Which of the following statements provides the best characterization of the members
of the White House staff?
Select one:
a. The White House staff is a loose collection of bureaucrats who are loyal to
executive agencies.
b. The White House staff is composed of advisers who do whatever is in the best
interest of the president.
c. The White House staff is composed of policy specialists who have little personal
loyalty to the president.
d. The White House staff is the link between executive agencies in the bureaucracy
and Congress.
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b. The White House staff is composed of advisers who do whatever is in the
best interest of the president.
If a judge believes that she should defer to the decisions made by elected
representatives whenever possible, she likely believes in which of the following?
Select one:
a. judicial activism
b. the attitudinal model of decision making
c. originalism
d. judicial restraint
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d. judicial restraint
Which of the following organizations contains a broad array of the president's foreign
policy advisers, including the secretary of defense, the secretary of state, the chair of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the director of national intelligence?
Select one:
a. the Department of Homeland Security
b. NATO
c. the National Security Council
d. the Central Intelligence Agency
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c. the National Security Council
,The fact that 43 percent of people filing income tax returns in 2013 paid no income
tax at all is partly explained by the fact that the income tax is __________.
Select one:
a. regressive
b. progressive
c. proportional
d. flat
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b. progressive
Which presidential power is checked by required approval of the Senate with a two-
thirds vote?
Select one:
a. extending diplomatic recognition to foreign governments
b. terminating relations with other nations
c. negotiating treaties with other nations
d. negotiating executive agreements with foreign heads of state
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c. negotiating treaties with other nations
Financially, who benefits the most from the military-industrial complex?
Select one:
a. Congress
b. the president
c. defense contractors
d. taxpayers
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c. defense contractors
What distinguishes the contemporary presidency from the institution originally
envisioned by the Framers of the Constitution?
a. The contemporary presidency is much more powerful.
b. The contemporary presidency is less involved in the development of foreign policy.
c. The contemporary presidency exhibits a greater level of deference to Congress in
budgetary matters.
d. Contemporary presidents are more cautious in advocating for their legislative
agendas.
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a. The contemporary presidency is much more powerful.
Which of the following citizens would be ineligible to become president?
Select one:
a. a natural-born citizen
b. someone who is 37 years old
c. someone who has lived in the United States for 20 years
d. someone who has already been elected president twice
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d. someone who has already been elected president twice
of the White House staff?
Select one:
a. The White House staff is a loose collection of bureaucrats who are loyal to
executive agencies.
b. The White House staff is composed of advisers who do whatever is in the best
interest of the president.
c. The White House staff is composed of policy specialists who have little personal
loyalty to the president.
d. The White House staff is the link between executive agencies in the bureaucracy
and Congress.
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b. The White House staff is composed of advisers who do whatever is in the
best interest of the president.
If a judge believes that she should defer to the decisions made by elected
representatives whenever possible, she likely believes in which of the following?
Select one:
a. judicial activism
b. the attitudinal model of decision making
c. originalism
d. judicial restraint
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d. judicial restraint
Which of the following organizations contains a broad array of the president's foreign
policy advisers, including the secretary of defense, the secretary of state, the chair of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the director of national intelligence?
Select one:
a. the Department of Homeland Security
b. NATO
c. the National Security Council
d. the Central Intelligence Agency
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c. the National Security Council
,The fact that 43 percent of people filing income tax returns in 2013 paid no income
tax at all is partly explained by the fact that the income tax is __________.
Select one:
a. regressive
b. progressive
c. proportional
d. flat
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b. progressive
Which presidential power is checked by required approval of the Senate with a two-
thirds vote?
Select one:
a. extending diplomatic recognition to foreign governments
b. terminating relations with other nations
c. negotiating treaties with other nations
d. negotiating executive agreements with foreign heads of state
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c. negotiating treaties with other nations
Financially, who benefits the most from the military-industrial complex?
Select one:
a. Congress
b. the president
c. defense contractors
d. taxpayers
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c. defense contractors
What distinguishes the contemporary presidency from the institution originally
envisioned by the Framers of the Constitution?
a. The contemporary presidency is much more powerful.
b. The contemporary presidency is less involved in the development of foreign policy.
c. The contemporary presidency exhibits a greater level of deference to Congress in
budgetary matters.
d. Contemporary presidents are more cautious in advocating for their legislative
agendas.
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a. The contemporary presidency is much more powerful.
Which of the following citizens would be ineligible to become president?
Select one:
a. a natural-born citizen
b. someone who is 37 years old
c. someone who has lived in the United States for 20 years
d. someone who has already been elected president twice
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d. someone who has already been elected president twice
