Unit 5 (part A) EOY Review Congress and the President 1. All of the following were powers that the Constitution 7. Which type of committee is formed exclusively to hammer out explicitly gave to Congress EXCEPT: differences between the House and the Senate? a. to establish a national bank a. standing committees b. to borrow money b. committees of the whole c. to establish a post office and post roads c. joint committees d. to create courts d. select committees e. to raise and support an army and navy e. conference committees

2. Today the expressed powers of Congress listed in Article I of 8. Today committee chairmen are selected by the Constitution a. the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of a. strictly limit the powers exercised by Congress the Senate b. limit congressional powers very little since so many other b. the seniority system; the committee member from the powers have evolved majority party that has been on the committee the longest is c. form the framework for policymaking and the basis of automatically named chairman congressional powers through the years c. the seniority system largely, but the membership of the d. have been changed extensively through the formal majority party may select them by secret ballot amendment process d. the president e. are open to constant reinterpretation by the Supreme Court e. the electorate

3. Which of the following is a special power granted by the 9. Which of the following are important powers of the Rules Constitution to the House of Representatives? Committee? a. The House must confirm all presidential nominations to I. setting time limits on floor debate federal office. II. deciding whether or not amendments will be allowed b. The president must seek the "advise and consent" of the from the floor House on all treaties with foreign countries. III. deciding which bills may be allowed to go to the floor c. All bills of revenue must originate in the House. IV. deciding whether or not amendments must be germane d. The House has exclusive control of all bills of revenue. to the bill e. The House has the Constitutional right to form a Committee a. I, II, and III only of the Whole to simplify the lawmaking process. b. I and II only c. I, II, III, and IV 4. All of the following accurately describe the organization of the d. III and IV only House and Senate EXCEPT: e. I, II and IV only a. Time limits on debate are set in the House; no time limits are set in the Senate 10. Congressional caucuses b. The House forms a Committee of the Whole; the Senate a. decide who will hold key leadership positions in Congress does not. b. are primarily social groups of representatives or senators c. The House may prohibit amendments to a bill on the floor; c. almost always based their membership on ideological points the Senate may not. of view d. The Senate has a Rules Committee; the House does not. d. make recommendations to the president regarding action e. Both Houses consider legislation in legislative committees. on bills that he must sign e. act informally, but they often actively promote their issue or 5. The office of the Speaker of the House is special interest a. much more powerful today than ever before b. controversial; many representatives believe that it should 11. All of the following are characteristics of members of be abolished Congress EXCEPT: c. so much les powerful than it was at the turn of the century a. Most are male. that the office of the majority leader is now more powerful b. Most are from upper-middle or upper income backgrounds. d. less powerful than it was at the turn of the century, but still c. Representatives are generally older than are senators. a powerful position d. Most are Protestant. e. almost powerless today, but is an important ceremonial e. Most are white. position 6. Which of the following is a largely ceremonial position in the 12. A bill debated under "closed rules" Senate? a. can exist only in the Senate a. majority leader b. may be considered with strict time limits and no b. minority leader amendments allowed from the floor. c. president pro tempore c. exists in both houses, but may have nongermane d. majority whip amendments only in the Senate e. minority whip d. may have strict time limits, but amendments from the floor a. commands the armed services must always be allowed b. makes treaties with foreign nations, with the "advice and e. may have amendments from the floor, but no time limits consent" of the Senate may be imposed c. appoints ambassadors and judges, with the "advice and consent" of the Senate 13. Racial gerrymandering d. may veto a bill passed by Congress I. involves rearranging district lines to allow a minority e. may exercise executive privilege representative to be elected II. is controversial 19. Which of the following accurately describes the president's III. was proven unconstitutional by the "one person, one line-item veto power? vote" Supreme Court decision a. The president never has had a line-item veto power. a. I and II only b. The president has always had a line-item veto power. b. I and III only c. The president has had the line-item veto power since 1997. c. II and III only d. The president's line-item veto power was declared d. I only unconstitutional in 1997. e. I, II, and III e. Presidents have always resisted the line-item veto power.

