GOPO Unit Two Review

Which of the following is true about the functions of Congress?

• Writing and approving legislation is a rapid and efficient process.

• A bill that is approved by a committee is guaranteed to become a law.

• A bill may be killed at many points throughout the lawmaking process.

• A bill is considered to be a law when the Senate and the House agree on its wording.

Which of the following maneuvers can be used to end the filibuster?

• The Senate can invoke cloture to limit debate and proceed to a floor vote.

• The Senate can ignore dissent and move to a vote.

• The Senate can block all further actions until a vote occurs.

• The Senate can designate a conference committee to negotiate the disagreement.

How does the president ensure that the federal bureaucracy carries out the administration’s goals?

• By hiring and firing individual civil servants at will

• By selecting heads of agencies

• By appointing individual law-enforcement personnel

• By nominating judges

How can the president influence the rulemaking process?

• Issue an executive order

• Select agency heads that align with their goals

• Use the public to rally the bureaucracy

• Not able to do anything

Which statement best describes the purpose of judicial review?

• It limits the types of cases the Supreme Court can hear.

• It allows the Supreme Court to have original jurisdiction in some cases.

• It mandates that state courts can overturn federal actions in their jurisdictions.

• It provides a check on the power of the other branches.

If a cabinet head engages in questionable behavior, what is Congress likely to do first?

• Appoints a new cabinet secretary to replace the current one

• Begin impeachment proceedings to remove the cabinet secretary from office

• Pass a law to redirect the cabinet department

• Hold a committee hearing to question the cabinet secretary

What is the first obstacle that a tax bill for raising revenue must clear before becoming a law?

• a hearing by the Senate Appropriations Committee

• a compromise revision by a conference committee

• a hearing by the House Ways and Means Committee

• a floor debate by the House Committee of the Whole

What does a bureaucratic agency do when Congress passes a new law governing their actions?

• Publicize the law to directly affected citizens

• Write new regulations and determine penalties

• Decide if it is necessary to return the law to Congress for revision

• Notify states that they are in charge of how the new law is implemented

Which of the following statements describes a way presidents may implement a policy agenda?

• Presidents may veto bills that do not align with their political objectives.

• Presidents may try to amend the Constitution to implement their agendas.

• Presidents may appoint federal judges who will uphold the administration’s policies in court.

• Presidents may work with congressional leaders to get preferred legislation passed.

Which of the following is true about new justices on the Supreme Court?

• Justices must take neutral positions and not let their ideology influence court decisions.

• Justices’ decisions will always match the party ideology of the president who nominated them.

• A new justice must maintain the balance of ideology and make decisions consistent with the retiring justice’s views.

• A justice with different ideology from a retiring justice may cause the court to lean a particular direction for decades.