AG13 The Establishment of Public Policy

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Which statement describes a characteristic of the checks and balances provided for in the US Constitution?

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The President can veto legislation submitted to him/her by Congress

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To avoid one branch of government from becoming too powerful in creating public policy, the framers of the constitution established

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a system of checks and balances

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Which would likely have the greatest impact on implementing public policy: high school students hold a meeting after school, Congress passes a law addressing a current issue, an author writes a book detailing how public policy is carried out, the president speaks with members of his political party?

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Congress passes a law addressing a current issue

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Name the principle: “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many... may justly be pronounced the very definition of slavery...” James Madison

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Checks and Balances

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Which public policy situation most clearly illustrates the principle of checks and balances? Options: Congress listens to the Presidents State of the Union Address, The House of Representatives votes to impeach a federal judge, Congress votes on spending for cancer research, A congressional committee revises the language of a bill

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The House of Representatives votes to impeach a federal judge

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Which Presidential action is an example of a check on the actions of the Judicial branch? Options: vetoing a law passed by congress, calling a meeting of the Presidents cabinet, ordering the Navy to patrol the Persian Gulf, nominating a federal court judge

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nominating a federal court judge

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According to the US Constitution, who in the federal government is given the power to impeach a federal government official?

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House of Representatives

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The power to approve treaties with foreign nations

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Legislative

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The power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional

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Judicial

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The power to override a Presidential veto

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Legislative