects the winner

A  influence a court’s decision

B  prohibit future action that would violate civil rights

C  prevent a party from acting until the court makes a final decision

D  require testimony of witnesses who maybe hostile to the plaintiff or otherwise reluctant to appear in court

A  casework

B  to check the power of the executive branch

C  lawmaking

D  constituent service

A  political questions

B  disagreements between a majority of Supreme Court judges and lower court judges

C  civil liberties

D  conflicts between lower courts on the interpretation of federal law

A  to refer a case to the next highest court

B  that the other court does not have jurisdiction in a case

C  to reverse a decision by a lower court

D  to stand on decided cases

A  acting on conscience or representing the broad interests of the entire society and country as a whole

B  supporting the president on all of his legislative programs

C  supporting his or her political party one hundred percent

D  only representing the needs of his or her constituents

A  supervises the activities of the judicial and executive branches

B  allows meaningful input of foreigners through hearings

C  follows up on the laws it has enacted making sure they are properly implemented

D  reviews the actions of subcomittees

A  A Federal-state party system

B  A two party system

C  A multi party system

D  A bifurcated party system

A  The National Education Association (NEA)

B  The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

C  The National Organization for Women (NOW)

D  The National Security Council (NSC)

A  the middle and upper classes

B  economic depression

C  liberal political ideas

D  social welfare programs

A  when faced with the pressure of public opinion

B  right before a presidential election

C  when the sitting president is ideologically similar to the justice

D  when there is an ideological divide on the court

A  without obtaining a majority of the popular vote

B  if he has not yet reached his 29th birthday

C  if he is a naturalized citizen

D  without receiving any electoral votes

A  legislative-executive committees for foreign policy

B  joint resolution committees

C  special House and Senate investigative committees

D  standing committees

A  the litigate

B  James Madison stipulated their role in Federalist # 10

C  they help the judicial review board

D  the have the power to veto judicial nominations

A  not responsible for military decisions

B  only allowed to make military decisions after the approval by Congress

C  the ultimate decision maker in military affairs

D  only a symbolic leader of the military

A  the Vice President

B  the Supreme Court

C  an appeals Federal Court

D  the states

A  white and male

B  knowledgeable about all areas of the government

C  representatives of the general public

D  younger than candidates in the previous twenty years

A  a special committee convened to resolve differences between a House passed bill and a Senate passed bill

B  a special committee convened to resolve differences between the President and Congress

C  a special committee in the House of Representatives to assist the Speaker with his party agenda

D  called into session when a president has vetoed an appropriations bill with a pocket veto

A  they maintain a low profile

B  they emphasize their ideology

C  they emphasize their political connections

D  they emphasize their partisanship

A  are not part of our Judiciary

B  only hear cases that will be appealed to the Supreme Court

C  advise Congress about the constitutionality of proposed legislation

D  none of the above

A  an attempt to prevent passage of a bill by halting action through unlimited debate

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

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

D  a method used by the Speaker of the House to promote the Majority Party’s legislation

A  wanted to insulate them from the influence of public opinion

B  believed in aristocracy

C  comprised the first Supreme Court and they wanted to ensure their own job security

D  wanted to make the Supreme Court more accountable to the people

A  to reconcile House and Senate versions of a bill

B  to set the rules for filibustering a bill

C  to approve all appropriations bills

D  to determine the path of a proposed legislation on the House floor

A  the House will spend much more time on a bill on the floor as opposed to the Senate

B  the Senate is able to decide on the proper action on a bill quicker than the House

C  a greater number of formal rules are needed to govern activity in the House

D  a lesser number of formal rules are needed to govern activity in the House

A  supporting the political party that he or she was a member of when elected to Congress

B  primarily representing the needs of his or her constituents

C  representing the broad interests of an entire society

D  supporting the president in all of his legislative programs

A  only in cases where it has been duly authorized by statue

B  in all matters where the United States is a party

C  in all cases affecting ambassadors, public ministers and consuls, and in cases in which a state is a party

D  to intervene any time in a federal case

A  organize to win elections and operate the government

B  have been elected to office without having obtained a position of power

C  agree on all policy issues

D  pay monthly dues to an ideological organization

A  cooperation with the Joint Chiefs of Staff

B  unlimited power to create offices within the executive branch

C  a federal bureaucracy

D  the power to act in all cases of national importance