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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 statements is most consistent with the cartoon's message? Choose 1 answer:
As entitlement costs grow, discretionary spending has to decrease unless tax revenues increase or Congress permits the budget deficit to increase
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 is an accurate comparison of the roles of President of the Senate and Speaker of the House?
Casts a vote only if there is a tieAssigns legislation to committees
Which of the following statements explains how Congress can use its power of the purse to restrict presidential power?
Congress can deny requests for funds to bureaucratic agencies during the budget process.
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two court cases?
Decided that federal courts could intervene and decide redistricting casesDecided that redistricting plans based on race must be held to a strict standard of scrutiny
This is an example of which of the federal bureaucracy's responsibilities?
Enforcement
Carl Hulse, "Trump Follows Obama's Lead in Flexing Executive Muscle," The New York Times, January 26, 2017 Based on the text, which of the following statements would Representative Ros-Lehtinen most likely agree with?
Executive orders can create conflict with Congress as they do not require congressional input or approval
Which of the following is an enumerated power of Congress?
Generating a budget that addresses both discretionary and mandatory spending
-Presidential candidate Donald Trump, Final Presidential Debate, 2016 Which of the following statements is most consistent with President Trump's argument in this passage?
He will nominate Supreme Court justices who share his policy preferences in order to achieve his policy goals
Which of the following statements best describes the information in the infographic above?
In general, the Warren Court changed precedents to be more liberal and the Burger Court altered precedents to be more conservative
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
Which of the following statements best explains an advantage the majority party in the House of Representatives has in lawmaking?
It can assign bills to committees
Which statement accurately summarizes the impact of the Marbury v. Madison (1803) decision?
It increased the power of the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of acts of Congress, states, and the president
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.
Stare decisis is best defined as which of the following?
Judges rely on past decisions and their precedents when making decisions in new cases
John Maltese, "Anatomy of a Confirmation Mess: Recent Trends in the Federal Judicial Selection Process," 2004 Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?
Judicial nominations can be contentious because of the lasting influence the people in those positions have after a president's term
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two court cases?
Led to more power for the Supreme Court to check the other branchesLed to the "one-person, one-vote" judicial doctrine
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two court cases?
Led to the "one-person, one-vote" judicial doctrineProhibited oddly-shaped majority-minority districts
Which of the following statements best describes one limitation that Congress faces when attempting to monitor the bureaucracy directly by calling oversight hearings?
Oversight hearings take a lot of time and resources to be effective and Congress is too small to monitor all administrative actions directly
Which prior Supreme Court case could be cited as a precedent for the majority decision in Gonzalez v. Raich (2005)?
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Which of the following could Congress do to limit the Supreme Court's power in response?
Pass legislation changing 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
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? Choose 1 answer:
Pork barrel legislation
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the expressed powers of the president and the powers of Congress?
Presenting the State of the UnionImpeaching officials
Which of the following best describes the message in the political cartoon?
Presidential power should be restrained by term-of-office limits
Which of the following statements is reflected in the data in the chart?
Presidents have become less successful at getting federal judges confirmed over the past 50 years
-Arthur Schlesinger, The Imperial Presidency, 1973 Which of the following statements best summarizes the author's argument
Presidents have enhanced their constitutional powers beyond what is expressed in the Constitution in order to deal with major crises
Which of the following is an action Congress could have taken to check the Supreme Court's power?
Proposing a constitutional amendment
Source: Senator Ted Cruz, "We Must Not Submit Our Constitutional Freedoms, and the Promise of our Nation, to Judicial Tyranny," 2015 Which of the following explains Senator Cruz's motivation for writing the excerpt above?
Senator Cruz believes that the Supreme Court made several controversial decisions that undermine states' rights under the Constitution
-M. Barris, A. Jain, and J. Katz, The Social Media President: Barack Obama and the Politics of Political Engagement, 2013 Based on the text, which of the following statements would the authors most likely agree with?
Social media has changed the president's relationship with the national constituency by involving more citizens in policymaking decisions
Which of the following provides the most accurate explanation of how compliance monitoring poses a challenge to policy implementation?
State and local agencies may shape policy in different directions than the federal bureaucracy intended, which forces the federal bureaucracy to spend resources enforcing compliance with the original policy.
Which of the following provides the most accurate explanation of how compliance monitoring poses a challenge to policy implementation? Choose 1 answer:
State and local agencies may shape policy in different directions than the federal bureaucracy intended, which forces the federal bureaucracy to spend resources enforcing compliance with the original policy.
Which of the following scenarios is an example of a bureaucratic agency using its discretionary authority?
The Environmental Protection Agency issues a fine to a company for violations of the Clean Air Act.
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
Which of the following statements best summarizes Hamilton's argument?
The Supreme Court should have the power of judicial review
Which of the following statements best describes one obstacle the president faces when trying to manage the bureaucracy?
The bureaucracy is in charge of implementing policy, which falls outside of the scope of the tasks under the presidency.
Which model of representation do his actions embody
The delegate model
Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 70, "The Executive Department Further Considered," 1788 Which of the following is a consequence of the ideas set forth by the author of this passage? Choose 1 answer:
The establishment of the president as Commander in Chief of the military
Which of the following is an accurate conclusion based on a comparison of the trends in the line graphs?
The increased speed of communication has led to more rapid changes in public perception of the president
Which of the following statements best summarizes Hamilton's argument?
The judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the Constitution and judging whether the laws passed by Congress are constitutional
Which of the following statements best summarizes the author's argument?
The president's ability to command media attention gives him an advantage in shaping the national policy agenda
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the president's formal and informal powers?
Vetoing legislationIssuing executive orders
In which of the following scenarios is the president most likely to use the veto to limit the power of Congress?
When the opposing party holds a majority in Congress
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
The action taken by the Department of Transportation is an example of which of the following?
a rule issued by an executive agency that lists specific regulations about how to implement a policy
Under Chief Justice Warren, the Supreme Court established several precedents which drew criticism for interfering with state powers and the powers of the other branches. Which of the following actions may the president take to change how the Supreme Court rules on similar cases in the future?
appoint new justices to the Supreme Cour
Which of the following presidential actions is an example of court-curbing?
appointing justices that shift the ideological balance of the Supreme Court
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the enumerated and implied powers of Congress?
coining money/maintaing national bank
Martin A. Levin, et. al, Building Coalitions, Making Policy: The Politics of the Clinton, Bush & Obama Presidencies, 2012 How might term-length differences have contributed to the lack of support from House Republicans?
members of the house have 2 terms unlikely to support a piece of legislation that may upset their consitutions
What formal action could Congress take to limit the agency's discretionary authority and hold the bureaucracy accountable?
pass legislation to narrow the definition of what it considers an "emergency"
Which model of representation do her actions embody?
politico
Which of the following scenarios is an example of how the president can hold a bureaucratic agency accountable?
president issued an executive order to split department of veterans affairs into agencies after the organization failed to meet policy goals
Which of the following could the president do to limit the Supreme Court's power?
refuse to implement the decision
Arthur Schlesinger, The Imperial Presidency, 1973 Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?
the executive branch has too much power
The EPA's decision to not act is an example of which of the following?
the power that individual bureaucrats and agencies have to make choices about how to implement existing laws
The Securities and Exchange Commission's ability to decide how much money it awards to whistleblowers is an example of which of the following?
the power that individual bureaucrats and agencies have to make choices about how to implement existing laws