POL 110 Week 11 Exam 3 (5 Set) (1)

07 Jun POL 110 Week 11 Exam 3 (5 Set) (1)

POL 110 Week 11 Exam 3 (1 Set)

Question 1  The examples of Jackson and Lincoln teach that emergency conditions and __________ can offer presidents the opportunity for substantial increases in power.

Question 2  President __________ was a master legislative strategist who struggled to maintain popular support.

Question 3  Presidential impoundment of funds has been severely limited in recent years because of

Question 4  There are _____ administrative departments (or cabinet departments) in the executive branch.

Question 5  Before the president assumed dominance in the conduct of foreign policy, the cabinet officer who dominated this policy area was the

Question 6  The collection of interest groups, think tanks, policy experts, news reporters, and congressional committees that try to influence agencies are called

Question 7  The basic features of the modern bureaucracy are largely a product of World War II and the

Question 8  Employees hired outside the competitive service are part of the __________ service.

Question 9   Red tape occurs as a result of

Question 10  The recruitment and retention policies of the civil service work to ensure that most bureaucrats have

Question 11  When we speak of a policy that has narrow benefits but diffuses costs, we speak of

Question 12  People who retire after having earned a lot money now receive about __________ per month via Social Security.

Question 13  No single explanation of policy making is correct because

Question 14  A key requirement for a policy entrepreneur to be successful is

Question 15  After World War II, it was clear that the countries divided into market-based and state-run areas

Question 16  One has to say that the United States succeeded in its nation-building efforts in

Question 17  increase dramatically.

Question 18  According to the text, the War Powers Act has

Question 19  When John F. Kennedy argued for the creation of special forces in the military,

Question 20  There is no doubt that NAFTA

Question 21  Since 1789, the Supreme Court has declared just over _____ federal laws unconstitutional.

Question 22  A study of judicial review of the decisions of federal agencies found that courts

Question 23  When citizens of different states are in a legal battle with each other, the case can be heard in a state or a federal court if at least __________ is at stake.

Question 24  Fee shifting refers to

Question 25  The Court’s notorious decision in the Dred Scott case involved

 

POL 110 Week 11 Exam 3 (2 Set)

Question 1  The function of the White House Office is to

Question 2  The impact of the presidential race on the outcome of congressional elections

Question 3  President __________ was a master legislative strategist who struggled to maintain popular support.

Question 4  In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, public support for President Bush

Question 5  The powers that the president shares with the Senate include

Question 6  Employees hired outside the competitive service are part of the __________ service.

Question 7  The political values of top-level federal bureaucrats tend to be

Question 8  The primary function of governmental agencies created in the late 1800s wa

Question 9  High-ranking bureaucrats with liberal attitudes are more likely to be found in the

Question 10   The collection of interest groups, think tanks, policy experts, news reporters, and congressional committees that try to influence agencies are called

Question 11  If the Fed cuts rates too much,

Question 12  When we speak of a policy that has narrow benefits but diffuses costs, we speak of

Question 13  People who retire after having earned a lot money now receive about __________ per month via Social Security.

Question 14  The chair of the Federal Reserve serves for _____ years.

Question 15  After World War II, it was clear that the countries divided into market-based and state-run areas

Question 16  Presidential efforts to reorganize or reform the military are most likely to be unsuccessful because

Question 17  In 2002 President George W. Bush issued a doctrine of

Question 18  In a military crisis a president’s popularity tends to

Question 19  Critics maintain that it is especially difficult for the United States to develop thoughtful foreign policies because

Question 20  The case of military bases is a classic example of __________ politics.

Question 21  The function of the solicitor general is to

Question 22  Congress has the power to decide the jurisdiction of lower federal courts. This means that

Question 23  Nominations to U.S. District Courts are

Question 24  Since 1789, the Supreme Court has declared just over _____ federal laws unconstitutional.

Question 25  One problem with the Supreme Court reviewing only 1 percent of appeals court cases is that

 

POL 110 Week 11 Exam 3 (3 Set)

           

Question 1  Andrew Jackson established the practice that the president’s veto can be used

Question 2  The likelihood of Congress overriding a president’s veto is

Question 3  In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, public support for President Bush

Question 4  The powers that the president shares with the Senate include

Question 5  The constitutional duty of the vice president is to

Question 7  Which of the following is true of an agency with a sense of mission?

Question 8  The collection of interest groups, think tanks, policy experts, news reporters, and congressional committees that try to influence agencies are called

Question 9  Employees hired outside the competitive service are part of the __________ service.

