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The Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare, involved a federal takeover of the insurance industry.
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How does lobbying the executive branch differ from lobbying Congress?
a. Fewer interest groups lobby Congress than lobby the executive branch.
b. Fewer interest groups lobby the executive branch than lobby Congress.
c. Lobbying the executive branch has less impact on government than lobbying Congress.
d. Lobbying the executive branch focuses more on rule making, whereas lobbying Congress focuses more on pending legislation.
e. Lobbying the executive branch focuses more on pending legislation, whereas lobbying Congress focuses more on elections.
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What are independent regulatory commissions, and why are they removed from presidential and congressional control?
Q:
In the event of a major scandal, which kind of committee would be convened to conduct a special investigation?
a. a conference committee
b. an investigative committee
c. a joint committee
d. a select/special committee
e. a standing committee
Q:
What is the most common form of firearm regulation?
a. gun bans
b. licensing requirements
c. concealed carry restrictions
d. right to carry
e. handgun waiting periods
Q:
Which of the following can be found in Article I?
a. Electoral College
b. procedure for presidential impeachment
c. necessary and proper clause
d. supremacy clause
e. penalty for treason
Q:
The best way to influence the money supply is through fiscal policy.
Q:
How does grassroots/outside lobbying differ from other efforts by interest groups to influence government?
a. Grassroots/outside lobbying focuses more than other forms of advocacy on cultivating relationships with elected officials.
b. Grassroots/outside lobbying is more effective than other forms of advocacy.
c. Grassroots/outside lobbying is more heavily regulated than other forms of advocacy.
d. Grassroots/outside lobbying focuses more than other forms of advocacy on influencing public opinion to support groups' goals.
e. Grassroots lobbying is more costly than other forms of advocacy.
Q:
Define discretion as it applies to federal bureaucracy. Why might Congress grant bureaucratic agencies broad discretion in the implementation of federal laws?
Q:
Which statement about incumbency is most accurate?
a. Incumbents have a huge advantage in reelection.
b. Incumbents have a small advantage in reelection.
c. Incumbents have no advantage in reelection.
d. Incumbents only leave office when pressured by party leadership.
e. Incumbents only leave office when they choose.
Q:
In recent years, the Supreme Court has struggled to address __________ on the Internet in a First Amendment context.
a. slander
b. libel
c. hate speech
d. obscenity
e. fighting words
Q:
Which of the following was part of both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?
a. Congress
b. the presidency
c. the federal judiciary
d. collection of taxes by the federal government
e. unanimous consent for ratification
Q:
Keynesians would likely approve of the recent government stimulus package passed by Congress to deal with the economic crisis of the Great Recession.
Q:
Why do interest groups typically offer material benefits to their members?
a. to foster greater diversity among group members
b. to encourage only the most committed supporters to become involved
c. to distract members from the groups' political motives
d. to discourage members from joining more than one interest group
e. to overcome the free rider/collective action problem
Q:
Explain the purpose that policy coordinating committees serve in the federal bureaucracy, and provide one example.
Q:
This individual keeps close contact with all members of his or her party, counts votes for key legislation, prepares summaries of bills, and acts as a communications link within the party.
a. committee chairperson
b. majority/minority leader
c. majority/minority whip
d. president pro tempore
e. Speaker of the House
Q:
Shouting profanities in public is an example of __________, which is not protected speech.
a. hate speech
b. fighting words
c. obscenity
d. libel
e. slander
Q:
Which of the following is a reason for the separation of powers?
a. to ensure the power of the executive
b. to promote justice
c. to prevent tyranny by any one branch
d. to create gridlock in government
e. to improve international relations
Q:
Many of the latest regulations enacted by Congress are in response to demands from constituents.
Q:
While the national congressional campaign committees work to garner more seats for their respective parties, the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee focus on __________.
a. aiding presidential campaigns and conducting general party-building activities
b. aiding presidential campaigns and writing a focused party platform.
c. conducting general party-building activities and writing a focused party platform.
d. conducting oversight of state parties and deliberating over nomination of a presidential nominee.
e. conducting oversight of state parties and other general party-building activities
Q:
What are the benefits and drawbacks of the rule-making requirements specified in the Administrative Procedure Act?
Q:
Charged with the responsibility to __________, the __________ is almost certainly the most powerful committee in either chamber of Congress.
a. grant and set procedural rules, House Committee on Rules
b. investigate the performance of government, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
c. make decisions about money for authorized programs, the Senate Appropriations Committee
d. set targets for spending and taxes, the House Budget Committee
e. oversee nominations and the Department of Justice, Senate Judiciary Committee
Q:
In Barron v.Baltimore, the Supreme Court held that the Bill of Rights limits __________, not __________, action.
a. federal, state
b. state, federal
c. state, local
d. local, state
e. federal, local
Q:
What did supporters of the New Jersey Plan want to do to the Articles of Confederation?
a. repeal them
b. replace them
c. strengthen them
d. weaken them
e. maintain them
Q:
The U.S. Constitution prohibits the use of taxing and spending to influence the national economy.
