1.
California's term limits were implemented for all but which of the following reasons?
a. To guarantee fresh, new faces in government.
b. To prevent the professionalization of the legislature.
c. To reduce the influence of money on policymaking.
d. To a
d. To allow government newcomers to network and gain experience and influence.
2.
A significant impact of term limits has been:
a. an increase in the elections of women and ethnic minorities.
b. to slow the amount of money poured into campaign funds.
c. greater reliance of legislators on the governor and lobbyists.
d. a decline in t
e. all of these choices
3.
Increasingly, the vocational background of legislative candidates has been:
a. former legislative aides.
b. law.
c. business.
d. education.
e. the media.
c. business.
4.
The number of standing committees in the California Assembly:
a. varies each term.
b. is fixed at thirteen.
c. is reevaluated every six years.
d. is dependent on the dominant political party.
e. is fixed at thirty.
a. varies each term.
5.
Democrats have controlled the position of speaker of the assembly:
a. every year since 1926.
b. for all but four years during the past forty years.
c. for all but five of the past seventy-five years.
d. for all but two years during the past fifty years
b. for all but four years during the past forty years.
6.
The most powerful member of the Senate is the:
a. Rules Committee Chair.
b. governor.
c. speaker.
d. attorney general.
e. president pro tem.
b. for all but four years during the past forty years.
7.
In recent years, the Democratic party:
a. has experienced gridlock and internal struggle.
b. made significant efforts toward bipartisanship.
c. has emphasized collegiality and cooperation.
d. has had strong leadership and tight organization.
e. has ill
a. has experienced gridlock and internal struggle.
8.
As of 2010, ________, helping legislators remain in good standing with his or her district.
a. about 3,500 staffers worked for the legislature in the capital alone
b. California legislators each had a staff of about 300 employees
c. California legislat
d. about 2,500 staffers worked for the legislature
9.
________ is a legislative support position, which provides fiscal expertise, reviews the annual budget and assesses programs that affect the state's funds.
a. The staff consultant
b. The state legislative advisor
c. The legislative analyst
d. The legis
c. The legislative analyst
10.
Supporters of the substantial legislative staff claim:
a. staffers fill the information gaps associated with rapid legislative turnover.
b. staffing enhances the legislature's professionalism.
c. staffers use their positions to gain knowledge and skil
d. both staffing helps to compensate for weak party organizations, and staffers fill the information gaps associated with rapid legislative turnover.
11.
Constitutional amendments may be submitted for voter approval after:
a. a simple majority vote of the full membership of the legislature.
b. an absolute majority of the members present in both houses.
c. a simple majority in the Senate and a two-third
a. a simple majority vote of the full membership of the legislature.
12.
To override a governor's veto requires:
a. a unanimous vote in both houses.
b. an absolute two-thirds majority vote in both houses.
c. an absolute majority vote in the Senate, and an absolute two-thirds vote in the Assembly.
d. an absolute majority vo
b. an absolute two-thirds majority vote in both houses.
13.
Moving a bill "across the deck" refers to:
a. the assignment of a bill to committee.
b. the introduction of the bill to the chamber floor for a vote.
c. the movement of the bill through the first three readings of the full legislative body.
d. the bil
e. the sponsor of a bill giving a copy to the clerk of the chamber, making it officially under consideration.
14.
If the two houses of the legislature pass different versions of the same bill, the versions must be reconciled by:
a. a compromise committee.
b. a conference committee.
c. a joint committee.
d. the rules committee.
e. the executive branch.
b. a conference committee.
15.
When members of the assembly cast votes of absent members by clicking their electronic devices they are:
q
b. engaging in a legal activity called ghost voting.
c. logrolling.
d. none of these choices
e. engaging in cloture.
a. ghost voting, which is illegal.
1.
California has a ________ (two house) legislature.
a. unipolar
b. bipolar
c. unicameral
d. bilingual
e. bicameral
e. bicameral
2.
California's Senate has ________ members.
a. 120
b. 80
c. 2
d. 40
e. 100
d. 40
3.
A state assembly district has about ________ residents.
a. 80 thousand
b. 482 thousand
c. 120 thousand
d. 925 thousand
e. 37 million
b. 482 thousand
4.
