POLS 206: FINAL EXAM
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Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of government
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did not exist
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The founding fathers wanted a president:
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strong enough to provide national leadership and serve as a check on the legislative branch.
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Under the weak-executive model, the job of the president is to:
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implement the decisions of Congress.
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Under the strong-executive model, the president would:
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be independent of Congress.
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At the Constitutional Convention, supporters of the strong-executive model were helped by:
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the examples of strong governors in New York and Massachusetts.
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Which of the following powers does the president NOT have?
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The power to make a law by decree
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Presidential power has expanded as a result of all of the following EXCEPT
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a.the energy and initiative of individual executives.
b.changing public expectations
c.delegation of power and authority by presidential decree.
d.broad interpretation of the powers granted to the executive by the Constitution.
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The philosophy that presidents can exercise only the powers specifically granted to them by the Constitution is:
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The restrictive view of presidential power.
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The notion that the president should do anything to address the needs of the nation except that which is prohibited by the Constitution is the:
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Stewardship Doctrine
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The argument that the oath of office requires a president to preserve the Constitution, even if it means taking unconstitutional actions to do so, is:
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The prerogative view of presidential power
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The concept of positive government means that:
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government is expected to play a major role in dealin
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The major organizational components of the presidency include all of the following EXCEPT the:
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The major organizational components of the presidency include all of the following EXCEPT the:
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The presidential cabinet includes:
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a. the heads of the executive agencies.
b.the Speaker of the House and the president pro tempore of the Senate.
c.two representatives of the Supreme Court chosen by the Chief Justice.
d.all of these choices.
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All of following federal agencies were created by the first Congress EXCEPT the
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a.Department of justice.
b.Department of the Treasury.
c.Office of Attorney General.
d.Department of State.
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The first cabinet consisted of:
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heads of executive agencies
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Both political parties in Congress have members who share ideological ground with the rival party.
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true
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The president has more autonomy in the exercise of the power as _______ than in the exercise of other executive powers.
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Commander-in-Chief
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The War Powers Act has had significant impact in preventing presidents from sending troops into action.
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false
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An ________ takes the legal form of a contract between two nations, but does not require two-thirds approval from the Senate.
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Executive agreements
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Typically, presidential campaigns are ________.
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candidate centered
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________ initiated the practice of granting personal interviews and providing working quarters for reporters in the White House.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Presidential scholar George Edwards found that president's speeches ________ moved public opinion.
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seldom
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President Bill Clinton's approval ratings went up as the scandal surrounding his affair with a White House intern developed.
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true
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Presidential submission of a bill to Congress is a means of:
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Setting the legislative agenda
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The executive branch uses the same general lobbying techniques as do lobbyists for interest groups
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true
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Which of the following is NOT a distinguishing characteristic of the bureaucratic model of organization?
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a.hierarchy
b.division of labor
c.institutionalized inefficiency
d.professionalization
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Public and private bureaucracies differ mainly in:
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what they are organized to do.
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The advantages of organizing public agencies along bureaucratic lines include all of the following EXCEPT
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a.profit.
b.stability.
c.impartiality.
d.predictability.
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The practice of staffing government bureaucracies on the basis of political connections and political loyalty is known as the:
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spoils system.
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The spoils system promoted
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corrupt and incompetent bureaucracies
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The merit system is based on:
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demonstrated ability or expertise.
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________ established the first merit system for the federal bureaucracy.
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The Pendleton Act
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According to the notion of neutral competence, the primary job of public bureaucracies is:
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implementing public policy
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Roughly ________ of federal employees are white.
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70%
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The federal bureaucracy:
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consists of numerous departments, independent agencies, and advisory committees.
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Which of the following is(are) at the top of the executive branch hierarchy?
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the Executive Office of the President
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The bureaucracy charged with managing all executive branch bureaucracies is the
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Executive Office of the President
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administrative agencies in charge of carrying out government operations in general policy areas
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cabinet departments
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There are ________ cabinet departments.
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15
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Which of the following is NOT a cabinet department?
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a.the Department of the Treasury
b.the Executive Office of President
c.the Department of Justiced.
d.the Department of State
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The ability of lower-level bureaucrats to informally set policy is known as
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the power of the street-level beauracrat
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The bureaucracy can be considered the fourth branch of government.
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true
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The ________ was held up as a model of the positives of deregulation in 1999, although a decade later, it has been harshly criticized for promoting massive institutions that sunk the globe into the Great Recession in 2008
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Financial Modernization Act (FMA)
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The process used by bureaucratic agencies to establish whether a rule has been violated is:
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adjudication.
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The relationship between an interest group, the bureaucracy, and congressional committees is referred to as a/an
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iron triangle
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In monitoring the bureaucracy, Congress and its committees tend to rely on ________, which kicks in once a warning has been made
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fire alarm oversight
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The massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, is a classic ________, with vigorous oversight beginning after a catastrophe, not before
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fire alarm oversight scenario
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________ require bureaucratic decision making be made in public
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Sunshine laws
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Congress can use the ________ to reject a proposed action by a public agency, as a check on the bureaucracy
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legislative veto
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The president has the largely controversial power to issue ________, which are directives that have the force of law, even though they are not passed by Congress.
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executive orders
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Our prof thinks term limits are a ____ idea for 3 reasons. what are those reasons.
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bad.
un-traditional
un-constitutional
un-democratic
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court cases involving congressional election political equality
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colgrove vs. green-"political question"
baker v carr-"justifiable issue"
wesbury v Sanders: "one person, one vote"
reynolds v Simms: "one person one vote in both houses of state legeislatures
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Shaw v Reno
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no racial gerrymandering
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Study Guide: Final Exam