Test 2

Question 1

Reallocation of seats in the House of Representatives to each state based on changes in the states population since the last census is called

Answer 1

Reapportionment

Question 2

Redrawing congressional district boundaries within each state is called

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Redistricting

Question 3

A model of representation that says that a member of Congress should vote for the position that best represents his or her constituents view even if the legislator does not share those views is called

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The instructed delegate model

Question 4

The process by which the legislative branch checks the executive branch to ensure that the laws congress passed are being administered in keeping with the legislatures intent is called

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Oversight

Question 5

Differences between the House and the Senate do not include

Answer 5

The Senates being larger than the House

Question 6

A primary committee considering a bill is called

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A lead committee

Question 7

The system in which the member with the longest continuous tenure on a standing committee is given preference when the committee chooses it’s chair is called

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The seniority system

Question 8

A congressional committee created to consider specific policy issues or address a specific concern is called

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A select committee

Question 9

A special tactic used to extract a bill from a committee to have it considered by the entire House is called

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A discharge petition

Question 10

A procedural move in which a supermajority of 60 senators agrees to end a filibuster is called

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Cloture

Question 11

A designation within a spending bill that provides for a specific expenditure is call

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An earmark

Question 12

A role in which an elected or appointed leader acts as an advocate for citizens by listening to and investigating complaints about government bench is called

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An ombudsperson

Question 13

A proposed piece of legislation is called

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A bill

Question 14

A legislative committees explanation to the full chamber of a bill and its intent is called

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A report

Question 15

An agreement by every senator to the terms of debate on a given piece of legislation

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Unanimous consent

Question 16

A written message that the president issues upon signing a bill into law is called

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A signing statement

Question 17

Appointing the Fed chair and submitting a budget to congress are part of the presidents responsibilities as

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Chief economist

Question 18

Appointing the cabinet and determining how the bureaucracy will implement the laws are part of the presidents responsibilities as

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Chief executive

Question 19

The office that develops policies and protects the presidents legal and political interests is

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The White House Office

Question 20

The office that creates the presidents annual budget is

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The office of management and budget

Question 21

Presidential powers that are implied in the constitution are called

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Inherent powers

Question 22

Presidential powers granted to presidents by congressional action are called

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Statutory powers

Question 23

The right of the president to withhold information from congress it the courts is called

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Executive privilege

Question 24

A time early in a new presidents administration characterized by optimistic approval by the public is called

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The honeymoon period

Question 25

During the Nixon administration, a scandal involving burglaries and the subsequent cover up by high level admin officials was called

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Watergate

Question 26

The group of experts chosen by the president to serve as advisers on running the country

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Cabinet

Question 27

The executive staff member who serves as both and adviser to the president and a manager of the White House office is the

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Chief of staff

Question 28

Consists of the top foreign policy advisers and relevant cabinet officials who advise the president on matters of foreign policy and national security

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National security council

Question 29

The constitutional basis for inherent powers

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Take care clause

Question 30

the power of the president to issue orders that carry the force of law

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Executive order

Question 31

The number of federal civilian bureaucrats is

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Almost 3 million

Question 32

Youngest department in the national bureaucracy is the department of

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Homeland security

Question 33

The demographics of what category of federal employee are most compatible to those of the population as a whole?

Answer 33

Civil servants

Question 34

The legislation that created the federal merit-based civil service system was the

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Pendleton Act (1883)

Question 35

The independent admin agency that is the central personnel office for the federal bureaucracy today is the

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OPM

Question 36

In what category of federal bureaucracies are secretaries the top appointed to?

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Department

Question 37

Bureaucracies in which category are expected to make enough money to cover their costs?

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Government corporation

Question 38

Bureaucrats make policy, using the admin discretion that Congress delegates to them, at the stage of the policy process that is called

Answer 38

Policy implementation

Question 39

All of the following are merit principles except

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A. Competence B. Open competition C. Political neutrality D. Senate confirmation D

Question 40

Political appointees who work within a govt agency to ensure the integrity of public service by investigating allegations of misconduct by bureaucrats are

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Inspectors general

Question 41

The hiring system initially used by the fed. Govt which allowed the president to hire anyone he wanted based in whatever qualifications he decided on is

Answer 41

The patronage system

Question 42

People hired and paid by private for-profit and nonprofit org. That implement public policy through a govt contract are

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Shadow bureaucrats

Question 43

The authority delegated to bureaucrats to use their expertise and judgment when determining how to implement policy

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Admin. Discretion

Question 44

Laws that force the govt to be transparent by holding open meetings and providing citizens with requested info at a reasonable cost are collectively known as

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Sunshine laws

Question 45

The notion that it is the role of the court to check the power of the fed and state executive and legislative branches when those government entities exceed their authority is called

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Judicial review

Question 46

The fed court of last resort with a limited original jurisdiction whose decision may not be appealed is called

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The U.S Supreme Court

Question 47

The middle level of the fed court structure includes

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Court of appeals

Question 48

Judges who identify prev decided cases with similar facts and then apply the legal principles used in the earlier case to decide the current case

Answer 48

Are applying the common law doctrine of stare decisis

Question 49

Laws created by legislators that identifies conduct so harmful to society as a whole that it is prohibited is called

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Criminal law

Question 50

What type of jurisdiction authorizes a court to review the interpretation and application of law from a previous trial?

Answer 50

Appellate jurisdiction

Question 51

Legal principles est by earlier cases are referred to as

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Precedent

Question 52

A wrongful act involving personal injury or harm to ones property it reputation is called

Answer 52

Tort law

Question 53

The practice by which the Supreme Court justices determine if they will hear a case is called

Answer 53

The rule of four

Question 54

The document written by a law clerk that identifies the facts of a case filed with the court, the pertinent legal arguments, and a recommendation as to whether the court should hear the case is called

Answer 54

A cert memo

Question 55

The type of brief an individual or a group that is not a party to a lawsuit can file to influence the justices' decisions in a lawsuit is

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Amicus curiae brief

Question 56

Judges who focus on legal norms and principles as the guiding force in their judicial decision making are following the judicial decision making model known as

Answer 56

Legal model

Question 57

A judicial opinion agreeing with how the majority decides the case but disagreeing with at least some of the legal interpretations or conclusions reached by that majority is

Answer 57

A concurring opinion

Question 58

A custom that allows senators from the presidents political party to veto the presidents choice of federal district court judges in the senators home state is called

Answer 58

Senatorial courtesy

Question 59

Judge-made law grounded in tradition and previous judicial decisions instead of written law is called

Answer 59

Common law