Q:
Married voters today are most likely to identify as __________.
a. apathetic
b. Democrats
c. independents
d. Republicans
e. Republicans or Democrats
Q:
Discuss the limitations on presidential control of the federal bureaucracy.
Q:
The House minority leader __________.
a. has authority over the selection of the president pro tempore
b. has joint authority over which legislation goes to the floor
c. is elected by the minority party
d. is selected by the majority leader
e. is selected by the Speaker of the House
Q:
Which of the following created the right to privacy?
a. the Bill of Rights
b. the Constitution
c. the executive branch
d. the legislature
e. the judiciary
Q:
Mercantilism is an economic theory designed to increase wealth through the development of which of the following?
a. schools
b. the government
c. industry
d. religion
e. foreign relationships
Q:
The national debt is the yearly difference between government revenues and the deficit.
Q:
Which of the following is an element of a political party's organization at the state level?
a. activists and volunteers
b. congressional district committees
c. identifiers and voters
d. national committee
e. precinct and ward committees
Q:
How has the structure of the presidential cabinet changed since its origin?
Q:
A __________ is one tactic to signal the leadership that a Senate member may have objections to a bill.
a. cloture
b. hold
c. markup
d. pocket veto
e. referral
Q:
The prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment comes from which of the following?
a. Native American principles
b. French civil law
c. English common law
d. German criminal codes
e. Spanish jurisprudence
Q:
Which of the following best describes the Constitutional Convention?
a. The Convention was transparent.
b. The Convention was secretive.
c. The Convention was free of significant disagreement.
d. The Convention was inclusive of all types of citizens.
e. The Convention lasted only one week.
Q:
Regulatory activities exist to help control the negative effects of economic activity.
Q:
How are critical elections and party realignments interrelated?
a. A party realignment occurs before a critical election, and may involve a national crisis.
b. A party realignment occurs during a critical election, and is characterized by gradual change.
c. A party realignment occurs after one or more critical elections, and is characterized by gradual change.
d. A party realignment occurs before a critical election, and is characterized by gradual change.
e. A party realignment occurs after one or more critical elections and may involve a national crisis.
Q:
How did the Hatch Act reinforce reforms initiated under the Pendleton Act? When were these acts passed, and what events precipitated them?
Q:
What is the typical trajectory of a bill in the Senate?
a. introduction, committee referral, subcommittee, full committee report, rules committee, conference committee, send to president, full Senate vote
b. introduction, committee referral, subcommittee, full committee report, full Senate debate and vote, conference committee, send to president
c. introduction, committee referral, subcommittee, rules committee, full committee report, conference committee, full Senate vote, send to president
d. introduction, committee referral, rules committee, subcommittee, full committee report, full Senate vote, conference committee, send to president
e. introduction, subcommittee, committee referral, full committee report, rules committee, full Senate vote, conference committee, send to president
Q:
Which of the following is an example of procedural due process?
a. the right to bear arms
b. the right to a speedy trial
c. the right to free speech
d. the right to practice religion
e. the right to vote
Q:
Which of the following was a problem under the Articles of Confederation?
a. The national government was too strong compared to the states.
b. The government derived its power from the citizens themselves.
c. Congress imposed excessive taxes.
d. Citizens lacked a national identity.
e. Amendments to the Articles were too easy to ratify.
Q:
The federal stimulus package is generally referred to as TANF.
Q:
According to Figure 11.4, how have party unity scores in Congress changed over the last sixty years?
a. decreased dramatically over time
b. decreased slightly over time
c. increased dramatically over time
d. increased slightly in the past ten years
e. remained at a constant level
Q:
What role does an issue network play in the modern bureaucracy?
Q:
In which event was there congressional oversight?
a. the approval of President Obama's 2008 budget
b. the financial audit of Ohio in 2010
c. the Line Item Veto Act of 1996
d. the Supreme Court nomination of Clarence Thomas
e. the Watergate scandal
Q:
The double jeopardy clause prevents an individual who is acquitted of a crime from which of the following?
a. media coverage
b. being tried again
c. going free
d. asserting innocence
e. seeking the assistance of an attorney
Q:
The publication of which of the following galvanized the colonists' belief that reconciliation with Great Britain was impossible?
a. Common Sense
b. Revolution
c. Federalist No. 10
d. American Cousin
e. Articles of Confederation
Q:
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF) requires that mothers provide information about a child's father to receive benefits.
Q:
According to Table 11.2, women voters today are most likely to identify as __________.
a. apathetic
b. Democrats
c. independents
d. Republicans
e. Republicans or Democrats
Q:
Discuss the role of bureaucratic agencies in adjudication, or quasi-judicial processes.
