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What is the Pendleton Act?

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Fairness in Hiring civil service employees

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What is one way to use presidential power unconstitutionally? Options: The power to issue the State of the Union Address, Impounding funds appropriated by Congress, Appointing a loyal party supporter and donor as an ambassador to Germany

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Impounding funds appropriated by Congress

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A government owned entity such as a postal service, is classified as?

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A government Corporation

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Which amendment allows the VP to step up and states the order of succession?

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The 25th Amendment

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Which of the following is an example of the president making a bureaucratic appointment based on political patronage? Options: Appointing a loyal party supporter and donor as an ambassador to Germany, Impounding funds appropriated by Congress, Issuing an Executive Order, Issuing an Executive Agreement

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Appointing a loyal party supporter and donor as an ambassador to Germany

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What is a formal and Informal power of the President?

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The power to issue the State of the Union Address, The power to issue signing statement

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What is the difference between a Treaty and Executive Agreement?

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One requires Senate ratification, the other doesn't.

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Which of the following is considered a lame duck period? When the president invites the newly elected president to the White House, A president who is running for president for their second term, When the president has 270 votes, A president who is serving out the last remaining months of his 2nd term until the president is inaugurated

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A president who is serving out the last remaining months of his 2nd term until the president is inaugurated

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Which regulatory agency has been tasked with enforcing the rules of the stock Market?

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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The President wants to pass comprehensive immigration reform, but Congress continues to fight and refuse to pass anything significant. Which presidential power is he most likely to use to get Congress to act?

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The power of the bully pulpit