Political science

Incorrect Question 45 0 / 1 pts Which of the following is an accurate comparison of enumerated powers of the President and the Senate? Presidential Powers Senate Powers A Power to issue decrees Power to initiate bills pertaining to revenue B Power to issue pardons Power to declare laws unconstitutional C Power to declare war Power to ratify treaties D Power to convene Congress Power to confirm ambassadors C A D B

A

Question 31 1 / 1 pts The president is LESS likely to use an executive order in which of the following scenarios? When most state governors are of the opposite party A Supreme Court with justices of the opposite political ideology A Congress that shares many of the same policy priorities as the president A negotiation with a foreign leader reaches an impasse

A Congress that shares many of the same policy priorities as the president

Amendment 24

Abolition of Poll Tax Requirement in federal elections

Amendment 13

Abolution of slavery and involuntary servitude

Question 20 1 / 1 pts Why might the Framers have had to justify the need for the strength of the Executive Branch? People wanted the president to be able to lead in wartime. Americans in the 1780s feared anarchy. The president would be elected by the common people. Americans feared monarchical rule after the Revolution.

Americans feared monarchical rule after the Revolution.

Question 30 1 / 1 pts Why might the Framers have had to justify the need for and strength of the Executive Branch? Americans in the 1780s feared anarchy. People wanted the president to be able to lead in wartime. Americans feared monarchical rule after the Revolution. The president would be elected by the common people.

Americans feared monarchical rule after the Revolution.

Question 32 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the US House of Representatives and the US Senate? The House of Representatives The Senate A Designed to represent states equally Designed to represent states proportionally B Has the power to ratify treaties Has the power to bring charges of impeachment C Members represent localized districts Members represent the entire state D Term length is 6 years Term length is 2 years C A B D

C

Question 37 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan? New Jersey Plan Virginia Plan (A) Included a layered system of national courts Made the states supreme over the national government (B) Created a bicameral legislature Assured states would retain sovereignty (C) Gave the national legislature only defined and limited powers Included a three-branch system and a bicameral legislature (D) Made the national government supreme over the states Allowed importation of slaves for 20 years after ratification C D A B

C

Question 44 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two branches of government? Executive Branch Judicial Branch A The Executive branch makes the laws The judicial branch reviews the laws B The executive branch serves 8 year term limits The judicial branch serves for life on the Supreme Court C The Executive branch forces the law The Judicial branch decides the constitutionality of laws D The Executive branch relies on campaigns and speeches to be elected The Judicial branch relies on primaries to secure a seat on the bench C A B D

C

Question 55 1 / 1 pts The President can do which of the following without seeking the consent of either the House or the Senate? Deploy troops Ratify a treaty Appoint ambassadors Declare war

Deploy troops

Question 14 1 / 1 pts Which of the following identifies the formal procedure for ending a filibuster? Oversight Cloture Pocket veto Discharge petition

Cloture

Question 48 1 / 1 pts Column #1 Column #2 Column #3 Conduct elections Maintain Army & Navy Enforce laws Establish schools Declare war Establish courts Regulate businesses within a state Regulate trade between states and with foreign nations Borrow money Establish local governments Coin money Protect the safety of the people Regulate marriages Make all laws necessary for carrying out delegated powers Build roads Assume powers not given to the national government or denied to the states Collect taxes Which of the following best describes the Powers of Government chart above? Column #1 is Local Powers, Column #2 is Federal Powers, Column #3 is State Powers Column #1 is State powers, Column #2 is Shared Powers, Column #3 is Federal powers Column #1 is State Powers, Column #2 is Federal Powers, Column #3 is Shared Powers Column #1 is Federal Powers, Column #2 is State Powers, Column #3 is Shared Powers

Column #1 is State Powers, Column #2 is Federal Powers, Column #3 is Shared Powers

Amendment 20

Commencement of Presidential Term and Succession

Incorrect Question 3 0 / 1 pts All of the following are ways that the legislative branch can check the powers of the executive branch EXCEPT: Congress may pass a law declaring a presidential action unconstitutional. Congress may remove the president through its impeachment and conviction powers. The Senate may refuse to approve a presidential appointment. Congress may override a presidential veto.

Congress may pass a law declaring a presidential action unconstitutional.

