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POLS 1101
Exam 3
4/21/2023
1. Congress is a ______ legislature with ______ members.
unicameral; 342
bicameral; 535
bicameral; 100
unicameral; 630
unicameral; 750
2. The Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002 as a response to 9/11.
True
False
3. Each year, the Supreme Court receives about ______ appeals and hears about ______ of them in full court.
1,000; 500
200; 10
9,500; 80
12,000; 300
5,000; 100
4. Constituency service is a key aspect of agency representation.
True
False
5. Before the Civil Service Act of 1883, how were government appointments handled?
Appointments were made on the basis of merit.
Appointments were made on the basis of seniority.
Appointments were made to political supporters as part of a spoils system.
The Civil Service Act of 1883 created the first federal bureaucracy.
The president or his staff appointed all civil servants.
6. Executive agreements differ from formal treaties in that they:
have been ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court
must be approved by the U.S. Supreme Court but not by Congress
do not have to be approved by the Senate
do not have to be approved by the House
are generally formulated at meetings of the United Nations
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7. The Civil Service Act of 1883 attempted to pattern government hiring after practices found in:
business
the Catholic Church
Congress
local government
the military
8. The ______ is the informal designation for the heads of the major federal government departments.
White House staff
Committee of Staff
presidential advisory committee
Cabinet
executive office of the president
9. In most circumstances, a supreme court is best described as a(n) ______ court.
uniform
trial
advisory
appellate
elected
10. Fifty percent of lower federal court cases are accepted for review by the courts of appeals.
True
False
11. Approximately what percentage of proposed bills die in committee?
40 percent
50 percent
60 percent
75 percent
95 percent
12. A filibuster allows members of the Senate to:
refer a bill to multiple committees
avoid a conference committee
prevent a vote on a bill by speaking continuously on the floor
call into question any action of the executive branch
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add amendments to any bill at any time
13. Congress may overturn a presidential veto with a two-thirds vote by each house.
True
False
14. Authority given to the president by Congress is called express power.
True
False
15. A bicameral legislature is one that has:
laws forbidding private hearings or conferences
two chambers or houses
authority to overrule state governments
a prime minister
equal representation for each state
16. In recent years, federal court appointments have:
been characterized by strict neutrality on the part of Congress
attracted very little attention from the media and special interest groups
been characterized by intense partisan and ideological efforts to support or defeat the candidate
been unaffected by ideological concerns
been confirmed very quickly
17. In 2000, the Supreme Court ignored
stare decisis
by overturning its own
Miranda
rule.
True
False
18. At its peak in ______, the federal bureaucracy had ______ employees, not including military personnel.
1936; 6 million
1968; 3 million
1982; 1 million
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1996; 8 million
1994; 2 million
19. Iron triangles disappeared as a result of the Civil Service Act of 1883.
True
False
20. According to the text, which of the following is NOT an important influence on the legislative agenda of Congress?
constituents
lobbyists
the president
the federal courts
party leadership
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