1) A quasi-judicial process in which a bureaucratic agency settles disputes between two parties is
called administrative
A) supplementation.
B) discretion.
C) justice.
D) adjudication.
E) meditation.
2) Which of the following best describe the George W. Bush administrationʹs position regarding
Title IX?
A) Funding for womenʹs collegiate athletics should be equal to funding for menʹs collegiate
athletics.
B) There should be an equal number of sports teams for womenʹs collegiate athletics as for
menʹs collegiate athletics.
C) There should be an equal number of women collegiate athletes as men collegiate athletes.
D) Womenʹs collegiate athletics should receive less funding than menʹs collegiate athletics
because there is less interest in womenʹs athletics.
E) Women should be discouraged from participating in collegiate athletics because of their
ʺdelicate disposition and volatile temperament.ʺ
3) In 1997 and 1998, Congress conducted hearings to investigate
A) potential abuse of ordinary citizens by the IRS.
B) why the IRS was not strictly enforcing tax laws.
C) why the IRS was more likely to audit poor Americans than middle class Americans.
D) ways in which the IRS can collect a greater percentage of taxes owed.
E) why Enron paid no income taxes in four out the last five years, despite the fact that it
was one of Americaʹs most profitable companies.
4) How has George W. Bush advanced a conservative, evangelical Christian agenda?
A) by requiring religious tests to hold office
B) by strengthening the wall of separation between church and state
C) by appointing those with similar evangelical beliefs
D) by issuing an executive order that prohibits all abortions
E) by increasing funding to family planning organizations.
5) In order to shape policy and direct the bureaucracy, the president can issue
A) laws.
B) edicts.
C) executive orders.
D) executive agreements.
E) subpoenas.
6) Which of the following is a check on the bureaucracy that only the Senate can exercise?
A) reducing funding for an agency
B) confirming presidential appointments
C) impeaching executive branch officials
D) holding congressional hearings
E) abolishing Cabinet-level departments
7) Who can create or abolish federal departments and agencies?
A) the president
B) the vice president
C) the Executive Oversight Agency
D) Congress
E) the states
8) What is the most frequently used form of congressional oversight?
A) impeachment
B) impoundment
C) proactive oversight
D) police patrol oversight
E) fire alarm oversight
9) Congress can oversee the bureaucracy by
A) holding congressional committee hearings.
B) using the power of the purse.
C) requiring congressional review of agency regulations.
D) transferring agency functions.
E) All of the above.
10) Who is least likely to support stricter CAFE standards?
A) Starbucks
B) Ford Motor Company
C) McDonalds
D) the Sierra Club
E) Wal-Mart
11) Which bureaucracy helps Congress oversee the bureaucracy?
A) the Office of Maintenance and Bureaucracy (OMB)
B) the Capitol Response Service (CRS)
C) the Congressional Oversight Committee (COC)
D) the Government Accountability Office (GAO)
E) the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed)
12) The judiciary can oversee the bureaucracy by
A) issuing injunctions preventing agency rules from going into effect.
B) cutting off funding for under-performing programs.
C) filing lawsuits alleging wrongdoing on the part of a bureaucracy.
D) impeaching high-level executive branch officials.
E) refusing to grant ʺletters of appointmentʺ to political appointees, even if they have been
confirmed by the Senate.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Chapter 9.3 Pages 329 to 335
1) A business established by government that performs functions that could be provided by the
private sector is called a(n)
A) independent regulatory commission.
B) government corporation.
C) clientele agency.
D) executive agency.
E) pluralistic agency.
2) An example of a government corporation is
A) the United Parcel Service.
B) Federal Express.
C) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
D) Amtrak.
E) the National Science Foundation.
3) The Tennessee Valley Authority was established to
A) promote economic development in Tennessee.
B) provide electricity to a part of the country that had not been served by private utilities.
C) ensure the continued provision of rail transportation.
D) help the South recover from reconstruction.
E) provide jobs to displaced Appalachian coal miners.
4) The Environmental Protection Agency is a(n)
A) independent regulatory agency.
B) independent executive agency.
C) government corporation.
D) Cabinet department.
E) clientele agency.
5) The law enacted in 1939 to prohibit federal employees from becoming directly involved in
political campaigns was called the
A) Campaign Reform Act.
B) Federal Employees Political Activities Act.
C) Pendleton Act.
D) Help America Vote Act.
E) Hatch Act.
6) Federal employees are prohibited from engaging in which of the following election-related
activities?
A) running for office in a nonpartisan election
B) voting
C) contributing money to a campaign
D) campaigning for a person in a partisan election
E) engaging in political activity while on duty
7) The process by which a law or policy is put into operation by the bureaucracy is known as
A) implementation.
