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The second step in the amendment process is
Signature from the President
Ratification by Congress or the States
Ratification by the States
Ratification by Congress
2
The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, set term limits for
The Vice President
Congress
Supreme Court Justices
The President
3
A permanent committee that approves bills that have a specific topic/policy area is called a...
Standing committee
Special/select committee
Joint committee
Conference committee
4
A key source of power for the bureaucracy is...
Being elected in
Vetoing laws
Creating rules and regulations that have the force of law
Testifying before Congress
5
Delegated/enumerated powers belong to...
Only state governments
Neither state nor national government
Both states and national government
Only the national government
6
True or False: Iron Triangle means agencies, committees, and groups work together
True
False
7
Which of these actions can Congress NOT do?
Create new federal courts
Impeach and remove federal judges/elected officials
Remove justices on the Supreme Court because they dislike their rulings
Establish the number of justices on the Supreme Court
8
How many terms can the president serve?
4
8
3
2
9
Which is an example of the Legislative branch checking the federal bureaucracy?
Congress creating a law that supersedes a regulation
Congress rules that a regulation is unconstitutional
Congress firing a political appointee
Congress approving the agency budgets
10
Where do most bills die?
Committees
Senate
The House of Representatives
Gulags
11
What is it called when a Senator doesn't stop talking to try to kill a bill?
Cloture
Filibuster
Rules Committee
Tabling
12
This 1951 Supreme Court case involving Tennessee required redistricting to occur after the census.
Baker v Carr
Shaw v Reno
Memphis v Nashville
Marbury v Madison
13
What does the Necessary and Proper/Elastic clause say?
Congress has the power to confirm presidential actions/appointees
Congress can overturn SCOTUS decisions
Congress can make any law it needs to in order to do its job
Congress can kill bills it deems unacceptable
14
The Necessary and Proper/Elastic clauses create Congress'...
Exclusive powers
Enumerated powers
Expressed powers
Implied powers
15
Shaw v. Reno dealt with the issue of ___________
Partisan Gerrymandering
Judicial Review
Congressional Qualifications
Racial Gerrymandering
16
Which presidential role is in place to protect national security?
Commander-in-Chief
Chief Executive
Chief of Party
Chief Diplomat
17
Unlike most private corporations, government corporations...
Make a profit
Are free from executive infuence
Have a board of commissioners that cannot be removed
profits are dedicated to perpetuating the enterprise.
18
How many members are there in the Electoral College?
535
538
435
100
19
This person is in charge of party discipline
Majority leader
Minority leader
President pro tempore
Whip
20
Bills that are full of money that is appropriated to specific districts for specific projects are called...
Pork barrel legislation
Earmarks
Franking
Logrolling
21
A committee that exists for a limited time and has a specific, temporary purpose is called a...
Joint committee
Standing committee
Conference committee
Special/select committee
22
Discretion is when bureaucratic agencies...
Decide what the laws mean and the path they will use to implement them
Help the president make important decisions regarding policy proposals
Choose who to hire and promote based on a merit-based system
Decide which agency is in charge of what policies
23
An elected official whose term has expired or who hasn't been reelected but who hasn't left office yet is called a...
Lame Goose
Peking Duck
Crippled Duck
Lame Duck
24
The purpose of the civil service system is to...
Place qualified employees in federal jobs
Ensure department loyalty among employees
Allow the president to place employees in agency positions
Maintain the influence of interest groups
25
Bureaucrats tend to be...
People with a lot of general knowledge
People with only a high school degree
People who work in the private sector
Experts in their field of policy
26
Which of the following does NOT help an incumbent get reelected?
They raise less money than challengers
They can point to specific policies that they have affected
They are better known
They understand national issues better than challengers
27
Any time a vote ends debate on a topic in the Senate is referred to as
Pork barrel
Cloture
Injunction
Filibuster
28
The person who presides over the House of Representatives is called the...
Majority leader
President pro tempore
Speaker of the House
Majority whip
29
What group approves all presidential appointments to federal courts and the cabinet?
The Senate
Congress
The House of Representatives
The Senate and the House of Representatives
30
The president-elect won't become president until...
Inauguration day in November
Election day in November
The national convention
Inauguration day in January
31
What is NOT an example of mandatory spending?
Interest
Social Security
Medicare
Defense
32
A committee that contains members from both the Senate and the House of Representatives is called a...
Special/select committee
Joint committee
Standing committee
Conference committee
33
Which chamber of Congress has unlimited debate?
The Senate
The House of Representatives
34
How are cabinet members approved?
No confirmation necessary
The House confirms
The Senate and the House confirm
The Senate confirms
35
What is an incumbent?
Someone who has a PhD in policy
Someone who has been in office before, took a break, and is running again
Someone who is running for Congress for the first time
Someone who is already in office who is running for reelection
36
What does the term "bully pulpit" refer to?
The president's power to direct media attention toward Congress
The president's ability to raise funds for a policy initiative
The president's power to appeal to the public for support on policy
The president's willingness to appoint cabinet members
37
Which power does NOT belong to Congress?
