POLS-102 EXAM 2 AND FINAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | 2025
What portion of the US House of Representatives is subject to re-election every
two-years? - ANSWER 100% (all of them)
What do we call an election where the U.S. President is on the ballot and is
elected along with many Congress members who are from his own party? -
ANSWER Presidential Coattails
What do we call an election where the US President is NOT on the ballot and
many Congress members who are from his own party lose re-election? -
ANSWER Midterm Referendum
Term limits are an interesting idea that keeps coming up over time. Which of these
statements is false? - ANSWER 1. Many states including California have them
for state legislators.
2. The Constitution imposes term limits on presidents.
3. The Supreme Court has made term limits imposed by states on their federal
legislators unconstitutional.
4. Term limits would reduce the amount of seniority that members of Congress
could accure.
5. There are term limits for the US Supreme Court.
Answer: 5
, Term limits are an interesting idea that keeps coming up over time. Which of these
statements is true? - ANSWER Term limits might be unpopular in small states
because seniority gives their fewer members more power.
The US Constitution provides that cabinet members are appointed by -
ANSWER President and Senate
The US Constitution provides that cabinet members are removed by: -
ANSWER 1. House of Representatives and Senate
2. President and House of Representatives
3. President and Senate
4. All of these
5. None of these
Answer: None of these
In a presidential system, the president serves as: - ANSWER Both head of
government and head of state
The symbol of a country's people, and their formal representative in the
international community, is called the: - ANSWER Head of State
How are war powers divided between the President and Congress? Is it correct to
say that Congress is empowered to declare war? - ANSWER Both houses of
Congress approve war declaration and President signs it.
How is a presidential veto over-ridden? - ANSWER By a two-thirds majority in
both House and Senate
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | 2025
What portion of the US House of Representatives is subject to re-election every
two-years? - ANSWER 100% (all of them)
What do we call an election where the U.S. President is on the ballot and is
elected along with many Congress members who are from his own party? -
ANSWER Presidential Coattails
What do we call an election where the US President is NOT on the ballot and
many Congress members who are from his own party lose re-election? -
ANSWER Midterm Referendum
Term limits are an interesting idea that keeps coming up over time. Which of these
statements is false? - ANSWER 1. Many states including California have them
for state legislators.
2. The Constitution imposes term limits on presidents.
3. The Supreme Court has made term limits imposed by states on their federal
legislators unconstitutional.
4. Term limits would reduce the amount of seniority that members of Congress
could accure.
5. There are term limits for the US Supreme Court.
Answer: 5
, Term limits are an interesting idea that keeps coming up over time. Which of these
statements is true? - ANSWER Term limits might be unpopular in small states
because seniority gives their fewer members more power.
The US Constitution provides that cabinet members are appointed by -
ANSWER President and Senate
The US Constitution provides that cabinet members are removed by: -
ANSWER 1. House of Representatives and Senate
2. President and House of Representatives
3. President and Senate
4. All of these
5. None of these
Answer: None of these
In a presidential system, the president serves as: - ANSWER Both head of
government and head of state
The symbol of a country's people, and their formal representative in the
international community, is called the: - ANSWER Head of State
How are war powers divided between the President and Congress? Is it correct to
say that Congress is empowered to declare war? - ANSWER Both houses of
Congress approve war declaration and President signs it.
How is a presidential veto over-ridden? - ANSWER By a two-thirds majority in
both House and Senate
