quiz 3 review

Question 1

The Constitutional Convention’s decision to vest the national government’s executive authority in a
single person was principally intended to ________.
a. mimic the British constitutional system
b. create a unified national identity by providing a symbolic focal point
c. minimize the burden of providing a salary and other resources to federal government officials
d. resolve collective dilemmas resulting from limited executive authority under the Articles of Confederation
e. make the presidency the preeminent branch of government under the new Constitution

Answer 1

d. resolve collective dilemmas resulting from limited executive authority under the Articles of Confederation

Question 2

The president needs the approval of the ________ for appointments, and the ________ for
declaring war.
a. House; Senate
b. Senate; Senate
c. House and Senate; House
d. House and Senate; Senate
e. Senate; House and Senate

Answer 2

e. Senate; House and Senate

Question 3

Which is the best example of an agent when the president is the principal?
a. Speaker of the House
b. state supreme court justice
c. soldier
d. agency head
e. reporter

Answer 3

d. agency head

Question 4

What role best explains why the president is better able to solve collective action problems than
Congress?
a. commander in chief of the military
b. leader of the Senate
c. single actor
d. formal head of the party
e. control of Supreme Court

Answer 4

c. single actor

Question 5

Which of these presidents was most influential in developing mass political parties as a tool of
presidential power and electoral support?
a. Martin Van Buren
b. William Henry Harrison
c. John Tyler
d. James K. Polk
e. Zachary Taylor

Answer 5

a. Martin Van Buren

Question 6

A national party’s presidential nominating convention helps resolve ________ among its state party
leaders.
a. free-rider problems
b. coordination problems
c. principal-agent problems
d. prisoner’s dilemmas
e. unstable coalitions

Answer 6

b. coordination problems

Question 7

The governor of North Carolina is empowered to veto specific provisions in legislation that have
passed both houses of the state legislature. This is an example of a ________.
a. precision strike
b. precise veto
c. general veto
d. line-item veto
e. drafting authority

Answer 7

d. line-item veto

Question 8

Which of these requires the approval of the Senate?
a. censure of the president
b. treaty
c. executive order
d. executive agreement
e. signing statement

Answer 8

b. treaty

Question 9

President Obama promised not to sign into law any legislation that repeals the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act. This is an example of a/an ________.
a. saber rattling
b. bully pulpit
c. veto threat
d. executive promise
e. presidential signing statement

Answer 9

c. veto threat

Question 10

How can divided government shape bargaining between Congress and the president?
a. Fewer laws are passed under divided government, so bargaining between the branches is easier.
b. More laws are passed under divided government, so bargaining between the branches is more
difficult.
c. The preferences of Congress and the president are further apart, making passing legislation easier.
d. The preferences of Congress and the president are further apart, making passing legislation more
difficult.
e. Congress rationally anticipates numerous presidential vetoes and thus passes no legislation

Answer 10

d. The preferences of Congress and the president are further apart, making passing legislation more

Question 11

A president may be removed from office if he or she is impeached by the ________ and convicted
by the ________.
a. House of Representatives; Supreme Court
b. Supreme Court; Senate
c. electoral college; Supreme Court
d. Supreme Court; House of Representatives
e. House of Representatives; Senate

Answer 11

e. House of Representatives; Senate

Question 12

Why does the power of the president not return to lower levels after crises?
a. Crises increase presidential popularity, and this popularity does not decrease.
b. The institutions created to respond to crises persist and give the president power.
c. Crises do not increase presidential power.
d. The Supreme Court constantly supports the president.
e. Referendums make this new power permanent.

Answer 12

b. The institutions created to respond to crises persist and give the president power.

Question 13

what is plurality ?

Answer 13

whoever receives the most votes win

Question 14

what is a single member district ?

Answer 14

each district/state choose 1 rep

Question 15

what is redistricting ?

Answer 15

redrawing boundaries for equal rep