POLS Exam 2

A bicameral legislature is (was)

• result of compromise between the slave states and non-slave states

• composed of two chambers, the House of Representatives and the House of Commons

• an example of a check and balance system within Congress

• designed in such a way as to pass legislation quickly and efficiently

Members of the House of Representatives are ______.

• indirectly elected through an electoral college system

• appointed and assigned by state legislatures

• directly elected by eligible voters

• recruited from the majority party in a state

Earmarks are popular for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ______

• constituents benefit from them

• representatives can use them to claim credit for bringing money home

• representatives can increase their chances of reelection because of them

• they put the needs of a few beneficiaries ahead of the needs of the nation as a whole

President John Q. Smith has committed a series of “high crimes and misdemeanors” and
has been impeached by the House of Representatives by a vote of 315-120. He now
______

• is removed from office, replaced by his vice president

• faces a trial in the Senate, wherein a two-thirds majority is needed to convict

• must resign in disgrace by the close of the congressional session

• 
  needs to stand for re-election by the people to retain his office

To be eligible to hold the office of the presidency, a candidate must ______.

• be a naturalised American citizen

• be a natural-born American citizen

• be born inside the continental United States

• swear an oath of allegiance if born outside the United States

What is the president’s main advantage in shaping national foreign policy?

• He or she can get all the information he or she needs from Congress

• He or she is able to act quickly and decisively, unlike the House or Senate.

• He or she can declare war as part of the power of commander in chief.

• He or she can generate emergency funding without Congress’s consent

Which two presidents have been impeached?

• Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson

• John Adams and William Henry Harrison

• Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford

• Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton

Which of the following is NOT an example of a president’s expressed powers?

• the power to serve as commander in chief

• the power to introduce bills in Congress

• the power to pardon crimes

• the power to convene Congress

One of the most enduring and controversial legacies of the Nixon presidency was the
passage of the ______ over Nixon’s veto

• International Relations Bill

• War Powers Resolution

• Foreign Relations Agenda

• Congressional Authorization Law

After hearing a case, an appeals court may ______

• confirm the original court’s ruling, reverse the decision, or remand the case to a lower
  court

• decide to hear new testimony, reverse the decision of the lower court, or institute a new
  decision

• overturn the lower court’s ruling, confirm the court’s decision, or allow for new
  evidence

• hear direct testimony, make a judicial decision, or determine appropriate punishment