Amendment 27

Congressional Compensation

Question 5 1 / 1 pts Congress is most likely to exert oversight of the executive bureaucracy in which of the following ways? Using the Court to block implementation of proposed regulations Directly selecting the head of an executive agency Impeaching the head of an executive agency Controlling an executive agency's annual budget

Controlling an executive agency's annual budget

Question 34 1 / 1 pts Which of the following choices accurately represents the two foundational documents listed? Constitution Articles of Confederation A unicameral legislature bicameral legislature B supported by the rural, Southern states supported by the urban, Northern states C difficult to raise taxes difficult to raise an army D strong federal government weak federal government D B C A

D

Question 24 1 / 1 pts Which of the following actions by a congressional representative is an example of "pork barreling"? Directing federal funds into the representative's district through legislation Attempting to kill a bill with unacceptable amendments Misusing campaign contributions Accepting money from a political action committee (PAC)

Directing federal funds into the representative's district through legislation

Amendment 23

District of Columbia Presidential Vote

Amendment 12

Election of vice president and president

Incorrect Question 8 0 / 1 pts Which of the following powers is shared by the House of Representatives and the Senate? Holding trials of impeachment Establishing federal courts Holding confirmation hearings Approving treaties

Establishing federal courts

Amendment 16

Federal Income Tax

Incorrect Question 49 0 / 1 pts All of the following serve as checks on the power of the federal courts EXCEPT: The voters can oust federal judges in national elections. Federal judges can be impeached. Presidents, governors, and local executives can refrain from enforcing court rulings. Congress and the state legislatures can amend the Constitution.

Federal judges can be impeached.

Incorrect Question 35 0 / 1 pts Identify the Constitutional principle illustrated by the image above. Federalism States Rights Checks and Balances Separation of Powers

Federalism

Amendment 1

Free speech, religion, assembly

Incorrect Question 41 0 / 1 pts The maps represent which of the following concepts? Separation of powers the Filibuster Electoral College Gerrymandering

Gerrymandering

Incorrect Question 58 0 / 1 pts Senate confirmation is required for which of the following presidential appointments? I. Secretary of State II. White House Chief of Staff III. Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) IV. Attorney General I only I, III, and IV only II and III only I, II, III, and IV

I, III, and IV only

Question 2 1 / 1 pts Which of the following statements about the Senate is true? The Senate has a strict time limit on debates. Individual senators can exercise substantial influence over the legislative process. The Senate, unlike the house has a Rules Committee. Each state is represented in the Senate according to its population.

Individual senators can exercise substantial influence

Question 59 1 / 1 pts Which of the following best explains the principle of stare decisis? It reinforces the philosophy of judicial activism. It requires that at least four Supreme Court justices agree to hear a case. It encourages judges to follow precedent when deciding cases. It increases the number of cases judges are required to hear.

It encourages judges to follow precedent when deciding cases.

Incorrect Question 7 0 / 1 pts Which of the following is true about the pocket veto? It is used to strike down a provision of a bill that the President finds disagreeable. It occurs when the President takes no action on a bill for then days during which Congress is adjourned. It is used when the President expects to reach a compromise with Congress about how a bill should be modified. IT may be overridden by a two-thirds vote in Congress.

It occurs when the President takes no action on a bill for then days during which Congress is adjourned.

Question 10 1 / 1 pts The president cannot veto which of the following? Legislation affecting foreign policy Legislation regulating congressional salaries Joint resolutions that propose constitutional amendments Laws overturning United States Supreme Court decisions

Joint resolutions that propose constitutional amendments

Amendment 7

Jury trial in civil cases

Question 27 1 / 1 pts Appointments to the federal Judiciary are often contentious for which of the following reasons? The House of Representatives can undermine presidential authority by overriding judicial appointments. The president selects nominees based on political orientation, while the Senate focuses on the academic credentials of the nominee. Life terms for federal judges mean that presidential appointments will continue to have influence long after that president's term is over. Federal judges are given a platform to legislate from the bench, and the Senate is hesitant about relinquishing power to the judiciary.

Life terms for federal judges mean that presidential appointments will continue to have influence long after that president's term is over.

