AP GoPo - Unit 2.2 Review

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The executive branch is created in

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Article II

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Which of the following is NOT an expressed power of the president? declare war, commander-in-chief, grant pardons, make appointments

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declare war

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In this role, the president appoints ambassadors and negotiates treaties.

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Chief Diplomat

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Which of the following confirms the president's cabinet appointments? Options: the House of Representatives, the Senate, a joint committee of both houses, the Supreme Court

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the Senate

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Which of the following best describes the term "iron triangle"? Options: close working relationship between House and Senate committee chairs and whips, close relationship between the federal, state, and local governments, close relationship between federal agencies, congressional committees, and interest groups, close relationship between diplomats, president, and senate in treaty negotiations

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close relationship between federal agencies, congressional committees, and interest groups

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A fundamental source of power for the federal bureaucracy lies in its ability to set specific guidelines after receiving a general mandate from congress.

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ability to set specific guidelines after receiving a general mandate from congress

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Which of the following is an example of congressional oversight: holding hearings for review of an executive agency's activities, assisting constituents with particular problems, reporting campaign contributions to the Federal Election Commission, conducting ethics investigations of congressional leadership?

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holding hearings for review of an executive agency's activities

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The patronage system concerning how people were selected for government positions was changed to the merit system by

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the Hatch Act

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The main job of the federal bureaucracy is to...

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implement and regulate government policies

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Which of the following is an independent agency, whose leader cannot be fired by the president without cause?
Options: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, The Department of Justice, The National Security Council, Office of the White House Press Secretary

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission