What must congress do with the budget by October 1 of each year to avoid having to pass an emergency spending bill?

c. get the budget approved by the President

How are Cabinet members selected?

c. They are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

Where does the President get the power to carry out the laws?

a. Article II of the Constitution

What would happen if an appeals court decided that a trial by a district courts was fair?

b. The district court’s decision would stand

What does it mean when the President greets a foreign leader?

d. The United States accepts the legal existence of another country.

Which court hears appeals about claims for benefits from people who used to be in the armed forces?

b. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

How does a treaty differ from an executive agreement?

a. It requires Senate approval.

Which is the one of the six main divisions of the United Nation(UN)?

a. International Court of Justice

Which of the following is an example of a line agency?

a. the Environmental Protection Agency

How has the Supreme Court ruled on executive privilege?

c. It can be used in some situations.

Which EOP agency directs much of the work of the government's intelligence agencies?

b. the National Security Council

Why has presidential power grown over the past 200 years?

b. The federal government now plays a larger role in many area.

Which is a belief of those who support judicial activism?

d. Interpret the Constitution by taking into account ongoing changes in soc

How do Iran and North Korea threaten the world's security today?

b. They want to become nuclear powers

What must happen to give the President the line-item veto power?

a. The Constitution must be amended.

Which are sources of nontax revenue for the federal government?

a. canal tolls and fees for passports and copyrights

Which of the following acts of Congress would be unconstitutional?

d. a tax on automobiles made in Michigan and exported to Canada

Why is the presidential veto such a powerful tool?

b. A two-thirds majority vote in Congress is needed to override it.

The Office of Policy Development

a. advise the President on matters relating to domestic affairs.

All of the following were created by the First Congress in 1789 EXCEPT

d. the Department of Agriculture.

Which court often holds trials in major ports that import large amount of foreign goods?

