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How often are House members elected? - ANSWER 2 years
When establishing the Congress, the founders of the United States attempted to establish a legislature that could counterbalance the power of the - ANSWER Presidency
Which of these powers is/are granted to Congress by the Constitution? - ANSWER Policy making responsibilities
Appropriations of funds by congressional legislators for projects in their districts are known as - ANSWER Pork barrel
__________ refers to the process by which Congress "checks" the executive branch to ensure that laws are being administered in keeping with legislators' intentions. - ANSWER Oversight
Permanent committees with a defined legislative jurisdiction are called - ANSWER Standing committee
Which of the following positions is the real power in the U.S. Senate? - ANSWER Senate majority leader
How many electors must a presidential candidate secure in the Electoral College to be elected president? - ANSWER 270
What majority is needed for Congress to check presidential power by overriding a
presidential veto? - ANSWER 2/
Executive agreements are considered in force for how long? - ANSWER Until that president is gone
Which of the following is NOT a military power vested in the president by the Constitution? - ANSWER Declaration of war
Who was the first black secretary of state? - ANSWER Colin Powell
What constitutional amendment, ratified in 1967, provides the procedures to be followed if a president becomes incapacitated? - ANSWER Twenty-fifeth
The landmark case Cruzan v. Missouri Department of Health established which of the following individual rights? - ANSWER Competent individuals have a right to discontinue food and hydration without government influence.
Which European state first began using common law in the 1100s? - ANSWER England
Which of the following are considered the highest form of law? - ANSWER Constiution
Which of the following are considered courts of last resort, whose opinions carry the force of law? - ANSWER Supreme Court
How many federal district courts are there in the U.S. court system? - ANSWER Ninety four
What term is used to identify the justices of the Supreme Court other than the chief justice? - ANSWER Justices
Which two groups share power in the selection of federal court judges? - ANSWER President and senate
EXCEPT - ANSWER Division of labor, specialization of job tasks, hiring systems based on worker competency, hierarchy with vertical chain of command, and standard operating procedures
What is the major disadvantage of patronage jobs in the federal bureaucracy? - ANSWER No job security
Which president signed the Pendleton Civil Service Act of 1883 into law, authorizing the establishment of a merit-based civil service system for the federal government? - ANSWER James Garfield
Today, what percentage of federal civil service positions are merit-based? - ANSWER 85%
Over the past several decades, the Hatch Act of 1939 has been amended to ________ the restrictions on political activities by civil servants. - ANSWER Loosen
Which president proposed the civil service reforms that resulted in the passage of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978? - ANSWER Jimmy Carter
Which of the following federal agencies has the greatest percentage of union members?
How many people lived in the United States in 1789? - ANSWER Four million
All of the following are considered independent administrative agencies - ANSWER smithsonian institution,
office of personal management,
general services administration,
national science foundation,
national aeronautics and space administration
Which of the following was the first independent regulatory commission established by the federal government? - ANSWER ICC
What type of laws open up government functions and documents to the public, providing transparency and public access to decision making? - ANSWER Sunshine laws
Which of the following must bureaucrats always consider when implementing policy? - ANSWER Media
According to political scientists, the public policy cycle consists of how many stages? - ANSWER Six
Each of the fifteen departments of the national government is headed by the top political appointee who bears what title? - ANSWER Secretary, except for the Department of Justice, where the head is the attorney general
According to the compromise reached by the framers of the constitution, which of the following bodies was granted the authority to create federal district courts? - ANSWER Congress
Which of the following early landmark cases gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review, allowing the Court to invalidate laws passed by the other branches - ANSWER Marbury vs Madison
Today, there are ________ courts of appeals covering designated regions, with one extra hearing specific cases involving international trade, governmental contracts, and patents. - ANSWER Twelve