________ is the process of redrawing district boundaries.
a. Lobbying
b. Civil rights
c. Redistricting
d. Drafting
e. Gerrymandering
c. Redistricting
5.
________ is the person who is in charge of the state assembly.
a. The president pro tem
b. The clerk
c. The president
d. The majority leader
e. The speaker
e. The speaker
6.
The key to senate power lies within the five-member ________, which is chaired by the president pro tem.
a. Rules Committee
b. Appropriations Committee
c. Government Organization Committee
d. Joint Committee
e. Budget Committee
a. Rules Committee
7.
The strategy known as gut-and-amend:
a. provides a mechanism for running special sessions.
b. allows legislators to "gut" out a long session.
c. describes one way to change the state constitution.
d. enables a legislator to replace the original content
d. enables a legislator to replace the original contents of a bill with something new.
8.
Which of the following do not require an absolute two-thirds vote for passage?
a. Proposed bond measures
b. The state budget
c. Veto overrides
d. Selection of the speaker and president pro tem
e. Urgency bills
d. Selection of the speaker and president pro tem
9.
If the governor does not sign or veto a bill within twelve days of it being sent to him, the bill automatically:
a. dies.
b. goes to the voters for a final decision.
c. carries over until the next session.
d. becomes law.
e. goes back to the legislatur
d. becomes law.
10.
California assembly members and senators can serve a maximum of ________ years in their respective houses.
a. four and eight
b. five and ten
c. six and eight
d. twelve and fourteen
e. It is unlimited in both houses.
c. six and eight
11.
In 1965, Los Angeles County was home to ________ of the state's population.
a. 23%
b. 5%
c. 44%
d. 68%
e. 35%
e. 35%
12.
The 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Reynolds v. Sims ordered all states to organize:
a. their lower house by county or territory, rather than by population.
b. their upper house by population, rather than by county or territory.
c. their upper hou
b. their upper house by population, rather than by county or territory.
13.
California is one of ten states to have:
a. a full-time legislature.
b. a legislature that meets greater than 250 days per year.
c. a legislature that meets fewer than 200 days per year.
d. a base salary for legislators below $95,000.
e. a part-time l
a. a full-time legislature.
14.
Redistricting in California is completed by:
a. the executive branch.
b. the California Demographic Unit.
c. the Citizens Redistricting Commission.
d. the entire California legislature.
e. the California Senate.
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15.
In response to the perpetual reelection of incumbents, California voters passed:
a. Proposition 14 in 1989.
b. Proposition 35 in 2005.
c. Proposition 29 in 2001.
d. Proposition 140 in 1990.
e. Proposition 11 in 1998.
d. Proposition 140 in 1990.
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1.
Since 1982, most growth in the number of government employees has been at the __________ level(s).
a. state and national
b. national
c. state
d. state and local
d. state and local
2.
All in all, the three levels of government employ about __________ percent of the civilian labor force.
a. 11
b. 5
c. 27
d. 16
d. 16
3.
Each of the fifteen executive departments is directly accountable to __________.
a. the vice president
b. the president
c. the Government Accountability Office
d. Congress
b. the president
4.
The head of each executive department is appointed by the __________, and each is known as the __________ except for the Department of Justice.
a. president/secretary
b. director of the Government Accountability Office/deputy general
c. White House chi
a. president/secretary
5.
The principal duties of the __________ Department include working to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, controlling America's borders, and minimizing the damage from potential attacks and natural disasters.
a. Defense
b. State
c. Inter
d. Homeland Security
6.
Subagencies of the State Department include the __________.
a. Passport Services Office and the Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
b. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Secret Service
c. National Security Agency and Joint Ch
a. Passport Services Office and the Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
7.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Marshals Service are subagencies of the __________ Department.
a. Justice
b. Homeland Security
c. Health and Human Services
d. Interior
a. Justice
8.
The Commerce Department __________.
a. is concerned with the nation's housing needs and oversees the resale of mortgages
b. promotes the interests of workers
c. pays all federal bills
d. grants patents and trademarks and monitors the weather
d. grants patents and trademarks and monitors the weather
9.
