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Anxieties X ax w xjjanxnkax Allisonyoung published on May 05, 20163 responses 0 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/147 A judge can issue a search warrant only when probable cause exists that evidence of a crime will be found True False 2/147 The most commonly used form of congressional oversight of the bureaucracy is li Litigation Investigation The injunction Appointment 3/147 The Framers of the Constitution embraced representative democracy because it is a way of minimizing the chances that power would be abused either by a tyrant of popular majority or self serving office holders True False 4/147 To qualify for presidency and individual must be a resident of the US for at least 14 years True False 5/147 A system in which citizens elect such representatives as United States Senators, State Represenatives and City Council members who decide policies on behalf of their constituents is known as Representative democracy Monarchy Theocracy Direct democracy 6/147 Most Americans have political opinions but their views are not well organized into a coherent political ideology True False 7/147 The government in the South during the Civil War was called a confederacy. A true confederacy differs from the federalist system of the US in that it Places states in a subservient manner in relation to the matters of the interstate commerce It is legally and politically independent of any other government Grants more sovereignty to the individual states Permits state governments to do only what the central government allows 8/147 The US constitution garuntees the existence of the states True False 9/147 of the following that is true, which one is true about the vice presidential route to the presidency It works better through election than succession It works better through succession than election It has always been contested by party leaders and ourspoken members of the judiciary It has been the path to the presidency for most Vice Presidents 10/147 The Office of Mangament and Budget the Office of Personnel Manasgment and the Council of Economic Advisors are all Committees with Congress Departments in the presidents Cabinet Committees chosen to by Congress to advise the president Part of the Executive Office of the President 11/147 The tenth amendment to the US Constitution explicitly reserved broad powers to the states True False 12/147 The United States v Nixon decision held that there is No unqualified presidential privilege of immunity from the judicial process No executive privilege Absolute presidential immunity from judicial oversight Presidential immunity does not apply to matters which are civil in nature 13/147 One reason why members of a political elite are more consistent in their ideological beliefs than the average citizen is that they are Less influenced by favors such as religion and family Better informed Less influenced by peers Smarter 14/147 The Virginia plan based representatives equally among the states True False 15/147 Max Weber and the pluralists would most likely agree that No extra government elite controls politics Economic policies are transparent Written constitutions are mere symbols Class warfare is inevitable 16/147 The word "democracy" does not appear in the United Staes Constitution True False 17/147 Few bills die in committee True False 18/147 The Secretary of State becomes president if both the president and Vice President die in office False True 19/147 Your Miranda rights include the right to make one telephone call after being arrested True False 20/147 Max Weber might remind an individual who is upset at the prospect of radical change in government policy following a presidential election that Only military leaders and congressional leaders can cause real change in law and society Presidents rarely act in opposition to the policy goals of the power elite There are thousands of government bureaucrats who remain in their jobs before, during, and after such elections and they have a considerable amount of power and discretion Power is so widely dispersed and difficult to maintain there is little chance of any real potential for change 21/147 A system in which citizens elect such representatives as United States Senators, Represenatives, and City Council members who decide policies on behalf of the constituents is known as Representative democracy Theocracy Monarchy Direct democracy 22/147 Representatives who would follow their constituents when voters have a clear preference are called Trustees Brokers Delegates Partisans 23/147 Justice Sonia Sotomayor completely disagrees with the majority of the Supreme Courttices in the case of Smith v Jones. She may choose to express her reasons in a Dissenting opinion Opinion of the court Per curiam opinion Concurring opinion 24/147 George Washinton established the practice of the president serving s four year term rather than a two year term True False 25/147 A lobbyist effectiveness depends on Resources especially money His or her ability to play up to a legislators ego Giving legislators false and misleading information A reputation for honesty and fair play 26/147 Interest groups play a negligible role in American politics True False 27/147 Interest groups do not generally lobby the courts True False 28/147 Aristotles notions of democracy were based on governments that are of a small percentage of the population to participate True False 29/147 The justification of federal courts is