APGOV Policy Institutions Test Practice

__________ is a good example of Congressional casework.

• Analysis of an incumbent's policy positions prior to a debate

• Analysis of police force effectiveness

• Analysis of water quality within a district

• Assistance to a constituent in obtaining a Social Security check

__________ is the only formal method for ending a filibuster and requires the approval of __________ senators.

• Abrogation, fifty-one

• Abrogation, sixty

• Cloture, fifty-one

• Cloture, sixty-six

The true leader of the Senate is the __________, elected by the majority party.

• Majority Leader

• Vice-President

• Majority Whip

• President Pro Tempore

Every bill goes to a __________, which holds the power to pass it or defeat it.

• Conference Committee

• Select Committee

• Joint Committee

• Standing Committee

What was intended to give Congress a greater voice in the introduction of American troops into hostilities?

• 22nd Amendment

• Executive Privilege

• Legislative Veto

• War Powers Resolution

Which is one of the reasons that power and responsibility of the presidency has grown?

• The presidents’ use of the line-item veto has increased their power over the Congress.

• The United States became a simple free market economy.

• The budget for government agencies has decreased leaving more responsibility to the president.

• The United States has increased prominence on the world stage.

Why was the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution adopted?

• to clear up ambiguities over the constitutional provisions surrounding presidential powers to conduct war

• to clear up ambiguities over the constitutional provisions surrounding the role of the vice president should the president die or become incapacitated

• to clear up ambiguities over the constitutional provisions surrounding the president’s powers to negotiate treaties

• to clear up ambiguities over the constitutional provisions surrounding the separate election of the vice president

How does Congress exercise control over agencies and departments in the federal bureaucracy?

• by issuing executive orders

• by issuing reports through the Office of Management and Budget

• by nominating appointees to key positions in federal agencies

• by confirming appointees to key positions in federal agencies

Which of the following is an example of a bureaucratic organization?

• the Department of Defense

• he U.S. House of Representatives

• U.S. Supreme Court

• The Democratic Party

How does the president exercise control over agencies and departments in the federal bureaucracy?

• by confirming federal appointees

• by nominating federal appointees

• by signing executive agreements

• by creating or abolishing agencies