The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management and the National Nuclear Security Administration are subagencies of the __________ Department.
a. Health and Human Services
b. Homeland Security
c. Interior
d. Energy
d. Energy
10.
The newest executive departments are __________.
a. Agriculture and Interior
b. State and Treasury
c. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
d. Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security
d. Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security
11.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a(n) __________.
a. independent executive agency
b. stockholder-owned government-sponsored enterprise
c. independent regulatory agency
d. government corporation
c. independent regulatory agency
12.
The rank-and-file bureaucrats are part of the civil service. They obtain their jobs through __________.
a. members of Congress
b. the Department of Labor
c. the Office of Personnel Management
d. the Office of Special Counsel
c. the Office of Personnel Management
13.
Bureaucrats in federal agencies are expected to __________, which means that they are supposed to apply their technical skills to their jobs without regard to political issues.
a. make rules
b. exhibit neutral competency
c. adjudicate
d. "blow the whi
b. exhibit neutral competency
14.
A(n) __________ is a three-way alliance among legislators, bureaucrats, and interest groups to make or preserve policies that benefit their respective interests.
a. iron triangle
b. joint committee
c. government trio
d. policy pyramid
a. iron triangle
15.
One idea for reforming government bureaucracies is __________, which means turning over certain types of government work to the private sector.
a. investigating complaints of reprisals against whistleblowers
b. pay-for-performance
c. "sunshine" legisl
d. privatization
1.
All in all, the three levels of government employ about ________ percent of the civilian labor force.
a. 30
b. 22
c. 5
d. 11
e. 16
e. 16
2.
Each of the fifteen executive departments is directly accountable to ________, but each was created by ________.
a. the vice president/the Government Accountability Office
b. the vice president/the Senate
c. Congress/the president
d. the president/Cong
d. the president/Congress
3.
The head of each executive department is known as the ________, except for the Department of Justice, which is headed by the attorney general.
a. secretary
b. chairperson
c. commissioner
d. director
e. minister
a. secretary
4.
Each executive department head is appointed by the ________, but must be confirmed by ________.
a. president/the president's cabinet
b. Speaker of the House of Representatives/the president
c. director of the Government Accountability Office/Congress
d
d. president/the Senate
5.
The principal duties of the ________ Department include working to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, controlling America's borders, and minimizing the damage from potential attacks and natural disasters.
a. Defense
b. State
c. Justice
d. Homeland Security
6.
Subagencies of the State Department include the ________.
a. Passport Services Office and the Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
b. National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management
c. Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
a. Passport Services Office and the Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
7.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Marshals Service are subagencies of the ________ Department.
a. Homeland Security
b. Interior
c. Health and Human Services
d. Justice
e. Defense
d. Justice
8.
The Commerce Department ________.
a. is concerned with the nation's housing needs and oversees the resale of mortgages
b. promotes the interests of workers
c. pays all federal bills
d. supervises federally owned lands and parks
e. grants patents and tr
e. grants patents and trademarks; conducts the national census; and monitors the weather
9.
The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management and the National Nuclear Security Administration are subagencies of the ________ Department.
a. Homeland Security
b. Veterans Affairs
c. Interior
d. Health and Human Services
e. Energy
e. Energy
10.
The newest executive departments are ________.
a. State and Treasury
b. Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security
c. U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
d. the Central Intelligence Agency and the General Service
b. Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security
11.
The Federal Trade Commission is a(n) ________.
a. stockholder-owned government-sponsored enterprise
b. independent regulatory agency
c. executive department
d. independent executive agency
e. government corporation
b. independent regulatory agency
12.
The rank-and-file bureaucrats are part of the civil service. They obtain their jobs through ________.
a. the Office of Special Counsel
b. the Office of Personnel Management
c. members of Congress
d. the Department of Labor
e. whistleblowers
b. the Office of Personnel Management
13.
Bureaucrats in federal agencies are expected to ________, which means that they are supposed to apply their technical skills to their jobs without regard to political issues.
a. exhibit neutral competency
b. "blow the whistle"
c. make rules
d. enact e
a. exhibit neutral competency
14.
A(n) ________ is a three-way alliance among legislators, bureaucrats, and interest groups to make or preserve policies that benefit their respective interests.
a. silver bullet
b. iron triangle
c. government trio
d. joint committee
e. policy pyramid
b. iron triangle
15.