controlled by The constitution alone The executive branch particularly the justice department The constitution and federal status Congress 30/147 Which of the following contributed to the inaccurate results in the TV guide poll Ross Perot used in s 1992 presidential campaign The poll was taken in July and voters had changed their minds by November Self selection by the TV Guide readers The poll results actually favored George H.W. bush He ran another poll in Newsweek and confused the voters by publishing the results of both polls 31/147 Laws treating men and women differently have traditionally been perceived as protective of rather than harmful to, women True False 32/147 The tenth amendment to the US Constitution explicitly reserved broad powers to the states True False 33/147 Incumbents have an electoral advantage over their challengers due to Seniority Competitive elections High turnover Access to resources 34/147 At the Constitutional Convention of 1787 delegates from the small states most strongly supported the idea of Levying taxes on exports Equal representation for the states in Congress Popular election of Senators Establishing strong executive 35/147 The free exercise clause of the first amendment requires the separation of church and state True False 36/147 Most young people accept their parents political party identification True False 37/147 Interest groups are most likely to try to influence the courts by Hiring judges as consultants Filing amicus curiae briefs Granting certiorari Contributing to the judges favorite charities 38/147 An example of a good faith exception to the exclusionary rule created by the United States v Leon decision would be if police Use a defective search warrant they believe to be valid Search an automobile they believe to be carrying drugs Conduct a search incidental to an arrest Conduct a search with a properly obtained search warrant 39/147 In recent years economic issues have become more important than no economic issues is shaping political attitudes True False 40/147 When a non profit agency received federal funds is required by the office of management and budget to use one accounting system rather than another or when an individual is required to file forms before receiving social security benefits such as requirements are called Arbitrary requirements Duplication of functions Red tape Mandatory incursions 41/147 The federal system of government increases opportunities for American citizens to participate in politics at the federal state and local levels True False 42/147 It is during this that the national party platform is adopted and the presidential and vice presidential candidates are formally nominated State party conventions The presidents executive party organization Voters in the various state primaries and caucuses National convention 43/147 Two clauses of the First Ammendment that deal with religion are concerned with Free exercise and establishment Separation and free exercise 44/147 In reality, judicial review runs counter to the tradition of checks and balances in this country True False 45/147 Incumbents in congressional elections typically enjoy a great advantage over challenges True False 46/147 No one may operate a newspaper without a license from the ferderal communications commissions True False 47/147 All petitions for a writ of cetiorari must meet two criteria: the case must have appeals exhausted up to the Court, and the case must Be brought by a US citizen Involve a federal question Have the support of four members of Congress (known as the Rule of Four) Involve a state question 48/147 Pluralists believe that power is spread among numerous groups and coalitions of interests True False 49/147 With the Gibbons v Ogden decision, the Supreme Court strengthened the federal governments ability to regulate interstate commerce True False 50/147 The great compromise reconciled the interests of the small and large states over representation True False 51/147 Both the District of Columbia v. Heller and the McDonald v. Chicago decisions upheld an individual's right to possess a firearm and to use that firearm for traditionally lawful purposes. This right is protected by the Fourth amendment Second amendment Fifth amendment Third amendment 52/147 Unscientific surveys used to gauge public opinion on a variety of issues are called Tracking polls Exit polls Straw polls Deliberative polls 53/147 Differences in public opinion are more common in the United States than in many other countries because the United States Has a socially diverse population Has relative distinctions in society based on class Places a high value on social equality Has a high degree of religious freedom 54/147 The Enviromental Protection agency and NASA are examples of Government corporations Cabinet departments Independent Executive agencies Independent regulatory agencies 55/147 The Speaker is the most powerful person in the House is Reoresentatives True False 56/147 The Supreme Court recognized that the various protections in the bill of rights applied to the states from the time the bill of rights was ratified True False 57/147 In May of 2011 Meredith Attwell Baker left the Federal Communications Commission to join the broadcast media corporation Comcast as its senior lobbyist. This is a clear example of Double-dipping The revolving door A conflict of interest Agency lacing 58/147 A Presidne suffers a stroke but nevertheless wants to remain in office. The Vice President and the cabinet