In the Federalist papers, James Madison expressed the view that political factions
a. are central to the creation of a free nation
b. are undesirable but inevitable in a free nation
What is undesirable but inevitable
100
Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the Democratic Party's national convention
a. It selects the state party chairmen
b. It has super delegates not chosen by the state primaries and caucuses
What is selects state party chairmen
100
Which of the following is a correct statement about PAC's
a. The number of PAC's has remained relatively stable over the last decade
b. the amount of money that PAC's can contribute directly to an individual candidate is limited by law
What is amount of money is limited.
100
A cloture motion passed in the Senate does which of the following?
a. cuts off debate on a bill
b. returns a bill to committee
What is cuts off debate on a bill
100
When none of the presidential candidates receives a majority of the votes in the electoral college, the winner is chosen by the
a. House of Representatives only
b. Senate only
What is House of Reps
200
In a federal system of government, political power is primarily
a. divided between a central government and regional government
b. divided between regional government and local government
What is divided between central and regional
200
Registered voters directly elect which of the following
a. President and vice President
b. Members of the House and Senate
What is members of House and Senate
200
An interest group would likely have the greatest influence on policy matters involving
a. narrow issues, only a few interest groups, and technical information
b. areas in which members of Congress have considerable expertise and commitment
What is narrow issues
200
The boundary lines of congressional districts are drawn by
a. state governors
b. state legislatures
What is state legislatures
200
In order to convict and remove an impeached president, it takes
a. two-thirds vote in the Senate
b. a two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives
What is two-thirds vote in the Senate
300
The constitution as ratified in 1788, provided for popular vote for
a. election of president
b. election of senators
c. none of the above
What is none
300
When selecting a vice presidential candidate, a presidential nominee is usually concerned primarily with choosing a running mate who
a. adds balance and appeal to the national ticket
b. can effectively preside over the Senate
What is balance and appeal
300
An interest group is most likely to have influence in Congress when the issue at stake
a. is part of the President's legislative agenda
b. is narrow in scope and low in public visibility
What is narrow in scope
300
The congressional system of standing committees is significant because it
a. fosters the development of expertise by its members
b. insulates decision making from the influence of special interests.
What is fosters the development of expertise
300
Supporters of granting the President a line-item veto would most likely argue that this power would increase a President's ability to
a. control federal spending
b. work effectively with the cabinet
What is control federal spending
400
The framers of the Constitution all believed that one of the primary functions of government is
a. educating citizens
b. protecting individual property rights
What is property rights
400
Which of the following is true of the electoral college system?
a. it encourages candidates to concentrate their campaigns in competitive, populous states
b. it tends to make presidential elections appear closer than they are
What is concentrate in competitive, populous states
400
Interest groups and political parties both promote United States democracy by
a. expressing detailed, ideologically distinct programs
b. linking citizens to the political process
What is linking citizens to the political process
400
A committee chair in the House of Representatives is always
a. the member with the longest service in the house
b. member of the majority party in the chamber
What is member of the majority party
400
Which of the following is true of an executive agreement made between a US President and another head of state
a. It is binding on all succeeding Presidents and Congress
b. It does not require Senate approval, but may require congressional allocation of funds for implementation
What is it doesn't require Senate approval
500
One example of constitutional checks and balances is
a. presidential vetoes of laws can be overrideen by a simple majority vote in both the House and the Senate
b. the House can impeach federal judges and the president, and the Senate holds the impeachment trial
What is impeach judges and the president.
500
The primary election system of selecting presidential candidates has had which of the following effects?
a. it has increased the importance of state party organizations
b. it has loosened the hold of party leaders over the nomination process
What is loosened the hold of party leaders.
500
Which of the following form an iron triangle
a. Interest group, Senate majority leader, House majority leader
b. Executive department, Congressional committee, interest group
What is Ex. department, Congressional Committee and interest group.
500
The committee that resolves differences between House and Senate versions of a bill is called a
a. special committee
b. conference committee
What is conference committee
500
The War Powers Resolution was designed to
a. assure congressional involvement in decisions committing military forces in hostile situations overseas
b. ensure funding for military operations lasting more than 60 days.