Question 10  The typical name-request job features an individual who was identified by

Question 11  The reason client groups usually win in client politics is that

Question 12  In political jargon, Social Security is often referred to as

Question 13  People who retire after having earned a lot money now receive about __________ per month via Social Security.

Question 14  There is evidence to suggest that when inflation is up, voters tend to

Question 15  No single explanation of policy making is correct because

Question 16  When John F. Kennedy argued for the creation of special forces in the military,

Question 17  Only _____ of fourteen major wars America has fought in have followed a formal declaration of war.

Question 18  Presidential efforts to reorganize or reform the military are most likely to be unsuccessful because

Question 19  The case of military bases is a classic example of __________ politics.

Question 20  Presidential approval increased after each of the following events except

Question 21  Which of the following presidents appointed the highest percentage of female judges?

Question 22  A study of judicial review of the decisions of federal agencies found that courts

Question 23  There are _____ U.S. District Courts.

Question 24  In McCulloch v. Maryland the Court held that

Question 25  The classic ruling in Marbury v. Madison

 

POL 110 Week 11 Exam 3 (4 Set)

Question 1  Presidential impoundment of funds has been severely limited in recent years because of

Question 2  There are _____ administrative departments (or cabinet departments) in the executive branch.

Question 3  Each state determines how to cast its electoral college votes. Today, the system adopted by most of the states is

Question 4  The examples of Jackson and Lincoln teach that emergency conditions and __________ can offer presidents the opportunity for substantial increases in power.

Question 5  The __________ consists of seven persons who are appointed by the president and who serve fourteen-year terms.

Question 6  Red tape occurs as a result of

Question 7  The typical name-request job features an individual who was identified by

Question 8  No federal money may be spent unless it has first

Question 9  During most of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, appointments to the civil service were based primarily on

Question 10  A public official who decides to follow a course of action not specified in the law, but one that could be inferred from it, is most likely to be

Question 11  If the Fed cuts rates too much,

Question 12  In political jargon, Social Security is often referred to as

Question 13  After World War II, it was clear that the countries divided into market-based and state-run areas

Question 14  There is evidence to suggest that when inflation is up, voters tend to

Question 16  One has to say that the United States succeeded in its nation-building efforts in

Question 17  The case of military bases is a classic example of __________ politics.

 Question 18  When John F. Kennedy argued for the creation of special forces in the military,

Question 19  Critics maintain that it is especially difficult for the United States to develop thoughtful foreign policies because

Question 20  The view that partisanship should “stop at the water’s edge” can be traced back to

Question 21  The Supreme Court will grant a writ of certiorari if at least _____ justices agree that a case involves a substantial federal question.

Question 22  There are _____ U.S. District Courts.

Question 23  Taxpayer X does not think that the federal Endangered Species Act is constitutional. What will he have to show before his case can be heard on its merits?

Question 24  Withdrawing some of the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court probably would shift policy making to

Question 25  Most of the justices on the current Supreme Court

 

POL 110 Week 11 Exam 3 (5 Set)

Question 1  The veto message must be sent to Congress within __________ days.                      

Question 2  When a presidential election is thrown into the House, each __________ casts one vote.

 Question 3  The War Powers Act              

Question 4  The __________ consists of seven persons who are appointed by the president and who serve fourteen-year terms.           

Question 5  Each state determines how to cast its electoral college votes. Today, the system adopted by most of the states is

Question 6  In 2010, Congress passed a law that mandated the USDA work with _______ to address issues related to hunger.                           

Question 7  The typical name-request job features an individual who was identified by                               

Question 8  The authors suggest that, many times, vintage horror stories of outlandish prices for items are a result of the fact that the items themselves are                           

Question 9  An “iron triangle” includes                 

 Question 10  The federal civil-service system was designed to recruit qualified people on the basis

Question 11  In a typical term the Supreme Court’s workload will involve as many as ________ cases.          

Question 12  Which Founding Father referred to the judicial branch as the “least dangerous”?

 Question 13  In Marbury, the Court focused on a technical concern, namely, that its __________ jurisdiction could not be enlarged absent a constitutional amendment.

Question 14  The statement, “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!” was made by            

Question 15  Who wrote the opinion of the Court in Marbury v. Madison?     

Question 16  Between 2008 and 2011, the gross federal debt grew to over                                       

Question 17  Couples earning over $250,000 a year make up __________ percent of all American people.    