B) adjudication.
C) supplementation.
D) sequestration.
E) fertilization.
8) The loose and informal relationships that exist among a large number of actors who work in
broad policy areas are known as
A) iron triangles.
B) interagency councils.
C) cooperative back scratching.
D) issue networks.
E) interagency substructures.
9) Most bureaucrats have some leeway in their ability to make choices regarding the best way to
implement policies. This is called
A) rule-making.
B) administrative discretion.
C) adjudication.
D) selective extrapolation.
E) elasticity.
10) As established by the Administrative Procedures Act, bureaucratic rule-making requires all of
the following EXCEPT
A) a thirty-day period before the rules take effect.
B) publication in the Federal Register.
C) an opportunity for written public input.
D) that the statutory purpose and basis of the proposed rule be stated.
E) that Congress submit a written statement that the proposed rule complies with federal
law.
private sector is called a(n)
A) independent regulatory commission.
B) government corporation.
C) clientele agency.
D) executive agency.
E) pluralistic agency.
2) An example of a government corporation is
A) the United Parcel Service.
B) Federal Express.
C) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
D) Amtrak.
E) the National Science Foundation.
3) The Tennessee Valley Authority was established to
A) promote economic development in Tennessee.
B) provide electricity to a part of the country that had not been served by private utilities.
C) ensure the continued provision of rail transportation.
D) help the South recover from reconstruction.
E) provide jobs to displaced Appalachian coal miners.
4) The Environmental Protection Agency is a(n)
A) independent regulatory agency.
B) independent executive agency.
C) government corporation.
D) Cabinet department.
E) clientele agency.
5) The law enacted in 1939 to prohibit federal employees from becoming directly involved in
political campaigns was called the
A) Campaign Reform Act.
B) Federal Employees Political Activities Act.
C) Pendleton Act.
D) Help America Vote Act.
E) Hatch Act.
6) Federal employees are prohibited from engaging in which of the following election-related
activities?
A) running for office in a nonpartisan election
B) voting
C) contributing money to a campaign
D) campaigning for a person in a partisan election
E) engaging in political activity while on duty
7) The process by which a law or policy is put into operation by the bureaucracy is known as
A) implementation.
B) adjudication.
C) supplementation.
D) sequestration.
E) fertilization.
8) The loose and informal relationships that exist among a large number of actors who work in
broad policy areas are known as
A) iron triangles.
B) interagency councils.
C) cooperative back scratching.
D) issue networks.
E) interagency substructures.
9) Most bureaucrats have some leeway in their ability to make choices regarding the best way to
implement policies. This is called
A) rule-making.
B) administrative discretion.
C) adjudication.
D) selective extrapolation.
E) elasticity.
10) As established by the Administrative Procedures Act, bureaucratic rule-making requires all of
the following EXCEPT
A) a thirty-day period before the rules take effect.
B) publication in the Federal Register.
C) an opportunity for written public input.
D) that the statutory purpose and basis of the proposed rule be stated.
E) that Congress submit a written statement that the proposed rule complies with federal
law.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Chapter 9.2 Pages 321 to 329
1) During the New Deal, thousands of unemployed Americans were hired to complete public
projects under the
A) Interstate Commerce Commission.
B) Works Progress Administration.
C) Federal Emergency Management Agency.
D) Department of New Deal Programs.
E) Committee to Reelect the President.
2) The Federal Government grew during all of the following times EXCEPT
A) World War I.
B) World War II.
C) the New Deal.
D) The Great Society.
E) the Clinton Administration.
3) The largest number of civilian federal employees works for
A) the executive branch.
B) the judicial branch.
C) the legislative branch.
D) the U.S. Postal Service.
E) the press corps.
4) Nearly one-third of all federal civilian employees work for the
A) Department of Defense.
B) Department of State.
C) Department of Commerce.
D) U.S. Postal Service.
E) Central Intelligence Agency.
5) A typical low-level federal civilian employee gets her job by
A) helping the president win election or reelection.
B) knowing the right person.
C) doing well enough on a civil service exam.
D) bribing the correct person.
E) giving sufficient campaign contributions.
6) Under the George W. Bush administration, the number of political appointees
A) was cut in half.
B) shrank by about 33 percent.
C) shrank by about 25 percent.
D) stayed about the same.
E) increased by about 33 percent.
7) Higher-level civil servants are typically
A) overpaid.
B) minorities.
C) older.
D) younger.
E) uneducated.
8) Most civilian federal employees work for
A) cabinet departments.
B) government corporations.
