POLS 1101 TEST QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
A _________ ____________ is an announcement the president makes about his
interpretation of a congressional enactment he is signing into law. - Answer-signing
statements
The president's State of Union address is mandated by the ______________. - Answer-
constitution
The turning point in American politics toward a president-centered government came
during the administration of __________________ ______________. - Answer-Franklin
Roosevelt
Richard Nixon claimed _________ ____________ when he refused to turn over secret
White House tapes to congressional investigators. - Answer-executive privilege
Use of the presidential __________ varies considerably across presidential
administrations, and they-re not often overridden. - Answer-veto
___________ _____________ _________ is the only person to have served both as
president ad as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. - Answer-William Howard Taft
A confrontational legal system under which each party presents its version of events is
referred to as a(n) ____________ system. - Answer-adversarial
____________ of the U.S. Constitution establishes the judicial branch of government. -
Answer-Article III
According to the U.S. Constitution, the ___________ has the authority to create lower
courts. - Answer-Congress
The lawful authority of a court to hear a case if referred to as its _____________. -
Answer-jurisdiction
The equal protection clause is found in the _______________ of the U.S. Constitution. -
Answer-14th Amendment
CORRECT ANSWERS
A _________ ____________ is an announcement the president makes about his
interpretation of a congressional enactment he is signing into law. - Answer-signing
statements
The president's State of Union address is mandated by the ______________. - Answer-
constitution
The turning point in American politics toward a president-centered government came
during the administration of __________________ ______________. - Answer-Franklin
Roosevelt
Richard Nixon claimed _________ ____________ when he refused to turn over secret
White House tapes to congressional investigators. - Answer-executive privilege
Use of the presidential __________ varies considerably across presidential
administrations, and they-re not often overridden. - Answer-veto
___________ _____________ _________ is the only person to have served both as
president ad as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. - Answer-William Howard Taft
A confrontational legal system under which each party presents its version of events is
referred to as a(n) ____________ system. - Answer-adversarial
____________ of the U.S. Constitution establishes the judicial branch of government. -
Answer-Article III
According to the U.S. Constitution, the ___________ has the authority to create lower
courts. - Answer-Congress
The lawful authority of a court to hear a case if referred to as its _____________. -
Answer-jurisdiction
The equal protection clause is found in the _______________ of the U.S. Constitution. -
Answer-14th Amendment