Question 29 1 / 1 pts To complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential in a limited Constitution. By a limited Constitution, I understand one which contains certain specified exceptions to the legislative authority; such, for instance, as that it shall pass no bill of attainder, no ex-post-facto laws, and the like. Limitations of this kind can be preserved in practice no other way than through the medium of courts of justice, whose duty it must be to declare all acts contrary to the manifest tenor of the Constitution void. Without this, all the reservations of particular rights or privileges would amount to nothing. ...The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by the judges, as a fundamental law. It therefore belongs to them to ascertain its meaning, as well as the meaning of any particular act proceeding from the legislative body... Alexander Hamilton. Federalist No. 78 Which of the following Supreme Court cases is most consistent with Hamilton's view in the passage above? McCulloch v. Maryland Engel v. Vitale Gideon v. Wainwright Marbury v. Madison

Marbury v. Madison

Incorrect Question 43 0 / 1 pts Which of the following is the greatest reason for higher reelection rates in the House over the Senate? Shorter terms Constituent service Name recognition Gerrymandered safe districts

Name recognition

Amendment 8

No excessive bail

Amendment 3

No quartering of soldiers in times of peace

Amendment 5

No self incriminating, double jeopardy, miranda rights

Amendment 4

No unreasonable search of seizures

Amendment 9

People have more rights than are enumerated in the constitution

Amendment 17

Popular Election of Senators

Amendment 10

Powers not given to the national government are reserved to the states

Question 26 1 / 1 pts Which fo the following date is reflected in the chart above? President's nominated judges that were aligned with their own political affiliation. Republican presidents were unwilling to nominate judges who considered themselves independent. Democrats never appointed judges who considered themselves Republican. There is little to no partisan influence in a president's nominee choices.

President's nominated judges that were aligned with their own political affiliation.

Amendment 25

Presidential Vacancy, Disability and Inability

Amendment 18

Prohibition

Amendment 14

Protects rights against state infringements, defines citizenship, prohibits states from interfering with privileges and immunities, requires due process and equal protection, punishes states for denying vote, and disqualifies Confederate officials and debts

Amendment 21

Repeal of 18th Prohibition

Amendment 26

Right to Vote at Age 18

Amendment 2

Right to bear arms

Amendment 6

Speedy and public fair trial

Amendment 11

Suits against a state

Question 46 1 / 1 pts The author of the political cartoon is expressing which of the following opinions? The Judicial Branch deserves to be the strongest of the 3 branches. The Executive Branch deserves the power it has over the other branches. The Legislative Branch needs to be the strongest of the 3 branches. The Executive Branch has become too powerful in regards to checks and balances.

The Executive Branch has become too powerful in regards to checks and balances.

Question 23 1 / 1 pts After a bill is introduced in the House of Representatives, what is the next step in the legislative process? The bill dies unless a committee chair decided to "mark up" the bill The bill is referred to committee The majority party caucus votes whether or not to support the bill The bill is introduced in the Senate because both houses of Congress must consider all proposed legislation

The bill is referred to committee

Incorrect Question 21 0 / 1 pts What distinguishes the contemporary presidency from the institution originally envisioned by the Framers of the Constitution? Contemporary presidents are more cautious in advocating for their legislative agendas. The contemporary presidency is less involved in the development of foreign policy. The contemporary president is much more powerful. The contemporary presidency exhibits a greater level of deference to Congress in budgetary matters.

The contemporary president is much more powerful.

Incorrect Question 40 0 / 1 pts The line chart demonstrates which of the following? That most of the House members throughout history served 3 years or less The relative low reelections rates in the House of Representatives The growth in the size of the House of Representatives from 1796-2016 The growth in terms over the years in regards to the House of Representatives

The growth in terms over the years in regards to the House of Representatives

Question 47 1 / 1 pts This map could be used to demonstrate which of the following? The importance of Southern states in determining the winner of campaigns. The importance of a few states in determining the winner of the electoral college. The importance of the popular vote in determining the winner of campaigns. The importance of the populated states in determining the winner of the electoral college.

The importance of a few states in determining the winner of the electoral college.

Question 28 1 / 1 pts To complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential in a limited Constitution. By a limited Constitution, I understand one which contains certain specified exceptions to the legislative authority; such, for instance, as that it shall pass no bill of attainder, no ex-post-facto laws, and the like. Limitations of this kind can be preserved in practice no other way than through the medium of courts of justice, whose duty it must be to declare all acts contrary to the manifest tenor of the Constitution void. Without this, all the reservations of particular rights or privileges would amount to nothing. ...The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by the judges, as a fundamental law. It therefore belongs to them to ascertain its meaning, as well as the meaning of any particular act proceeding from the legislative body... Alexander Hamilton. Federalist No. 78 What constitutional principle does Hamilton address in the above passage? The president and Congress should exercise partial control over the courts Congress and the Courts should exercise partial control over the courts Judges should not have life tenures The interpretation of laws is the proper role of the courts.

