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AP Government Unit 2 - Interactions Between Branches of Government
AP Government Unit 2 - Interactions Between Branches of Government
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How many years can the president serve total, barring any exceptional circumstances?
3
4
2
8
2
How many supreme court justices are there?
9
5
7
3
3
The system of patronage was based on...
Campaign support and political affiliation
Scores on a standardized test
Education level
Grades in high school
4
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
5
What does a president do when he refuses to sign a bill into law?
Approve
Table
Veto
Deactivate
6
Any time a vote ends debate on a topic in the Senate is referred to as
Filibuster
Pork barrel
Injunction
Cloture
7
What is it called when a Senator doesn't stop talking to try to kill a bill?
Filibuster
Cloture
Tabling
Rules Committee
8
How many members are there in the Electoral College?
100
435
535
538
9
What does the term "bully pulpit" refer to?
The president's power to direct media attention toward an issue
The president's willingness to appoint cabinet members
The president's power to appeal to the public for support on policy
The president's ability to raise funds for a policy initiative
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What is judicial activism?
Handcuffing judges
judges interpret the Constitution to reflect current values
When a court decides to interpret the constitution strictly
When judges are bound by law
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Which power does NOT belong to Congress?
Declaring war
Making laws that are necessary and proper
Regulating commerce
Vetoing SCOTUS decisions
12
Delegated/enumerated powers belong to...
Neither state nor national government
Only state governments
Both states and national government
Only the national government
13
The first step in the amendment process is
Proposal by the States
Proposal by Congress or the States
Proposal by the President
Proposal by Congress
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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
Lame Duck
Crippled Duck
15
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is responsible for...
Advising the president on political appointments
Preparing the annual plan of income and expenditures for the bureaucracy
Using discretion to decide what laws mean
Making sure that the president's schedule includes time for finances
16
A committee that contains members from both the Senate and the House of Representatives is called a...
Joint committee
Special/select committee
Standing committee
Conference committee
17
Reserved powers belong to...
Only state governments
Both states and national government
Neither state nor national government
Only the national government
18
Term limits for Supreme Court Justices?
A decade
35 years
Life or retirement
40 years
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What is judicial restraint?
judges willing to overturn laws for partisan reasons
When judges are bound by law
judges play minimal policymaking roles, hesitant to overturn laws
judges willing to overturn laws, usually to promote liberties and rights.
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What does the Necessary and Proper/Elastic clause say?
Congress can kill bills it deems unacceptable
Congress can make any law it needs to in order to do its job
Congress can overturn SCOTUS decisions
Congress has the power to confirm presidential actions/appointees
21
This person makes sure that people are voting with the party
Whip
President pro tempore
Minority leader
Majority leader
22
House congressional districts are based on...
Nothing - they are equal for each state
Cities
Ethnicity of residents
Population via the Census
23
Who elects the president of the United States?
The electoral college
Congress
The people
The Senate
24
The Necessary and Proper/Elastic clauses create Congress'...
Exclusive powers
Enumerated powers
Implied powers
Expressed powers
25
The committee that is most influential in tax policy is the...
Ways and Means Committee
Conference Committee
Rules Committee
Judiciary Committee
26
A group of Congresspeople who investigate issues, make changes to policy, make decisions about debate, etc. is called...
A political party
A committee
A conference
A confederation
27
What MUST happen before judicial review can take place?
A case has to be brought to the federal court system
A case challenging a law's constitutionality has to be appealed to SCOTUS
Congress has to ask SCOTUS to review a bill
A bill has to be signed by the president to go to SCOTUS
28
Why do presidents propose reorganizing the federal bureaucracy?
To make it more efficient
To make it easier to hire people
To force Congress to pass bills
To make employees more politically loyal to him/her
29
What is the group of advisors that lead the executive departments called?
The Senate
The Executive Office of the President
The National Security Council
The Cabinet
30
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
31
Which describe Congress' power of advice and consent?
Congress can make any law it needs to in order to do its job
Congress can overturn SCOTUS decisions
Congress can kill bills it deems unacceptable
Congress has the power to confirm presidential actions/appointees
32
Which of the following House committees is the most influential?
Agriculture Committee
Transportation Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Rules Committee
33
How many years are in one presidential term?
4
2
3
8
34
Which of the following does NOT help an incumbent get reelected?
They understand national issues better than challengers
They are better known
They can point to specific policies that they have affected
They raise less money than challengers
35
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
36
The person who presides over the House of Representatives is called the...
President pro tempore
Majority leader
Majority whip
Speaker of the House
37
Age qualifications for a supreme court justice?
None
30
25
40
38
Concurrent powers belong to...
Only state governments
Only the national government
Both states and national government
Neither state nor national government
39
Which is an example of the Judicial branch checking the federal bureaucracy?
SCOTUS rules that a regulation is unconstitutional
SCOTUS creating a law that supersedes a regulation
SCOTUS firing a political appointee
SCOTUS approving the agency budgets
40
The bureaucratic hierarchy...