One idea for reforming government bureaucracies is ________, which means turning over certain types of government work to the private sector.
a. establishing issue networks
b. investigating complaints of reprisals against whistleblowers
c. pay-for-per
d. privatization
chapter 23
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1.
During Arnold Schwarzenegger's tenure as governor of California, ________ of his vetoes were overturned by the legislature.
a. two
b. none
c. twenty-six
d. only one
e. twelve
b. none
2.
Between 1967 and 2001, ________ vetoed the largest percentage of bills submitted to him by the legislature.
a. Ronald Reagan
b. Gray Davis
c. Jerry Brown
d. Pete Wilson
e. Arnold Schwarzenegger
e. Arnold Schwarzenegger
3.
Between 1967 and 2001, ________ had more than a dozen of his vetoes overturned by the legislature.
a. Ronald Reagan
b. Arnold Schwarzenegger
c. Gray Davis
d. Jerry Brown
e. Pete Wilson
d. Jerry Brown
4.
If the governor believes that the legislature has not addressed an important issue, he or she can:
a. order a high priority conference.
b. issue an executive order.
c. issue a signing statement.
d. all of these choices
e. call a special session.
e. call a special session.
5.
Governors can use executive orders to:
a. grant pardons and reprieves.
b. call a special session.
c. make policy similar to legislation.
d. extend appropriations to certain executive departments.
e. overturn senate rejections of his or her judicial app
c. make policy similar to legislation.
6.
The heads of the Department(s) of ________ are elected by the public.
a. Public Safety
b. Education, and Public Safety
c. Justice
d. Justice, and Education
e. Education
d. Justice, and Education
7.
Today, ________ of all government employees are selected through a civil service system based on merit.
a. 25%
b. two-thirds
c. 99%
d. 50%
e. 80%
c. 99%
8.
During his five years in office, Gray Davis appointed:
a. 220 judges.
b. 545 judges.
c. 360 judges.
d. 450 judges.
e. fewer than 200 judges.
c. 360 judges.
9.
Governor Pete Wilson promoted ________, an initiative attempting to reduce government benefits to illegal immigrants.
a. Proposition 187
b. Proposition 203
c. Proposition 209
d. Proposition 227
e. Proposition 213
a. Proposition 187
10.
Governor Gray Davis's inability to use his informal powers stemmed largely from:
a. his lack of political experience.
b. his inability to fundraise.
c. his personality.
d. being sabotaged by state legislators.
e. his physical limitations.
a. his lack of political experience.
11.
When the legislature refused to adopt his budgets, Arnold Schwarzenegger:
a. used the media to pressure representatives.
b. called special sessions.
c. none of these choices
d. called legislators "girlie men."
e. offered to "pump" them up.
d. called legislators "girlie men.
12.
In California, the governor and the lieutenant governor are elected independently of one another.
a. True
b. False
a. True
13.
In 2008 and 2010, Governor Schwarzenegger ________ in response to the inability of the legislature to pass a budget.
a. withheld $3.1 billion for public schools
b. threatened to lay off 200,000 federal employees
c. none of these choices
d. threatened
e. reduced the salaries of 200,000 federal employees to the federal minimum wage
14.
Among the responsibilities of the lieutenant governor are all of the following, except:
a. filling in as acting governor if the governor is out of the state or disabled.
b. serving as president of the senate.
c. none of these choices
d. all of these c
d. all of these choices
15.
The only elected official in the executive branch chosen by a nonpartisan ballot is the:
a. money officers.
b. attorney general.
c. secretary of state.
d. superintendent of public instruction.
e. controller.
d. superintendent of public instruction.
1.
How many independently elected executive officers make up the executive branch of California's government?
a. 5
b. 11
c. 8
d. 3
e. 1
c. 8
2.
When the Governor is out of state or disabled, the ________ becomes acting governor.
a. lieutenant governor
b. attorney general
c. secretary of state
d. speaker of the assembly
e. chief justice
a. lieutenant governor
3.
________ is the procedure that allows the Governor to delete portions of an authorizations bill without rejecting the entire bill.
a. Emergency veto
b. General veto
c. Executive order
d. Item veto
e. Pocket veto
d. Item veto
4.
