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  • Which of the following is an informal power of the president?
    Power of appointment
    Command armed forces
    Issue executive orders
    Create treaties
  • What is federalism?
    Agencies & the national gov't working together
    Rights outlined in the Constitution for the fed. gov't
    Division of powers b/w a central & regional government
    The courts' powers
  • Which of the following court cases guaranteed citizens the right to privacy?
    Korematsu v. United States
    Griswold v. Connecticut
    Engel v. Vitale
    Schenck v. United States
  • Which is one of the reasons the Articles of Confederation was ineffective?
    The states had different currencies
    The president could amend the Articles easily
    The judicial courts had too much control over legislation
    The national government was too powerful
  • Which of the following is true about the legislative veto?
    Committees of Congress were allowed to veto agency decisions
    It was upheld in the case of INS v. Chadha
    Allows the president to veto acts of the legislature
    It was used to block the Freedom of Information Act
  • The Supreme Court held that arrested criminal suspects should be informed of their rights in
    Miranda v. Arizona
    Roe v. Wade
    Mapp v. Ohio
    Gideon v. Wainwright
  • What doctrine did the Brown v. Board of Education case abolish?
    The Right to Vote Doctrine
    The Separate but Equal Doctrine
    The Interstate Commerce Doctrine
    The Incorporation Doctrine
  • What are unfunded mandates?
    Government projects that provide funding
    Government projects that have to occur in the park 
    Government projects that do not provide funding 
    Government projects that aren't important
  • About two-thirds of the federal budget consists of
    Education
    Entitlements
    Military spending
    Discretionary spending
  • Which court case declared that the state government cannot tax the national government?
    Gideon v. Wainwright
    Loving v. Virginia
    McCulloch v. Maryland
    Plessy v. Ferguson
  • By which case was the Fourth Amendment applied to the states?
    Mapp v. Ohio
    McCulloch v. Maryland
    Gitlow v. New York
    Roe v. Wade
  • What is gerrymandering?
    Redrawing congressional district lines to aid one's party
    System of voting for the president and vice president
    Gathering support for campaigns for office 
    Legislators supporting each other's legislation
  • Low voter turnout can be attributed to all of the following EXCEPT
    Frequency of elections
    Registration requirements
    An aging America
    Weakened political parties
  • Of all the cases that appealed to the Supreme Court, it has heard 
    All of them
    1-3 each year
    None of them
    Approximately 80 each year
  • When the Supreme Court applies an amendment to the states, it is called
    Realignment
    Logrolling
    Pork barrel legislation
    Selective incorporation
  • All of the following are qualifications for House members EXCEPT
    Must be 25 years of age
    Must reside in the state that they represent
    Must do casework
    Must be a citizen for at least 7 years
  • What type of bill covers a number of diverse topics?
    Private bill
    Continuing resolution
    Omnibus bill
    Pork barrel bill 
  • Which of the following determines the size of the Supreme Court?
    Chief Justice of the United States
    Congress
    The Constitution
    President
  • What is an example of Congress' check over the executive branch?
    Elect justices for the Supreme Court
    It can choose the president's administration
    It can perform congressional oversight
    It has the power to stop executive orders
  • Which committee can only be found in the House of Representatives?
    Standing Committee
    Rules Committee
    Joint Committee
    Ways & Means Committee
  • Public policy can be defined as
    A political party's interference in legislation
    Policy involving the federal budget
    Course of action that the government takes to solve an issue
    The vice president's agenda involving public opinion
  • The states' reserved powers doctrine can be found in
    Article I, Section 8
    Article III
    The First Amendment
    The Tenth Amendment
  • The modern Congress is known for all of the following EXCEPT 
    Scandal and investigation
    Harmonious relationships among the parties
    Low approval ratings 
    Partisanship and polarization
  • Who is involved in the iron triangles?
    It benefits interest groups, the bureaucracy, & Congress
    It benefits activists, minority groups, & policymakers
    It benefits Congress, the Cabinet, & Supreme Court justices
    It benefits ambassadors, vice presidents, & presidents
  • The set of problems that political leaders are concerned about is a
    Litigation
    Casework
    Legislation
    Policy agenda
  • What did Marbury v. Madison establish?
    Judicial activism
    Stare decisis
    Judicial review
    Judicial restraint
  • Compared to other democratic nations, the United States has a significantly
    Ineffective government
    Powerful judicial branch
    low voter turnout in elections
    Large number of political parties
  • Which amendments changed voting in the United States forever?
    1st, 9th, 17th
    11th, 16th, 24th
    12th, 18th, 27th
    15th, 19th, 26th
  • Which amendments have not been incorporated? 
    1, 2, 3, 4
    3, 5, 7, 8
    3, 5, 7, 9
    2, 4, 6, 8
  • Which constitutional right is NOT specifically listed in the First Amendment?
    Right to assemble 
    Freedom of religion
    Right to privacy
    Freedom of speech
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