Creates disorder within a federal agency
Establishes a chain of command
Establishes a system of impartial rules and procedures for hiring
Is incompatible with democracy
41
________________________ is when a majority of each party oppose each other.
Coalition
Party polarization
Compromise
Party battle
42
Supreme Court would hear which of the following?
Professional malpractice cases
Criminal cases involving state law
Disputes between states
Worker injury
43
Which of the following is an example of policy implementation?
FEMA creating a new emergency shelter policy
The president appointing a new attorney general
Congress passing a gun control bill
Congress and states passing a constitutional amendment
44
What group approves all presidential appointments to federal courts and the cabinet?
Congress
The Senate
The House of Representatives
The Senate and the House of Representatives
45
Unlike most private corporations, government corporations...
Are free from executive infuence
Have a board of commissioners that cannot be removed
Receive funding from the government
Make a profit
46
A key source of power for the bureaucracy is...
Creating rules and regulations that have the force of law
Life terms for commissioners and agency secretaries
Vetoing laws
Testifying before Congress
47
Parts of bills that appropriate money for specific districts for specific projects are called...
Pork barrel legislation
Franking
Earmarks
Logrolling
48
The principles of job specialization within the bureaucracy...
Leads to a culture of creativity
Creates impartial hiring procedures
Creates a sense of purpose among workers
Leads to greater expertise and efficiency of workers
49
Congress has two chambers, so it is a __________________ legislature.
Parliamentary
Bicameral
Tricameral
Unicameral
50
Bills that are full of money that is appropriated to specific districts for specific projects are called...
Logrolling
Earmarks
Franking
Pork barrel legislation
51
What is another name for the Necessary and Proper Clause?
Advice and Consent Clause
The Elastic Clause
The Equal Protection Clause
The Anti-Federalist's Least Favorite Clause
52
What is a cloture?
The action where the Senate votes to end a filibuster
The action where SCOTUS must review a bill before it is sent to be signed
The action where the President must decide whether or not to sign a bill
The action where the House votes to end a filibuster
53
Which chamber of Congress has unlimited debate?
The House of Representatives
The Senate
54
Bureaucrats tend to be...
Experts in their field of policy
People with a lot of general knowledge
People who work in the private sector
People with only a high school degree
55
What group advises the president on foreign and military matters?
The National Security Council
The Office of Management and Budget
The Chief of Staff
The Executive Office of the President
56
Discretion is when bureaucratic agencies...
Help the president make important decisions regarding policy proposals
Decide what the laws mean in order to implement and enforce them
Choose who to hire and promote based on a merit-based system
Decide which agency is in charge of what policies
57
Which is an example of the Legislative branch checking the federal bureaucracy?
Congress firing a political appointee
Congress approving the agency budgets
Congress rules that a regulation is unconstitutional
Congress creating a law that supersedes a regulation
58
An Amicus Curiae brief is a...
Statement from a group that has an opinion about a case.
Request to hear a case.
Statement that stands as an oral argument.
Request to be pardoned.
59
Which presidential role is in place to protect national security?
Chief Executive
Chief of Party
Commander-in-Chief
Chief Diplomat
60
What is it called when a president leaves a bill unsigned for 10 days and Congress is not in session?
Line-item veto
Approval by inaction
Pocket veto
Veto
61
How many votes are needed for a cloture?
Just one - the president's
3/5 of each chamber of Congress
3/5 of the House (261)
3/5 of the Senate (60)
62
Which of these actions can Congress NOT do?
Impeach and remove federal judges/elected officials
Create new federal courts
Remove justices on the Supreme Court because they dislike their rulings
Establish the number of justices on the Supreme Court
63
How many terms can the president serve?
4
2
3
8
64
A committee that exists for a limited time and has a specific, temporary purpose is called a...
Standing committee
Joint committee
Special/select committee
Conference committee
65
When congresspeople trade votes for each other's proposed legislation it is called...
Earmarks
Logrolling
Franking
Pork barrel legislation
66
Federalism is an important concept because...
It balances individual rights with government power
It balances the rights of states with the power of the national government
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
67
The second step in the amendment process is
Signature from the President
Ratification by Congress
Ratification by Congress or the States
Ratification by the States
68
How are cabinet members approved?
The Senate confirms
The House confirms
No confirmation necessary
The Senate and the House confirm
69
The committee that reconciles differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill is called the...
Standing committee
Conference committee
Special/select committee
Joint committee
70
Which of the following is NOT a source of presidential power?
Previous presidents who set precedents
His ability to gain the support of the public
His access to the media
His ability to raise money
71
Federal employees...
Are restricted in partisan election activities
Cannot form labor unions
Cannot vote
Can only vote in state and local elections
72
Which of the following is NOT a requirement to become president?
Male
Resident of the US for at least 14 years
Natural born citizen
35 years old
73
Tax bills must begin in the...
Senate
Supreme Court
House
White House
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What is an incumbent?
Someone who is already in office who is running for reelection
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 has a PhD in policy
