Government and Politics Quiz

What is bureaucracy?

• A system of government in which most decisions are made by elected representatives

• A system of government in which most decisions are made by state officials

• A system of government in which most decisions are made by the judiciary

• A system of government in which most decisions are made by the military

What is the civil service?

• Government officials who are employed in political occupations

• Government officials who are employed in judicial occupations

• Government officials who are employed in civil occupations

• Government officials who are employed in military occupations

What are independent agencies?

• Agencies that are part of the executive branch of the federal government

• Agencies that are part of the legislative branch of the federal government

• Agencies that are part of the judicial branch of the federal government

• Agencies that are not part of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government

What is patronage?

• The support given to an organization by someone

• The power of a person to give someone an important job or position

• The act of appealing a court decision

• The act of interpreting the law as it applies to a set of facts

What are quasi-judicial powers?

• Powers that allow an administrative agency to create rules and regulations

• Powers that result in the implementation or application of a general rule or policy

• Powers that allow a court to adjudicate cases and issue orders

• Powers that allow someone to change a previous decision

What are quasi-legislative powers?

• Powers that allow an administrative agency to create rules and regulations

• Powers that result in the implementation or application of a general rule or policy

• Powers that allow a court to adjudicate cases and issue orders

• Powers that allow someone to change a previous decision

What is an advisory opinion?

• An interpretation of the law as it applies to a set of facts

• A request made to a court of law or someone in authority to change a previous decision

• A general vote by the electorate on a single political question

• A procedure that allows citizens to remove and replace a public official

What is an appeal?

• A request made to a court of law or someone in authority to change a previous decision

• A system of government in which most decisions are made by elected representatives

• A system of government in which most decisions are made by state officials

• A system of government in which most decisions are made by the judiciary

What is appellate jurisdiction?

• The power to reverse or modify the lower court's decision

• The power to create rules and regulations that have the force of law

• The power to interpret the law as it applies to a set of facts

• The power to adjudicate cases and issue orders

What is jurisdiction?

• The power of a court to adjudicate cases and issue orders

• The territory within which a court or government agency may properly exercise its power

• The support given to an organization by someone

• The power of a person to give someone an important job or position