Political Science Quiz

People over which they rule to be at least somewhat successful so that they can steal more from them

• A CEO of a large corporation

• Roving bandits

• Stationary bandits

• Flying bandits

The law that ended the spoils system in the United States at the federal level was:

• the Wagner Act

• the Civil Rights Act

• the New Deal

• the Pendleton Civil Service Act

National governments in which the chief executive serves at the pleasure of the legislature are known as _______, while national governments in which the chief executive is elected independent of the legislature are known as _______.

A situation in which a legislative majority has the constitutional power to remove a government from office without cause

• Presidential responsibility

• Constitutional authority

• Legislative responsibility

• Statutory authority

A situation in which the U.S. president takes over many of the responsibilities that were given solely to the U.S. Congress

• An iron triangle

• Oversight

• The imperial presidency

• Federalism

A principal-agent game is:

• A situation in which one person delegates responsibility to another

• Where a person is overseeing a learning community (such as a high school)

• A situation of policy adoption by a legislative body

• A situation of creating more red tape

An example of "negative power" that we discussed in class is:

• A congressman's ability to use media attention towards a negative aspect his competitor during reelection

• The president’s ability to use the military in any capacity he wishes which might result in unintended negative consequences towards America

• A member of the House of Representatives who sits on a committee and blocks a bill from going forward for discussion that was sent to the committee

• A bureaucrat writing a negative review of a government policy on food regulation

• The media negatively portraying a political candidate

When a political party in power rewards a region for voting for it in the previous election by giving them government benefits

• Liberalism

• Constructivism

• Democratic deliberation

• Clientelism

A pork barrel project is defined as

The process by which people learn about politics is called

• Political socialization

• Political identification

• Party identification

• Party education