Third Exam American Government PSCI 1201-001 Fall, 2001Instructions: This is a multiple choice exam with 40 questions. Select the one response that best answers the question. Truefalse questions should be marked 1 if true, 2 if false. Youshould complete either Scantron Form 882-ES or 883-ES. All examsmust be completed in class. Please write your name and test number on the Scantron form. Thetest number is indicated at the bottom of the page near the pagenumber as either "v1," "v2," or "v3." Cheating is strictlyprohibited. Any student caught cheating will receive an F in thecourse.1. Which of the following is a power granted to Congress by the Constitution?A. levying and collecting taxesB. nominating judges to lower courtsC. reviewing the Constitutionality of lawsD. nominating ambassadors to foreign countries2. An elected official who advocates constituents' views rather than his or herown views is acting as a(n):A. trustee.B. delegate.C. incumbent.D. statesman.3. The government institution that is supposed to be the most responsive tocitizens is:A. the legislature.B. the executive.C. the judicial system.D. all of the above.4. Congress has the power to:A. create executive branch agencies.B. eliminate executive branch agencies.C. assign program responsibilities to executive branch agencies.D. all of the above.5. How many members of Congress are there?A. 270B. 440- 1 -C. 535D. 6806. A unicameral legislature:A. has one chamber.B. has two separate and independent chambers.C. has two chambers, but the upper chamber is allowed to exercise only thepowers delegated to it by the lower chamber.D. none of the above.7. The franking privilege:A. allows members of Congress to mail letters using their signature insteadof a postage stamp.B. allows members of Congress to decide which special interests are allowedto testify before colleagues.C. allows members of Congress to edit their comments in the CongressionalRecord.D. none of the above.T F 8. Presidential approval ratings tend to increase when the nation faces anexternal threat.9. The Constitution assigns all of the following roles to the president EXCEPT:A. prime minister.B. commander in chief.C. chief diplomat.D. chief administrator.10. Which of the following is an example of how presidential power is limited:A. some presidential appointments require Senate approval.B. Congress can override a president's veto.C. the president can be impeached.D. all of the above.11. Unless Congress has declared war, the president can only commit troops for:A. 60 days.B. 90 days.C. 120 days.D. 240 days.12. Powers that the President has exercised, but that are not expressly definedin the Constitution include:A. emergency powers.B. implied powers.C. inherent powers.D. all of the above.13. The California governor has line item veto authority. This means that he (orshe) can:A. veto any line of legislation written by the Legislature.- 2 -B. veto funding in a line item budget passed by the Legislature.C. itemize lines in a legislative budget.D. itemize lines in legislation written by the Legislature.14. Under the strong executive model, the president:A. would be independent of Congress.B. would not be appointed by Congress.C. would have primary responsibility for foreign affairs.D. all of the above.15. The major organizational components of the presidency include:A. the Executive Office of the President.B. the vice president.C. the cabinet.D. all of the above.16. As designated by the Constitution, the president's primary responsibilitiesare:A. chief executive, chief diplomat, and commander-in-chief of the military.B. chief budgetary officer, chief diplomat, and chief executive.C. chief executive, chief budgetary officer, and commander-in-chief of themilitary.D. chief executive, commander-in-chief of the military, and chieflegislator.17. Who has the power to determine the organization and structure of theexecutive branch?A. the president.B. individual agency heads.C. Congress.D. the vice president.18. The practice in which the winner of an election rewards political supporterswith government jobs is called the:A. spoils system.B. lame-duck effect.C. merit system.D. civil service system.19. The merit system is based on:A. political loyalty.B. patronage.C. demonstrated ability or expertise.D. all of the above.20. The first merit system for the federal bureaucracy was established by:A. Andrew Jackson.B. the Pendleton Act.C. Franklin Roosevelt.- 3 -D. the Garfield rule.21. Which of the following is NOT a cabinet department?A. the Executive Office of the President.B. the Department of Justice.C. the Department of State.D. the Department of Defense.22. Who has the power to create or destroy federal bureaucracies?A. the president.B. Congress. C. the courts.D. all of the above.T F 23. Executive orders have the force of law, even though they are not passed byCongress.T F 24. The responsibilities and complexity involved in carrying out the essentialfunctions of government have increased enormously since the nation'sfounding.25. The judicial process in which plaintiffs and defendants receive an equalhearing in court is called the:A. dual system.B. adversarial system.C. system of judicial review.D. inquisitorial system.26. Judicial decisions that become models for deciding future cases are called:A. torts.B. case law.C. precedents.D. litigation.27. All of the following fall into the original jurisdiction of the U.S. SupremeCourt EXCEPT:A. impeachment proceedings.B. disputes between the states.C. cases involving diplomats.D. disputes between a state and the federal government.28. Arguments intended to influence the judgment of the Supreme Court are called:A. amicus curiae briefs.B. writs of certiorari.C. nexus theories.D. strict scrutiny tests.29. Litigants must have sustained or be in immediate danger of sustaining a- 4 -direct and substantial injury to have:A. a right to win a case.B. standing to sue.C. actionability.D. representation by an attorney.30. Generally speaking, the U.S. Supreme Court picks cases:A. that raise important constitutional issues.B. that raise questions of political significance.C. on which the appellate courts have issued conflicting rulings.D. all of the above.31. The U.S. Supreme Court formally exercises its discretionary power to hear acase by:A. issuing a writ of certiorari.B. claiming