AP USG&P Unit 5: Government in Action III

1. Studies have found that most Americans

• 1. Dislike bureaucrats.

• 1. Are indifferent about bureaucracies and bureaucrats.

• 1. Want the government bureaucracy dismantled.

• 1. Actually like bureaucracies.

• 1. Are satisfied with the help received from bureaucrats.

1. As a percentage of America’s total workforce, federal government employment has

• 1. Been growing not shrinking.

• 1. Been shrinking not growing.

• 1. Been relatively stable.

• 1. Eliminated private sector jobs.

1. Until the late nineteenth century, most government employees got their jobs through

• 1. The merit principle.

• 1. The patronage system.

• 1. Hereditary preferences.

• 1. A lottery system.

• 1. Civil service testing.

The federal civil service was created by

• 1. An executive order by President Arthur.

• 1. Article IV of the Constitution.

• 1. The Office of Management and Budget.

• 1. The Pendleton Act.

• 1. The merit principle.

The agency created to police the stock market is the

• 1. Federal Trade Commission.

• 1. Federal Communications Commission.

• 1. Federal Reserve Board.

• 1. Securities and Exchange Commission.

• 1. National Labor Relations Board.

Which one is an accurate comparison of Baker v. Carr (1961) and Shaw v. Reno (1993)?

• BAKER V. CARR (1961): Ruled that rural voters had to be represented proportionally to urban voters. / SHAW V. RENO (1993): Ruled that gerrymandered districts were legal.

• BAKER V. CARR (1961): Established the "one person one vote" doctrine / SHAW V. RENO (1993): Declared majority-minority districts unconstitutional

• BAKER V. CARR (1961): Allowed state legislatures to gerrymander districts / SHAW V. RENO (1993): Ruled that race-based voting was not different than race-based hiring

• BAKER V. CARR (1961): Violated separation of powers doctrine between state legislatures and the courts / SHAW V. RENO (1993): Ruled the Voting Rights Act was constitutional

Which statement is an accurate comparison of a delegated power of the president and enumerated power of Congress?

• DELEGATED POWER OF THE PRESIDENT: Power to declare war / ENUMERATED POWER OF CONGRESS: Power to regulate interstate commerce

• DELEGATED POWER OF THE PRESIDENT: Power to grant pardons / ENUMERATED POWER OF CONGRESS: Power to confirm federal judges

• DELEGATED POWER OF THE PRESIDENT: Power to use executive orders / ENUMERATED POWER OF CONGRESS: Power to make all laws necessary and proper

• DELEGATED POWER OF THE PRESIDENT: Power to carry out duties as Commander in Chief / ENUMERATED POWER OF CONGRESS: Power to establish rules of naturalization

What usually happens when one party controls the executive branch and another party controls one or both house of the legislative branch?

• the president has expanded power to get proposals through Congress

• the White House executive departments issue more policies

• compromise must take place for legislation to be signed into law

• Congress becomes the stronger branch of government

What occurs when a congressional committee provides oversight?

• it reviews the budget and actions of a bureaucratic agency

• it is charged with drafting an appropriations bill

• it sets a time limit for debate of a bill to place restrictions on adding amendments

• it debates whether there is sufficient evidence to impeach a president

Who is the constitutional head of the Senate?

• President of the United States

• Vice President of the United States

• President Pro Tempore

• Senate Majority Leader