C) independent agencies.
D) regulatory commissions.
E) state governments.
9) All of the following are cabinet-level departments EXCEPT the
A) Department of Justice.
B) Department of Business.
C) Department of Energy.
D) Department of Veterans Affairs.
E) Department of Labor.
10) Which agencies are subject to the most intense outside lobbying efforts?
A) clientele agencies
B) large agencies
C) independent executive agencies
D) administrative agencies
E) judicial agencies
projects under the
A) Interstate Commerce Commission.
B) Works Progress Administration.
C) Federal Emergency Management Agency.
D) Department of New Deal Programs.
E) Committee to Reelect the President.
2) The Federal Government grew during all of the following times EXCEPT
A) World War I.
B) World War II.
C) the New Deal.
D) The Great Society.
E) the Clinton Administration.
3) The largest number of civilian federal employees works for
A) the executive branch.
B) the judicial branch.
C) the legislative branch.
D) the U.S. Postal Service.
E) the press corps.
4) Nearly one-third of all federal civilian employees work for the
A) Department of Defense.
B) Department of State.
C) Department of Commerce.
D) U.S. Postal Service.
E) Central Intelligence Agency.
5) A typical low-level federal civilian employee gets her job by
A) helping the president win election or reelection.
B) knowing the right person.
C) doing well enough on a civil service exam.
D) bribing the correct person.
E) giving sufficient campaign contributions.
6) Under the George W. Bush administration, the number of political appointees
A) was cut in half.
B) shrank by about 33 percent.
C) shrank by about 25 percent.
D) stayed about the same.
E) increased by about 33 percent.
7) Higher-level civil servants are typically
A) overpaid.
B) minorities.
C) older.
D) younger.
E) uneducated.
8) Most civilian federal employees work for
A) cabinet departments.
B) government corporations.
C) independent agencies.
D) regulatory commissions.
E) state governments.
9) All of the following are cabinet-level departments EXCEPT the
A) Department of Justice.
B) Department of Business.
C) Department of Energy.
D) Department of Veterans Affairs.
E) Department of Labor.
10) Which agencies are subject to the most intense outside lobbying efforts?
A) clientele agencies
B) large agencies
C) independent executive agencies
D) administrative agencies
E) judicial agencies
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Chapter 9.1 Pages 318 to 321
1) The ability of a victorious president to fire current executive branch employees and hire
loyalists instead is known as
A) the loyalty oath.
B) the spoils system.
C) perks.
D) encumbrances.
E) a right of passage.
2) The Civil War led to
A) an expansion of the bureaucracy.
B) a contraction of the bureaucracy.
C) the end of the spoils system.
D) the creation of the Department of War.
E) the abolition of the Department of State.
3) Under the Pendleton Act, civil servants were to be selected on the basis of
A) the spoils system.
B) patronage.
C) seniority.
D) party affiliation.
E) merit.
4) An agency created by Congress that is generally concerned with a specific aspect of the
economy is called
A) a bureau of the first class.
B) a committee on correspondence.
C) an independent regulatory commission.
D) a Cabinet-level agency.
E) a self-serving agency.
5) The Department of Commerce and Labor was established by ________ to oversee and regulate
intolerable labor practices and employer-employee relations.
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) James Garfield
C) Teddy Roosevelt
D) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
E) Dwight Eisenhower
6) The number of federal executive branch employees has
A) increased steadily since the founding.
B) increased steadily since the New Deal.
C) increased steadily since the Great Society.
D) decreased steadily since the New Deal.
E) decreased under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
7) The number of federal government employees was largest
A) in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
B) during the Civil War.
C) during World War I.
D) during the New Deal and World War II.
E) during the Great Society.
8) In 1914, the Wilson administration created the ________ to protect small business and the
public from unfair competition.
A) Interstate Commerce Commission
B) Department of Economic Affairs
C) Department of Commerce
D) National Labor Relations Board
E) Federal Trade Commission
9) How did the Sixteenth Amendment enable the federal government to expand?
A) It permitted an income tax which could be used to fund numerous government
programs.
B) It permitted the federal government to regulate interstate commerce, thereby expanding
its authority.
C) It prohibited the states from regulating intrastate commerce, allowing the federal
government to take over in this domain.
D) It authorized Congress to ʺwhatever laws may be necessary in Times of Economic Peril
or Crisis.ʺ
E) It authorized Congress to create the Interstate Commerce Commission and gave it the
authority to regulate workplace conditions.
loyalists instead is known as
A) the loyalty oath.
B) the spoils system.
C) perks.
D) encumbrances.
E) a right of passage.
