AP GoPo 3Q Practice Final #1

A major difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate is that

• filibusters are possible only in the House

• revenue bills must originate in the Senate

• judicial nominations are approved by the House

• there is unlimited debate in the Senate but not in the House

Which of the following statements about the Senate is true?

• Unlike the House, the Senate has a powerful Rules Committee

• Each state is represented in the Senate according to its population

• Individual senators can exercise substantial influence over the legislative process.

• The Senate has a strict time limit on debates.

Congress is most likely to apply oversight of the executive bureaucracy in which of the following ways?

• Appointing the head of a cabinet department or government agency

• Impeaching the head of an executive agency

• Using the Court to block implementation of proposed regulations

• Controlling an executive agency’s annual budget

When independent regulatory agencies make rules, enforce those rules, and adjudicate disputes arising under those rules, they risk violating the constitutional concept of

• equality under the law

• separation of powers

• federalism

• rule of law

Most of the work of lawmaking in Congress takes place

• on the floor of the House and the Senate

• in conference committees

• in committees and subcommittees

• at the State of the Union Address

Executive orders are issued by…

• independent regulatory agencies
• Congress 
• any federal agency or department
• The President 

Congress tries to control the bureaucracy through…

• rewriting laws, controlling budgets and holding hearings 
• the use of executive orders and appointments
• the creation of iron triangles
• dismissing members of the President’s cabinet 

Issue networks are…

• An informal and relatively open network of public officials, think tanks, political pundits and lobbyists who have a common interest in a given area and who are brought together by a proposed policy in that area
• the relatively new television stations that specialize in political coverage
• two or more agencies that share regulatory power when a policy or regulation affects more than one regulatory body
• the same as ʺiron trianglesʺ 

An obstacle to the successful implementation of public policy is…

• the failure of Congress to pass authorizing legislation
• the over-specialization of civil service employees 
• unclear policy goals and poorly designed policies
• competition between the private and public sectors

 Considered as a single group, the Small Business Administration, the Small Business committees in the House and Senate, and small business advocacy groups are an example of...

• an iron triangle
• a conference committee 
• a regulatory agency
• dual federalism