disagree. According to the Twenty third amendment the President may be removed by A two thirds vote of congress Impeachment A Supreme Court ruling The combined opinions of the Vice President and cabinet 59/147 The term fillbuster refers to The process a bill goes through from its introduction to its signing by he president Prolonged debate in the senate to prevent passage of a bill The attempt by senators to secure positions on important committees Party caucuses to select congressional candidates 60/147 The term democracy was originally associated with Karl Marx Aristotle Thomas Jefferson St. Augustine 61/147 Open primary Allow all registered voters to cast a vote in either party's primary Limit crossover voting Are the most widespread form of primary Limit primary voting to registered party supporters 62/147 When the United States Constitution was written which compromise did the delegates reach to gain the support of the states with small populations The President would be selected by the direct vote of the people Five enslaved persons would be counted as three free persons for the purpose of taxation Congress would consist of both a House of Representatives and a Senate Exported goods could not be taxed but imported goods could be taxed 63/147 Which of The following choices is true about the Vice Presidential route to the presidency It has been the oath to the presidency for most Vice Presidents It has always been contested by partly leaders and outspoken members of the judiciary It works better through election than succession It works better through succession than election 64/147 Bureaucratic conflict and duplication occur because Of the need to satisfy political requirements Congress often wants to achieve a number of different partially inconsistent goals Congress is always unclear as to exactly what it wants an agency to do Large organizations must ensure one part of the organization does not operate out of step 65/147 A strong central government existed under the Articles of confederation True False 66/147 Judges play little or no role in the policy-making process in the United States False True 67/147 The two clauses of the First Amendment that deal with religion are concerned with Free exercise and establishment Prohibition and free exercise Prohibition and separation Separation and free exercise 68/147 Agencies themselves are typically to blame when conflict duplication, or imperialism occurs within the bureaucracy True False 69/147 The office holders and candidates who runs under a political party's banner refers best to the Party-in-government Party-in-the-electorate Presidential party Party organization 70/147 The term "Rule of Four" refers to the Fact that four judges sit in appellate court proceedings Need for four Supreme Court justices to vote to hear a case on appeal What must happen before writs of babes corpus are issued Existence of four levels of courts from local to national 71/147 The framers of the constitution who began as "federalists" at the convention ultimately became known as "antifederalists" during the struggle over ratification True False 72/147 Block grants were designed to remedy a common criticism of categorical grants, namely The difficultly of adapting strictly defined categorical grants to the local needs Their discriminatory nature-decisions are too often based on politics Their lack of relevance to problems that were perceived to be "national" in nature Their lack of responsibility 73/147 When the Administrator of the Enviromental protection agency uses discretionary authority it means her authority to Act on behalf of government officials and represent the government in courts of law Shift federal monies from agency to agency, depending on need Make policies that are not specified out in advance by laws Act without specific executive direction 74/147 Governmental policies have generally been a roadblock to the creation of interest groups True False 75/147 Although the electoral system does not prevent the formation of minor parties, it may prevent minor parties from winning elections True False 76/147 The Secretary of State becomes president if both the president and Vice President die in office True False 77/147 Congressman Smith favors minimum wage legislation but is opposed to outlawing abortion. On the basis of these two issues he would be best classified as a Libertarian Pure liberal Populist Pure conservative 78/147 The framers of the constitution embraced representative democracy because they saw it as a way of minimizing the chances that power would be abused either by a tyrannical popular majority or self serving office holders True False 79/147 Most of the justices currently on the Supreme Court came to the Court with previous judicial experience in the federal court system True False 80/147 Congress tends to be a decentralized institution with all members more interested in their own views and those of their voters than with programs proposed by the president True False 81/147 Who is the presidnet of the senate and can only vote in case of a tie The Vice President of the US The senate majority leader The president pro tempore The speaker of the house 82/147 The phrase "life liberty and the pursuit of happiness" was a familiar one even before Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence True False 83/147 The argument created by the Weeks v United States case that tainted evidence cannot be used in court if citizens rights are to be maintained leads to what is