b. the Court of International Trade

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1
Which war ended America's policy of isolationism?
the Vietnam War
the Korean War
World War I
World war II
2
Which of the following are appointed to each federal judicial district by the president and the senate?
c. U.S. marshals
d. US bailiffs
b. US attorneys
a. U. S magistrates
3
What must congress do with the budget by October 1 of each year to avoid having to pass an emergency spending bill?
d. get the budget approved by federal agencies
c. get the budget approved by the President
b. send the budget to the budget committees
a. set spending resolutions in the budget
4
All US armed forces are under the control of which of the following?
Department of War
Department of Defence
Department of state
Department of the Army
5
Which is a reason why the federal government borrows money?
c. to protect the surplus
d. to decrease tax revenue
b. to pay the costs of war
a. to pay for private projects
6
Some Americans are concerned about the activities of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.Why is this so?
Office has no purpose
operations are secret
controlled by congress
too costly
7
How does Article II describe presidential powers?
a. It defines their limits
d. It makes them absolute
b. It offers a broad outline
c. It provides many details
8
What is required for a case to come before the Supreme Court?
a. concurring jurisdiction
b. majority jurisdiction
d. a presidential request
c. a constitutional question
9
How are Cabinet members selected?
a. They are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Supreme Court.
b. They are appointed by the House of Representatives.
d. They are appointed by the American people.
c. They are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
10
When a new President takes office, who decides what executive agreements will be kept that were made by Pre presidents?
d. the new President
a. the Senate
b. the House
c. the Supreme Court
11
who prepares the federal budget each year to present to congress?
d. Congressional Budget Office
c. the council of governors
a. the president
b. the senate
12
Where does the President get the power to carry out the laws?
b. the Bill of Rights
c. the executive department
a. Article II of the Constitution
d. law enforcement agencies
13
What would happen if an appeals court decided that a trial by a district courts was fair?
a. The district court’s decision would be switched
c. The Supreme Court would hear the case
d. The case would go back to the district court for a new trial
b. The district court’s decision would stand
14
What does it mean when the President greets a foreign leader?
b. The United States will give military support to the other country.
d. The United States accepts the legal existence of another country.
c. The United States will give money to the other country.
a. The United States approves of the conduct of the other country.
15
Which is the one of the two basis parts of U.S. Foreign policy?
d. the United Nations
c. security alliances
b. Lend-Lease program
a. detente
16
What is the "nerve center" of the Executive Office of the President?
d. the National Security Council
a. the Office of Administration
c. the White House Office
b. the Office of Policy Development
17
Which federal budget items have controllable costs?
a. Interest on the public debt
d. spending on highways
c. veteran’s benefits
b. Social Security benefits
18
Which court hears appeals about claims for benefits from people who used to be in the armed forces?
c. Court of Federal Claims
a. Court of Appeals for Military
b. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
d. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
19
Which trade policy in 1899 resulted in the United States and China becoming allies?
Truman Doctrine
Open Door Policy
Good neighbourhood policy
Monroe Doctrine
20
How does a treaty differ from an executive agreement?
c. It is made by the President.
a. It requires Senate approval.
d. It is made by the Senate.
b. It is legally binding.
21
In 1977, President Jimmy Carter forgave the crimes of the Vietnam War draft evaders. What is this judicial power called?
b. an admission of guilt
d. reprieve
c. amnesty
a. a pocket veto
22
Which helps to ensure that having a strong military does not pose a danger to US democracy?
Avoiding a draft
Control by the states
Avoiding war
Control by civilians
23
Which is the one of the six main divisions of the United Nation(UN)?
b. Department of Homeland Security
d. National Security Agency
a. International Court of Justice
c. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
24
Which of the following is an example of a line agency?
c. the Office of Management and Budget
the White House Office
b. the National Security Council
a. the Environmental Protection Agency
25
Which is a refusal to be involved with other countries?
Interventionism
Militarism
Isolationism
Internationalism
26
How has the Supreme Court ruled on executive privilege?
d. It can be used to hide a crime
b. It can be used by the Senate.
c. It can be used in some situations.
a. It is unconstitutional.
27
Which describes the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) since the end of the cold war?
a. expanded to Eastern Europe
d. defeated by the Soviet Union
b. No longer needed
c. became part of UN
28
Which EOP agency directs much of the work of the government's intelligence agencies?
c. the Office of the Vice President
b. the National Security Council
a. the White House Office
d. the Office of Administration
29
Why has presidential power grown over the past 200 years?
a. Congress changed the Constitution
c. The president runs the judicial branch.
b. The federal government now plays a larger role in many area.
d. The president runs the legislative branch.
30
Which tax is withheld from employee paychecks?
c. income tax
a. fiscal tax
b. excise tax
d. custom tax
31
Which is one of the four main policy goals of the US state Department?
Providing food to poor nations
Promoting American values
Advancing parliamentary rule
Protecting all nations of the world
32
The U.S signed the ANZUS Pact in 1951 with which countries?
a. Canada and Mexico
c. Japan and South Korea
b. Australia and New Zealand
d. Great Britain and France
33
Where do cases heard by the US Tax Court come from?
c. Internal Revenue Service
a. bankruptcy courts
b. Court of Federal Claims
d. federal courts of appeals
34
Territorial courts are basically the same as what other kind of courts?
c. local courts
b. appeals courts
d. constitutional courts
a. district courts
35
Which of the following statements is true of all independent executive agencies?
a. They have thoudsands of employees.
b. They lack Cabinet status.
c. They are often in the media.
d. They have large budgets.
36
Which is the term for the amount of money that the Federal Reserve tells the bank to keep on hand?
discount deposit
reserve requirement
prime reserve
demand deposit
37
Which is a belief of those who support judicial activism?
a. Let policy decisions be made by the legislative and executive branches
b. Always follow existing legal principles and precedent
c. Make decisions based on the intent of the framers
d. Interpret the Constitution by taking into account ongoing changes in soc
38
How do Iran and North Korea threaten the world's security today?
d. They plan to go to war against each other
b. They want to become nuclear powers
c. They are trying to control the world’s oil supply
a. They have refused to give aid to poor nations.
39
What feature of bureaucracy allows workers to act W/speed & precision becuz decisions are based on a set of known std&pc
c. job specialization
d. lateral chain of command
a. formalized rules
b. hierarchical authority
40
What must happen to give the President the line-item veto power?
d. Both houses of Congress must give the President that power.
a. The Constitution must be amended.
b. The Senate must give the President that power.
c. the House of Representatives must give the President that power.
41
Which of the following court(s) handles the most federal cases?
b. court of appeals
a. District courts
d. Supreme Court
c. special courts
42
Which are sources of nontax revenue for the federal government?
c. a levy on the estate of a person who dies
