2. Instructions for Playing Jeopardy Click on the question that you want to attempt, example $100 Read the question and click on the to advance To return to the main playing board for another question, click on the blue box in the left hand corner of the answer screen. To advance to Double Jeopardy click Press page down to begin playing the game Correct Answer Return

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11. Americans tend to have low expectations for the president. prefer a concentration of power in the presidency. have a high degree of trust in strong leadership and political authority. look back longingly on the great, powerful presidents

12. Return Answer look back longingly on the great, powerful presidents

13. a two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives. a majority vote in the House of Representatives. a majority vote in the Senate. a two-thirds vote in the Senate. In order to impeach a president, it takes

14. Answer Return a majority vote in the House of Representatives.

15. at least 35 years old. a resident of the United States for at least fourteen years. a natural-born citizen of the United States. all are correct According to the original Constitution, the president must be

16. Answer Return all are correct

18. Twenty-secondTwelfth Twenty-fifthTwentieth Which amendment limited presidents to two terms?

19. Answer Return Twenty-second

20. a majority vote in the Senate. a two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives. a two-thirds vote in the Senate. a majority vote in the House of Representatives. In order to convict and remove an impeached president, it takes

21. Answer Return a two-thirds vote in the Senate.

22. two-thirds of the House. two-thirds of the Senate. a majority of the Senate. a majority of the House. The president has the constitutional authority to make treaties with other nations, subject to the agreement of

23. Answer Return two-thirds of the Senate.

24. clearly be the dominant branch of government. have fewer responsibilities than today's presidency. be better organized than today's presidency. have greater control over the Congress than today's presidency. The founding fathers envisioned a presidency that would

25. Answer Return have fewer responsibilities than today's presidency.

26. must be confirmed by a majority of the Senate. must be confirmed by two-thirds of the Senate. must be confirmed by a majority of the House. must be confirmed by a majority of both the House and the Senate. The head of each cabinet-level executive department is appointed by the president and

27. Answer Return must be confirmed by a majority of the Senate.

28. In order to preserve the balance of power in government without jeopardizing the independence of the presidency, the Framers gave the president those powers which made it easy for him to override Congress whenever he felt it necessary. limited the president to administrative powers. refused to give the president powers in the area of national security. checked those powers that they believed to be most dangerous.

29. Answer Return checked those powers that they believed to be most dangerous.

30. The Founders, in writing the Constitution, choose a presidential system over a parliamentary system because most democratic nations have chosen a parliamentary system. prime ministers are selected from the majority party of parliament. they were concerned about the concentration of power found in a parliamentary system. in a parliamentary system the prime minister is selected by the legislative instead of the voters.

31. Answer Return they were concerned about the concentration of power found in a parliamentary system.

32. The two oldest cabinet departments are State and Treasury.Interior and Justice. Treasury and Justice. State and Defense.

33. Answer Return State and Treasury.

34. The organization and importance of the White House staff depend on a hierarchy of access to the president. the president's Chief of Staff. the personal style of the president in office. the legal authority granted it by Congress.

35. Answer Return the personal style of the president in office.

36. Today there are _____ secretaries and the attorney general that head the president’s cabinet. 1014 3424

37. Answer Return 14

38. The presidential cabinet includes, by law, a minimum of two sitting members of Congress at all times. is given tremendous power under the Constitution. can veto actions by the president. consists of the head of each executive department, plus any additional government officials the president designates.

39. Answer Return consists of the head of each executive department, plus any additional government officials the president designates.

40. Which of the following best describes the position of First Lady? First Ladies must only advocate one issue at a time. First Ladies must attend cabinet meetings. It is not an official government position. The First Lady is in charge of the chief of staff.

41. Answer Return It is not an official government position.

42. The primary goal of the president's legislative strategy is usually to win on all final votes. to block legislation he opposes. to set Congress’s agenda. to win the support of all fellow partisans.

43. Answer Return to set Congress’s agenda.

44. The political resource that has the most potential to turn a situation of stalemate between the president and Congress into one supportive of the president's legislative proposals is presidential rewards and sanctions. presidential leadership. public approval. the president's party leadership.

45. Answer Return public approval.

46. The pocket veto can only be used during a presidential election year when a new president is about to take office. when Congress is adjourned. when Congress has less than 10 days left in the session.

47. Answer Return when Congress has less than 10 days left in the session.

48. A presidential veto of legislation passed by Congress can be overturned by a two-thirds vote of both the House and the Senate to override the veto. can be overturned only by majority vote of the Supreme Court. can be overturned by a majority vote of both the House and the Senate to override the veto. can be overturned by a two-thirds vote of either the House or the Senate to override the veto.

