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The CIA is a good example of a federal

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Independent agency.

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A large, complex organization in which employees have specific job responsibilities and work within a hierarchy of authority is a

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Bureaucracy.

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Supreme Court review is granted to a case

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By the permission of any four justices.

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Congress has the tendency to grant _______ discretion to those agencies involved in domestic and global security.

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The broadest range of

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Most cases reach the U.S. Supreme Court through its _______ jurisdiction.

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Appellate.

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There are currently ________ caninet departments.

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Fifteen.

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Presidents can exert considerable influence over agency policymaking by

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Options A and B are true.

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The purpose of the Pendleton Act of 1883 was to

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Reduce patronage by creating a civil service.

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When the Supreme Court announces a decision, thw justices who wrote the opinion read or summarize their views

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In the courtroom.

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Appellate court proceedings may include

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Oral arguments.

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Stare decisis is

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The judicial principle of tending to honor precedents in similar cases.

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Monetary policies are largely determined by

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The Federal Reserve Board.

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As of 2012, the current chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is

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Ben Bernanke.

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There are ________ U.S. district courts in the federal system.

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ninety-four

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The biggest units of the executive branch are termed ______ and are headed by_____.

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departments; secretaries

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The bureaucracy may not be fully responsive to a president's wishes because

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Pluralist pressures may pull the agency in a direction other than that favored by the president.

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A circuit is

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The geographical area over which a court of appeals hears cases.

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With its ruling in the case Marbury v. Madison, the U.S. Supreme Court established

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That the courts could review laws to determine whether they conflicted with the Constitution.

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Federal appellate courts review and can overturn

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The rulings made and procedures followed by the lower trial courts.

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A powerful but rarely used check and balance over the Supreme Court is

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Congress's ability to change the Court's appellate jurisdiction.

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Most requests for cases to be heard by the Supreme Court take the form of petitions for

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certiorari.

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The U.S. Postal Service and Amtrak are examples of

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Government corporations.

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Monetarists argue that government can control the economy's performance simply by

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Controlling the money supply.

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Organizations can be chiefly defined by their

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All of the above are true.

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In response to the constant cry for reduction in the size of the bureaucracy, the government typically

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Options A and D at true.

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Whether or not the Supreme Court should permit flag burning as a form of political protest can be seen as a tradeoff between

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Freedom and order.

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Regulatory commissions are usually run with an odd number of commissioners

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To prevent tie votes.

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Judicial review is

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The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws invalid if they violate the Constitution.

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Government corporations are best described as

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Government agencies that provide services that could be provided by the private sector.

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________ assist(s) federal district court judges, and though he/she (they) lack(s) independent judicial authority, he/she (they) have (has) the power to hear and decide minor offenses and conduct preliminary stages of more serious cases.

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U.S. Magistrate-judges

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Which of the following departments had the highest number of civilian employees?

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Veterans Affairs

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Which of the following statements concerning the Federal Reserve Branch is correct?

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The board of governors is appointed by the president.

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Which of the following can be used to overturn a Supreme Court decision declaring a federal law unconstitutional?

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An amendment to the Constitution.

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To appeal means to

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Take a case to a higher court.

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The appellate jurisdiction of the U.S. Supreme Court can be changed by

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Congress.

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Bureaucrats "go by the book" because

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"The book" consists of the laws they are obligated to enforce.

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Which of the following statements regarding courts in the Early Republic is incorrect?

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None of the above is true.

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Supreme Court cases must

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Raise a federal question.

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To determine how a statute should be applied, judges look for the legislature's intent, reading reports of committee hearings and debates, and this is known as

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Statutory construction.

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The central feature of the civil service system is

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Merit-based, nonpolitical employment and promotion.

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Agreement with a judgement for different reasons from those set forth in the majority opinion is known as

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Concurrence.

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Traditionally the Federal Reserve has tended to be more concerned about _______ than _______.

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Inflation; unemployment.

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Supreme Court oral arguments are typically conducted

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From October through April.

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The idea that the courts are a policymaking branch of government and that the individual values and interests of judges should reflect the different values and interests of the population at large is most consistent with

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Pluralist democracy

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The larger governmental departments tend to focus on the nation's

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Security

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Once the U.S. Supreme Court grants review, attorneys submit written arguments. At this point, the justices adhere to the following unwritten rule of

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Avoiding discussing the case with one another before oral argument.

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Federal appellate courts review and can overturn

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The rulings made and procedures followed by the lower trial courts.

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Cases in the U.S. courts of appeal are usually heard by

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A panel of three judges.

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The Department of Homeland Security was formed in response to the

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9/11 attacks.

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Most political appointees come from

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Businesses, universities, and government itself.

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When Supreme Court justices compose their draft (preliminary) opinions, the draft opinion will be circulated to the other justices for criticism and suggestions because

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All justices can change their votes until the decision is officially announced.

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Government regulation of business grew in response to the realization that

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A laissez-faire approach does not always result in competitive markets.

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Judicial interpretation of the law means that judges, in effect,

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Make policy.

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In implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), school administrators frequently offer families fewer service than the law calls for because

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School administrators don't have enough money to provide services to all qualifying students.

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Government corporations are most likely to be created when a service is for the public good and

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Private industry cannot profitably provide service.

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The Supreme Court's original jurisdiction extend to cases involving

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Disputes where the federal government is a defendant.

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In the governments of modern societies, bureaucracies

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Still play a central role.

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Supreme Court justices serve

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For life.

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A president can appoint only three thousand people to jobs in their administration, which represents _______ of all executive brand employees.

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Less than 1 percent

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One critical thing to remember about such terms as activism and restraint is that they are

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Not tied to any particular ideology.

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Since the U.S. Constitution was ratified, the Supreme Court had used judicial review to invalidate about _______ national laws.

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170

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At stake in the Marbury v. Madison decision was whether William Marbury

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Had a legal right to be hired as a justice of the peace in the District of Columbia.

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