AMERICAN GOVERNMENT-FEDERAL (POSC-201)
FINAL EXAM REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
What is the term for "Rewarding individuals with
government jobs for their support in an election?"
Answer:
Political Patronage
Question:
Generally, a person who is white, male, white collar, older
and wealthy will vote for this party.
Answer:
Republican Party
Question:
We call those individuals of government that you and I
are most likely to do business with?
Answer:
Street Level Bureaucrats
Question:
Finish the following: "Before the ________ branch can
Implement, the ____________ branch must Adopt."
Answer:
1. Executive 2. Adopt
Question:
Which of the powers of the policy process is primarily
performed by the President?
Answer:
Implement
Question:
What do we call "The right of the president and those
executive officials accorded that right by the president to
withhold information from, or to refuse to appear before,
a legislative committee?"
Answer:
Executive Privilege
Question:
Conservatives would prefer which of the following
practices of the judiciary?
a. Judicial Activism
, b. Judicial Restraint
Answer:
Judicial Restraint
Question:
New York has 32 electoral votes. Candidate A wins New
York with 45% of the vote. How many electoral votes will
be awarded to Candidate A?
Answer:
32
Question:
Which Article of the Constitution covers the Judicial
Branch?
Answer:
Article 3 (III)
Question:
Which of the powers of the policy process is primarily
performed by the Supreme Court?
Answer:
Evaluate
Question:
What are the roles of the president as listed by the
text/lecture notes?
Answer:
Chief Executive, Chief of State, Chief Legislator, Commander in Chief, Chief
Diplomat, Chief of the Party
Question:
What do we call a ruling of the Supreme Court that they
want a lower court to re-evaluate the decision that lower
court made?
Answer:
Remand
Question:
At a bare minimum, how many electoral votes does a
presidential candidate need to get to win an election
outright?
Answer:
A Majority
Question:
Which of the Articles of the Constitution deals with the
'Executive Branch?'
FINAL EXAM REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
What is the term for "Rewarding individuals with
government jobs for their support in an election?"
Answer:
Political Patronage
Question:
Generally, a person who is white, male, white collar, older
and wealthy will vote for this party.
Answer:
Republican Party
Question:
We call those individuals of government that you and I
are most likely to do business with?
Answer:
Street Level Bureaucrats
Question:
Finish the following: "Before the ________ branch can
Implement, the ____________ branch must Adopt."
Answer:
1. Executive 2. Adopt
Question:
Which of the powers of the policy process is primarily
performed by the President?
Answer:
Implement
Question:
What do we call "The right of the president and those
executive officials accorded that right by the president to
withhold information from, or to refuse to appear before,
a legislative committee?"
Answer:
Executive Privilege
Question:
Conservatives would prefer which of the following
practices of the judiciary?
a. Judicial Activism
, b. Judicial Restraint
Answer:
Judicial Restraint
Question:
New York has 32 electoral votes. Candidate A wins New
York with 45% of the vote. How many electoral votes will
be awarded to Candidate A?
Answer:
32
Question:
Which Article of the Constitution covers the Judicial
Branch?
Answer:
Article 3 (III)
Question:
Which of the powers of the policy process is primarily
performed by the Supreme Court?
Answer:
Evaluate
Question:
What are the roles of the president as listed by the
text/lecture notes?
Answer:
Chief Executive, Chief of State, Chief Legislator, Commander in Chief, Chief
Diplomat, Chief of the Party
Question:
What do we call a ruling of the Supreme Court that they
want a lower court to re-evaluate the decision that lower
court made?
Answer:
Remand
Question:
At a bare minimum, how many electoral votes does a
presidential candidate need to get to win an election
outright?
Answer:
A Majority
Question:
Which of the Articles of the Constitution deals with the
'Executive Branch?'