called Discipline of police officers Double jeopardy Plea bargaining The exclusionary rule 84/147 Congresswomen Jones is opposed to additional spending on medical care, opposed to legalizing marijuana, and in favor of the death penalty. She is most likely a Conservative Independent Liberal Libertarian 85/147 Political power is the ability to influence who rules and how rulers believe True False 86/147 The United States constitution forbade the outlawing of slavery for twenty years True False 87/147 The Creative federalism model specified that the federal government and the states operated within their separate spheres with little or no interaction True False 88/147 Most legislators tend to work with interest groups with whom they agree True False 89/147 The wording of the constitution is purposely vague and elastic regarding the federal governments right to make laws True False 90/147 The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Virginia Military institute when it's tradition of admitting only male cadets was challenged True False 91/147 Incumbents in congressional elections typically enjoy a great advantage over challenges True False 92/147 The Supreme Court has allowed the burning of the American flag as a form of protected symbolic speech True False 93/147 Senatorial courtesy allows United States Senators to wield great influence over the appointment of Federal District Court judges True False 94/147 The doctrine of nullification held that a state could refuse to enforce within its boundaries a federal law that exceeded the national governments authority True False 95/147 men who began as "federalists" at the constitutional convention ultimately became known as "antifederalists" during the struggle over ratification True False 96/147 Those who believe that government is little more than a front for capitalists would most likely be att reacted to the thinking of Karl Marx Max Weber C. wright Mills John Stuart Mill 97/147 What is the most basic role of political parties To fight for ideologically district policy preferences To resist the issues favored by their opponents To nominate candidates and win elections To raise money for party employees 98/147 If an interest group wanted to influence the US Supreme courts decision in a specific case, they would File an informa pauperis brief File an amicus curiae brief File an ad nauseum brief File a stew decisis brief 99/147 It has been suggested that senators actually appoint district judges and presidents confirm them, through the practice of Requiring a three fourths majority for confirmation Requiring a two thirds majority for confirmation Senatorial courtesy Advice and consent 100/147 If something happened to the president and Vice President then the next office in line for the presidency is The speaker of the house The secretary of defense The senate majority leader The president pro tempore of the senate 101/147 To override a presidential veto requires a Three fourths vote in both houses of congress Two thirds vote in each house of congress Two thirds vote in either house of congress Simples majority vote in both houses of congress 102/147 Reoresentatives who would follow their constituents when voters have a clear preference are called Brokers Partisans Delegates Trustees 103/147 With the decline of political parties, the importance of the media has increased True False 104/147 Congressional oversight is frequently used as a means of controlling executive power True False 105/147 Cloture refers to the legislative process by which senators can end a fillbuster True False 106/147 One thing that is crucial to the success of all interest group is/are PACs Funding Direct mail Political support 107/147 The spread of the direct primary has made it more difficult for parties to control who is nominated for elective office True False 108/147 Pluralist believe that power is spread among numerous groups and interests True False 109/147 The fourth amendment grants individuals the freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures True False 110/147 In reality judicial review runs counter to the tradition is checks and balances in this country True False 111/147 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg votes on the side of a majority of Supreme Court justices in the case of Smith v. jones even though her reasoning differs from the others. She may choose to express her reasons in a Per curium opinion Concurring opinion Opinion of the court Dissenting opinion 112/147 The committee that works out a compromise bill from different versions of a bill passed by the House of Represntatives and the Senate is known as Select committee Sub-committee Standing committee Conference committee 113/147 The process of solving a constituents problems dealing with the bureaucracy is called Red tape Electioneering Incumbency Casework 114/147 The federal system in our government goes a long way toward explaining why US political parties are more _____ than European political parties Ideological Decentralized Aggressive Centralized 115/147 The difference between a mandate and a condition of aid is that With a mandate the federal government allows the state to do as it pleases as long as it's actions are in accordance with federal law With a mandate the federal government tells a state government what it must do if it wants grant money A mandate applies to all states regardless if they receive federal aid; a condition of aid applies requires the state to meet specific to