 

Question 18  The Federal Reserve System is composed of                    

Question 19  The 2010 health care legislation exhibited entrepreneurial politics because               

Question 20  In 2001, a bipartisan commission that studied Social Security recommended

Question 21 The War Powers Act has been acknowledged as being constitutional by          

Question 22  The all-volunteer force (AVF) was instituted in the aftermath of                       

Question 23  Only __________ of thirteen major wars America has fought in have followed a formal declaration of war.           

Question 24  In its 1983 Chadha case, the Supreme Court struck down                                  

Question 25  President Bush’s surge to have troops work in Iraqi neighborhoods and build alliances with local groups meant sending in an additional __________ troops.   

                                   

POL 110 Week 11 Exam 3 (6 Set)

                                   

Question 1  The Senate has ratified well over _________ treaties since 1789.     

Question 2  Presidents have signed about _________ executive agreements with foreign countries.

Question 3  Public support for war efforts became particularly polarized with          

Question 4  Edwin Corwin famously described the Constitution’s commentary on foreign affairs as an “invitation to __________.”       

Question 5  The United States did not institute a peacetime draft until

Question 6  A president can be impeached for treason, bribery, and               

Question 7 A signing statement is a statement issued

Question 8  The president is limited to two terms in office by                           

Question 9  The __________ votes to remove the president from office following an impeachment trial.        

Question 10  President __________ came to the White House with experience in Congress and the CIA.        

Question 11  Medicare was created during the administration of

Question 12 The 2010 health care legislation exhibited interest group politics because       

Question 13 By 2010, Medicare costs were around        

Question 14 Today, there are approximately __________ workers for each beneficiary receiving a retirement           

Question 15 When Congress formed a 12-month bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, it publically declared that it    

Question 16 The Pendleton Act                              

Question 17 Most federal agencies must share their functions with

Question 18  An “iron triangle” includes                           

Question 19 A National Performance Review was conducted to find out which government agencies were especially efficient. This was led by           

Question 20 Which of the following was created in 1978 in an attempt to give the president more flexibility in dealing with high-level bureaucrats?                            

Question 21 Increases in the number of blacks, Hispanics, and women serving on the federal court began in the __________ administration.                                               

Question 22 Most of the justices on the current Supreme Court                                   

Question 23  Fee shifting refers to

Question 24  Which of the following is usually short and unsigned?                                        

Question 25 Under the power of judicial review, a law of Congress is void if it          

                                   

POL 110 Week 11 Exam 3 (7 Set)

Question 1 In order to increase their own influence on foreign policy, recent presidents have brought __________ into the White House.

Question 2 The Supreme Court first faced the issue of executive privilege during the __________ administration.

Question 3  A president can be impeached for treason, bribery, and

Question 4 Gerald Ford was the first

Question 5  Which of the following was the first vice president to become president because of the death of a predecessor?

Question 6 Most federal agencies must share their functions with

 Question 7 In 2010, Congress passed a law that mandated the USDA work with _______ to address issues related to hunger.

Question 8 The collection of interest groups, think tanks, policy experts, news reporters, and congressional committees that try to influence agencies are called

Question 9 Using the buddy system, an agency can circumvent the usual OPM search process by

Question 10 Which of the following was created in 1978 in an attempt to give the president more flexibility in dealing with high-level bureaucrats?

Question 11 The function of the solicitor general is to

Question 12 The statement, “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!” was made by

Question 13  In the 1950s there was a movement in Congress to curtail the Court’s jurisdiction in cases involving

Question 14 Increases in the number of blacks, Hispanics, and women serving on the federal court began in the __________ administration.

Question 15 The Supreme Court will grant a writ of certiorari if at least __________ justices agree that a case involves a substantial federal question.

Question 16 The Federal Reserve System is composed of

Question 17 After World War II, it was clear that the countries divided into market-based and state-run areas

Question 18 High-earners who retire now receive about __________ per month via Social Security.

Question 19 Today, there are approximately __________ workers for each beneficiary receiving a retirement check.

Question 20 The 2010 health care legislation exhibited interest group politics because

Question 21 Congress has sought to limit presidential power in foreign policymaking by

Question 22 President Bush’s surge to have troops work in Iraqi neighborhoods and build alliances with local groups meant sending in an additional __________ troops.

Question 23 The Senate has ratified well over _________ treaties since 1789.

Question 24 Previous to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the American public

Question 25 President Obama plans to have most of the American troops out of Afghanistan by