The interpretation of laws is the proper role of the courts.

Incorrect Question 12 0 / 1 pts Which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of divided government in the United States political system? The president and a majority of members of Congress are from one party, but the majority of governors are from another. The majority of Supreme Court justices are from one party, but the president is from another. The majority of governors are from one party, but the president is from another. The majority of senators and the majority of representatives are from one party, but the president is from another.

The president and a majority of members of Congress are from one party, but the majority of governors are from another.

The debates between Federalists and Anti-Federalists were primarily about which of the following issues? The representation of large and small states, The need to establish a standard currency, The scope of power of the national government, The right of the people to rebel

The scope of power of the national government

Incorrect Question 52 0 / 1 pts Which of the following is true of most federal judges appointed by the president? They serve for life on good behavior unless removed by the president. They serve ten-year terms. They serve for life and are not subject to congressional impeachment. They serve for life on good behavior unless impeached and convicted by Congress.

They serve for life on good behavior unless impeached and convicted by Congress.

Incorrect Question 18 0 / 1 pts What is the vice president's only constitutionally defined job? to preside over the Electoral College to serve as president of the Senate to represent the president at official state functions to look after the "Good and the Welfare of We the People"

To serve as president of the Senate

Question 50 1 / 1 pts Which of the following actions can Congress take if the Supreme Court finds a federal law unconstitutional? Formally request the President to veto the Court's decision. Try to amend the Constitution. Reenact the same law. Appeal the Court's decision to the District of Columbia's Court of Appeals.

Try to amend the Constitution.

Amendment 22

Two-Term Limitation on President

Amendment 15

Voting Rights

Question 60 1 / 1 pts In recent presidential administrations, the principal staff for the President has been made up of members of the White House Office Cabinet Congress national committee of the President's Party

White House Office

Amendment 19

Women's right to vote

Question 38 1 / 1 pts "To what expedient [method], then, shall we finally resort, for maintaining in practice the necessary partition of power among the several departments, as laid down in the Constitution? The only answer that can be given is, that as all these exterior provisions are found to be inadequate, the defect must be supplied, by so contriving the interior structure of the government as that its several constituent parts may, by their mutual relations, be the means of keeping each other in their proper places. . . . " — The Federalist No. 51, 1788 Which principle of the United States Constitution is most directly described in this passage? concurrent powers checks and balances states rights the elastic clause

checks and balances

Incorrect Question 17 0 / 1 pts A committee created to reconcile differences in versions of a bill passed by the House and Senate is called a(n) _________ committee. arbitration standing conference appropriations

conference

Incorrect Question 22 0 / 1 pts Which option from the table below shows the president and Congress's formal power to hold the bureaucracy accountable? Presidential Powers Congressional Powers A Influence agencies goals Regulate the armed forces B Use of media to influence the American people Organize federal courts C Use of popularity to influence Congress Create all necessary laws D Appoint the heads of each agency Tax and manage finances D B C A

d.) appoint the heads of each agency/ tax and manage finances

Incorrect Question 9 0 / 1 pts The House Rules Committee is an important part of the legislative process because it has the authority to limit the Speaker and Minority leader in their used of patronage determines whether a bill should be referred to a policy committee for consideration determines ethics rules for members' conduct determines the terms and conditions of debate when a bill goes to the House floor

determines the terms and conditions of debate when a bill goes to the House floor

All of the following were concerns about the Articles of Confederation that led to the calling of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 EXCEPT? , dissatisfaction over safeguards of individual rights and liberties , the need to give the national government the power to enact taxes, fear for the stability of the national government, dissatisfaction with the national government's ability to provide for the national defense

dissatisfaction over safeguards of individual rights and liberties

Question 51 1 / 1 pts Since the 1970's, Presidents have made use of executive orders at an increasing rate because executive orders must be ratified by the Senate rather than by the House avoid judicial review are noncontroversial measures that can be easily implemented do not need to be passed by Congress

do not need to be passed by Congress

Unlike the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution does which of the following?, Restricts the ability of Congress to tax, Emphasizes both national sovereignty and federalism, Restricts the ability of Congress to establish an army or navy, Establishes a unitary form of government

emphasizes both national sovereignty and federalism

Incorrect Question 13 0 / 1 pts The term "bicameralism" refers to the members of the House and Senate having to appease their mutual constituencies members of the House of Representatives having two-year terms president having veto power over both chambers of Congress establishment of two legislative chambers that have different structures and rules

establishment of two legislative chambers that have different structures and rules