2) The Civil War led to
A) an expansion of the bureaucracy.
B) a contraction of the bureaucracy.
C) the end of the spoils system.
D) the creation of the Department of War.
E) the abolition of the Department of State.
3) Under the Pendleton Act, civil servants were to be selected on the basis of
A) the spoils system.
B) patronage.
C) seniority.
D) party affiliation.
E) merit.
4) An agency created by Congress that is generally concerned with a specific aspect of the
economy is called
A) a bureau of the first class.
B) a committee on correspondence.
C) an independent regulatory commission.
D) a Cabinet-level agency.
E) a self-serving agency.
5) The Department of Commerce and Labor was established by ________ to oversee and regulate
intolerable labor practices and employer-employee relations.
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) James Garfield
C) Teddy Roosevelt
D) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
E) Dwight Eisenhower
6) The number of federal executive branch employees has
A) increased steadily since the founding.
B) increased steadily since the New Deal.
C) increased steadily since the Great Society.
D) decreased steadily since the New Deal.
E) decreased under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
7) The number of federal government employees was largest
A) in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
B) during the Civil War.
C) during World War I.
D) during the New Deal and World War II.
E) during the Great Society.
8) In 1914, the Wilson administration created the ________ to protect small business and the
public from unfair competition.
A) Interstate Commerce Commission
B) Department of Economic Affairs
C) Department of Commerce
D) National Labor Relations Board
E) Federal Trade Commission
9) How did the Sixteenth Amendment enable the federal government to expand?
A) It permitted an income tax which could be used to fund numerous government
programs.
B) It permitted the federal government to regulate interstate commerce, thereby expanding
its authority.
C) It prohibited the states from regulating intrastate commerce, allowing the federal
government to take over in this domain.
D) It authorized Congress to ʺwhatever laws may be necessary in Times of Economic Peril
or Crisis.ʺ
E) It authorized Congress to create the Interstate Commerce Commission and gave it the
authority to regulate workplace conditions.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Chapter 11.5 Pages 374 to End of Chapter
1) The Supreme Court will hear a case if ________ justices vote to do so.
A) seven B) six C) five D) four E) two
2) The member of the Justice Department who typically handles appeals to the Supreme Court on
behalf of the U.S. government is the
A) attorney general.
B) solicitor general.
C) secretary of justice.
D) ombudsman.
E) docent.
3) Who is most likely to write an amicus brief?
A) Congress
B) the chief justice
C) the chief justice if he is in the majority; the associate justice with the most seniority if the chief justice is in the minority
D) the media
E) interest groups
4) The idea that judges should use their power broadly to further justice is called
A) stare decisis.
B) original intent.
C) judicial restraint.
D) judicial activism.
E) conservative restoration.
5) The idea that judges should give deference to the decisions of elected lawmakers is called
A) precedent ruling.
B) judicial restraint.
C) stare decisis.
D) extralegal decision making.
E) statutory extrapolation.
6) According to the attitudinal model of judicial decision making, justices are mostly likely to decide cases based on
A) their childhood experiences.
B) their policy preferences.
C) who donated the most money to their retirement funds.
D) strategic concerns.
E) the attitudes of the lawyers arguing the case.
7) In 1992, the Supreme Court ruled that public high school graduations could not include a prayer. However, many schools continue to include prayers at graduation ceremonies and football games. This demonstrates the concept of
A) judicial implementation.
B) laissez-faire.
C) the behavioral model.
D) original intent.
E) sovereign immunity.
A) seven B) six C) five D) four E) two
2) The member of the Justice Department who typically handles appeals to the Supreme Court on
behalf of the U.S. government is the
A) attorney general.
B) solicitor general.
C) secretary of justice.
D) ombudsman.
E) docent.
3) Who is most likely to write an amicus brief?
A) Congress
B) the chief justice
C) the chief justice if he is in the majority; the associate justice with the most seniority if the chief justice is in the minority
D) the media
E) interest groups
4) The idea that judges should use their power broadly to further justice is called
A) stare decisis.
B) original intent.
C) judicial restraint.
D) judicial activism.
E) conservative restoration.
5) The idea that judges should give deference to the decisions of elected lawmakers is called
A) precedent ruling.
B) judicial restraint.
C) stare decisis.
D) extralegal decision making.
E) statutory extrapolation.
6) According to the attitudinal model of judicial decision making, justices are mostly likely to decide cases based on
A) their childhood experiences.
B) their policy preferences.
C) who donated the most money to their retirement funds.
D) strategic concerns.
E) the attitudes of the lawyers arguing the case.