The ________ is responsible for supervising elections.
a. secretary of state
b. lieutenant governor
c. controller
d. superintendent of public records
e. voter registrar's office
a. secretary of state
5.
The ________ is the only nonpartisan office in the executive branch.
a. insurance commissioner
b. attorney general
c. superintendent of public instruction
d. secretary of state
e. finance director
c. superintendent of public instruction
6.
________ is the only California governor to be recalled while in office.
a. Pete Wilson
b. Hiram Johnson
c. Goodwin Knight
d. Pat Brown
e. Gray Davis
e. Gray Davis
7.
The Attorney General is head of the:
a. Department of Justice.
b. Department of Finance.
c. National Guard.
d. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
e. California Highway Patrol.
a. Department of Justice.
8.
The state controller's primary duties include:
a. call the National Guard into service.
b. control illegal immigration into California.
c. supervise tax collection and write checks for the state.
d. determine whether acts of the governor are constituti
c. supervise tax collection and write checks for the state.
9.
Of the Governor's formal powers, none is more important than:
a. regulating immigration.
b. appointing the Chair of the Federal Reserve Board.
c. regulation of local elections.
d. budgetary responsibilities.
e. homeland security.
d. budgetary responsibilities.
10.
Term limits have left the Governor in ________ relative to the legislature.
a. a stronger position
b. a weaker position
c. none of these choices
d. a much more difficult position
e. a fairly equal position
d. a much more difficult position
11.
California's current governor, Jerry Brown, was first elected to governor in:
a. 1987.
b. 1990.
c. 2000.
d. 1974.
e. 2006.
d. 1974.
12.
The Governor spends more time on ________ than any other activity except emergencies such as earthquakes.
a. crafting legislation
b. none of these choices
c. persuading the public
d. political party activities
e. the budget
e. the budget
13.
The state constitution requires the legislature to respond to the Governor's budget no later than ________ so that the budget can go into effect by July 1st.
a. June 1st
b. June 30th
c. May 30th
d. June 15th
e. May 1st
d. June 15th
14.
The constitution requires ________ to overturn item vetoes.
a. an absolute two-thirds vote in both houses
b. a simple majority in the senate and an absolute two-thirds vote in the assembly
c. a simple majority in both houses
d. an absolute two-thirds
a. an absolute two-thirds vote in both houses
15.
The Governor's use of the item veto is limited to:
a. education measures.
b. none of these choices, there is no limit.
c. constitutional amendment initiatives.
d. appropriations measures.
e. environmental measures.
d. appropriations measures.
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1.
Which of the following is a constitutional requirement for becoming president of the United States?
a. must have been a citizen of the United States for fourteen years
b. must be at least thirty years old
c. must be elected by a majority of the popular
d. must be a natural born citizen of the United States
2.
In his role as __________, the president __________.
a. head of state/chooses a vice president
b. chief executive/can handle national emergencies, such as riots or natural disasters
c. chief diplomat/the president can appoint, with Senate approval, and
b. chief executive/can handle national emergencies, such as riots or natural disasters
3.
When the president __________, he is performing his role as __________.
a. grants a pardon for a federal offense/chief diplomat
b. throws out the first pitch of the baseball season/head of state
c. commits troops for up to ninety days in response to a
b. throws out the first pitch of the baseball season/head of state
4.
In performing his role as commander in chief, the president __________.
a. can accept the legal existence of another country's government
b. can grant amnesty
c. decorates war heroes
d. can commit troops for up to ninety days in response to a military
d. can commit troops for up to ninety days in response to a military threat
5.
The result of a veto override is that the bill __________.
a. is subject to a pocket veto
b. is sent back to the White House for the president's signature
c. becomes law against the wishes of Congress
d. becomes law against the wishes of the president
d. becomes law against the wishes of the president
6.
The president __________.
a. is prohibited from issuing executive orders by Article II of the Constitution
b. is expected to be actively involved in economic matters and social programs
c. can use the line-item veto to control "pork barrel" legislation
b. is expected to be actively involved in economic matters and social programs
7.