49. Answer Return can be overturned by a majority vote of both the House and the Senate to override the veto.

50. In 1998, the Supreme Court ruled in Clinton v. City of New York that a 1996 law granting the president the authority to propose rescinding funds in appropriation bills was unconstitutional. the president could not line-item veto grant monies to urban areas. the Clinton impeachment vote was unconstitutional. the pocket veto was unconstitutional

51. Answer Return a 1996 law granting the president the authority to propose rescinding funds in appropriation bills was unconstitutional.

52. The purposes of the War Powers Resolution, passed in 1973, included mandating the withdrawal of troops after 60 days unless Congress declared war or granted an extension to the conflict. giving Congress a greater voice in committing American troops to armed conflict. requiring presidents to consult with Congress before using military force. all are correct

53. Answer Return all are correct

54. Among the president's constitutional powers as a maker of foreign policy is the power to extend diplomatic recognition to foreign governments. ratify peace treaties declare war.appropriate foreign-aid funds.

55. Answer Return extend diplomatic recognition to foreign governments.

56. Congress's role in national security policy has typically included all of the following EXCEPT monitoring constituent opinions on national security. initiation of policy. to pass authorizations and appropriations for presidential actions. oversight of the executive branch

57. Answer Return initiation of policy.

58. The War Powers Resolution may be considered unconstitutional because it violates the president's power to declare war. its use of the legislative veto may be considered a violation of the doctrine of separation of powers it violates the president’s power as commander in chief. it was struck down by the Supreme Court.

59. Answer Return its use of the legislative veto may be considered a violation of the doctrine of separation of powers

61. Which of the following is NOT one of the president's powers as the nation's chief diplomat? declaring war against an adversary negotiating executive agreements which do not require congressional approval extending diplomatic recognition to a nation mediating disputes between nations other than the United States

62. Answer Return declaring war against an adversary

63. High public approval of the president gives the president less control over Congress. has no affect on congressional elections. is a guarantee that members of the president's party will vote with him. provides a cover for members of Congress to cast votes to which their constituents might otherwise object.

64. Answer Return provides a cover for members of Congress to cast votes to which their constituents might otherwise object.

65. Changes in presidential approval levels appear to be due primarily to how the president's policies affect people individually. the financial elites' responses to presidential policies. the public's evaluation of how the president is handling policy areas. how the media treat the president.

66. Answer Return the public's evaluation of how the president is handling policy areas.

67. Among recent presidents, the average approval ratings in the public opinion polls have been below 40 percent.over 75 percent. higher at the end of the president's term than at the beginning. higher at the beginning of the president's term than at the end.

68. Answer Return higher at the beginning of the president's term than at the end.

69. The higher the president stands in the polls, the easier it is to persuade others to support presidential initiatives the less need there is for presidential public appearances. the less likely he will initiate new policy ventures. the less support he needs in Congress.

70. Answer Return the easier it is to persuade others to support presidential initiatives

71. The basic underpinning of approval or disapproval of a president is personality. the president's ability to get her/his program passed by Congress. political party identification. the behavior of the media.

72. Answer Return the president's ability to get her/his program passed by Congress.

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82. The Hatch Act, passed in 1940, established the patronage system for federal employment. prohibited the president from firing the heads of independent executive agencies. prohibits federal civil service employees from active participation in partisan politics. established the federal civil service.

83. Return Answer prohibits federal civil service employees from active participation in partisan politics.

84. Federal government employment accounts for about ___ percent of all civilian jobs. 103 3020

85. Answer Return 3

86. As a whole, the permanent federal bureaucracy is now employing 15 percent of the American work force. more broadly representative of the American people than the rest of the federal government. less diverse in terms of the type of jobs than the private sector. dominated by white males.

87. Answer Return more broadly representative of the American people than the rest of the federal government.

88. Most Americans are generally satisfied with the help they receive from bureaucrats. actually like bureaucracies. would like to work for a bureaucracy. dislike bureaucrats.

89. Answer Return are generally satisfied with the help they receive from bureaucrats.

90. The federal civil service was created by the Hatch Actthe Office of Management and Budget the Pendleton Act.an executive order of President Arthur.

91. Answer Return the Pendleton Act.

92. An independent regulatory agency is governed by a small commission, usually with five to ten members, appointed by the president and subject to presidential firing. a single executive appointed by the Senate committee responsible for the agency's oversight. a single executive appointed by and removable by the president. a small commission, usually with five to ten members, appointed by the president for fixed terms.

93. Answer Return a small commission, usually with five to ten members, appointed by the president for fixed terms.

94. The agency created to police the stock market is the Securities and Exchange Commission. Federal Trade Commission. Federal Reserve Board. Federal Communications Commission.

95. Answer Return Securities and Exchange Commission.

96. Independent regulatory agencies have no formal ties to either the president or the Congress. powerful rule-making, dispute-settling, and enforcement authority. complete independence from the president, but their policymakers are appointed by Congress. no real enforcement power any more, and remain today as part of the federal government only in a ceremonial role.