7) In 1992, the Supreme Court ruled that public high school graduations could not include a prayer. However, many schools continue to include prayers at graduation ceremonies and football games. This demonstrates the concept of
A) judicial implementation.
B) laissez-faire.
C) the behavioral model.
D) original intent.
E) sovereign immunity.
Judiciary 2005 FRQ due Thursday 03/22
The judicial branch is designed to be more independent of public opinion than are the legislature or the executive. Yet, the United States Supreme Court rarely deviates too far too long from prevalent public opinion.
a. Describe two ways in which the United States is insulated from public
opinion.
b. Explain how two factors work to keep the United States Supreme Court
from deviating too far from public opinion.
a. Describe two ways in which the United States is insulated from public
opinion.
b. Explain how two factors work to keep the United States Supreme Court
from deviating too far from public opinion.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Chapter 10.4 Pages 363 to 374
1) How many successful Supreme Court appointments has George W. Bush made?
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 E) 4
2) In recent years, the congressional confirmation process for a presidentʹs judicial appointments
could best be described as
A) a shoo-in.
B) a slam dunk.
C) contentious.
D) a love fest.
E) a rubber stamp.
3) Which president appointed the highest percentage of women and African Americans to the
federal courts?
A) George W. Bush
B) Bill Clinton
C) George Bush
D) Ronald Reagan
E) Jimmy Carter
4) Which of the following is a constitutional requirement for being a Supreme Court justice?
A) having a law degree
B) being ʺwell knowledgeable in the lawʺ
C) passing a religious test
D) being at least thirty-five years old
E) None of the above. There are no constitutional requirements for serving on the Supreme
Court.
5) The Supreme Court has had ________ African American members in its history.
A) no B) one C) two D) five E) nine
6) The Supreme Court has had ________ female members in its history.
A) no B) two C) four D) seven E) 11
7) While recent presidents have sent their judicial branch nominees to the American Bar
Association for evaluation of their qualifications, George W. Bush abandoned this practice.
Instead, George W. Bush has vetted his nominees through
A) the Omnipotent Order of Osceola.
B) the Order of Skull and Bones.
C) the Federalist Society.
D) the Association of Legal Scholars of America.
E) the National Association of Evangelicals.
8) The Judiciary Committee hearings of which Supreme Court nominee received the most
intensive lobbying efforts by interest groups?
A) Samuel Alito
B) John Robterts
C) Ruth Bader Ginsburg
D) David Souter
E) Robert Bork
9) How many decisions did the Supreme Court issue in the 2005 -2006 term?
A) 88 B) 412 C) 1181 D) 5144 E) 9608
10) Cases heard by the Supreme Court are most likely to involve
A) original jurisdiction.
B) the commerce clause.
C) the elastic clause.
D) the quartering clause.
E) the Bill of Rights.
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 E) 4
2) In recent years, the congressional confirmation process for a presidentʹs judicial appointments
could best be described as
A) a shoo-in.
B) a slam dunk.
C) contentious.
D) a love fest.
E) a rubber stamp.
3) Which president appointed the highest percentage of women and African Americans to the
federal courts?
A) George W. Bush
B) Bill Clinton
C) George Bush
D) Ronald Reagan
E) Jimmy Carter
4) Which of the following is a constitutional requirement for being a Supreme Court justice?
A) having a law degree
B) being ʺwell knowledgeable in the lawʺ
C) passing a religious test
D) being at least thirty-five years old
E) None of the above. There are no constitutional requirements for serving on the Supreme
Court.
5) The Supreme Court has had ________ African American members in its history.
A) no B) one C) two D) five E) nine
6) The Supreme Court has had ________ female members in its history.
A) no B) two C) four D) seven E) 11
7) While recent presidents have sent their judicial branch nominees to the American Bar
Association for evaluation of their qualifications, George W. Bush abandoned this practice.
Instead, George W. Bush has vetted his nominees through
A) the Omnipotent Order of Osceola.
B) the Order of Skull and Bones.
C) the Federalist Society.
D) the Association of Legal Scholars of America.
E) the National Association of Evangelicals.
8) The Judiciary Committee hearings of which Supreme Court nominee received the most
intensive lobbying efforts by interest groups?
A) Samuel Alito
B) John Robterts
C) Ruth Bader Ginsburg
D) David Souter
E) Robert Bork
9) How many decisions did the Supreme Court issue in the 2005 -2006 term?
A) 88 B) 412 C) 1181 D) 5144 E) 9608
10) Cases heard by the Supreme Court are most likely to involve
A) original jurisdiction.
B) the commerce clause.
C) the elastic clause.
D) the quartering clause.
E) the Bill of Rights.
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