Q:
__________ is a good example of Congressional casework.
a. Analysis of an incumbent's policy positions prior to a debate
b. Analysis of police force effectiveness
c. Analysis of water quality within a district
d. Assistance to a constituent in obtaining a Social Security check
e. Assistance to a federal agency operating within a member's district
Q:
If a police officer has a reasonable belief that someone is committing or about to commit a crime, that officer can stop and frisk the suspect without __________.
a. their consent
b. arresting them
c. a warrant
d. a witness
e. evidence
Q:
Which of the following was a powerful economic group during the colonial era?
a. Massachusetts clergy
b. southern fisherman
c. New England merchants
d. Pennsylvania miners
e. northern farmers
Q:
The most recent economic crisis was a depression.
Q:
Scholarship suggests that about __________ of the promises in the victorious party's presidential platform are completely or mostly implemented.
a. less than one-fourth
b. one-fourth
c. one-third
d. one-half
e. two-thirds
Q:
How does the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) influence rule-making by departments and agencies? When was the act passed?
Q:
What is the typical trajectory of a bill in the House of Representatives?
a. introduction, committee referral, subcommittee, full committee report, rules committee, conference committee, send to president, full House vote
b. introduction, committee referral, subcommittee, full committee report, rules committee, full House vote, conference committee, send to president
c. introduction, committee referral, subcommittee, rules committee, full committee report, conference committee, full House vote, send to president
d. introduction, committee referral, rules committee, subcommittee, full committee report, full House vote, conference committee, send to president
e. introduction, subcommittee, committee referral, full committee report, rules committee, full House vote, conference committee, send to president
Q:
The "right to remain silent" is a citizen's protection against which of the following?
a. governmental intrusion
b. search and seizure
c. religious establishment
d. a biased jury
e. self-incrimination
Q:
Which of the following was most likely to support proposed provisions that strengthened national power?
a. James Madison
b. Patrick Henry
c. George Mason
d. Samuel Adams
e. James Winthrop
Q:
Monetary economic policy uses the money supply to affect growth in the U.S. economy.
Q:
The years 1860"1928 saw the ascendency of which party?
a. Democratic-Republicans
b. Democrats
c. Federalists
d. Republicans
e. Whigs
Q:
Distinguish between independent agencies and independent regulatory commissions. Be sure to provide examples of each.
Q:
Which is an example of logrolling in Congress?
a. awarding a government contract to a campaign supporter
b. introducing and sponsoring a bill
c. sponsoring a bill in exchange for federal monies
d. supporting a bill in exchange for support of one's own bill
e. working to get federal monies for an interstate highway
Q:
The USA PATRIOT Act expands an exception found in which amendment to allow spying?
a. First
b. Second
c. Fourth
d. Fifth
e. Sixth
Q:
What was the subject of the Great Compromise?
a. the legality of slavery
b. the form of the legislative branch
c. the number of states in the Union
d. the number of Supreme Court justices
e. the form of the executive branch
Q:
All U.S. citizens are guaranteed to receive Medicaid, regardless of their level of income.
Q:
When did the last political realignment occur, according to most political scientists?
a. 1860
b. 1894
c. 1932
d. 1968
e. 2000
Q:
How does the president exercise control over the federal bureaucracy?
Q:
What procedure or process limits debate of budget controversies to twenty hours, thereby ending the threat of a filibuster in the Senate?
a. caucus
b. cloture
c. party conference
d. programmatic requests
e. reconciliation
Q:
Which Supreme Court case upheld the National Firearms Act, which imposed taxes on some kinds of weapons?
a. U.S. v.Miller
b. Gideon v.Wainwright
c. Miranda v.Arizona
d. Mapp v.Ohio
e. Griswold v.Connecticut
Q:
Which plan called for a one-house legislature and multi-person executive?
a. the Ohio Plan
b. the Connecticut Plan
c. the Maryland Plan
d. the Virginia Plan
e. the New Jersey Plan
Q:
Social Security is available to illegal immigrants.
Q:
Who is included in the "party in the electorate"?
a. party officers who seek to educate the public on key party stances
b. party officers who seek to steer the electorate through media spin
c. public officials who are registered with one major party
d. voters active in the business of the party
e. voters who identify with a party label
Q:
How does Congress exercise control over the federal bureaucracy?
Q:
Which of the following groups would be most likely to have influence over non-ideological legislation?
a. party, constituents, and congressional staff
b. party, constituents, and special interest groups
c. party, constituents, and colleagues in Congress
d. congressional staff and colleagues in Congress
e. congressional staff and party
Q:
In what year did the Supreme Court first rule that the use of confessions obtained after physical beatings were unconstitutional?
a. 1906
b. 1976
c. 1946
d. 1936
e. 1956
Q:
Jackie attends a protest against animal testing. Which of the following secures her right to attend this protest?
a. Second Treatise of Civil Government
b. The Federalist Papers
c. Bill of Rights
d. Declaration of Independence
e. Articles of Confederation
Q:
Congress has the primary responsibility for setting interest rates in the United States.
Q:
Which of the following factors was instrumental in bringing about the first national interest groups in the United States?
a. improvements in communication networks
b. an increase in crime
c. an increase in poverty
d. industrialization
e. the development of political parties