American government 2

Which of the following statements are true of bills that are killed in committee

- Most are poorly conceived or of little interest to anyone. - Some bills are not supported by the members who introduced them. - They can be brought back to life by a vote of the full House or Senate.

In his role as chief diplomat, the president

-appoints ambassadors -negotiates treaties with other nations

By which time does the text describe past presidencies?

1. Imperial presidency-Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon (Vietnam war) 2. Imperiled presidency- Ford and Carter watergate scandal 3. Heroic presidency- Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush

Why are future supreme court nominees unlikely to be rejected by the Senate

Because the use of the filibuster it's been abolished for supreme court nominations

the president shapes and administers the National foreign policy while acting in the role of

Chief diplomat

12 the 13th federal appellate courts offer geographic regions which are called

Circuits

The type of state law that involves such issues as business dispute a divorces is known

Civil law

The Supreme Court recognizes public opinion in the brown versus board of education case required local school systems to

Desegregate "with all delivered speed" instead of immediately

When during the term of office of the president expect to expand the highest level of public approval

Early in a new president administration

In 2021 President Trump directed the production of ventilators and other medical supplies in response to the COVID-19 crisis he did so by issuing an

Executive order

True or false: members of Congress are often willing to vote in ways that put their reelection at risk

False

Approximately what percentage of Donald Trump's judicial appointees were minority group members

Fewer than 10%

The ability to command attention via the bully pulpit serves primarily to

Focus the public and media on issues the president cares about

Under which of the following presidents to the greatest expansion of the presidential authority take place

Franklin Roosevelt

Among presents remember for rising the challenges while in office are

Franklin Roosevelt Lyndon B. Johnson and Ronald Reagan

Hearings are in effective way for committees to

Gather information

According to the doctrine of judicial restraint judges should

Generally deferred to the policy decisions made by the elected officials

During which of these major events was there an enormous expansion of presidential authority

Great Depression

If the majority of the members of the House of Representatives are public then every committee and subcommittee in the house will

Have a majority of Republican members

Judicial review is a term that refers to the powers the Supreme Court has to

Invalidate a law or action on constitutional grounds

The president who redefined the role of the vice president was

Jimmy Carter

Following oral argument the supreme court justice me a complete privacy in secrecy discuss and vote on the case this meeting of the justices is called

Judicial conference

Wanna bill falls into the area which committee is authorized to act that committee said to have

Jurisdiction

One reason standing committees are powerful is that by law they have

Jurisdiction over bills in their designated policy area

Who works together to achieve legislative goals

President and Congress

Most of America's recent wars have been waged on the basis of a

Presidential directive

Which of the following describe the irony of the presidency

Presidents get too much blaming things go poorly and presidents get too much credit when things go right

Which of the following documents will be able to President Lyndon Johnson had presented a falsely optimistic picture of the Vietnam war

The Pentagon papers

Recent Supreme Court appointees have come overwhelmingly from what background

The appellate

Federal judges play a role in the creation of law in public policy because

The constitution can be interpreted in a number of ways

The presidents cabinet consist of

The leaders of the top executive departments

True or false after clearing the committee stage floor debate on a bill is usually led by the majority party's leadership in the house

True

The scenario in which the president belongs the same political party that controls the House and the Senate is called

Unified government

According to political scientist Richard neustadt a sign of presidential weaknesses is the

Veto

Which of the following statements about midterm elections are generally true?

Voter turnout is lower than for presidential elections. There is less media coverage of candidates and issues than in a presidential election. The president's party usually loses seats.

Why is the rules committee considered one of the most important committees in the house

because it decides the length of debate that will occur on a bill and whether amendments will be allowed

A key to understanding the power of the presidency is a recognition that presidential power

depends on the occupant of the office.

Which of these presidential appointees are the most difficult for the president to control

directors of federal departments and agencies

Ironically when are most presidents most powerful

during their first months in office

Since the 1970s the power of the presidency has evolved owing to the

increased involvement of the presidency in a range of policy areas.

The sole purpose of a conference committee is to

reconcile differences in the House and Senate versions of a bill.

Today Congress and the president

share legislative power.

A limit of ______ exists for how long a Republican member can chair a particular committee.

six years

Presidents are likely to be successful and powerful if

they face special circumstances that call for their leadership.

Presidents typically nominate people to lower-court judgeships

who share the same political party as they do

Duties of Secretary of State

1. Over seeing the diplomatic corps 2. Protecting the US citizens abroad 3. Providing advice to the president on foreign policy 4. Participating in international conferences

The importance of an advising style of governing emerged in candidates began to build their campaigns around which three

1. Polling 2. Rallies 3. The media

Which two features of the presidency have enabled presidents to claim leader ship on national policies

1. Singular authority 2. National election

Which of the following statements about the Vice President of the United States are true?

