POLS1101 American Government, Short Session 1 FINAL EXAM

POLS1101 American Government, Short Session 1 FINAL EXAM

Question 1

There are ___ members in the Senate, and ___ members in the
House of Representatives.

Question 1 options:

a) 100, 435

b) 60, 395

c) 150, 850

d) 120, 635

Question 2

The Constitutional age requirement to be eligible to run for
the House of Representatives is ___ years of age, and for the Senate it is ___
years of age.

Question 2 options:

a) 30, 35

b) 45, 50

c) 25, 30

d) 35, 40

Question 3

__________ powers are those that are specifically mentioned
in the U.S. Constitution, while _____ are those that are not specifically
mentioned.

Question 3 options:

a) Inferred,
understood

b) Enumerated,
implied

c) Declared,
undeclared

d) Implied,
enumerated

Question 4

In the Senate, the ________ is the official chair of the
chamber, and occupies a mostly honorary position awarded to the most senior
Senator of the majority party.

Question 4 options:

a) President
designate

b) President
elect

c) President
pro signore

d) President
pro tempore

Question 5

The necessary and proper clause has also been referred to as
the ______ clause, since it has been broadly interpreted to permit Congress the
means to accomplish its enumerated powers.

Question 5 options:

a) Variable

b) Elastic

c) Flexibility

d) Pliable

Question 6

A member of the House of Representatives serves a term of
___ years, while a member of the Senate serves for ___ years.

Question 6 options:

a) 5, 8

b) 3, 6

c) 4, 8

d) 2, 6

Question 7

_________ of the U.S. Constitution outlines the powers,
functions, and organizations of Congress.

Question 7 options:

a) Article
III

b) Article I

c) Article
II

d) Article
IV

Question 8

In the House of Representatives, the most powerful position
is the __________, who is a member of the majority party and is elected by
their party to oversee House business.

Question 8 options:

a) Organizer
of the House

b) Speaker
of the House

c) Leader of
the House

d) Director
of the House

Question 9

____________ involves a Congress person bringing back
benefits such as jobs, projects, and funds to their home district to help local
constituents.

Question 9 options:

a) Modeling

b) Devolution

c) Pork barreling

d) Channeling

Question 10

The committee system in Congress is comprised of:

Question 10 options:

a) Standing
committees

b) Joint
committees

c) Select
committees

d) All of
the above

Question 11

The House of Representatives controls the __________
process, or the budget which provides funding to the other branches of
government, including the executive branch.

Question 11 options:

a) Distributions

b) Appropriations

c) Annexations

d) Requisitions

Question 12

Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution provides for
the __________ clause, which allows Congress to make those laws needed to
achieve its enumerated powers.

Question 12 options:

a) Obligatory
and required

b) Necessary
and proper

c) Essential
and need

d) Mandatory
and visible

Question 13

In terms of Congressional representation, the _____ theory
holds that members of Congress are not free agents and should act according to
their constituents” interests, while the _______ theory indicates that members
of Congress should act according to what they think is in the best interest of
their constituents as free agents.

Question 13 options:

a) Politico,
delegate

b) Trustee,
politico

c) Politico,
trustee

d) Delegate,
trustee

Question 14

____________ refers to the drawing of Congressional district
boundaries to produce a political advantage for the majority party.

Question 14 options:

a) Redistributing

b) Revising

c) Gerrymandering

d) Adjusting

Question 15

Congress is a _________ legislature, meaning that it has two
houses.

Question 15 options:

a) Multicameral

b) Unicameral

c) Bicameral

d) Duocameral

Question 16

The term ______ presidency is used to refer to presidents
who are too strong or controlling in their use of power.

Question 16 options:

a) Imposing

b) Commanding

c) Vigorous

d) Imperial

Question 17

_____________ powers are not actually mentioned in the
Constitution, but are available to the president as tools for him to execute
specific powers that are granted to the office.

Question 17 options:

a) Inherent

b) Inferred

c) Implied

d) Suggested

Question 18

The _____________ created a merit system based upon
competence and neutrality rather than partisanship, overseen by the Civil
Service Commission.

Question 18 options:

a) Pendleton
Act of 1883

b) Smithton
Act of 1887

c) Pickerton
Act of 1890

d) Levy Act
of 1895

Question 19

Presidents who are weak or do not use their powers to govern
effectively fall under the category of _______ presidency.

Question 19 options:

a) Imperiled

b) Fragile

c) Endangered

d) Frail

Question 20

_____ powers are actually mentioned or specified in Article
II of the Constitution, such as the president being able to veto legislation or
make treaties.

Question 20 options:

a) Enumerated

b) Justified

c) Functional

d) Detailed

Question 21

_______ powers are not mentioned in the Constitution or even
implied, but are granted to the president simply because he is the chief
executive.

Question 21 options:

a) Instinctive

b) Integral

c) Intrinsic

d) Inherent

Question 22

The ___________ of 1978 was passed by President Jimmy Carter
to replace the Civil Service Commission with the Office of Personnel Management
and Merit Systems Protection Board.

Question 22 options:

a) Civil
Service Reform Act

b) Merit
Reform Act

c) Administrative
Proceedings Act

d) Governance
Process Act

Question 23

The ____ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution limited the
president to serving two full years in office, or ten years total.

Question 23 options:

a) 18th

b) 22nd

c) 15th

d) 29th

Question 24

The U.S. Post Office is an example of a __________, which is
designed to fulfill specific commercial activities much like a private sector
business.

Question 24 options:

a) Government
Firm

b) Government
Corporation

c) Government
Establishment

d) Government
Entity

Question 25

Over time, Congress has delegated _____ powers to the
president to act in domestic and foreign policy matters that are separate than
those in the Constitution.

Question 25 options:

a) Indirect

b) Symbolic

c) Statutory

d) Functional

Question 26

While voters register their choice for president, our
nation’s chief executive is actually chosen indirectly by the _____.

Question 26 options:

a) Electoral
Department

b) Electoral
Bureau

c) Electoral
Agency

d) Electoral
College

Question 27

Each year, about 80,000 pages of new rules are published by
the federal bureaucracy in what is known as the:

Question 27 options:

a) Federal
Index

b) Federal
Guide

c) Federal
Catalog

d) Federal
Register

Question 28

The ______ consists of numerous policy advisors and
assistants that provide valuable information to the president as part of the
decision making process.

Question 28 options:

a) Executive
Office of the President

b) Executive
Agency of the Commander

c) Executive
Command of the President

d) Executive
Bureau of the Chief

Question 29

To be eligible to become president, one must satisfy certain
Constitutional requirements. This includes:

Question 29 options:

a) Being at
least thirty-five years old

b) Being a
natural-born citizen of the U.S.

c) Being a
resident of the U.S. for at least fourteen years

d) All of
the above

Question 30

Please match the following terms to their definitions:

Question 30 options:

A president’s power to refuse to disclose communications
with others in government

The president’s power to remove an official from office

A presidential directive issued to provide specific
guidelines for how a policy should be implemented

International agreements the president signs with leaders of
other countries

1. Executive Agreement

2. Firing

3. Executive
Order

4. Executive
Privilege