POLS-101
As discussed in lecture, as of early 2021, how many executive orders had been issued since Washington's presidency?
13,731
According to an Economist Daily Chart from February 2021, as presented in lecture, the percentage of Republicans who approved of the job Joe Biden was doing was approximately
15%
The EPA was created in which year?
1970
According to the PBS Newshour (2020) "What Addition of Amy Coney Barrett Could Mean for Upcoming Supreme Court Cases," Amy Coney Barrett became the __________ Supreme Court Justice appointed by President Donald Trump
3rd
According to NPR Throughline's (2020) "Presidential Power," how long did the framers debate on whether there should be a president and what limits should be placed on the powers of the executive branch?
4 months
According to a public opinion poll presented in lecture, the percentage of the public who approved of Donald Trump in July 2020 was
40.1%
As discussed by Jeff Greenfield in the PBS Newshour (2022) video "A Year into Biden's Presidency....,"what is Biden's approval rating among Democrats?
71%
As discussed by Jeff Greenfield in the PBS Newshour (2022) video "A Year into Biden's Presidency....,"what was Biden's approval rating among Democrats at the start of his presidency?
97%
As discussed in lecture, Woodrow Wilson's efforts to promote U.S. membership in the League of Nations illustrate
A president's efforts to mobilize public opinion
According to the PBS Newshour (2020) "What Addition of Amy Coney Barrett Could Mean for Upcoming Supreme Court Cases," what do analysts expect with respect to the issue of abortion as a result of Amy Coney Barrett's ascension to the Supreme Court?
All of the above
According to the Vox (2019) video "The Man Who Rigged...," what is the logic of gerrymandering?
Both the first and second answer choice
Prior to joining Biden's cabinet, Janet Yellen held the position of
Chair of the Federal Reserve
According to the Pearson video, "What's the Big Deal About Campaign Financing?" which of the following is noted as one of the most controversial cases in Supreme Court history?
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Which Supreme Court case ruled that, under the First Amendment, corporate funding of independent election ads could not be limited?
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
The number of justices who sit on the United States Supreme Court is determined by
Congress
According to NPR Throughline's (2020) "Presidential Power," what was the principal challenged faced by the framers of the US constitution with respect to the executive branch?
Creating an executive branch powerful enough to be effective but not so powerful that it would be tyrannical
According to lecture, the Department of the Treasury is an Independent Agency
False
According to the PBS Newshour (2020) "What Addition of Amy Coney Barrett Could Mean for Upcoming Supreme Court Cases," Amy Coney Barrett comparatively young, but not the youngest member of the Supreme Court.
False
American presidents can always rely on their judicial appointees, especially those on the Supreme Court, to take up for their favored policies and never disappoint them.
False
Judicial activism and restraint are roughly the equivalents of judicial liberalism and conservatism, respectively.
False
Most cases heard by the Supreme Court receive full review.
False
The Supreme Court explains its decisions in terms of how the majority of Americans will be affected.
False
According to the Pearson video, "What's the Big Deal About Campaign Financing?" by how much did spending on federal elections increase from 2008 to 2016 after the Citizens Unitedruling?
From roughly $380 million to roughly $1.4 billion dollars
According to lecture, the following U.S. presidents have been assassinated, EXCEPT
Gerald Ford
According to the Pearson video, "What's the Big Deal About Campaign Financing?" what are the limitations to SuperPacs?
It can't coordinate with the campaign and has to disclose their donations
According to lecture, the current Secretary of the Treasury is
Janet Yellen
According to lecture, the current Secretary of the Department of Transportation is
Pete Buttigieg
As discussed in lecture, in a parliamentary system, the head of the executive is called the
Prime Minister
According to the PBS Newshour (2020) "What Addition of Amy Coney Barrett Could Mean for Upcoming Supreme Court Cases," who did Amy Coney-Barrett replace on the Supreme Court?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Why would opponents of a bill prefer that House Rules Committee assign an open rule governing action on a bill to a closed rule?
The open rule makes it easier for the bill to be subject to damaging floor debate and amendments that may weaken its chances.
According to the Pearson video, "What's the big Deal About Campaign Financing?" how do donors who wish to remain anonymous circumvent current campaign finance laws?
They can donate to dark money groups
What is said about Biden's campaign promise?
To appoint the first black woman to the Supreme Court
Presidents appoint all federal judges, subject to Senate confirmation, from the district level to the Supreme Court.
True
According to the documentary RBG (2018), what was at issue in the first women's rights case in the RBG era?
Whether women could gain admission to a historically male-only school
According to The Daily (2018) podcast "A 30 Year Plan...,"which conclusion did the Federalist Society members draw from the failed nomination of Robert Bork?
