The Office of Management and Budget/National Security Council/Council on Economic Advisers are:

policy-making bodies of the Executive Office of President

To preserve the balance of power in government the framers:

checked those powers that they believed to be most dangerous

Which institution is responsible for compiling the president's budget proposal?

Office of Management and Budget

The agency created to police the stock market is the:

Securities and Exchange Commission

The president's power is:

shared with other branches of the government

The higher the president stands in the polls:

the easier it is to persuade others to support initiative

Courts with appellate jurisdiction:

review the legal issues involved in a case

Which statements about bureaucracies is FALSE?

Each bureaucratic agency is created by the president

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1
The Office of Management and Budget/National Security Council/Council on Economic Advisers are:
part of the president's cabinet
policy-making bodies of the Executive Office of President
members of the White House staff
key liaison agencies between president and Congress
2
To preserve the balance of power in government the framers:
limited the president to administrative powers
refused to give the president powers in national security
checked those powers that they believed to be most dangerous
created a weak executive
3
If ____ SCOTUS justices agree to review a case, it can be scheduled for oral argument.
eight
two
four
six
4
Which institution is responsible for compiling the president's budget proposal?
Congressional Budget Office
Senate Appropriations Committee
Office of Management and Budget
Department of the Treasury
5
Which program accounts for the largest chunk of the federal budget?
foreign aid and espionage
bridges and highways
Social Security and Medicare
welfare and unemployment
6
The agency created to police the stock market is the:
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Reserve Board
National Labor Relations Board
7
Once a policy decision has been made, the bureaucracy is responsible for:
its deregulation
funding it
judging its merits
its implementation
8
The president's power is:
unlimited and absolute
always the dominant figure in the American political system
very limited and largely ceremonial
shared with other branches of the government
9
The higher the president stands in the polls:
the less support they need in Congress
the less likely they will initiate new policy ventures
the easier it is to persuade others to support initiative
the less need there is for presidential public appearances
10
All of these programs are examples of entitlement programs except:
defense contracts
Social Security
Medicare
veterans' benefits
11
The primary goal of the president's legislative strategy is usually:
to win on all final votes
to win the support of all fellow partisans
to set the agenda
to block legislation as they oppose
12
The federal government borrows money from its citizens through:
income taxes
entitlement programs
social security
bonds
13
Courts with appellate jurisdiction:
hear only civil cases
determine the facts about a case
hear only criminal cases
review the legal issues involved in a case
14
Which expenditure is considered uncontrollable?
federal subsidies for public education
national security
entitlement programs
highway system
15
Which statements about bureaucracies is FALSE?
Bureaucratic powers extend to every corner of American life
Each bureaucratic agency is created by the president
Nothing better illustrates the complexity of government
Bureaucracies are scarcely hinted at in the Constitution

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