POLI 2051 FINAL EXAM
CHAPTER 12 QUIZ QUESTIONS... - Answer- (terms 2-13)
How did the expectations for the vice presidency change starting with Walter Mondale? - Answer- Presidents are more likely to use their vice presidents as close policy advisers.
Many assume that presidents with high _...
presidents are more likely to use their vice presi
command and control policy
the contemporary presidency is much more powerful
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POLI 2051 FINAL EXAM
CHAPTER 12 QUIZ QUESTIONS... - Answer- (terms 2-13)
How did the expectations for the vice presidency change starting with Walter
Mondale? - Answer- Presidents are more likely to use their vice presidents as close
policy advisers.
Many assume that presidents with high __________ are more effective leaders. -
Answer- approval ratings
__________ is the approach to regulation in which the government tells business
how to meet certain goals, makes sure these directions are followed, and punishes
those who do not follow the orders. - Answer- Command-and-control policy
What distinguishes the contemporary presidency from the institution originally
envisioned by the Framers of the Constitution? - Answer- The contemporary
presidency is much more powerful.
__________ regulates industries using market-like strategies such as rewards. -
Answer- An incentive system
What does the Twenty-Second Amendment do? - Answer- limits the president's
terms of office
CHAPTER 15 QUIZ QUESTION - Answer- (terms 28-39)
What has to happen in Congress in order for the president to be impeached and
removed from office? - Answer- The House must impeach the president by a simple
majority; the Senate must convict with a two-thirds majority.
At President Roosevelt's urging, Congress passed dozens of laws designed to end
the Depression. Why did the Supreme Court initially overturn these New Deal
policies? - Answer- The Court believed that federal intervention in the economy was
unconstitutional.
Which best describes a president's constitutional duty to Congress? - Answer- The
president must give Congress an occasional update on the state of the union.
If a judge believes that she should defer to the decisions made by elected
representatives whenever possible, she likely believes in which of the following? -
Answer- judicial restraint
Which of the following citizens would be ineligible to become president? - Answer-
someone who has already been elected president twice
In court rulings, reliance on past decisions to formulate decisions in new cases is
known as which of the following? - Answer- stare decisis
, Which of the following is a group of 15 presidential advisers that is too large, diverse,
and concerned with individual fiefdoms to effectively serve as a collective board of
directors, leaving ultimate decision-making authority with the president? - Answer-
the cabinet
In which courts are the vast majority of all cases tried? - Answer- state
Which of the following is a judicial power given to the president? - Answer-
nominating federal judges
In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court first claim the right of judicial
review? - Answer- Marbury v. Madison
Which of the following statements provides the best characterization of the members
of the White House staff? - Answer- The White House staff is composed of advisers
who do whatever is in the best interest of the president.
Only __________ court can review the decisions of a lower court. - Answer- an
appellate
Which presidential power is checked by required approval of the Senate with a two-
thirds vote? - Answer- negotiating treaties with other nations
Proponents of which of the following believe that it is appropriate for judges to make
bold policy decisions when doing so is necessary to address pressing societal
needs? - Answer- judicial activism
Why did Congress enact the War Powers Resolution? - Answer- to limit the powers
of the president in the conduct of war
What is the name given to the power of the courts to determine whether the actions
of Congress and the executive branch are permissible under the Constitution? -
Answer- judicial review
Which of the following is an opinion written by a justice in the majority that outlines
an alternative basis for the decision? - Answer- concurring
Before 1883, how were federal government jobs awarded? - Answer- Jobs were
awarded based on applicants' loyalty to the party in power.
Which of the following limits judicial power? - Answer- stare decisis
How did the Pendleton Act reform the system of hiring and firing federal employees?
- Answer- It required hiring and firing decisions to be based on merit rather than
partisan loyalty.
Who nominates judges to the U.S. district courts? - Answer- the president
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