You cannot get too aggressive when putting forward conservative nominees
Which of the following is a constraint that federal bureaucrats face to a greater degree than the people working for the bureaucracies of large businesses or corporations?
a much greater degree of public scrutiny
The Women's March and the #MeToo movement helped bring about what changes to Congress?
a record number of women running for the House and Senate in primaries and the general election in 2018 and 2020
According to the Vox (2019) video "The Man Who Rigged ...,"who was Thomas Hofeller?
all of the above
As discussed in lecture, George H. Bush's letter to incoming President Bill Clinton included the following statement(s)
all of the above
Scott Pruitt
all of the above
As discussed by Stefania Palma's (2022) in the Financial Times article "Biden's Supreme Court nominee....," some Republicans criticized Ketanji Brown Jackson for
being soft on crime
As discussed in lecture, what is a key difference between a parliamentary system and a presidential system?
both the second and third answer choice
What term refers to the offices, tasks, and principles that large organizations, including governments, employ to coordinate their work?
bureaucracy
Since the early 1970s, how have House committee chairs been selected?
by an election among the members of the majority party, but with senior members still most likely to win the selection
Two recent presidents exercised unilateral power in America's Gulf Coast region. First, President George W. Bush sent military units there in 2005 in response to Hurricane Katrina and associated flooding in Louisiana, Mississippi, and parts of neighboring states. A few years later, President Barack Obama sent Coast Guard staff and teams to the same region, in response to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. What allowed them to do this?
declaring states of emergency in the affected region
Legislation is frequently written to be inclusive, spreading the benefits widely among beneficiaries according to the principle of
distributive tendency.
The trial courts of general jurisdiction at the federal level are called ________ courts.
district
According to lecture, bureaucracies are undemocratic
false
According to the Vox (2019) video "The Man Who Changed...," racial gerrymandering helped North Carolina's Democratic party pass crucial legislation such as voter ID laws before the courts ruled the district map unconstitutional
false
According to the Vox (2019) video "The Man Who Rigged...,"gerrymandering is done only for federal elections, but not for state elections
false
As discussed in lecture, in a parliamentary system, the separation between legislative and executive power is clearer than in a presidential system.
false
Presidents can formally introduce new legislation in either the House or Senate.
false
Presidents have used alternative or creative means of exercising power—including executive orders, signing statements, and public appeals—despite already having much more political and policy-making power than Congress.
false
The "high crimes and misdemeanors" for which the Constitution says that the House may impeach a president is a term with a clear legal definition.
false
The presidential cabinet is a collective body that meets regularly to make important policy decisions jointly as a group.
false
The way congressional district lines are drawn has little effect on the outcome of an election.
false
According to lecture, the U.S. Postal Service and Amtrak are
government corporations
According to lecture, the First Lady
has traditionally been a position of a hostess
The primary task of bureaucracy, whether in government or the private sector, is ________ of the organization's objectives, as determined by bosses.
implementation
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
is an independent agency
According to lecture, the Attorney General
is the name for the head of the Justice Department
Bureaucracy makes modern government possible because
it allows a means of efficiently delivering or providing public goods and services, as well as a way for officials to make credible, long-term policy commitments.
Many Americans use the term "bureaucracy" when referring to government actions they do not like, but use "administration" when referring to government actions they do like. Even so, bureaucracy is often essential to good governance because
it provides time-tested ways to get people to work in a coordinated fashion and accomplish goals more efficiently and effectively than would otherwise be possible.
The party that controls the House of Representatives selects the ________. The party out of power in the House of Representatives selects the ________.
majority leader; minority leader
According to lecture, what can be said about the State Department during the Trump administration?
many positions at the State Department remained vacant
In a civil court case, the party that brings charges is called the ________, whereas the party that defends itself against charges is called the ________.
plaintiff; defendant
Prior judicial decisions that are applied to a given case, whether in a federal or state court, are known as
precedents.
The framers of the U.S. Constitution decided that all "money" bills—that is, those involving taxation and revenue—should start in the House because
representatives were to be "close to the people," elected by popular vote every two years.
The term "judicial ________" best describes the power of the courts to declare actions of the legislative and executive branches invalid or unconstitutional.
review
Until the Seventeenth Amendment passed, senators were selected by
state legislatures.
According to lecture, California is in which Federal Appellate Circuit?
the 9th
According to lecture, all of the following is true about the Vice President, EXCEPT
the Vice Presidential position is the second most powerful position in the country
Implementation is
the development of rules, regulations, and bureaucratic procedures to translate laws into action.
As discussed by Stefania Palma's (2022) in the Financial Times article "Biden's Supreme Court nominee....," who will have the final say on Ketanji Brown Jackson appointment to the Supreme Court?
the full Senate
A political strategy whereby the president makes the case to the people of the country that a certain policy needs to be enacted is known as "going public."
true
During the nineteenth century, it was considered rather inappropriate for presidents to engage in personal campaigning on their own behalf or in support of programs and policies.
true
Presidents have often used their veto power as way to bargain with Congress.
true
Several federal court rulings have held that Congress might approve a presidential action through "acquiescence," by, for example, continuing to fund programs established by executive orders.
true
The U.S. House of Representatives allows unlimited floor debate.
true
According to lecture, all of the following are explanations of the "incumbency puzzle," except
voters tend to dislike local politicians but like Congress and federal politicians