d. a levy on imports brought into the United states
a. canal tolls and fees for passports and copyrights
b. payroll deductions for social insurance taxes
43
Who must confirm federal judges?
d. a state majority
c. House of Representatives
b. Senate
a. President
44
Where does the President get the power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States?
a. the Supreme Court
c. the House of Representatives
d. the Constitution
b. the Senate
45
Which of the following acts of Congress would be unconstitutional?
a. a customs duty on coffee imported to the U.S from Brazil
d. a tax on automobiles made in Michigan and exported to Canada
c. a payroll tax increase to pay for new social security benefits
b. an income tax increase to reduce the budget deficit
46
Why is the presidential veto such a powerful tool?
b. A two-thirds majority vote in Congress is needed to override it.
c. It pardons many people.
d. It cancels some parts of a bill.
a. A majority vote in both houses is needed to override it.
47
Which would be considered a part of US foreign policy?
an increase in income taxes
disaster relief of Hawaii
aid to Native Americans
a treaty with Japan
48
The Office of Policy Development
c. represents the President in trade negotiations with other countries.
d. determines the dates for the Federal Government's fiscal year.
b. is the President's major source information about the nation's economy.
a. advise the President on matters relating to domestic affairs.
49
All of the following were created by the First Congress in 1789 EXCEPT
a. the Department of the Treasury.
d. the Department of Agriculture.
b. the State Department
c. the Department of Defense.
50
Which court often holds trials in major ports that import large amount of foreign goods?
c. the Court of Federal Claims
b. the Court of International Trade
a. the Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit
d. the Court of Appeals for Veteran Claims
51
Which best describes the president the presidency as it was established by the Framers of the Constitution?
b. stronger than Congress
a. not as strong as the Senate
c. strong but limited
d. strong with no checks on its power
52
What must the President do after sending troops to fight in a foreign country?
c. report to the Congress in writing
b. declare that country persona non grata
d. recall the U.S. ambassador from that country
a. give a State of the Union address
53
Which of the following are most likely slow the economic growth?
Lower taxes
Higher taxes
increase in the money supply
increase in employment
54
Which best Describes the foreign policy method preferred by the US since the end of the Cold War?
Detente
Peacemaking
Espionage
Containment
55
What usually happen when the gross domestic product(GDP) increases at the steady rates?
the economy grows
the economy shrinks
a recession occurs
unemployment increases
56
Which must approve all borrowing by the federal government?
d. Federal Reserve Bank
b. Treasury department
a. a majority of states
c. congress
57
Who is the chief administrator of the federal bureaucracy?
c. the President
d. the Vice President
b. the attorney general
a. the secretary of state
58
Which was set up by the Article III of the Constitution?
b. state courts
a. judicial branch
c. legislative branch
d. concurrent courts
59
With the exception of federal judges, what is true about the President's removal power?
a. The president may remove whomever he appoints.
b. Officials must remain in office until the next election.
d. The President needs the approval of the Senate.
c. The president needs the approval of the House
60
Which is the largest entitlement program today?
b. Medicaid
c. Social Security
d. food stamps
a. Medicare
61
Which is true about the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces?
a. It is a military tribunal
c. It is made up of military officers
b. It is a civilian tribunal
d. It is a court for veterans’ claims
62
How can the Supreme Court limit the growth of presidential power?
a. It can override presidential vetoes.
c. It can remove the Presidential from office
b. it can change the Constitution.
d. It can rule the President's actions unconstitutional.
63
In the executive branch, an agency of Cabinet rank is called a
d. bureau.
b. department.
a. comission.
c. corporation.
64
Independent agencies have been created outside the executive departments
b. because the Cabinet departments were already too large.
a. to increase the power of the judicial branch.
c. because the Constitution limits the number of Cabinet departments.
d. to protect them from the influence of partisan politics.
65
What right did the Supreme Court claims in Marbury v. Madison?
a. to amend the Constitution
c. to appoint a Chief Justice
b. to use judicial review
d. to confirm appointments
66
What is required for the Supreme Court to reach a decision?
a. agreement of all the justices and the President
c. a minority votes of the nine justices
b. agreement of all the justices and the Senate
d. a majority cotes of the nine justices
67
One way government corporations differ from private corporations is that
d. they are financed by private investors.
c. they do not produce income.
a. they are not run by a board of directors.
b. their officers are public employees.
68
Which executive department is responsible for ensuring border and transportation security?
a. the Department of Homeland Security
d. the Defense Department
b. the Transportation Deparment
c. the Commerce Department
69
The President makes appointments to high-level positions. Which is the first step in the appointment process?
d. President nominates
a. Senate committee nominates
c. Senate debates
b. floor vote is taken
70
Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the role of the Cabinet today?
b. It meets frequently to thrash out the details of presidential policies.
d. Other presidential resource have reduced its importance.
c. Its member head the executive departments, but no longer meet as a group
a. It is the principal source bof presidential advice.
71
What would a believer in supply-side economics want to do?
b. increase government spending
a. strengthen private businesses
c. avoid a budget surplus
d. make government larger
72
In which does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction?
a. cases involving two or more states
c. cases requiring judicial review
d. cases involving the armed forces
b. cases involving a dispute between foreign nations
73
What happens when the Federal Reserve lowers the discount rate?
banks usually raise their interest rate
banks can lower their interest rate
government spend more money
a recession occur
74
A justice of the Supreme Court is assigned to which courts?
a. District courts
d. bankruptcy courts
c. special courts
b. Courts pf appeals
75
Which is an important criticism of the size of the public debt?
d. The rate of federal borrowing is unconstitutional
a. We are not borrowing enough to pay off the debt
b. A huge debt will have to be paid by future taxpayers
c. More borrowing will destroy the budget surplus
76
Why is government fiscal policy important?
b. It affects the economy
a. It changes the constitution
c. It limits exports
d. It limits imports
77
Why have some of the independent regulatory commissions been abolished in recent years?
c. Recent presidents gained too much power over them
a. Their regulations stifled competition.
d. The industries they regulated no longer exist.
b. They lacked the power to administer their programs.
78
The office of Management and Budget is responsible for all of the following except
c. helping prepare the President's executive order.
a. preparing the federal budget.
d. preparing the annual Economic Report to Congress.
b. keeping the President up to date on the work of all executive agencies.
79
In addition to being the head of the state department, which is a responsibility of the secretary of state?
Chief of the National Security Agency
Director of National Intelligence
Top advisor in the President's Cabinet
Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
80
The active-duty forces of the Army include the Regular Army, the Army National Guard, and which of the following?
the Coast Guard
The Marines
The Army Reserve
The Air Force

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