US AP Government -- Chapter 4 to 6

A signing statement is best defined as which of the following?

A released letter explaining how the president's administration plans to interpret the law

Which of the following best explains how a president would use a bully pulpit to achieve policy goals?

By appealing directly to the public, the president hopes members of the public will influence their representatives to support those policy goals

Which of the following statements describes a way for the executive branch to limit the Supreme Court's power?

By appointing new Supreme Court justices

Which of the following is an intended consequence of ideological divisions within Congress?

Compromise between the two parties on congressional legislation

The Environmental Protection Agency issues a fine to a factory that is not complying with federal regulations on the maximum number of pollutants it can release into the atmosphere. This is an example of which of the federal bureaucracy's responsibilities?

Enforcement

The House Committee on Veterans Affairs, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) work together to achieve policies that benefit veterans. This is an example of which of the following?

Iron triangles

Compliance monitoring has which of the following effects on the bureaucracy?

It challenges bureaucratic agencies' ability to implement a policy that matches the president's goals.

Which of the following statements best explains how stare decisis influences Supreme Court justices?

It makes justices more likely to defer to previous Supreme Court decisions

At his first State of the Union, President Jason Mendoza uses the platform to inform the American public and the other branches of government of his policy goals for the first year of his presidency. His policy goals include supporting the buffalo wing industry and making Blake Bortles the king of Florida. The president's agenda-setting power can have which of the following effects on bureaucratic agencies?

It pushes bureaucratic agencies to execute and follow through on the president's policy goals.

In Gonzalez v. Raich (2005), the Supreme Court ruled that the commerce clause gave Congress the authority to ban the use of marijuana, despite conflicting state law. In the Court's majority opinion, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens argued that local use of marijuana affected the supply and demand of the national marijuana market. Which prior Supreme Court case could be cited as a precedent for the majority decision in Gonzalez v. Raich (2005)?

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

In 1972, Congress passed the Clean Water Act, which regulates the amount of pollutants there can be in waters of the United States and the quality standards for surface waters. Which of the following constitutional provisions granted Congress the power to pass environmental protection laws like the Clean Water Act?

Necessary and proper clause in Article I

Which of the following may Congress do to limit the Supreme Court's power?

Pass legislation to limit the Court's jurisdiction

What role do coalitions play in the policymaking process?

Politicians create coalitions to enact policy that has broad support from the public

Congress member Chidi Anagonye has proposed an Agriculture Appropriations bill that would fund important agricultural food programs and food services. While the bill was in committee, Congress member Eleanor Shellstrop added an amendment to the bill that would send $250,000 to her district in Arizona for an Arizona Fried Shrimp Institute. She says she will only vote for the bill if it includes the funds for her district. This is an example of which of the following?

Pork barrel legislation

A president believes the Court has overstepped its constitutional authority by requiring state legislatures to redraw congressional districts to address partisan gerrymandering. Which of the following could the president do to limit the Supreme Court's power in response?

Refuse to implement the decision

Which of the following may the Senate do to limit the president's power?

Reject presidential nominees

Ohio has 16 representatives in the House of Representatives, but only two representatives in the Senate. Which of the following statements best explains the reason for this difference in representation?

The House represents states according to the size of their population, while the Senate represents the states equally

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates a formal check on the federal bureaucracy?

The Senate Committee on the Budget proposes reducing the amount of money the Environmental Protection Agency gets for the 2021 fiscal year when setting the annual budget.

Representative Siddiqui introduces a bill that would reform campaign finance in the House of Representatives. After the bill is assigned a number, which of the following describes the next step of the lawmaking process?

The Speaker of the House assigns the bill to a relevant committee

Which of the following describes a difficulty the judicial branch faces in the policy implementation process?

The Supreme Court must rely on the other branches of government to enforce its rulings

Which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered judicial restraint?

The Supreme Court refuses to hear a case because the justices believe the issue should be solved by the legislative branch

Congress member Amy Santiago votes her conscience on bills that her constituents care little about, but she votes according to the wishes of her constituents on bills they care about a lot. Which model of representation do her actions embody?

The politico model

Which of the following scenarios would be considered a constitutional use of executive power?

The president confers diplomatic recognition on the new nation of South Sudan

Which of the following statements is the most likely motivation for a president to issue an executive order?

To achieve policy goals when a compromise cannot be reached with Congress

Every ten years congressional redistricting occurs for which of the following reasons?

To divide a state into new political districts after changes in population

Congress passes a law reducing the amount of violence that children can be exposed to on television. Which of the following actions can the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) take to implement this measure?

Write guidelines about how much violence can be depicted during times children are likely to be watching TV

President David Rose refuses to spend the money Congress appropriated for the Environmental Protection Agency. In response, Congress has rejected the rescission of funds. This scenario illustrates:

how Congress uses its oversight powers to check the executive branch's budgeting power.