unit 2 questions

Question 1

The boundary lines of congressional districts are drawn by

Answer 1

State Legislatures

Question 2

Which power is used by the president for enforcing federal law?

Answer 2

general executive power

Question 3

Who are the representatives in each party that form the communication network that bring each party together?

Answer 3

Whips

Question 4

Which of the following best describes a nonlegislative power of Congress?

Answer 4

impeachment power

Question 5

Congressional committees and subcommittees exist

Answer 5

to acquire the information needed to pass meaningful and comprehensive legislation

Question 6

If Congress adjourns during the ten days the president has to consider a bill passed by both houses of Congress, but which the president has not yet signed, what is the result?

Answer 6

Pocket veto

Question 7

A legislative veto is

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an instance of Congress overriding an executive policy

Question 8

The creation on the federal bureaucracy is due to the constitutional management of

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the president delegating executive authority

Question 9

Who was the first president to appoint an African American to the Supreme Court?

Answer 9

Johnson

Question 10

Those who believe that the Supreme Court in its rulings should defer to the elective institutions of government are advocating

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“judicial restraint”

Question 11

The president decides to send American troops into Syria to help in the fight against ISIS. This is an example of which of the president’s powers?

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power as commander-in-chief

Question 12

The difference between an appellate court and a district court is that an appellate court

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reviews previous court decisions

Question 13

If legislation passes in both the House of Representatives and the Senate but each version is slightly different, the conflicting bills are sent to

Answer 13

a conference committee for review and compromise

Question 14

Which committee in the House of Representatives is an instrument of the majority party?

Answer 14

Rules Committee

Question 15

One explicit constitutional responsibility given to the president that has enabled modern presidents to mobilize public opinion is

Answer 15

the State of the Union Address

Question 16

After a national census has been taken, changes in population distribution cause the changing of congressional seats among the states. This effect is commonly called

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reapportionment

Question 17

Which of the following is true of nominees for federal judgeships?

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They are appointed for life by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Question 18

Federal courts created by Congress under Article III of the Constitution include the Supreme Court, district courts, the Courts of Appeals, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the US Court of International Trade. These courts can best be described as

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constitutional courts

Question 19

Congress adopted the War Powers Resolution to

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limit the president’s authority to commit troops overseas

Question 20

Iron triangles control policy in their domains

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with no oversight in operations

Question 21

Which of the following amendments provides for presidential succession and disability?

Answer 21

25th

Question 22

Constitutional courts, whether Supreme Court or lower-level courts, derive their authority from ________ of the Constitution

Answer 22

Article III

Question 23

Which of the following best reflects a function of the Supreme Court in Article III of the Constitution?

Answer 23

To serve as the highest court of appeals

Question 24

Which of the following is true of the seniority system of Congress in relation to committee leadership and committee staffing?

Answer 24

The chairs of congressional committees tend to be senior members of the body’s majority party.
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Question 25

Which legislative tactic is most effectively used only in the Senate?

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filibustering

Question 25

The primary level of federal bureaucracy that helps the president and Congress administer policy is

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the Cabinet

Question 26

States are authorized to redraw congressional districts following each US Census and often create districts favorable to the party in power in a process called

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gerrymandering

Question 27

The partisan power of the president is most recognizable in the fact that the president

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is the head of a political party

Question 28

Regulatory commissions are bureaucratic agencies that

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maintain their independence from the president and executive departments

Question 29

Under the guidelines of the Constitution, which of the following is NOT within the jurisdiction of the federal courts?

Answer 29

treaties

Question 30

Which of the following scenarios illustrates how social media has changed the way presidents relate to the public?

Answer 30

A president announcing a major policy initiative via the Internet rather than calling a press conference

Question 31

Which of the following best defines the term “judicial activism”?

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The tendency of judges to interpret the Constitution according to their own views

Question 32

The majority opinion, issued by the Supreme Court as the final decision of a case, becomes the standard or guide that will be followed in deciding similar cases in the future. The standard or guide is known as a

Answer 32

precedent

Question 33

Temporary committees appointed for the specific purpose of investigating a particular issue are called

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select committees

Question 34

The president’s right to withhold information from Congress is

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Executive privilege

Question 35

Executive orders are

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formal instructions issued by the president

Question 36

A United States Supreme Court justice has announced his retirement at the end of the current Supreme Court term. What is the most likely presidential action in response to this announcement?

Answer 36

Nominate a federal judge who shares the president’s ideology