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________ powers exist when both state and national governments possess a certain level of authority.a. Implied b. Reserved c. Expressedd. Concurrente. Police________ occurs when a state grants a city the ability to govern its own local affairs.a. Home rule b. Dual federalism c. Ostracismd. Separation of powerse. City governanceWhich event was most influential in the rise of a more active national government?a. the War of 1812 b. the Civil War c. World War Id. the Great Depressione. the Cold WarA fundamental source of power for the federal bureaucracy lies in itsA. Role in moving legislation out of subcommitteesB. Role in mediating interstate conflictsC. Ability to convince congress to fund most projects it supportsD. Ability to mobilize public opinion in support of legislative initiativesE. Ability to set specific guidelines after receiving a general mandate from congress.Congress can control the federal bureaucracy by A. Reducing their budgetB. Turning down a presidential appointee to a cabinet secretary's positionC. Abolishing a federal programD. Investigating their activitiesE. All of the aboveWhich of the following describes the president's cabinet?A. It consists of career civil servants with decades of experience in government serviceB. Its members have varying levels of influence on presidential decisionsC. Its members hold office for fixed terms that coincide with the president's D. Its members must be selected from among current or former members of congressE. Its members are required to approve presidential policy decisionsThe purpose of the pendleton act was toA. Ensure that federal workers were paid the same as workers in the private sectorB. Give federal workers the right to form labor unions C. Develop a professional civil service based on meritD. Reduce corruption by substantially increasing the salaries of federal employees E. Allow the president to appoint the higher levels of the federal civil service.The set of complex hierarchical departments, agencies, commissions, and their staffs that exist to help the president carry out his constitutionally mandated charge to enforce the laws of the nation is known as A. The bureaucracyB. PatronageC. Issue networksD. The reverse suplexE. Iron trianglesWhich of the following is an independent federal regulatory agency?A. US postal service (USPS)B. FBIC. Securities and exchange commission (SEC)D. Department of veterans AffairsE. The food and drug administrationThe growth of the federal bureaucracy can be attributed to all of the following EXCEPTA. The need to regulate businessB. Responsibility of the government for the welfare of the peopleC. Administrators who push for larger budgets and staff D. Supreme court decisions on federal-state relationsE. The creation of new agencies to give policy issues a high profile.Congressional oversight refers to the power of congress toA. Override presidential vetoesB. Hold public hearings before confirming judicial nomineesC. Exercise some control over executive agenciesD. Allow non governmental agencies to defend or refute pending legislation publiclyE. Seek judicial opinion on the constitutionality of pending legislationOne of the formal tools used by congress for oversight of the bureaucracy isA. The line-item vetoB. Authorization of spendingC. Impoundment of billsD. Private billsE. Senatorial courtesyA policy that sets emission standards for automobiles is an example ofA. Regulatory policy B. Judicial policyC. Fiscal policyD. Distributive policyE. Monetary policyCourts with appellate jurisdiction focus their attention on which aspect of a case? A. The facts presented by both parties in the original caseB. The amicus curiae briefs registered with the courtC. The backgrounds of the jury members in the original case.D. The legal issues involved in the original caseE. The testimonies of both sides given before the supreme courtWhich of the following statements about congress is true?A. Members of congress only occasionally are interested in and pay attention to constituentsB. The legislative process is lengthy, decentralized, and characterized by compromise and bargaining.C. Lobbying and political action committees (PACS) successfully induce most members of congress to trade their votes for campaign contributions.D. The growth in the size of congress as an organization is the principal cause of growth in the federal budget deficitE. Debate in both houses is structured by elaborate rules enacted by the leader of majority party.Which of the following statements best describes the supreme court's actions with respect to the congress and the president?A. The court has steadily favored the expansion of presidential power at the expense of congress.B. The court has refused to allow congress to subpoena officials from the executive branchC. The court generally has tried to avoid deciding conflicts between congress and the presidentD. The court has supported congressional limits on the president's powers as commander in chiefE. The court has supported congressional use of the legislative veto as a means of controlling the president.Over the past three decades, changes in the process of choosing presidential nominees have increased the role and influence of all the following EXCEPTA. Public opinion pollstersB. Party leadersC. JournalistsD. Campaign consultantsE. Primary election votersMuch of the steady increase in federal government expenditures since 1960 has been caused by A. Increases in entitlement programsB. Higher interest rates cause by an increase in the discount rateC. The provisions of the gramm-rudam-hollins actD. Increased purchases of the united states government securities by foreign investorsE. The growth of the united states of the united states trade imbalance.Which of the following was actually specified in the US constitution A. Constitutional courtsB. The federal court systemC. The court of military appealsD. The tax courtE. The US supreme courtWhich of the following best describes the primary formal role of the attorney general? A. Providing legal advice for the president and cabinet secretariesB. Serving as a liaison between the president and the supreme courtC. Serving as the chief executive officer of the department of justiceD. Directing the government accountability office (GAD)E. Persuading the senate to confirm the president's judicial nominees
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