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Section 1

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Citizen X is suing his neighbor Y for ramming her 1990 Yugo Hatchback. This case would be heard in

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state court

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Until the 1930s, Congress dominated the federal government in terms of formulating legislation.

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true

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The U.S. Senate consists of ______ members.

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100

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Economic issues, not foreign policy issues, generally determine the winner in presidential elections.

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true

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The merit system began with the

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Pendeleton Act.

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the Framers solved the problem of how to elect the president by

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creating the Electoral College.

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On the current U.S. Surpreme Court, the conservative justices can most precisely be classified as

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strict constructionists.

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Each party in the House and Senate has a party whip.

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True

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What is another term for political patronage?

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The Spoils System.

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The likelihood of Congress overriding a president's veto is

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extremely low

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Congressional districts are often

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all the above

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A judge can be both an activist and a conservative.

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true

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The purpose of a conference committee is to

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resolve differences between House and Senate versions of a bill.

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Great Britain has a strong judicial review tradition

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false

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The term of office for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is

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two years

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The greatest source of presidential power is

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politics and public opinion.

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The presidential pardoning power has no constitutional check.

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true

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The Speaker of the House

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all the above

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The president tends to be stronger in foreign than in domestic policy.

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true

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Under the power of judicial review, a law of Congress is void if it

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is in conflict with the Constitution.

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The term of office for a member of the U.S. Senate is

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six years

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What is the term used to descibe the extent to which appointed bureaucrats can choose a course of action and make policies not spelled out in advance?

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Discretionary Authority.

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On the current U.S. Surpreme Court, the liberal justices can most precisely be classified as

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activists

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The basic features of the modern bureaucracy are largely a product of World War II and the

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Great Depression of the 1930s.

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Who is the 17th Chief Justice of the United States?

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John Roberts

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President Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives.

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true

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The maximum amount of time a president may serve in office is

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ten years

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Name the four "inner" cabinet departments.

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State Justice Treasury Defense

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Direct election of U.S. Senators was mandated by passage of the

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Seventeenth Amendment.

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Congress can change the jurisdiction of federal courts.

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true

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A bicameral legislative branch

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has two chambers, or houses.

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Senators have little influence over who is appointed to the lower federal courts.

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false

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Red tape occurs as a result of

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complex rules that must be followed to get something done.

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Strict constructionists are

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sometimes conservative, sometimes liberal, depending on quesrtions coming before the Court in a particular generation.

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The popularity that a president has immediately after being sworn in often increases by the time of mid-term elections.

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false

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The U.S. House of Representatives consists of ______ members.

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435

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Most federal agencies must share their functions with

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related state agencies.

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