GOV Unit 5 Test Review

In which elective body is the total number of votes determined by the total number of House and Senate members for each state?

• Electoral College

• National Security Council

• National Convention

• Republican National Convention

Regulations have the force of law and are known as ​ (a)  

• administrative laws
• statutory laws
• congressional acts
• executive orders

Which amendment restricted the president to serving only two terms, or ten years if a vice president finishes the term of their predecessor?

• 20th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

• 22nd Amendment

• 23rd Amendment

The most frequent criticism leveled at the bureaucracy is ____________, the mismanagement of money, time, and personnel

Which act established the Civil Service Commission and quality or merit as the standard for hiring and promoting government employees?

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Pendleton Act

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Freedom of Information Act

Describe some of the major areas of presidential responsibility

​ (a)   refers to laws that have been passed by the legislature and signed by the president

• statutory law
• administrative law
• bureaucratic regulation
• executive agreement

Which federal agency has final approval over all legislative proposals from any bureaucratic organization within the Executive Branch?

• National Security Council

• Office of Management and Budget

• Government Accountability Office

• White House office

The president briefly had the power of the _________________________, to veto part of a bill without vetoing the whole measure

Which event is held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November and determines who will be the president for the next four years?

• presidential primary

• general election

• inauguration

• State of the Union address