Chapter 10 and 11 Quiz

Which of the following best describes specific powers granted by the Constitution to Congress (in Article I, Section 8) and to the president (in Article II)?

expressed powers

Which of the following best describes government policy related to taxing and spending?

fiscal policy

Which of the following best describes government policy relating to banks, credit, and currency?

monetary policy

The Office of Management and Budget is a part of which of the following organizations?

the Executive Office of the President

According to your text, which of the following best describes the reasoning behind the Founders' decision to select the president through an indirect election?

to make the president responsible to state and national legislators

Which of the following is an example of a government corporation?

Amtrak

Which of the following terms best describes an informal group of advisers to whom the president turns for counsel and guidance?

Kitchen Cabinet

Most state and local government laws modeled after the Civil Service Act of 1883 require that government employees do which of the following?

be qualified for the job to which they are appointed

Which of the following best describes constitutional powers assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first?

delegated powers

Which of the following best describes the Department of State's primary mission?

engaging in diplomacy

Which of the following best describes a rule or regulation that directs or affects the affairs of the executive branch of government?

executive order

Which of the following best describes a product of civil service reform in which appointees to positions in public bureaucracies must objectively be deemed qualified for those positions?

merit system

How many Federal Reserve banks operate within the Federal Reserve System?

12

Which of the following articles of the U.S. Constitution describes the powers of (and means of selecting) American presidents?

Article II

Which of the following U.S. presidents is most closely associated with the National Performance Review?

Bill Clinton

Which of the following agencies is an "independent agency" (or agency that is not part of a cabinet department)?

Environmental Protection Agency

Which of the following best describes a president's statement about his interpretation of an act of Congress that he is signing into law?

a signing statement

What is required to override a presidential veto?

a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress

Which of the following best describes a stable relationship between a bureaucratic agency, a clientele group. and a legislative committee?

an iron triangle

Which of the following military and/or war powers is not assigned to the president by the Constitution?

the power to declare war