polisci

what is the process of allotting house seats according to a states population done every 10 years

apportionment

the ______ states we can predict surpeme court decisions based on the justices ideolgies

attitudinal model

All of the following powers can be exercised only by the Senate EXCEPT this one: Declaring war Conducting a trial of a president on impeachment charges Approving treaties Confirming presidential appointments to the Supreme Court

declaring war

Which of the following professions is overrepresented in Congress? Law Education Military Health care

law

which body confirm all federal judges

senate

the______` houses all the official rules created by bureaucratic agencies to implement policy

the federal register

how many judges presideover a case in a circuit court

3

How many votes are needed to end a filibuster in the senate

60

Roughly how many cases does the Supreme Court hear each term? 10-20 150-175 200+ 80-90

80-90

An example of a government corporation is ________. Amtrak EPA CIA NASA

Amtrak

"Cracking" and "packing" are both types of what? Theories of constitutional interpretation Debate tactics in Congress Legislative functions Gerrymandering

Gerrymandering

A clear chain of command with all employees knowing who their supervisors are as well as whom they are responsible for is an example of a(n) ______ Merit system Hierarchy Spoils system Iron triangle

Hierarchy

Which of the following refers to the tendency for most presidents to begin their terms of office with relatively high popularity ratings, which declines shortly after they take office? Midterm elections Lame duck period Honeymoon phase Going public

Honeymoon phase

All of the following are constitutional powers of Congress EXCEPT: Paying national debt Implementing laws Levying taxes Regulating interstate commerce

Implementing laws

Filling the bureaucracy with political appointees is likely to have what effect? Increased performance due to common interests Increased performance due to higher number of hires Incompetence due to the lack of hiring based on skill and merit Lower performance due to lower pay

Incompetence due to the lack of hiring based on skill and merit

Which of the following is an effect of divided government? High popularity rates for the president Lower ability of a president to pass laws High popularity rates for Congress Higher ability of a president to pass laws

Lower ability of a president to pass laws

Which of the following statements is true about the modern use of treaties and executive agreements? Executive agreements have been held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in favor of treaties Most completed international negotiations (over 90 percent) end in executive agreements rather than treaties About the same number of each is completed each year Most completed international negotiations (over 90 percent) end in treaties rather than executive agreements

Most completed international negotiations (over 90 percent) end in executive agreements rather than treaties

The job of the presidency was seen as a primarily administrative office during what time period? Twenty-first century Mid-twentieth century Late twentieth century Nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

What is the effect of polarization on the executive appointment process? Significant; low polarization usually ends up in many appointments being blocked Significant, high polarization allows appointments to go through too easily Significant; high polarization usually ends up in many appointments being blocked None

Significant; high polarization usually ends up in many appointments being blocked

Politics influences the Supreme Court in all of the following ways EXCEPT: How its members choose which cases to hear How its members are chosen When its members have to retire How its members make decisions

When its members have to retire

In recent years, the filibuster has ______ become a tactic regularly used by the majority party to block proposals of the minority party become a tactic regularly used by the minority party to block proposals of the majority party been used much less frequently than in the past become more likely to be used by bipartisan groups of opponents of civil rights legislation

become a tactic regularly used by the minority party to block proposals of the majority party

It is hard to get rid of the filibuster because ______ it would require a constitutional amendment the Supreme Court has ruled that the parliamentary procedure to eliminate it is unconstitutional both Republicans and Democrats want the opportunity to use it when they are in the minority the president would veto legislation eliminating the filibuster

both Republicans and Democrats want the opportunity to use it when they are in the minority

how does the president exercise control over agencies in the federal bureo

by nominating federal appointees

All of the following are roles of the President of the United States EXCEPT ______ chief justice of the Supreme Court commander-in-chief head of the EOP and OMB chief administrator

chief justice of the Supreme Court

Most bills introduced in Congress ______ are voted down on the floor of the House or the Senate are bottled up in the House Rules Committee pass through both the House and the Senate die by inaction at the committee stage

die by inaction at the committee stage

the ___ is an example of a "indepedent regulatory agency"

environmental protection agency

the use of ____ in foreign matters is an example of the president acting as a global leader

executive agreements

Nominees for federal court positions generally face an easier confirmation process than they did a decade ago. True False

false

An executive agreement is a formal agreement with another country that is negotiated by the president and requires approval of two-thirds of the Senate. True False

flase

Congress tends to have wider, more nationally representative constituencies than the president. True False

flase

the power to formally declare war rests solely with the president True or false

flase

all of the following are constitutional powers of congress except A.negotiating international agreements B. levying taxes C.regulating interstate commerce D.paying national debts

negotiating international agreements

The Constitution says ______ that federal judges shall be at least thirty years old that federal judges shall be natural-born citizens of the United States that federal judges shall be attorneys nothing about the qualifications of federal judges

nothing about the qualifications of federal judges

which office helps the president build the annual budget

office of management and budget

Divided government occurs when ______ one party controls the presidency while the other party controls at least one house of Congress the three branches of government are unable to work together to solve problems the vice president must cast the deciding vote as president of the Senate the presidency and the Supreme Court are controlled by different parties

one party controls the presidency while the other party controls at least one house of Congress

the best predictor of whether someone approves of the presidents job performance is

party identification

The weakness in the presidential strategy of going public is that ______ most presidents aren't aware of the tactic Congress usually ignores the public the press usually opposes the president presidents struggle to maintain a high enough approval rating to make the strategy work

presidents struggle to maintain a high enough approval rating to make the strategy work

Congress exercises control over the bureaucracy ______ while communicating directly with the president through the close scrutiny given to specific agencies by specific congressional subcommittees more through the Senate than the House of Representatives more through the actions of Supreme Court

through the close scrutiny given to specific agencies by specific congressional subcommittees

One of the major differences between how the founders thought of Congress and how it works today is the direct election of senators.True or False

true

The armed forces make up the largest part of our federal bureaucracy. True False

true

The court should be viewed as an intensely political institution. True False

true

yperpartisanship can be consistent with a member's constituency if legislative districts are drawn to advantage one party over another. True or False

true

In the United States, treaties are negotiated by the president and require ______ no endorsement from any other government agency two-thirds approval from Congress two-thirds approval from the Senate review by the Supreme Court before they can be implemented

two-thirds approval from the Senate