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Terms in this set (49)A plaintiff cannot bring suit unless he or she has fulfilled which of the following requirements? established standing to sue Which of the following statements are true about the cases on the Supreme Court's docket?
2 only. Cases pertaining to civil liberties are likely to be placed on the docket. Courts of appeal focus their attention on which aspect of a case? The procedures and interpretation of the law in the original case. Congress influences the ideology of the Supreme Court by approving or rejecting the president's nomination of justices. All of the following statements accurately describe the federal court system EXCEPT federal courts do not handle cases involving state laws What is the final step in the Supreme Court's decision-making process? Writing the opinion Which of the following is the most frequent outcome of a Supreme Court case? it agrees with the decision of the lower court The decision of a federal court is most likely determined by precedents set by similar cases The Warren Court had the greatest impact on which are of policy? civil rights Federal agencies differ from legislative committees in all of the following ways EXCEPT agencies focus on specific policy areas; committees handle only general fiscal policies Federal departments are most likely to receive help from interest groups in which of the following cases? When the budget proposal is under congressional review What is the main function of the federal bureaucracy? to develop and enforce procedures for implementing policy A citizen would best express his or her concern about airport safety in which of the following ways? Filing a complaint with the National Transportation Safety Board Policy implementation is sometimes a matter of trial and error and may not succeed for any of the following reasons EXCEPT failure to establish standard operating procedures Which of the following statements accurately describes the size of the federal bureaucracy? The US Postal Service is the largest department in the bureaucracy. Most federal bureaucrats are hired in which of the following ways? They take an examination to prove their qualifications. Which of the following statements accurately describe relationships in an iron triangle? 1 and 2 only Federal agencies perform their regulatory task of enforcing industry standards by sending agency officials to inspect their facilities The president exercises his influence over the federal bureaucracy in which of the following ways? by appointing administrators sympathetic to his policy agenda The task of joint committees in Congress is to merge each house's version of a bill into a single bill Incumbents have all of the following advantages over their challengers EXCEPT challengers have a clean political record, and incumbents do not In which of the following ways does Congress conduct legislative oversight? 1, 3, 5 only Which of the following statements accurately describe legislative committees? 2 and 4 only. Which of the following conclusions may be drawn based on the data in the table above? The party of the president does not necessarily determine the majority party in either house of Congress. A senator can effectively prevent the Senate from voting by filibustering Membership in the House is determined by which of the following methods? states are divided into congressional districts of equal population, with one representative per district. On a major piece of health care legislation, members of Congress are most likely to vote in keeping with the needs of their constituency After a House committee reviews a bill and writes its report, the bill goes to the House Rules Committee Senators are often unwilling to vote from cloture on a debate because they want support when they filibuster Elite theorists believe that the power of interest groups is held by only a few wealthy groups Smaller interest groups often meet with more success because their members are more active Citizens concerned about a proposal to redistribute federal funding to public schools would form which of the following groups? public interest group Lawmaker often rely on lobbyists for all of the following reasons EXCEPT for money that would allow them to travel to their constituencies
Iron triangles are composed of an interest group, a legislative committee and a federal agency Proponents of the pluralist theory argue that for the most part power is evenly distributed among interest groups because competition prevents any one group from becoming more influential Which of the following statements accurately describe methods interest groups employ to influence policymaking? 1, 3, 4 only Which of the following interest groups has become the most influential in recent years? AARP Interest groups differ from political parties in which of the following ways? Interest groups try to shape specific policy goals primarily through legislation. Which of the following causes would most likely be taken up by a single-issue group? abortion The Constitution stated that the requirements for being president are all of the following EXCEPT being a member of a political party Which of the following represents reasons why presidents have trouble getting their legislative agenda passed? 1, 2, 3, 4 Examples of people on the White House staff include all of the following EXCEPT the vice president After Congress passes an appropriations bill, the president may do all of the following EXCEPT send it directly to the Supreme Court for judicial review When the president needs support, which of the following does he look to? 1, 2, 3, 4 Using the bully pulpit refers to a president using the power and influence of his office to exert pressure When an international event that is interpreted as an imminent threat to the US takes place, the immediate effect in the presidents approval rating is usually a sharp increase Which of the following describes a presidency that has become too powerful? an imperial presidency All of the following help to explain the president's difficulty in controlling the media EXCEPT the media acts as its linkage group Which of the following is responsible for the preparation of executive spending proposals submitted to Congress? Office of management and budget Recommended textbook solutionsMagruder's American Government1st EditionSavvas Learning Co 555 solutions United States Government: Principles in Practice (Florida)1st EditionLuis Ricardo Fraga 825 solutions
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