When the president uses press conferences, public appearances, and televised events to arouse public opinion in favor of certain legislative programs, he is employing a strategy known as __________.
a. "the president in the pulpit"
b. "going rogue"
c.
d. "going public
8.
In __________, President __________ had the most successful legislative year of any president in the last half century.
a. 1981/Ronald Reagan
b. 1993/Bill Clinton
c. 2001/George W. Bush
d. 2009/Barack Obama
d. 2009/Barack Obama
9.
Today, the president travels at all times with the "__________," the briefcase containing the codes used to launch a nuclear attack.
a. football
b. laptop
c. backpack
d. umbrella
a. football
10.
The term divided government __________.
a. describes the tension between a president's cabinet and his kitchen cabinet
b. refers to the principle of separation of powers
c. describes the situation when at least one house of Congress is controlled by a
c. describes the situation when at least one house of Congress is controlled by a different party than the White House
11.
Executive privilege __________.
a. refers to the presidential power to persuade
b. refers to the power of the president to withhold information from, or refuse to appear before, Congress or the courts
c. is an inherent power that no president has invo
b. refers to the power of the president to withhold information from, or refuse to appear before, Congress or the courts
12.
The Executive Office of the President (EOP) __________.
a. is used by the president when he flies on Air Force One
b. is made up of a group of staff agencies that assist the president in carrying out major duties
c. consists of the heads of the execut
b. is made up of a group of staff agencies that assist the president in carrying out major duties
13.
The president's chief of staff __________.
a. serves as the White House lawyer
b. heads the National Security Council staff
c. advises the president on important matters and directs the operations of the presidential staff
d. holds news conferences fo
c. advises the president on important matters and directs the operations of the presidential staff
14.
The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution __________.
a. provides that, if there is a vacancy in the vice presidency, a special election will take place in the electoral college
b. addresses the question of how the president should fill a vacant
b. addresses the question of how the president should fill a vacant vice presidency
15.
Which of the following statements is accurate?
a. In 1974, Gerald Ford became president after Richard Nixon was impeached and convicted.
b. In 1974, for the first time in U.S. history, neither the president nor the vice president had been elected to h
b. In 1974, for the first time in U.S. history, neither the president nor the vice president had been elected to his position.
1.
Which of the following is a constitutional requirement for becoming president of the United States?
a. must be a natural born citizen of the United States
b. must be at least thirty years old
c. must be of sound moral character
d. must have been a citi
a. must be a natural born citizen of the United States
2.
In his role as ________, the president ________.
a. chief diplomat/the president can appoint, with Senate approval, and remove high-ranking officers of the federal government
b. commander in chief/proposes a legislative program to Congress in the annua
e. chief executive/can handle national emergencies, such as riots or natural disasters
3.
When the president ________, he is performing his role as ________.
a. is acting as "fund-raiser in chief"/commander in chief
b. commits troops for up to ninety days in response to a military threat/chief executive
c. throws out the first pitch of the
c. throws out the first pitch of the baseball season/head of state
4.
In performing his role as chief diplomat, the president ________.
a. can grant amnesty
b. can commit troops for up to ninety days in response to a military threat
c. can end fighting by calling a cease-fire
d. decorates war heroes
e. can accept the leg
e. can accept the legal existence of another country's government
5.
As ________, the president can appoint, with Senate approval, and remove high-ranking officers of the federal government.
a. political party leader
b. commander in chief
c. head of state
d. chief diplomat
e. chief executive
e. chief executive
6.
A(n) ________ is a ________.
a. line-item veto/binding international pact that is made between the president and another head of state that does not require Senate approval
b. executive order/written statement, appended to a bill at the time the presid
e. treaty/formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries
7.
In addition to the powers explicitly granted by the Constitution, the president also has ________ powers--powers that are necessary to carry out the specific responsibilities of the president as set forth in the Constitution.
a. police
b. reserved
c. i
c. inherent
8.
When the president uses press conferences, public appearances, and televised events to arouse public opinion in favor of certain legislative programs, he is employing a strategy known as ________.
a. "the president knows best"
b. "late night with the p
c. football
9.
