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PSCI 1101 Final Review
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1
Maybury v. Madison is significant because it
gave justices lifetime appointments
Established Judicial Review
Changed the manner of judicial selection
Established the Supreme Court
2
Plessy v. Ferguson established
the "separate but equal" doctrine
the legitimacy of poll taxes
that Jim Crow laws were illegal
the process of Desegregation in the South
3
Presidents use recess appointments to
Temporarily dodge the need for Senate approval
Fill a judicial vacancy outside of the scheduled period
Temporarily dodge the need for House approval
Fill vacancies with a permanent replacement
4
The primary reason Social Security will be financially strained in the coming years is that
its stipends are indexed to inflation
its a "pay as you go" program
its not a popular program
its transitioning to privately held accounts
5
Voter ID requirements disproportionately impact nonwhite voters
False
True
6
The primary motivator for social policy is
poverty
gender inequality
the deficit
income inequality
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The principle of "ownership society" is that
citizens are responsible for their own welfare
the government is responsible for health care but not education
government is responsible for citizens' social welfare
the rich have responsibility of the poor's social welfare
8
The Voting Rights Acts
established compulsory voting
established "majority-minority" districts
eliminated direct obstacles to minority voting in the South
barred discrimination in the rental or sale of a home
9
The responsibility of fighting inflation largely falls on
The private sector
The Federal Reserve
The President
Congress
10
The president appoints judges with the "advice and consent" of
The Senate
the Vice President
The House
The Attorney General
11
Reserve requirement is
interest rate the Fed charges to member banks
lowest price for government bonds
minimum level of money banks must have on hand
rate member banks charge on overnight loans
12
Which principle was used in many court cases to deny women equal right?
matriarchy
protectionism
separate but equal
misandry
13
Presidential reelection is often tied to
Presidential appointments
Policy positions
The absence of scandals
economic conditions
14
"Income support" refers to raising the minimum wage
True
False
15
Social Security is a "pay as you go" program
False
True
16
Which relies on decisions that are built from precedent established in previous cases
plea bargaining
Civil law
Statutory law
Common law
17
Judicial review enables the Supreme Court to
oversee presidential appointments
submit legislation to Congress
Revise laws passed by Congress
strike down laws passed by Congress
18
Federal regulations generally do not affect citizens' everyday lives
False
True
19
Poverty rates have tended to decrease under Republican presidents
True
False
20
A presidential proclamation that unilaterally changes government policy without congressional consent is called
fast track authority
an executive privilege
statutory authority
an executive order
21
A government rule that affects the choices that individuals or corporations make is called
A referendeum
A procurement
An appropriation
A regulation
22
Most appointments to EOP positions emphasize a combination of experience and loyalty to the president
False
True
23
Keynesian economics argues that the effects of economic recession can be reduced by
increasing government spending
decreasing government spending
increasing income taxes
reducing the budget deficit
24
Most Supreme Court Justices decide which cases should be heard by
using a cert pool
following recommendation of the Chief Justice
random selection
personally reviewing all cases
25
Standard operating procedures are an example of "red tape"
False
True
26
Presidents have increasingly used "going public" over time to accomplish policy goals
True
False
27
Most of the details about the Supreme Court were established in
The Judiciary Act of 1789
The Federalist Papers
Article II of the Constitution
Article I of the Constitution
28
The perspective that Supreme Court justices should be guided by what founders originally wanted is called
judicial activism
the living constitution
original intent
the attitudinal approach
29
Education policy is largely managed by state and local governments
False
True
30
Technically, "full employment" means the unemployment rate is at
0-1 percent
15-20 percent
9-10 percent
4-4.5 percent
31
Why was it essential that the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) provide comprehensive coverage?
to make sure enough people were paying in to the system
to win broad political support
To reduce risks of fraud
to prevent individuals from having only one price to pay
32
Bureaucrats catering to the interests of a small group rather than public welfare is called
An iron triangle
Bureaucratic drift
Regulatory capture
The revolving door
33
Medicare and Medicaid were established under the New Deal
True
False
34
No recent president has been reelected with a less than 50 percent approval rating
False
True
35
Recent Vice Presidents have had many official duties but limited influence
True
False
36
Most oral arguments in the Supreme Court last five days
True
False
37
Monetary policy is concerned with taxing and spending
True
False
38
The New Deal led to expansion of bureaucracy
True
False
39
Regents of the University of California v Bakke established that
race could play no role in the college admissions process
race could be used as a "plus factor" in the admissions process
strict racial quotas in the admissions process were legal
gender could not play a role in the college admissions process
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Bureaucrats pursuing their own goals rather than assignments from officeholders is called
The problem of control
Turkey farming
Bureaucratic drift
Regulatory capture
