The term of office for the House of Representatives?

In Congress, ______ is a mark in a bill that directs some of the bill's funds to be spent on specific projects or for specific tax exemptions.

The _______ plan proposed a unicameral national legislature with all the states equal.

How many members in the House of Representatives?

______ can be used to stop a filibuster in the Senate. It requires 60 senators to vote in favor of the measure.

Many presidents in the last 70 years have gone around Congress' power to declare war, hence in the 1970s Congress passed _______ in an attempt to take this power back [mostly unsuccessful].

Generally, Congress approval rating is:

The power to _______ is a good example of one of Congress' enumerated powers.

The increasing value constituents have placed on descriptive representation in Congress has had the effect of ____________.

Surge and Decline theory notes that:

What are some of the powers that Congress holds over the Federal Courts and the Supreme Court?

When a Supreme Court ruling is made, justices who are on the losing side write:

The Supreme Court's power of judiciary review came out of which case?

In a council-manager system of government:

In professional legislatures, elections tend to be more competitive, and the cost of running for a seat is higher because the benefits of being elected are greater.

Every state has a bicameral legislature, except Nebraska that has a unicameral state senate.

Only about fifteen percent of US government jobs are based upon:

The heads of the cabinet department titles are all [except the Department of Justice]:

The Tenth Amendment created a class of powers exclusive to state governments. These powers are referred to as _____.

Under consecutive term limits, legislators can serve one time for the number of years allotted and are not permitted to ever compete for office again.

Currently, _____ states have term limits in place.

In the Supreme Court case, ______, the court ruled that the police may not search a cell phone unless they have a search warrent.

When using judicial restraint, a judge will usually:

A state case is most likely to be heard at the federal level when __________.

A special adjunct to interest groups created to donate money to candidates running for office is called a:

The most famous and largely successful civil rights interest group:

One difference between an interest group and a political party:

One difference between an interest group and a political party:

What changes have occurred in the lobbying environment over the past three or four decades?

The only U.S. President to later become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court:

A(n) ____ veto allows the government to cross out budget lines in the legislature-approved budget, while signing the remainder of the budget into law.

Under a _____ political culture, citizens expect political officials to be honest in their dealings with others, put the interests of the people they serve above their own, and commit to improving the area the represent.

Only a state's Supreme Court can grant a pardon - absolving someone of blame for a crime and secure their release from prison,

______ are officeholders who represent the will of those who elected them and act in constituents' expressed interest.

Even though in the case Worcester v. Georgia (1832) the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the state of Georgia, President __________ refused to enforce the ruling.

Stare decisis is Latin for the idea expressed in English as:

In Federalist number 78, it turns out that _________ was right when he said that without the courts exercising their duty to defend the constitution, "all the reservations of particular rights or privileges would amount to nothing."

Oral Arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court are only allowed to be how long for each side?

The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty:

In the Supreme Court case Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores (2015), the court ruled:

What was the law that the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional in Marbury v. Madison?

When filling U.S. district court judges, the president consults with that state's Senators before making the appointment. This is called:

The Supreme Court's power of judicial review ___________.

While of the following is NOT one of the three forms of county government?

_____ was the first state to institute all mail-in voting and automatic voter registration.

Which of the following factors are measures of legislative professionalism?

Dillon's Rule gives local governments the freedom and flexibility to make decisions for themselves.

Under a _______ political culture, citizens will tend to be more tolerant of corruption from their political leaders and less likely to see politics as a noble profession in which all citizens should engage.

A governor can reduce the amount budgeted in a piece of legislation with a reduction veto.

County governments are administrative units of the states.

Which one of the following is NOT one of the three chief functions of a Governor?

_____ are officeholders who believe they were elected to exercise their own judgment and know best because they have the time and expertise to study and understand an issue.

In a ______ legislature, members tend to have low salaries, shorter sessions and few staff members to assist them with their legislative functions.

in a _______ political culture, the government is seen as a mechanism for maintaining the existing social order or status quo.

In those states with a lifetime ban, members can serve only one time in the state legislature for the number of years allotted and may not run again.

_______ dictate the terms and conditions state governments would have to meet in order to qualify for financial assistance in a specific policy area.

The "spoils system" [U.S. system for assigning government jobs before 1883] allocated political appointments on the basis of:

The most common term limit across the states that have imposed them is ____ years.

The characteristics of a bureaucracy include:

The Civil Service Commission was created by the:

An example of government corporation is:

The characteristics of a bureaucracy include:

Congress' most powerful oversight agency is the:

Other theorists have come to the conclusion that the extent to which bureaucracies compete for scarce resources is not what provides the greatest insight into how a bureaucracy functions. Rather, it is the absence of competition. The model that emerged from this observation is ___________.

________ model proposes that bureaucracies are naturally competitive and power-hungry. This means bureaucrats, especially at the highest levels, recognize that limited resources are available to feed bureaucracies. so they will work to enhance their own bureaucracy to the detriment of others.