________ requires the president to notify Congress within forty-eight hours of deploying troops.
a. Article II of the U.S. Constitution
b. Article I of the U.S. Constitution
c. The Bush Doctrine
d. The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
e.
e. The War Powers Resolution of 1973
10.
Today, the president travels at all times with the "________," the briefcase containing the codes used to launch a nuclear attack.
a. laptop
b. umbrella
c. football
d. backpack
e. package
c. football
11.
The term divided government ________.
a. describes the tension between a president's cabinet and his kitchen cabinet
b. refers to the president's power to ensure that the laws passed by Congress "be faithfully executed"
c. describes the situation when
c. describes the situation when at least one house of Congress is controlled by a different party than the White House
12.
The Executive Office of the President (EOP) ________.
a. is made up of a group of staff agencies that assist the president in carrying out major duties
b. is located on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory
c. is the official name given t
a. is made up of a group of staff agencies that assist the president in carrying out major duties
13.
The president's press secretary________.
a. writes the president's speeches
b. handles the president's correspondence
c. is the head of the Interior Department
d. directs the operations of the presidential staff
e. holds news conferences for reporters
e. holds news conferences for reporters and makes public statements for the president
14.
If a vacancy occurs in the presidency, ________.
a. a president is selected by the electoral college
b. the vice president becomes president
c. a president is nominated by the chief justice of the United States and confirmed by a majority vote in both
b. the vice president becomes president
15.
If both the president and the vice president die, resign, or are disabled, the ________ will act as president.
a. secretary of state, upon resignation from the cabinet
b. chairperson of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
c. chief justice of the United States
d
d. Speaker of the House of Representatives, upon his or her resignation as Speaker and as representative,
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1.
Common law __________.
a. consists of the rights and duties set forth in constitutions
b. is the body of law created by government agencies in the form of rules, regulations, orders, and decisions
c. is the body of law enacted by legislatures
d. is the
d. is the body of law developed from judicial decisions in English and U.S. courts
2.
The importance of __________ law, or judge-made law, is one of the distinguishing characteristics of the common law tradition.
a. administrative
b. case
c. criminal
d. statutory
b. case
3.
__________ law spells out the duties that individuals in society owe to other persons or to their governments, excluding the duty not to commit crimes.
a. Case
b. Common
c. Civil
d. Constitutional
c. Civil
4.
Jurisdiction __________.
a. literally refers to the power "to speak the law"
b. literally means "to stand on decided cases"
c. refers to the power of the courts to decide on the constitutionality of legislative enactments
d. literally means "king's cou
a. literally refers to the power "to speak the law
5.
Cases involving federal laws begin in the __________.
a. courts of appeals
b. district courts
c. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
d. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
b. district courts
6.
There is/are at least __________ federal district court(s) in every state.
a. four
b. seven
c. one
d. three
c. one
7.
There are __________ federal courts of appeals in the United States.
a. thirteen
b. twenty-six
c. five
d. fifty
a. thirteen
8.
The U.S. Supreme Court will not issue a writ of certiorari __________.
a. in any case decided in the state courts
b. unless all of the justices approve
c. unless at least four of the nine justices approve
d. unless the justices agree with the decision
c. unless at least four of the nine justices approve
9.
A denial of "cert." __________.
a. is rare
b. has value as a precedent
c. is a decision on the merits of a case
d. means that the decision of the lower court remains the law within that court's jurisdiction
d. means that the decision of the lower court remains the law within that court's jurisdiction
10.
With respect to federal court nominations, senatorial courtesy refers to __________.
a. the tradition of a federal court nominee paying courtesy calls on U.S. senators before they vote to confirm or reject the appointment to a federal court
b. the pra
d. a practice that provides an opportunity for a home-state senator of the president's party to influence the choice of the president's nominee to a federal court judgeship in the senator's state
11.
Almost __________ percent of presidential nominations for the Supreme Court have been either rejected or not acted on by the Senate.
a. 20
b. 35
c. 5
d. 10
a. 20
12.
In his first term as president, Barack Obama appointed __________ to the U.S. Supreme Court.
a. Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan
b. Hillary Clinton and John Roberts, Jr.
c. Clarence Thomas
d. Samuel Alito, Jr.
a. Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan
13.