Declaring war
Making laws that are necessary and proper
Vetoing SCOTUS decisions
Regulating commerce
38
Which of the following House committees is the most influential?
Agriculture Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Transportation Committee
Rules Committee
39
Federal employees...
Can only vote in state and local elections
Are restricted in partisan election activities
Cannot form labor unions
Cannot vote
40
Which of the following is NOT a requirement to become president?
Resident of the US for at least 14 years
Male
Natural born citizen
35 years old
41
How many years are in one presidential term?
4
8
2
3
42
Tax bills must begin in the...
Senate
White House
House
Supreme Court
43
The committee that is most influential in tax policy is the...
Rules Committee
Conference Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Judiciary Committee
44
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is responsible for...
Advising the president on political appointments
Using discretion to decide what laws mean
Preparing the annual plan of income and expenditures for the bureaucracy
Making sure that the president's schedule includes time for finances
45
What is it called when a president leaves a bill unsigned for 10 days and Congress is not in session?
Approval by inaction
Veto
Pocket veto
Line-item veto
46
What is the power of the president to release someone from prison or to protect them from punishment for a crime?
Pardon
Exception
Amnesty
Reprieve
47
How many years can the president serve total?
3
4
8
10
48
What is another name for the Necessary and Proper Clause?
The Elastic Clause
Advice and Consent Clause
The Anti-Federalist's Least Favorite Clause
The Equal Protection Clause
49
When congresspeople trade votes for each other's proposed legislation it is called...
Pork barrel legislation
Franking
Earmarks
Logrolling
50
A single, energetic executive is best, avoiding dividing gov. into factions.
Marbury v. Madison
Federalist #51
Federalist #70
Federalist #78
51
A group of Congresspeople who investigate issues, make changes to policy, make decisions about debate, etc. is called...
A conference
A committee
A confederation
A political party
52
Which of the following is NOT a source of presidential power?
His ability to gain the support of the public
His access to the media
Previous presidents who set precedents
His ability to raise money
53
What is the group of advisors that lead the executive departments called?
The Senate
The Cabinet
The National Security Council
The Executive Office of the President
54
House congressional districts are based on...
Nothing - they are equal for each state
Cities
Population via the Census
Ethnicity of residents
55
The Federal Budget is
monetary policy
fiscal policy
56
________________________ is when a majority of each party oppose each other.
Party polarization
Coalition
Compromise
Party battle
57
Parts of bills that appropriate money for specific districts for specific projects are called...
Pork barrel legislation
Earmarks
Franking
Logrolling
58
mandatory spending is what?
spending that is required by law
spending that Congress decides on each year
spending that is decided by a vote
spending that is required by the president
59
Congress has two chambers, so it is a __________________ legislature.
Tricameral
Unicameral
Parliamentary
Bicameral
60
Which is an example of the Judicial branch checking the federal bureaucracy?
SCOTUS firing a political appointee
SCOTUS creating a law that supersedes a regulation
SCOTUS rules that a regulation is unconstitutional
SCOTUS approving the agency budgets
61
The committee that reconciles differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill is called the...
Standing committee
Special/select committee
Conference committee
Joint committee
62
How many votes are needed for a cloture?
Just one - the president's
3/5 of the House (261)
3/5 of the Senate (60)
3/5 of each chamber of Congress
63
Reserved powers belong to...
Only the national government
Neither state nor national government
Both states and national government
Only state governments
64
Discretionary spending spending is what?
spending that Congress decides on each year
spending that is decided by the public
spending that is required by the president
spending that is required by law
65
Which describe Congress' power of advice and consent?
Congress has the power to confirm presidential actions/appointees
Congress can kill bills it deems unacceptable
Congress can overturn SCOTUS decisions
Congress can make any law it needs to in order to do its job
66
Presidential powers include all of the following EXCEPT
Authorize troop deployments
Veto spending portions of Bills
Veto legislation
Issue executive agreements
67
What does a president do when he refuses to sign a bill into law?
Veto
Table
Approve
Deactivate
68
Concurrent powers belong to...
Only state governments
Both states and national government
Only the national government
Neither state nor national government
69
Who elects the president of the United States?
The electoral college
The people
Congress
The Senate
70
What is a cloture?
The action where SCOTUS must review a bill before it is sent to be signed
The action where the House votes to end a filibuster
The action where the Senate votes to end a filibuster
The action where the President must decide whether or not to sign a bill
71
The first step in the amendment process is
Proposal by Congress or the States
Proposal by Congress
Proposal by the States
Proposal by the President
72
The spoils system became the phrase used to describe :
Jackson's method of appointing federal workers.
ways to spoil your favorite congressmen.
Jackson's method of appointing secretaries.
ways to ruin the federal system.
73
Presidents use these to enact agenda items that carry the force of law without having to receive Congressional approval
Commutations
Executive Orders
Treaties
Pardons
74
How many electors does the presidential nominee need to win in order to become the president-elect?
269
250
300
270
75
Federalism is an important concept because...
It balances the rights of the people with the power of the states
It balances all three of the branches to make sure one isn't more powerful
It balances individual rights with government power
It balances the rights of states with the power of the national government
