Ap Gov Unit 3 Test

6. All of the following are ways that the legislative branch can check the powers of the executive branch EXCEPT

A. Congress may remove the president through its impeachment and conviction powers.

Question 26. The term "bicameralism" refers to

A. Establishment of two legislative chambers that have different structures and rules.

Question 16. Which Political science term is best explained in this graphic?

A. Iron Triangle

Question 25. Which of the following describes the president's Cabinet?

A. It consists of career civil servants with decades of experience in government service.

Question 21. Appointments to the federal Judiciary are often contentious for which of the following reasons?

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

Question 24. Which of the following Supreme Court case is most consistent with Hamilton's view in the above passage.

A. Marbury v. Madison

13. Executive agreements have been cited as evidence that

A. Modern Presidents often try to avoid legislative checks and balances on their authority.

7. Which of the following powers do Congress and the president share over agencies and departments in the federal bureaucracy?

A. The power to influence budgets

Question 23. What constitutional principle does Hamilton address in the above passage?

A. The president and Congress should exercise partial control over the courts.

9. Nomination to the Supreme Court must be approved by a

A. simple majority vote to the Senate only

36.) Why do Americans tend to think that red tape is more prevalent than it actually is?

A.) Americans tend to notice the bureaucracy only when it is inefficient and not when it works well.

39.) Which of the following Supreme Court cases is the most relevant to the topic of the cartoon?

A.) Shaw v. Reno

35.) What distinguishes the contemporary presidency from the institution originally envisioned by the Framers of the Constitution ?

A.) The contemporary presidency is much more powerful

11. Which of the following actions by a congressional representative is an example of "pork barreling"?

B. Directing federal funds into the representatives district through legislation

2. Which of the following choices accurately represents the differences between Government Corporations and Independent Executive Agencies

B. Government Corporations: fulfill a function that the private sector may not be able to take care of Independent executive Agency: Operates generally outside the political and appointments are nonpartisian

5. To which of the following congressional committees would a proposal to reform the national income-tax system initially be sent?

B. House Ways and means committee

Question 17. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are examples of

B. Independent executive agencies

Question 18. Why might this president favor repealing the 22nd amendment?

B. It would allow him to run for office for three terms

Question 28. The practice in Congress whereby Representative A promises to vote for Representative B's legislation, provide... Representative B will support Representative A's legislation, is referred to as

B. Logrolling

3. After a bill is introduced in the House of Representatives, what is the next step in the legislative process?

B. The bill is referred to a committee

34.) Why might the Framers have had to justify the need for and strength of the Executive Branch?

B.) Americans feared monarchical rule after the Revolution

Question 27. Which of the following identifies the formal procedure for ending a filibuster?

C. Cloture

10. Which of the following is true about the pocket veto?

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

Question 20. Which of the following is reflected in the chart above

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

Question 19. The house rules committee is an important part of the legislative process because it

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

38.) The president is Less likely to use an executive order in which of the following scenarios:

C.) A congress that shares many of the same policy priorities as the president

33.) Which of the following did Alexander Hamilton advocate for in Federalist No. 70?

C.) A strong energetic executive

40.) Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the U.S. House of representatives and U.S. Senate?

C.) Members represent localized districts (House) Members represent the entire state (Senate)

41.) One result of separation of powers and checks and balances is:

C.) Multiple Opportunities for stakeholder and institutions wishing to influence public policy (Not 100% sure)

30.) Which of the following is the primary reason for the tensions that exist between the legislative and executive branches of the Federal government?

C.) The branches have different constituencies with different interests

42.) Which of the following best describes the President's purpose in the passage above:

C.) To set an agenda by speaking with a large audience of both constituents and Congress

31.) 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?

C.) Whip

Question 15. Replace the letters in the figure above with the appropriate institutions to differentiate each institution's specific role in an iron triangle.

D. A is Interest Group, B is Congress, and C is the Bureaucracy

1. which option from the table below allows the president and Congress's formal power to hold the bureaucracy accountable?

D. President: Appoint the heads of each agency Congress: raise or lower budgets

8. When independent regulatory agencies make rules, enforce those rules, and adjudicate disputes arising under those rules, they risk violating the constitutional concept of

D. Separation of Powers

14. most of the work of legislating in Congress takes place in

D. Standing committees/ subcommittees

12. All of the following make it difficult for presidents to control the actions of legal agencies EXCEPT

D. The appointment of Cabinet heads

Question 22. Which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of divided government in the United States political system?

D. The majority of senators and the majority of representatives are from one party, but the president is from another

4. A major difference between the house of representatives and senate is that

D. there is unlimited debate in the Senate but not in the house

37.) Which of the following best describes the message in the political cartoon?

D.) President Roosevelt requested that the legislative branch nominate six new justices to serve on the bench to pass his New Deal policies.

32.) What is the vice president's only constitutionally defined job?

D.) Serve as president of the Senate

43.) Which of the following accurately represents the two judicial philosophies?

D.) The courts should chart new constitutional ground to keep up with a changing America (Activism) The courts should narrowly interpret the constitution and rely on the legislature to make policy (Restraint)