When reformers speak of bureaucratic privatization, they mean all the following processes EXCEPT:

Which President is considered the "father" of U.S. public administration?

The United States switched from the corrupt spoils system for assigning government jobs to a cicil service system of assigning government jobs based upon merit due to which new law?

How many cabinet departments are there?

Two recent decades of large-scale bureaucratic expansion were:

During George Washington's administration, there were ______ cabinet positions.

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 created the Office of Personnel Management [OPM] and:

Which describes a bureaucracy according to Max Weber?

The implementation of public policy in government bureaucracies and the academic study that prepares civil servants for work in those organizations:

_____ is the term for the idea that you can make a difference or that the government cares about you and your views.

Interest groups representing businesses tend to donate more money to which candidates?

Which broad category of interest group is most concerned with providing private goods?

Money that interest groups can spend on behalf of candidates without being restricted by federal law; instead money is donated to the state political party is called:

Direct contact with a law-maker or government bureaucrat by a lobbyist on behalf of an interest group is:

What kind of incentive appeals to someone's concern about a cause?

Which of the following is true of spending in politics?

Why might several competing corporations join together in an association?

Who are lobbyists likely to lobby when legislation is being considered?

Somebody who lobbies on behalf of a company that she or he works for as a part of her or his job is:

What is the main difference between a PAC and a Super PAC [besides the word "super"]?

In what ways are lobbyists regulated?

In this Supreme Court case, the ruling was that the federal government could restrict the amount of money that individuals and PACs could donate to campaign contributions.

Which of the following is an aspect of iron triangles?

____ is any formal association of individuals or organizations that attempts to influence government decision making and/or the making of public policy.

Outside lobbying includes:

If a student in a group project for class does not participate much because she/he has other priorities and realizes they can receive the same grade as the rest of the group without contributing to the effort. This is:

Which broad category of interest group is concerned with providing public goods?

The theory that the formation of interest groups is the result of outside forces [usually upsetting or shocking] that mobilize and....membership or even new interest groups.

It may not be much of a surprise to you that even though interest groups do enrich democracy in many ways the interests of the _____ have much greater influence on the government.

One difference between an interest group and a political party

The United States legal system is _______ derived from the English tradition of judge-made law. In this system of laws precedence or stare decisis is of utmost importance.

The U.S. Supreme Court chooses which cases it wants to hear by the:

In a U.S. Supreme ourt case each side sends in documents called ______ about the cases and their arguments for the justices to read.

The basic trial court of the federal court system:

Using judicial power to uphold individual rights and liberties, by, in essence, rewriting the the law is:

The Supreme Court typically hears _____ a year.

In Federalist number 78, Alexander Hamilton characterized the judiciary as the _________ branch of government.

How many people does Sullivan predict will live in the US in 1945?

Besides [indirectly - only through PACs] campaign contributions, members of congress depend upon interest groups for:

The "revolving door" laws are designed to do which of the following?

In the House, Committee on Rules issues a colsed rule:

What are the approzimate re-election rates for the incumbent representatives running for a seat in the House?

While each state has 2 Senators, members of the House are apportioned:

It is this party official's job to make sure his or her party members are on the floor to vote:

In an attempt to stop a bill from being voted on in the Senate any Senator may make an endless speech, this is called a:

House Leaders are more powerful than Senate Leaders because of ________.

An example of Congress exercise of inherent powers:

Saying a bill is being marked up is just another way to say it has been:

Senate election races tend to inspire:

Helping out constituents is known as:

The powers and limitations of Congress are contained in ________ of the Constitution.

What is the term-limit for members of the Senate?

The House of Representatives members tend to ______ to the House committee decisions.

______ Committee is used to iron out the difference of between the House version and the Senate version of a bill.

The key means of advancing modern legislation more quickly than it would otherwise be is ______

For a bill to pass in Congress, both houses must:

The leader of the House of Representatives:

Which of these is an implied power of Congress?

What is markup?

A power of Congress listed in the Constitution Article l, Section 8:

A select committee is different from a standing committee because _________.

The _____ amendment limits the presidency to two four-year terms of office.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president how many times?

Presidents developed the concept of _______, the right to withhold information from the Congress, the judiciary, or the pubic.

If Congress were to decide to impeach and remove a president, the second step is the ______ removes the president with a 2/3 majority vote.

Many of the Continental Congress were of allowing presidents to be directly elected by the legislature because:

Which president was considered especially skilled at using television appearances and speeches to "go public" in part because he was an actor before going into politics?

When term limits have been overturned, the most common method was:

Increasingly recent presidents have attempted to modify the policy-effect of legislation passed by Congress, at the time of the president signs the bill, asserting that the new law is unconstitutional or that they will enforce the law differently than expected. These are:

One disadvantage of term limits is that it could affect voter enthusiasm and turnout if voters are disappointed they cannot retain legislators they like or have developed a positive relationship with.

The 2010 Supreme Court case Citizens United v Federal Election Commission decided that labor corporations and unions:

Home rule is :

Which of the following is true of spending in politics?