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Every two years,_________ of the seats in the US Senate are up for reelection?


A) One-fourth
B) One-third
C) One-half
D) All of them.
E) The Senate works on a 4-year cycle, not a 2-year cycle.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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What is one of the powers that a president holds without Congressional checks?


A) The ability to forgive the crimes of some citizens
B) Selecting the leaders in the executive branch
C) Guiding the agenda of the year through the State of the Union address
D) Creating a federal budget

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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The influence of a president, according to Richard Neustadt, depends upon


A) The condition of the economy.
B) The professional reputation and prestige of the officeholder.
C) The management structure adopted by the presidential incumbent.
D) Public perception of the incumbent's ethics.
E) The quality of the office-holder's debate skills.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

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Suppose Congress is upset with recent decision made by the Supreme Court legalizing marijuana. Which of the following is an action they could take to "punish" the Judicial Branch?


A) Revoke the US citizenship of all the justices.
B) Take each justice out behind the woodshed and give them a spanking.
C) Create a new court that outranked the Supreme Court.
D) Fire all of the Supreme Court justices and replace them with justices that won't make decisions like that.
E) Eliminate all of the federal courts except the Supreme Court, thus leaving the Supreme Court to handle all of the cases by themselves.

F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

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Which of the following best describes the relationship between the president and the bureaucracy?


A) The president demands and receives total loyalty and obedience.
B) Each new president redefines the relationship.
C) Bureaucrats are openly hostile toward the new president because they were hired by the previous one.
D) The bureaucrats don't care what the president thinks because they are entirely independent.
E) The President sets the general tone, but he can't make every decision.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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President Grande is very popular and he wants Congress to pass a law naming a national holiday after him. Congress does not want to. What can President Grande do to try to get his Grande Day?


A) Go public.
B) Create the holiday through executive order.
C) Arrest all the members of Congress until they give in.
D) Order the Labor Department to force all businesses to close that day.
E) There is nothing President Grande can do.

F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

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If President Grande and Vice President Lovely were both killed in a tragic skiing accident, who would become the new President of the United States?


A) Secretary of State Jones
B) Senate Majority Leader Knowsome
C) Speaker of the House Constantino
D) First Lady Grande
E) Governor Sunbeam of California

F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

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In the context of the US judiciary, what does it mean to say that it the system is adversarial?


A) There is too much fighting and not enough getting along.
B) There are two opposing sides, the plaintiff and defendant.
C) The judges do not trust the attorneys.
D) The attorneys do not trust the judges.
E) The executive branch is generally hostile toward the decisions of the judicial branch.

F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

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Independent bureaucratic agencies and Cabinet departments are created by:


A) The President of the United States
B) Congress
C) The Constitution
D) The Supreme Court
E) Our imaginations

F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

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The bureaucracy belongs to which branch of government?


A) It isn't part of another branch of government. It stands alone.
B) The legislative branch
C) The executive branch
D) The judicial branch
E) The lowest hanging tree branch

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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Overall, history has shown that presidents are most able to accomplish the things they want to get done when:


A) The economy is good
B) The economy is bad
C) They are popular
D) A different party controls Congress
E) Their father was also a president

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Why has the Senate become a more democratic institution in the 20th century? Which of the following is a check that Congress has over the federal judiciary?


A) Only Congress can nominate federal judges.
B) Only Congress can confirm federal judges.
C) Congress can overturn judicial decisions.
D) Congress can choose to not enforce judicial rulings.
E) Congress can abolish the Supreme Court.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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How long are the terms of office for the House of Representatives and the Senate respectively?


A) 2 years; 4 years
B) 2 years; 6 years
C) 4 years; 2 years
D) 6 years; 2 years
E) 4 years; 4 years

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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