1. The Vice President is assigned different roles by the president 2. Vice president typically forms part of the presidential team 3. The vice president hold a separate elective office from that of the president

Which of the following reasons is the president better suited to oversee government activity and develop comprehensive public policy?

1. The president is able to direct the actions of federal agencies 2. Final authority rests with A single individual

Members of the House of Representatives typically serve on______ committees while members of the Senate serve on

2 4

At present there are ______ standing committees in the House of Representatives.

20

In order to be a member of the house representatives a person must be years of age

25

In order to be a member of the house representatives you must be years of age

25

In order to become a member of the Senate a person must be at least years of age have been a citizen for at least years

30 and 9

The theories of judicial restraint and judicial activism differ in what way

A different how much their adherence believe judges should follow precedent and defer to elected officials

Which interest group Wrigley files cases seeking to protect individual rights

ACLU

If congressional representatives find themselves having to choose between angering voters and donors or angry party leader ship by refusing to go along with a vote which will they likely choose

Angering leader ship by voting the way their donors and voters want them to

The constitution specifies that all federal judges including supreme court justices shall be

Appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate

The percentage of survey responded to say that they support the work the president is doing as well as the presidents rating

Approval

Which of the following strongly and positively affects a congressional candidates ability to win an election

Being an incumbent

As___________, The president is the supreme military commander of the US Army Navy Air Force Marines and Coast Guard

Commander in chief

The constitution establishes the Supreme Court which entities in powered by the constitution to establish the lower federal courts

Congress

Compared to the powers of the presidency that George Washington assumed in 1789 the powers of the presidency that Joe Biden received in 2021 are

Considerably more powerful

The supreme court recognizing public opinion and the brown versus Board of Education case required local school systems to

Desegregate with all deliberate speed instead of immediately

Which of the following activities that typically take place in a party caucus?

Developing issues and adopting a single policy message

On major bills it is increasing typical for majority party leaders to

Direct the floor debate after the bill leaves the committee and shape the bills broad content

Which of these presidential appointees of the most difficult for the president to control

Directors of federal departments and agencies

Which type of federal court hears criminal cases

District Courts

The scenario in which the president belongs to one political party while the opposition party has majority control of at least one chamber of Congress is known as the

Divided government

Identify the checks on judicial power they are available to Congress

Exercising a story to confirm supreme court justices and rewriting legislation it feels to do judiciary has misinterpreted

The other Case refers to the circumstances of a legal dispute or offense

Facts

And executive agreement made by the president with another country has the same for supplies a formal training and cannot be rescinded

False

Constitution requires that federal judges the citizens and at least 30 years old

False

Members of Congress are often willing to vote in ways that put their reelection at risk

False

Most congressional bill survive committee scrutiny and are voted upon by the house and senate

False

Sure falls the timeline between proper an improper judicial decision making is very clear

False

The presidents ability to command attention via the bully pulpit guarantees of the desired policy objectives will be achieved

False

True or false the presidents ability to command attention via The bully pulpit guarantees that the desired policy objectives will be achieved

False

The power to formally accusing place on trial the president as well as other high-ranking figures in the federal government for alleged crime of treason bribery or high crimes and misdemeanors is known as

Impeachment

Chief justice John Roberts has observed that the Supreme Court

Is not a political branch of government in the public has to except its decision

What is the danger of modern presidents relentless pursuit of public support

It can lead them to pursue policies with immediate advantages rather than long-term benefits

What is the purpose of the writ of certiorari

It is an order from a higher court for a lower court to submit a record of a case to the higher court

Which function is the main responsibility of Congress to watch all the functions of Congress are related

Lawmaking

The nominating process for the Supreme Court place is high importance on which of the following aspects of potential supreme court nominee

Legal credentials and political philosophy

What has been one result of the decreasing number moderates and Congress

Legislative deadlock

What is been one result of the decreasing number of moderates in Congress

Legislative deadlock

The party that controls the rules and has a most powerful leader ship positions in the house is the party

Majority

The framers of the constitution grants of Congress the power to the greatest of all powers of government

Make laws

Which of the following correctly describes a roll of the cabinet in the modern presidency

Members are selected by the president subject to Senate confirmation Members are important figures in an administration It is made up of the heads of the executive departments

Elections whole two years after presidential elections are called elections

Midterm

Present Ronald Regan was viewed as

More powerful than President Jimmy Carter

The presidents top advisor on matters related to foreign policy make up part of the

National Security Council

Which of the following describes the power of Congress relative to the other branches of government?

No executive agency or lower court can exist without congressional authorization.