receive the federal aid A mandate applies to a categorical grant; a condition of aid applies to a block grant 116/147 The constitution soecifically denies states the power to coin money, to enter into treaties or to defend the country True False 117/147 Congress tends to be a decentralized institution with all members more interested in their own views and those of their voters than with programs proposed by the president True False 118/147 The Supreme Court recognized that the various protections in the Bill of Rights applied to the states from the time the Bill of Rights was ratified True False 119/147 The phrase "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" was a familiar one even before the Declaration of Independence True False 120/147 The federal government compelled the states to lower the blood alcohol limit for driving under the influence to .08 by threatening to withhold highway funds. This is an example of Police power Nullification A mandate A condition of aid 121/147 Interest groups give Americans another opportunity to access the government True False 122/147 Congressional oversight is frequently used as a means of controlling executive power True False 123/147 The political party and politically oriented interest group Are similar in that they both put candidates up for election Are really the same thing Are different only in their constituency Differ because political parties try to win elections while interest groups main goals are to influence government decisions 124/147 The president shares the treaty making power with the House of Representatives True False 125/147 Instrumental to black civil rights gains in the 1960's was the publicizing of their grievances True False 126/147 Supreme Court decisions in Mapp v Ohio, Gideon v Wainwright, and Miranda v Arizona affected individual liberties by Preventing the use of organized prayer in public schools Expanded the constitutional rights of people accused of crimes Eliminated the poll tax as a requirement for voting Requiring equal pay for men and women performing the same job 127/147 One factor that helped break the deadlock that developed in the civil rights movement during the early 1960's was the The election of republican presidents Media coverage of violence by white segregationist particularly in Alabama Decentralization of power in the House and Senate Non violent civil disobedience 128/147 A dual court system of the United States refers to Legislative and constitutional courts Trial and appellate courts Federal and state courts Criminal and civil courts 129/147 Gridlock is probably the necessary consequence of representative government True False 130/147 Congress is organized on the basis of political parties True False 131/147 Bureaucrats don't make policy;they only implement it True False 132/147 The Fourth Amendment grants individuals the freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures True False 133/147 Libertarians are those who oppose government presence both in the economy and in people's lifestyle choices True False 134/147 The Framers of the Constitution placed their trust in the collective wisdom of the American people False True 135/147 The Internet is essentially an unregulated medium True False 136/147 The principle of precedent states that courts must rely on past decisions in order to decide new cases of similar nature True False 137/147 Most voters are generally informed about issues and governmental processes True False 138/147 The dual court system of the United States refers to Legislative and constitutional courts Trial and appellate courts Federal and state courts Criminal and civil courts 139/147 The responsibilities of the bureaucracy are spelled out in the fetal in Article II or the United States Constitution True False 140/147 Which best describes the impeachment process used by Congress The Senate determines if there is enough evidence to impeach and if necessary the impeachment trial occurs in the House of Representatives The House and Senate meet in joint session to decide whether to impeach and if necessary trial occurs in the House of Representatives The House determines if there is enough evidence to impeach and if necessary the impeachment trial occurs in the Senate The House and Senate meet in a joint session to decide whether to impeach and if necessary whether to convict 141/147 Once a law has been ruled unconstitutional congress is powerless to do anything about it True False 142/147 The process through which an individual acquires particular political orientations is called Socialization Politicization Acquisition Public opinion 143/147 The Americans with disabilities Act enforces the rights of the distilled regardless of the costs True False 144/147 The dual court system of the United States refers to Criminal and civil courts Federal and state courts Legislative and constitutional courts Trial and appellate courts 145/147 Thomas Hobbes and John Locke developed this theory through their writings, the essence of which is that individuals possesses free will and are endowed with the ability to consent to be governed Social contract theory Free and equal theory Bureaucratic theory Seperation of powers 146/147 When different political parties control the presidency and congress it is called Sequestration Divided government Partisan government Separation of powers 147/147 The responsibilities of the bureaucracy are spelled out in detail in Article II of the United States Constitution True False
