POLI SCI 111 FINAL EXAM

Political science 111 Final Exam Fall term 2023

Members of the President’s Cabinet serve:

at the pleasure of the president

There have been ___________________amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

27

Our legislative branch is bicameral. This means:

there are two houses of Congress;

The First Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as:

The Bill of Rights

_____________can be defined as the division of powers and functions between the national government and the state governments.

Federalism

Under policies passed pursuant to a number of federal programs during the Depression era and before World War II, the scope of the federal government was expanded. These programs came to be known collectively as the_____________.

The New Deal

More Americans identify as conservative than as liberal.

True or False

True

Through this practice, the U.S. Supreme Court applied many of the guarantees contained in the Bill of Rights to the states.

selective incorporation;

The United States Supreme Court case that limited the admissibility of statements made by a suspect in police custody who had not been warned of his rights was:

Miranda v Arizona;

More Americans under the age of 30 identify as conservative than as liberal.

True or false

false, more identify as liberal

Laws passed throughout the South following Reconstruction that discriminated against African Americans were known as this type of law.

jim crow laws

When a government employee, whether a top official or a whistleblower passes confidential information to the media, which can then report on it, this is known as:

leaking

A person is more likely to vote if they are?

well educated;

they are employed;

they are older;

white

In Washington, we vote entirely by mail;
True or false

True

A candidate for political office who already holds the office they seek is called:

incumbent

The Citizens United decision of the U.S. Supreme Court greatly impacted:

campaign finance;

Turnout in the last three general elections, compared to the turnout in presidential and midterm elections in the previous forty years was

significantly higher.

This statute outlawed discrimination in employment, public accommodations, voting, and education

the Civil Rights Act of 1964;

The Voting Rights Act of 1964 outlawed this practice.

literacy tests as a condition to vote.

Since 1980, the United States has been following this approach to federalism, characterized by block grants to states, and virtually no strings attached to federal funds given to the states.

new federalism;

During the Constitutional Convention, the Great Compromise protected the interests of :

smaller states

Members of the House of Representatives serve a four-year term.

true or false?

false, two years is a term

Powers granted to the President & Congress in the Constitution are known as___________powers.

expressed powers

Permanent government agencies that perform management tasks for the President, (such as the National Security Council), are part of this organization:

The Executive Office of the President (EOP)

The power to grant pardons is an example of this type of presidential power

judicial

Historians agree that the modern American presidency began with:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

who is the chief of staff for President Biden

Jeff Zients;

Since the presidential election of 1992, (the last eight elections)the Republican candidate for President has won the popular vote nationally__________________time(s).

1

A diplomatic agreement made by a President that does not require approval of the Senate is called a(n):

executive agreement

The Vice President has two duties under the Constitution (not including the 25th Amendment). These duties are:

presiding over the Senate and assuming the office of the presidency upon the death or disability of the President;

The following number of Presidents of the United States have been impeached and removed from office.

none (zero);

 In the last 50 years, the number of people employed by the federal government has:

Decreased since 1950

A governmental unit called a(n) ________ is the largest subunit in the executive branch.

department;

Which three departments employ more civilians than any other departments.

Defense, Veterans’ Affairs and Homeland Security;

What type of entity is the United States Postal Service

a government corporation

Of all governmental employees in the United States, the great majority work for:

state and local governments;

what statute mandated competitive testing to go to work for the federal bureaucracy

the Civil Service Act of 1883;

In the United States today, roughly ____________% of the civilian workforce works for the federal government.

2%

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court

John Roberts;

Members of the U.S. Supreme Court have a mandatory retirement age.

True or False

false, life tenure

At a hearing at the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the case is heard by a panel of____________judges.

3

Washington is in the ____________Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ninth

If a person has not been directly harmed by an action over which they intend to file suit, they lack ______________to sue.

Standing

In order to have a case heard by the United States Supreme Court, ___________justices of the court must agree to hear the case.

Four (rule of fourths)

what courts do the vast majority of all cases litigated in the United States go to?

State courts

When an interest group wishes to make an argument in a case pending before the U.S Supreme Court, they seek the court’s permission to file a brief with the Supreme Court. The type of brief they file is known as a(n)_______________brief.

amicus curiae

Which statement about the current makeup of the United States Supreme Court is NOT true?

a. six of the nine justices were appointed by Republicans;

b. all but one of the current justices served on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

at the time of their appointment;

c. three of them have held elective office prior to being appointed to the Court.

three of them have held elective office prior to being appointed to the Court.

which of the following individual is NOT an announced candidate for President in 2024.

a. former President Donald Trump;

b. former Vice President Mike Pence;

c. former Florida Governor Jeb Bush;

d. President Joe Biden;

e. former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

Jeb Bush

Former President Donald Trump was indicted on federal charges last week. No other former President of the United States has ever been indicted in federal court.

True or False

True

The person who argues cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the federal government is the____________of the United States.

Solicitor General