Supreme court explains the justices legal basis for their decision

Opinion

Which of the following are the functions of Congress

Oversight Lawmaking Representation

The House and Senate each elect to direct her parties efforts in the chamber

Party leaders

The blurring of the line between campaigning and governing has come to be known as the campaign

Permanent

Increase in party polarization in Congress has lead to increased

Policy deadlock

Supreme court justices 10 to vote accordingly to their personal

Political attitudes

It is booked electing just says Richard Davis like in Supreme Court appointments in the era of party polarization to

Political campaigns

One foreign countries look for the nine states for leader ship they direct their attention to the

President

The minority parties committee and subcommittee leaders are its members

Ranking

Which of the following statements concerning the political orientation of supreme court justices is correct

Republican appointees are more likely than Democratic appointees to side with law enforcement officials than with the criminally accused

The trend toward party in Congress can clearly be seen in voting records of members of Congress when their votes are officially recorded during a

Roll call vote

In the House of Representatives debate is limited on the congressional floor by

Rules Committee

Which cabinet member can be described as a close adviser to the president in most administrations

Secretary of State

Which chamber of Congress has the power to try and remove the president from office once the president has been impeached

Senate

Closing committee chairs based on which member has the longest continuous tenor on a standing committee is like sample of the

Seniority system

Presidents might not succeed a cheating certain goals of Congress does not provide the necessary funding for them this illustrates the governments

Separation of power

The most powerful leader in the house representatives is the

Speaker of the House

Which of the following terms describes a permanent comedian Congress that I was to find legislative jurisdiction

Standing committee

The federal court myth is in accurate believe that

State courts play a role subordinate to federal courts

Laws made by acts of Congress which state legislators are called

Statutory laws

Incumbents have over challengers

Substantial advantages

Which of these communication strategies have presidents used to promote their agenda to the general public

Televised press conferences Fire side chats on the radio Post on social media

Which of the following statements accurately describes the challenge faced by the judiciary in interpreting the constitution

The constitution is silent concerning the approach the judges should to take in deciding cases where the law is not completely clear

Why is impossible to firmly settle the argument over judicial restraint and activism

The constitution offers no specific method of decision making

What usually is the best indicator of how individual supreme court justices will vote in cases where the court issues they divided decision

The justices political backgrounds

Which of the following is not part of the Missouri plan for selecting state level judges

The political parties nominate judicial candidates to run for office

What method is most often used to select committee chairs

The seniority system

Whether or not Congress takes the lead and making up lies usually depends on

The type of policy issue

Which statement is true regarding decisions made by the federal courts of appeals

The vast majority of their decisions are final in that the Supreme Court accepts only a small fraction of appeals

Presidents and was able to get Congress to pass policy initiatives when

Their party controls both houses of Congress

Why do you justice right concurring opinion's

They agree with the courts decision but disagree with some of the legal arguments made by the justices in the majority

Which of the following correctly describes how committees and subcommittees serve to Decentralized power in Congress

They allow more members to hold leader ship positions

Which of the following statements accurately describes the US District Court

They are the lowest federal court

The theories of judicial restraint and judicial activism differ in what ways

They different how much their adherents believe judges should follow press it and defer to elected officials

What holds party lawmakers together

They have far more in common with each other than they do with lawmakers of the other party

amicus curiae briefs have white impact on the American legal system

They help the courts understand how interested parties feel about the case in question

None of President trumps nominee should've been confirmed of the filibuster were still allowed for Supreme Court confirmation votes

True

None of President trumps nominees would've been confirmed the filibuster we're still out for Supreme Court confirmation votes

True

Sonny's my political scientist have shown that supreme court justice tend to vote according to the political attitudes

True

In terms of the careers most members of Congress

Want to stay in Congress and put themselves in a position for reelection

After Vietnam Congress out to limit the ability of presidents to commit the United States to war by passing the

War Powers act

Which of the following are considered criteria that the average American uses to evaluate presidential leader ship

What are the present prioritizes many of the same issues that concern much the public and whether the president is a strong leader and afraid to exercise power and to communicate a vision for the nation

When does a bill becomes a law

When Congress over as a presidential veto When the president signs it

The office within the executive office of the President that works most closely with the president in developing policy and communicating the president's agenda is known as the

White House Office

Presents typically nominate people to lower court judge ships

You are members of their political party

Which of the following oversight tools help Congress to ensure that the executive branch is administering the laws properly

budgetary appropriations congressional hearings

To plan strategy and resolve policy issues party members in Congress typically meet behind closed doors in a session called a party

caucus

Through the use of administrative powers, the president can

decide how laws will be implemented.

The reason that precedent is important for judges is that

gives predictability to the law so people know what is legal

Ensuring that laws are being administered by the executive branch in the way intended by Congress is an important function of Congress and is known as

oversight

The structure of the state court system is defined by

state law

Incumbents have ______ over challengers.

substantial advantages

Andrew Jackson was the first president to forcefully assert the idea that

the president rather than Congress should take the lead on national policy issues.

The doctrine of judicial restraint implies that it is the duty of judges to

to apply (the law)

According to the doctrine of judicial activism, judges should

use the law in ways that expand the protection of basic rights, such as liberty and equality

Positive aspects of party polarization include the fact that

voters can more clearly see and understand party differences.