POLS 1101 TESTED EXAM QUESTIONS
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The Constitution grants most policymaking powers to the ______. - Answer-Congress
Theoretically, executive orders are ______. - Answer-directions to bureaucratic
agencies on how laws are to be implemented
Inherent powers are ______. - Answer-presidential powers not explicitly discussed in
the Constitution
Compared to members of Congress, presidents need to take what approach in setting
policy goals? - Answer-take a more expansive view of the national interest
Many presidents have been concerned with the image that they project to the public or,
as Barbour and Wright describe it, their presidential ______. - Answer-style
Barbour and Wright believe that bureaucrats ______. - Answer-make national, state,
and local governments work for us
The 1883 law that began the process of civil service reform at the federal level is the
______ Act. - Answer-Pendleton
The only federal department that is not headed by a secretary is the Department of
______. - Answer-Justice
As bureaucrats begin to identify with their jobs, ______. - Answer-they internalize the
idea that what is good for their agency is good for them
A provision of the Privacy Act of 1974 ______. - Answer-creates procedures by which
errors in bureaucratic records may be fixed
Barbour and Wright state that both Hobbes and Locke imagined in their discussion of
social contract theory a pre-political world in which ______. - Answer-life for average
individuals was unpleasant
Edicts created by governments that prohibit specific behaviors that legislators believe
are harmful to the public good are called ______. - Answer-criminal laws
, The power of the federal judiciary to examine the actions of the other branches and
invalidate them if they are contrary to the Constitution is called judicial ______. -
Answer-review
A strict constructionist would claim that the meaning of the Constitution should be
altered by ______. - Answer-amending the document
The Latin phrase amicus curiae refers to ______. - Answer-a brief filed by a party
seeking to persuade the Court to decide a case in a certain way
The term public opinion refers to ______. - Answer-citizens collective beliefs on the
important issues of the day
Barbour and Wright declare that tolerance is vital to democracies because it ______. -
Answer-permits compromise to take place
Individuals whose ideology and political views were shaped by events in their youth
______. - Answer-are referred to as members of a political generation
Adjusting polling results so that they accurately reflect population demographics is
called ______. - Answer-weighting
Most Americans fail to meet the criteria for ideal democratic citizens because they
______. - Answer-tend to act on their own self-interest
______ refers to taking sides in political debates due to loyalty to a cause. - Answer-
Partisanship
Party identification is the ______. - Answer-affinity that many voters have for a particular
political party
According to James Madison in Federalist No. 10, groups of citizens who are united by
some passion and are opposed to the interests of the whole community are known as
______ - Answer-factions
Solidary benefits arise from ______. - Answer-interactions between group members
The practice of lobbyists taking positions in government, then returning to lobbying, and
often repeating the cycle, is known as ______. - Answer-the revolving door
Compared to elections in most other democratic countries, those in the United States
______. - Answer-occur more frequently
The term government refers to ______. - Answer-a set of institutions for exerting
authority over a group of people
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE
The Constitution grants most policymaking powers to the ______. - Answer-Congress
Theoretically, executive orders are ______. - Answer-directions to bureaucratic
agencies on how laws are to be implemented
Inherent powers are ______. - Answer-presidential powers not explicitly discussed in
the Constitution
Compared to members of Congress, presidents need to take what approach in setting
policy goals? - Answer-take a more expansive view of the national interest
Many presidents have been concerned with the image that they project to the public or,
as Barbour and Wright describe it, their presidential ______. - Answer-style
Barbour and Wright believe that bureaucrats ______. - Answer-make national, state,
and local governments work for us
The 1883 law that began the process of civil service reform at the federal level is the
______ Act. - Answer-Pendleton
The only federal department that is not headed by a secretary is the Department of
______. - Answer-Justice
As bureaucrats begin to identify with their jobs, ______. - Answer-they internalize the
idea that what is good for their agency is good for them
A provision of the Privacy Act of 1974 ______. - Answer-creates procedures by which
errors in bureaucratic records may be fixed
Barbour and Wright state that both Hobbes and Locke imagined in their discussion of
social contract theory a pre-political world in which ______. - Answer-life for average
individuals was unpleasant
Edicts created by governments that prohibit specific behaviors that legislators believe
are harmful to the public good are called ______. - Answer-criminal laws
, The power of the federal judiciary to examine the actions of the other branches and
invalidate them if they are contrary to the Constitution is called judicial ______. -
Answer-review
A strict constructionist would claim that the meaning of the Constitution should be
altered by ______. - Answer-amending the document
The Latin phrase amicus curiae refers to ______. - Answer-a brief filed by a party
seeking to persuade the Court to decide a case in a certain way
The term public opinion refers to ______. - Answer-citizens collective beliefs on the
important issues of the day
Barbour and Wright declare that tolerance is vital to democracies because it ______. -
Answer-permits compromise to take place
Individuals whose ideology and political views were shaped by events in their youth
______. - Answer-are referred to as members of a political generation
Adjusting polling results so that they accurately reflect population demographics is
called ______. - Answer-weighting
Most Americans fail to meet the criteria for ideal democratic citizens because they
______. - Answer-tend to act on their own self-interest
______ refers to taking sides in political debates due to loyalty to a cause. - Answer-
Partisanship
Party identification is the ______. - Answer-affinity that many voters have for a particular
political party
According to James Madison in Federalist No. 10, groups of citizens who are united by
some passion and are opposed to the interests of the whole community are known as
______ - Answer-factions
Solidary benefits arise from ______. - Answer-interactions between group members
The practice of lobbyists taking positions in government, then returning to lobbying, and
often repeating the cycle, is known as ______. - Answer-the revolving door
Compared to elections in most other democratic countries, those in the United States
______. - Answer-occur more frequently
The term government refers to ______. - Answer-a set of institutions for exerting
authority over a group of people
