BYU AP Government Unit 4

Which statement best summarizes Hamilton's message in Federalist #70? A weak executive means a weak, ineffective government. An executive should have his power checked by a powerful council. A strong executive is a danger to any republic. The American executive ought to be just like the British executive.

A weak executive means a weak, ineffective government.

Which of the following is usually the most significant obstacle a president faces in negotiating foreign policy? All treaties must be ratified by the House of Representatives. All executive agreements with foreign leaders must be approved by the Senate. The president does not have the authority to negotiate with foreign leaders unless a member of the Senate is present. All treaties must be ratified by the Senate.

All treaties must be ratified by the Senate.

What do the Office of Management and Budget and the Government Accountability Office have in common? Both are controlled by the White House. Both are organizations within the bureaucracy that help promote the interests of civil servants. Both are responsible for reviewing new regulations created by the bureaucracy. Both are created and controlled by Congress.

Both are responsible for reviewing new regulations created by the bureaucracy.

What do an executive order and an executive agreement have in common? Both are ways in which the president can control the federal bureaucracy. Both relate to foreign policy. Both are ways in which the president may circumvent Congress. Both have to be approved by Congress.

Both are ways in which the president may circumvent Congress.

How does the Judicial Branch constrain the power of the bureaucracy? A federal judge must approve the appointment of all agency heads. A federal judge must sign off on all new bureaucratic rules. Federal judges can issue injunctions to block new bureaucratic rules. Federal judges have no influence over the bureaucracy.

Federal judges can issue injunctions to block new bureaucratic rules.

Who was the only president to have served more than two terms? Lyndon B. Johnson. Franklin D. Roosevelt George Washington Theodore Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

How did Lincoln justify the expansion of presidential power during the Civil War? He argued that his wide margin of victory in the election gave him more latitude. He based his actions on his role as commander-in-chief. He believed in a loose interpretation of the Constitution. He wanted to do whatever it would take to end slavery.

He based his actions on his role as commander-in-chief.

Why did Barack Obama travel the country in 2010 promoting the Affordable Care Act? He needed more public support because Congress was under Republican control. He was attempting to sway public opinion, knowing that Congress would follow. He wanted citizens to vote in favor of the law. He wanted to rebrand the bill as "Obamacare."

He was attempting to sway public opinion, knowing that Congress would follow.

Why did America not join the League of Nations after World War I? The House of Representatives refused to ratify the treaty creating it. The Senate refused to ratify the treaty creating it. Woodrow Wilson refused to be part of a European alliance. The Supreme Court found it unconstitutional.

The Senate refused to ratify the treaty creating it.

Cartoon of President Calvin Coolidge's 1923 veto of the McNary-Haugan Farm Relief Bill, as shown in lesson 4.1. A bill arrives on the president's desk seven days before Congress adjourns. The president does not approve of the bill, but is afraid that a veto will be overridden in Congress. What other option does the president have? If a veto will be overridden, the president's only logical choice is to sign the bill. The president may pocket veto the bill by ignoring it until Congress has adjourned. The president may send the bill to a conference committee to incorporate the changes he or she would like to see. The president may appeal the veto override to the Supreme Court.

The president may pocket veto the bill by ignoring it until Congress has adjourned.

According to Alexander Hamilton, the best kind of executive for a republic is ________. a group of weak executives a single, weak executive a single, strong executive. a group of strong executives

a single, strong executive.

The federal bureaucracy handles all of the following activities EXCEPT ________. holding hearings to obtain information about proposed policies implementing policies passed by Congress issuing rules and regulations appropriating funds to pay for federal government programs

appropriating funds to pay for federal government programs

The Freedom of Information Act and the Administrative Procedure Act are examples of ________. early unconstitutional attempts to restrain bureaucrats laws that apply only to Congress regulations that limit congressional powers principally government-wide constraints on bureaucracy

government-wide constraints on bureaucracy

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the federal bureaucracy has ________. grown significantly shrunk significantly changed from a merit-based system to a patronage system lost significant power

grown significantly

A close relationship between members of the bureaucracy, a Congressional committee, and a special interest group that often works against the president's agenda is known as a(n) ________. paper triangle iron cross iron triangle iron square

iron triangle

When a federal agency writes a regulation, ________. it must be approved by Congress it must always be approved by the president it has the force of law it is usually ignored

it has the force of law

The purpose of the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 was to ________. make the process of rule-making more transparent ensure that the bureaucracy followed the president's agenda keep the rule making process confidential give more power to the bureaucracy

make the process of rule-making more transparent

An important tool Congress uses to influence the bureaucracy is ________. issuing executive orders hiring civil servants to head federal agencies submitting amicus curiae briefs to the federal courts requiring agency heads to routinely appear before congressional committees

requiring agency heads to routinely appear before congressional committees

Which of the following presidential appointees do NOT need to be confirmed by Congress? Supreme Court Justices the Chief of Staff and other employees of the White House Office judges in lower federal courts Secretaries of Labor, Education and Transportation

the Chief of Staff and other employees of the White House Office

If a large hurricane hits a highly populated area in Florida, which Executive Branch organization is likely to get involved? the FDIC the Department of Homeland Security the National Aeronautics and Space Administration the Federal Emergency Management Administration

the Federal Emergency Management Administration