Question 11 1 / 1 pts To influence policy making by the federal courts, the president may do all of the following EXCEPT make public statements about issues that might appear before the courts fire and replace federal judges take political ideology into account in making judicial appointments take partisanship into account in making judicial appointments

fire and replace federal judges

Question 25 1 / 1 pts Which political science term is best explained in this graphic? advocacy network iron triangle silent handshake lobbying door

iron triangle

Question 19 1 / 1 pts The vice president of the United States is the ceremonial leader of the Senate, but he or she has little real leadership responsibilities. The leader of the Senate responsible for the brunt of the work of the majority party is the _______. president of the Senate majority leader Senate chairperson Speaker

majority leader

Incorrect Question 33 0 / 1 pts One result of separation of powers and checks and balances is multiple opportunities for stakeholders and institutions wishing to influence public policy. the quick and efficient creation of public policy. barriers to input from stakeholders and institutions wishing to influence public policy. An elite form of representative democracy.

multiple opportunities for stakeholders and institutions wishing to influence public policy.

Incorrect Question 15 0 / 1 pts The Constitution states that all revenue bills must originate in the United States Senate the Congressional Budget Office a White House budget resolution the United States House of Representatives

the United States House of Representatives

Incorrect Question 53 0 / 1 pts In the process and structure of public policymaking, "iron triangles" refer to the interrelationship among federal, state, and local levels of government in the policy process group of presidential advisers who formulate the President's foreign policy agenda bargaining and negotiating process between the President and Congress about the direction of domestic policy networks of congressional committees, bureaucratic agencies, and interest groups that strongly influence the policy process

networks of congressional committees, bureaucratic agencies, and interest groups that strongly influence the policy process

Question 39 1 / 1 pts "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — that to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..." The document above refers to what principle of US Constitutional democracy? federalism separation of powers judicial review popular sovereignty

popular sovereignty

Incorrect Question 56 0 / 1 pts The Supreme Court issued a ruling that was unpopular with a majority of Americans. The president and Congress might be able to lessen the impact of the decision by overruling the Supreme Court's decision by a two-thirds vote in Congress impeaching the justices in the majority refusing to actively enforce the decision reducing the pay of the justices to pressure them to reverse their decision

refusing to actively enforce the decision

Incorrect Question 6 0 / 1 pts Nominations to the Supreme Court must be approved by a simple majority vote in the Senate only simple majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives only

simple majority vote in the Senate only

Question 54 1 / 1 pts The usefulness to the President of having Cabinet members as political advisers is undermined by the fact that Cabinet members have no political support independent of the President the President has little latitude in choosing cabinet members the loyalties of cabinet members are often divided between loyalty to the President and loyalty to their own executive departments Cabinet members are usually drawn from Congress and retail loyalties to Congress

the loyalties of cabinet members are often divided between loyalty to the President and loyalty to their own executive departments

By the time of the American Revolution, most patriots had come to believe that, in the republican government, sovereignty was located in? a centralized government, the people, Parliament, state governments

the people

Incorrect Question 4 0 / 1 pts Which of the following powers do Congress and the president share over agencies and departments in the federal bureaucracy? the power to issue executive orders the power to sign executive agreements the power to hold oversight hearing the power to influence budgets

the power to influence budgets

Incorrect Question 36 0 / 1 pts Which of the following is a concurrent power in the American system of federalism? the power to regulate interstate commerce the power to make monetary policy the power to make treaties with foreign governments the power to levy taxes

the power to levy taxes

1 / 1 pts A major difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate is that filibusters are possible only in the House revenue bills must originate in the Senate there is unlimited debate in the Senate but not in the House judicial nominations originate in a House committee

there is uliminted debate in the senate

Incorrect Question 57 0 / 1 pts Which of the following is NOT a presidential role authorized by the Constitution? to present the State of the Union address to lead the political party of the President the be commander in chief of the armed forces to negotiate treaties with foreign nations

to lead the political party of the President

All of the following issues were decided at the Constitutional Convention EXCEPT?, method of electing the President, qualifications for members of the House and Senate, representation in the legislature, voting qualifications of the electorate

voting qualifications of the electorate

Incorrect Question 16 0 / 1 pts Whose job is it to convey the party's position to rank-and-file congresspersons, keep vote counts, pressure waverers, and report the views and complaints of the House to the party leadership? whip committee chairperson Speaker of the House majority leader

whip