97. Answer Return powerful rule-making, dispute-settling, and enforcement authority.

98. Administrators of independent executive agencies are appointed by the President and serve at his will appointed by the President and approved by Congress responsible for making and enforcing rules like private corporations

99. Answer Return appointed by the President and serve at his will

100. Government corporations tend to be captured by interest groups. are independent regulatory agencies. sell stock and pay dividends. provide services and charge for them

101. Answer Return provide services and charge for them

102. Those civil service employees who are in constant contact with the public (often a hostile one) and have considerable discretion are known as street-level bureaucrats. the Senior Executive Service. routinizers.General Schedule foot soldiers.

103. Answer Return street-level bureaucrats.

104. Administrative discretion is greatest when rules and regulations are not written down. an agency has elaborate rules and regulations. a particular agency is the subject of media coverage. rules do not fit a case.

105. Answer Return rules do not fit a case.

106. The main job of federal bureaucrats is to implement and regulate government policies. compete with the private sector for monopoly power. countervail the power of private corporations, especially monopolies. advise the president and cabinet on internal affairs.

107. Answer Return implement and regulate government policies.

108. Standard operating procedures become frustrating to citizens and obstacles to action when they transfer personnel to different posts. do not directly apply to a particular situation. are not specifically codified. are not closely followed.

109. Answer Return do not directly apply to a particular situation.

110. The authority of administrative actors to select among various responses to a given problem is called administrative discretion. the merit principle. policy implementation. selective management.

111. Answer Return administrative discretion.

112. In the _____ system, marketlike strategies are used to manage public policy. command-and- control incentive meritfragmentation

113. Answer Return incentive

115. Privatization provides all of the following benefits to governments EXCEPT: specialized skillsa faster and more flexible workforce decreases the federal work force better services

116. Answer Return better services

117. The typical system of regulation in which government tells business how to reach certain goals, checks that these commands are followed, and punishes offenders is known as the incentive system. command-and- control policy. deregulation.the merit system.

118. Answer Return command-and- control policy.

119. One proposed solution to the "problem" of the proliferation of regulatory agencies and policies has been deregulation.deproliferation. budget cuts.standard operating procedures.

120. Answer Return deregulation.

121. The Supreme Court case of Munn v. Illinois (1877) declared that regulation was not within the realm of state powers. first established the right to own property as one of the rights of the Bill of Rights. set the precedent for deregulation. upheld the right of government to regulate the business operations of a firm.

122. Answer Return upheld the right of government to regulate the business operations of a firm.

123. Deregulation has resulted, at least in part, in each of the following EXCEPT the proliferation of government agencies. severe power shortages in California during 2001. an expensive bailout of the savings and loan industry. demands for increased regulation of mortgage lenders.

124. Answer Return the proliferation of government agencies.

125. An "iron triangle" is also referred to as an issue cabal.the alphabet soup of American government. a subgovernment.a government corporation.

126. Answer Return a subgovernment.

127. Issue networks are the same as "iron triangles.” the relatively new television stations that specialize in political coverage. a growing participatory force in bureaucratic decision making whose members' interest in issues is intellectual or emotional rather than material. two or more agencies that share regulatory power when a policy or regulation affects more than one regulatory body.

128. Answer Return a growing participatory force in bureaucratic decision making whose members' interest in issues is intellectual or emotional rather than material.

129. Decisions made by these tend to bind Congress and the White House. the plum book.Supreme Court rulings curbing the scope of their oversight. "iron triangles.”the incentive system.

130. Answer Return "iron triangles.”

132. The _____ is the president’s own final authority on any agency’s budget. Office of Management and Budget Department of Treasury Office of the Vice President Congressional Budget Office

133. Answer Return Office of Management and Budget

134. A regulation originating from the executive branch is called a(n) bill.pocket veto. law.executive order.

135. Answer Return executive order.

136. Concerns over presidential power are particularly relevant during times of war. are generally closely related to policy views. have become a real threat to democracy. were particularly apparent during the Carter Administration.

137. Answer Return are generally closely related to policy views.

138. Probably the greatest source of influence presidents have is popularity in the media. public support. their legislative power. control of their political party.

139. Answer Return public support.

140. What makes presidents and the media adversaries? the press serves as the president’s intermediary mass media provides people with most of what they know about government they have different goals the White House monitors the media closely

141. Answer Return they have different goals

142. Presidential press conferences give the president a chance to be spontaneous. have not been used since the Nixon administration. are not very useful means of eliciting information. are required by the Constitution without saying how often.

143. Answer Return are not very useful means of eliciting information.

145. According to the original Constitution, what are the requirements for becoming the president