PSCI Exam Questions and Answers All Correct
Government corporations are best descried as - Answer-government agencies that provide services that could be provided by the private sector
________ is not a reason cited by the text for the growth of government. - Answer-Election and appointment o...
PSCI Exam Questions and
Answers All Correct
Government corporations are best descried as - Answer-government agencies that
provide services that could be provided by the private sector
________ is not a reason cited by the text for the growth of government. - Answer-
Election and appointment of "left-leaning Social Democratic" government officials
One significant difficulty with assessing the effectiveness of government agencies is that
government often allows them to set their own standards for what constitutes
acceptable outcomes. One way in which this can be fixed to: - Answer-ensure
evaluations are objective through evidence-based policymaking
An employee of a government unit, who is quite knowledgeable within their narrow area,
and works on specific responsibilities and within a hierarchy of authority is known as a -
Answer-bureaucrat
The latitude that Congress gives agencies to make policy in the spirit of their legislative
mandate is called - Answer-administrative discretion
The Department of _________ is the largest government department in terms of
number of employees - Answer-Defense
The purpose of the Pendleton Act of 1883 was to - Answer-reduce patronage by
creating a civil service
According to the text, a primary reason for low morale among federal employees is -
Answer-that fewer than half believe that doing their job well will lead to reward or
promotion
The _______ represents the federal government before the Supreme Court - Answer-
solicitor general
Criminal offenses such as arson, theft, and murder are almost always the sole
responsibility of which entity? - Answer-the state
A circuit is - Answer-the geographical area over which a court of appeals hears cases
, The case of Marbury v. Madison was based on which of these questions? - Answer-
Should Congress or the Constitution prevail
To appeal means to - Answer-take a case to a higher court
To enter the federal court system, litigants in state cases must - Answer-first have had
their case decided by the highest court in the state
One way that limits Supreme Court justices from the direct influence of the president
and Congress is: - Answer-Their lifetime tenure
State judges are obligated to follow the U.S. Constitution whether state law conflicts
with it under the Constitution's - Answer-supremacy clause
Most cases reach the U.S. Supreme Court through________ jurisdiction. - Answer-
appellate
The _________ was a governing document that failed because it did not provide an
effective means for the government to raise money, it did not include an independent
leader to direct the government, and it did not give the government the power to
regulate commerce. - Answer-Articles of Confederation
The constitutional amendment process requires - Answer-extraordinary majorities
To date, all constitutional amendments have been proposed by - Answer-two-thirds vote
in both the House and the Senate
Under separation of powers, the U.S. system keeps power among branches balanced
by enabling one branch to counter the actions of another by the use of - Answer-checks
and balances
Which document proclaimed, "Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and
independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not ... expressly
delegated to the United States"? - Answer-The Articles of Confederation
Shays's Rebellion was ultimately defeated by - Answer-the Massachusetts militia
A confederation can best be described as - Answer-a loose association of independent
states
Which amendments were the only ones to limit the activities of individuals? - Answer-
the Thirteenth and Eighteenth Amendments
After the Constitution was amended to permit the federal government to levy a
progressive income tax, government could more effectively further the goal of - Answer-
social equality
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