Unit 2 Interactions between the branches gopo Amador

Which of the following is an incorrect pairing?

• Senate: leadership is really the Majority leader since the President of the Senate is rarely there, since that is the vice president

• House: leadership is the Speaker who is voted in by just the party who wins the majority of seats

• Senate: only they have the power to approve high level appointments and to ratify treaties

• House: only they have the power to remove a sitting member of gov through impeachment

What did Hamilton mean when he made the following statement?

“Laws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation.” —Alexander Hamilton

• For laws to be effective, there must be courts to make them known to citizens consistently.

• For laws to be effective, there must be courts to interpret them consistently.

• Laws that are not obeyed should be repealed by the courts.

• Laws that are not obeyed should be enforced by the courts.

What is the difference between original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction?

• Original jurisdiction refers to a case being heard in a federal court; appellate jurisdiction refers to a case being heard in a State court.

• Original jurisdiction refers to criminal or civil cases; appellate jurisdiction refers to only to civil cases.

• Original jurisdiction refers to a case that could be heard in a federal or a State court; appellate jurisdiction refers to a case that must be heard in a federal court.

• Original jurisdiction refers to a court where a case is first heard; appellate jurisdiction refers to a case being heard after it was tried in a lower court.

The practice of senatorial courtesy deals with which of the following?

• confirms any federal judge who serves in the State in which the president was born.

• shows courtesy to federal judges who have served in the Senate.

• considers the preferences of senators regarding judges serving in their State.

• ensures that every federal judge has a professional background from his or her State.

The only official task of the vice-president is to

• advise the president in foreign affairs

• preside over the Senate and to vote in case of a tie

• serve as the president's good will ambassador to other countries

• chair government commissions at the President's request

In vetoing a bill, the President does which of the following?

• Rejects only a part of the bill without rejecting it entirely.

• Decides on a bills constitutionality.

• Sends the bill back to its original committee for further review.

• Rejects all sections of the bill.

Which of the following are powers of the president?

• granting pardons

• dismissing Supreme Court justices

• appointing every member in the bureaucracy

• Declaring war

Executive orders by the president are primarily issued to

• Reorganize the chairs of committees of the legislative branch

• Negotiate treaties with foreign countries

• Direct action by the federal bureaucracy

• Resolve conflict between state governments

Among the legislative branch’s checks on the executive branch is their power to

• override a veto

• introduce bills to the floor of Congress

• break a filibuster

• levitate and use his x-ray vision

Which of the following institutions is responsible for compiling the president’s budget proposal

• Department of the Treasury

• Congressional Budget Office

• Office of Management and Budget

• Federal Reserve Board