__________ refers to the power of the federal judiciary to exercise a check on the actions of either of the other branches.
a. A justiciable controversy
b. Judicial review
c. Original intent
d. Standing to sue
b. Judicial review
14.
Generally, strict constructionists __________.
a. believe that the courts should actively use their powers to check the legislative and executive branches to ensure that they do not exceed their authority
b. believe that the letter of the law should g
b. believe that the letter of the law should guide the Court's decisions
15.
When the U.S. Supreme Court interprets a statute in a way that Congress did not intend, __________.
a. the president will issue a signing statement correcting the interpretation
b. there is nothing Congress can do
c. Congress can sue the Court
d. Cong
d. Congress can revise the law or pass a new one in an attempt to negate the Court's ruling
1.
Common law ________.
a. is the body of law enacted by legislatures
b. defines and governs actions that constitute crimes
c. is the body of law developed from judicial decisions in English and U.S. courts
d. consists of the rights and duties set forth i
c. is the body of law developed from judicial decisions in English and U.S. courts
2.
The importance of ________ law, or judge-made law, is one of the distinguishing characteristics of the common law tradition.
a. criminal
b. statutory
c. administrative
d. code
e. case
e. case
3.
________ law spells out the duties that individuals in society owe to other persons or to their governments, excluding the duty not to commit crimes.
a. Civil
b. Common
c. Administrative
d. Case
e. Constitutional
a. Civil
4.
Jurisdiction ________.
a. refers to an order from a higher court asking a lower court for the record of a case
b. refers to the power of the courts to decide on the constitutionality of legislative enactments
c. literally refers to the power "to speak
c. literally refers to the power "to speak the law
5.
The district courts are the ________ of the federal system.
a. specialized courts
b. trial courts
c. only courts
d. appellate courts
e. courts of appeals
b. trial courts
6.
There is/are at least ________ federal district court(s) in every state.
a. three
b. nine
c. four
d. one
e. seven
d. one
7.
There are ________ federal courts of appeals in the United States.
a. fifty
b. thirteen
c. twenty-six
d. one hundred
e. five
b. thirteen
8.
The U.S. Supreme Court will not issue a writ of certiorari ________.
a. in criminal cases
b. unless at least four of the nine justices approve
c. unless the justices agree with the decision that was reached in the court below
d. in any case decided in
b. unless at least four of the nine justices approve
9.
A denial of "cert." ________.
a. is rare
b. indicates that the Supreme Court agrees with a lower court's opinion
c. has value as a precedent
d. is a decision on the merits of a case
e. means that the decision of the lower court remains the law within t
e. means that the decision of the lower court remains the law within that court's jurisdiction
10.
________ federal court judges, who receive ________.
a. The president selects/four-year terms
b. The Senate selects/twelve-year terms
c. The president appoints /lifetime appointments
d. The House of Representatives chooses/two-year terms
e. Congress n
c. The president appoints /lifetime appointments
11.
With respect to federal court nominations, senatorial courtesy refers to ________.
a. a practice that provides an opportunity for a home-state senator of the president's party to influence the choice of the president's nominee to a federal court judge
a. a practice that provides an opportunity for a home-state senator of the president's party to influence the choice of the president's nominee to a federal court judgeship in the senator's state
12.
Almost ________ percent of presidential nominations for the Supreme Court have been either rejected or not acted on by the Senate.
a. 50
b. 20
c. 5
d. 10
e. 35
b. 20
13.
________ refers to the power of the federal judiciary to exercise a check on the actions of either of the other branches.
a. A justiciable controversy
b. Jurisdiction
c. Original intent
d. Standing to sue
e. Judicial review
e. Judicial review
14.
Generally, strict constructionists ________.
a. believe that the courts should actively use their powers to check the legislative and executive branches to ensure that they do not exceed their authority
b. hold liberal views
c. believe that the letter
c. believe that the letter of the law should guide the Court's decisions
15.
When the U.S. Supreme Court interprets a statute in a way that Congress did not intend, ________.
a. Congress can revise the law or pass a new one in an attempt to negate the Court's ruling.
b. there is nothing Congress can do
c. the president will is
a. Congress can revise the law or pass a new one in an attempt to negate the Court's ruling.