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In undertaking the campaign against the Taliban in 2001, George W. Bush

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sought and received congressional authorization for the bombing but not a declaration of war.

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The expansion of the Executive Office of the President, the development of regulatory review, and the use of executive orders have been important because they

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have given presidents substantial capacity to achieve significant policy results despite congressional opposition to their legislative agendas.

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The president has the power to appoint which position?

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Cabinet secretaries

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During the nineteenth century, ________ was America's dominant institution of government.

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Congress

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Which statement concerning the White House Communications Office is INCORRECT?

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It allows the president to avoid giving information to the public.

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The Executive Office of the President was created during the administration of ________.

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Franklin Roosevelt

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When Dwight Eisenhower sent federal troops into Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, it demonstrated that the

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president may make unilateral use of the emergency powers to protect states against domestic disorder.

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An executive order is

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a rule or regulation issued unilaterally by the president that has the status of a law.

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The turning point in American politics toward a president-centered government came about during the administration of ________.

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Franklin Roosevelt

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The ________ asserted that the president could send American troops into action abroad only in the event of a declaration of war or other statutory authorization by Congress, or if American troops were attacked or directly endangered.

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War Powers Resolution of 1973

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The framers of the Constitution believed that Congress's greatest prerogative would be its ________.

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power of the purse

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The formal group of presidential foreign policy advisers, established in 1947, is called the ________.

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National Security Council

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What did the framers mean to accomplish by indirect election of the president?

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to make the president responsible to state and national legislatures

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When are the president's partisan ties most important?

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in dealing with Congress on legislative matters

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The goal of the War Powers Resolution was to

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limit the power of the president to commit American troops to military action without authorization from Congress.

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Which of the following statements about Congress and the executive branch is most accurate?

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Starting around the time of the New Deal, Congress has tended to give executive agencies broad mandates and to draft legislation that offers few clear guidelines for implementation by the executive.

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The rise of the national convention was important because it

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gave the presidency a mass popular base that would eventually support and demand increased presidential power.

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The ________ is the informal designation for the heads of the major federal government departments.

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Cabinet

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Which of the following statements about the merit system is FALSE?

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Every member and official of a government agency has been appointed as part of the merit system.

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The ________ administers the federal school lunch program.

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Department of Agriculture

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What would be the most likely outcome if federal governmental officials were to cease all economic regulation?

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The marketplace would fall into chaos.

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Which of the following statements about the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) is correct?

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Congress created the Fed in 1913.

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Public bureaucracies are powerful because

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legislatures, chief executives, and the people delegate vast power to them to make sure a particular job is done.

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Which of the following agencies is responsible for promoting the public welfare?

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Department of Veterans Affairs, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Interior

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Since the 1950s, compared with the entire workforce, the number of federal employees has ________.

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gradually declined

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The politics of the IRS is interesting because

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contrary to popular perceptions, key tax decisions regarding exemptions are made by Congress, the president, and the Treasury Department rather than by the IRS itself.

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True or false: Environmental Protection Agency an independent Agency

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True

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Which of the following is the best description of an iron triangle?

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the stable relationship between a bureaucratic agency, a clientele group, and a legislative committee

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What was the chief bureaucratic flaw identified by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States?

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There was a lack of communication between the domestic and foreign security agencies.

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The creation of the U.S. Northern Command was important because it

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breached the long-standing line between domestic law enforcement and foreign military operations for the first time.

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Individual members of Congress can discover questions of public responsibility when engaged in ________.

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constituent case work

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Which of the following statements about congressional oversight of the bureaucracy is most accurate?

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While the number of oversight hearings has increased over time as the bureaucracy has expanded, the extent of oversight does depend somewhat on which party controls the White House.

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Executive privilege refers to the

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claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president.

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How are ambassadors chosen?

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They are selected by the president, often as patronage for large campaign donations.

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Which one of the following is NOT a federal department entrusted with providing national security?

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Police

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Which of the following statements is true about the Department of Health and Human Services?

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It administers the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and oversees the medicare program. (both a and b)

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Which of the following is NOT a key strategy used to promote bureaucratic reform?

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regulation

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Why has partisan conflict surrounded federal judicial appointments in recent years?

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The federal courts play an important role in shaping American law and politics.

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When interest groups involved in litigation pursue a pattern-of-cases strategy, they are

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bringing the same type of suit into multiple circuits, hoping that a contradiction in rulings will bring about a Supreme Court review.

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Each year, the Supreme Court receives about ________ appeals and hears about ________ of them in full court.

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8,500; 80

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Each of the following has been a method by which the federal courts have expanded their power EXCEPT

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narrowing the discretionary authority of the president over foreign affairs and diplomacy.

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What was the Supreme Court's ruling in 1948 regarding restrictive covenants?

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Individuals had the right to discriminate in private contracts, but courts could not enforce these contracts.

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Which of the following is NOT a traditional limitation on the power of the federal courts?

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the ability of Congress to reduce federal judges' salaries

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What is the main function of the chief justice of the Supreme Court?

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The chief justice presides over the Court's public sessions and private conferences.

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What is common law?

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law made by judges through their decisions, not through specific statutes

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Marbury v. Madison was decided in ________.

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1803

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Which of the following was NOT a case involving the Supreme Court overturning a state law?

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Marbury v. Madison (1803)

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Which of the following is part of the Miranda rule?

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Arrested people have the right to remain silent.

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When President Andrew Jackson reputedly said, "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it," what did he mean?

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The Supreme Court is unable to enforce its decisions without the aid of the executive branch.

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________ is designed to protect federal judges from political pressure by granting them life tenure.

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Article III of the U.S. Constitution

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The requirement of standing means that parties in a case must

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have a concrete injury or interest at stake.

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What did the justices rule in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action (2014)?

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A Michigan ballot initiative that resulted in a ban on racial preferences in college admissions was constitutional.

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The right of due process is best described as the right of

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every person not to be treated arbitrarily by a government official or agency.

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Trial courts in the federal judicial system are called ________.

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district courts

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About ________ percent of all lower court cases are reviewed by federal appeals courts.

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20

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What did the justices rule in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004)?

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Hamdi was entitled to a lawyer and an opportunity to rebut the government's charges against him.

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