14. All of the following are hurdles a bill must pass in BOTH (refer to the following quote to answer questions 27 and 28) houses before it becomes a law EXCEPT: There is no "absolute unqualified Presidential privilege of a. committee consideration and debate immunity from judicial process under all circumstances." b. the Rules Committee 20. The above is a quote from c. Floor debate a. Article II of the Constitution d. a vote by a quorum of the membership b. the Federalist #51 e. presidential signature or veto c. United States v. Nixon d. the Bill of Rights 15. The practice of one member of Congress supporting another e. Raines v. Byrd member's pet project in return for support for his or her own project is known as 21. The quote helps to define the presidential power of a. pork barrel legislation a. treaty negotiation b. logrolling b. persuasion c. gerrymandering c. impoundment d. incumbency d. executive privilege e. filibustering e. appointment of federal officials

16. Which of the following is a constitutional duty of the vice 22. The concept of "divided government" refers to president? a. a president of one party, the vice president from another a. to assist the president in performing his duties b. division of power between national and state levels b. to be an ambassador-at-large to foreign countries c. one house of Congress one party as the majority, the majority c. to preside over the House of Representatives of the other house being from the other party d. to preside over the Senate d. elected officials vs. appointed officials e. to give the "State of the Union" message e. Congress having a majority party that is different from the party affiliation of the president 17. Which of the following are true statements regarding the qualifications for the presidency? 23. A party's vice presidential candidate is usually chosen by I. No president has been close to the minimum age a. a direct general election requirement (35) when elected to the office. b. the party convention delegates II. No one born in another country has ever been president. c. the party "bosses" III. No one has ever served as president who has lived in the d. the primaries United States for at least fourteen years. e. the party's presidential candidate a. I and II only b. I, II, and III 24. Which of the following government officials are appointed by c. I and III only the president, but do NOT need to be confirmed by the Senate? d. II and III only a. the White House Staff e. II only b. the Executive Office of the President c. Cabinet members d. Supreme Court justices e. judges in District and Appellate Courts 25. All of the following are agencies in the Executive Office of 18. All of the following are expressed presidential powers in the the president EXCEPT: Constitution EXCEPT: a. Office of Management and Budget b. Central Intelligence Agency a. Only the president and v ice president of the United States c. National Space and Aeronautic Administration b. the president, vice president, court justices and other civil d. Council of Economic Advisers officers e. Office of Personnel Management c. The president, vice president, and members of Congress d. only members of Congress and the president 26. All of the following were appointed as cabinet positions by e. only Supreme Court justices George Washington EXCEPT: a. Secretary of State 32. Which of the following Weberian principles did the Pendleton b. Secretary of the Interior Act reinforce? c. Secretary of War a. hierarchical authoirty structure d. Attorney General b. task specialization e. Secretary of the Treasury c. extensive rules d. the merit principle 27. Under the 22nd Amendment, which of the following would e. impersonality be ineligible to run for president? a. a sitting president running for a third full term ESSAY/SHORT RESPONSE QUESTIONS: b. a sitting vice president who had never run for president before 2008- A number of factors enable presidents to exert influence over c. a sitting president who had served 1 1/2 years of a previous Congress in the area of domestic policy. However, presidents are also president's term plus one full term of his own limited in their influence over domestic policymaking in Congress. d. a sitting president running for a second term a. The Constitution grants the president certain enumerated e. a sitting vice president who had been president for one term powers. Describe two of these informal powers that enable before the president to exert influence over domestic policy. b. Choose two of the following. Define each term and explain 28. Today if a president becomes ill and cannot fulfill his duties, how each limits the president’s ability to influence domestic policymaking in Congress. who determines whether he vice president becomes acting president?  Mandatory spending a. the vice president alone  Party polarization b. the White House staff, with the approval of Congress  Lame-duck period c. both houses of Congress, but no one from the executive 2007- Conflicts between Congress and the President over war powers branch have their origin in the US Constitution. In 1973 Congress passed the War Powers Resolution in an attempt to clarify the balance of powers d. the vice president and the cabinet, but only with the approval between the two branches of government. of Congress a. Describe the primary conflict between Congress and e. the vice president and the cabinet, but if the president the President over the decision to go to war. disagrees, Congress decides the issue. b. Describe the 2 provisions of the WPR that were designed to limit the President’s power over war 29. According to the 25th Amendment, when the office of vice making president is vacated c. The WPR has received mixed reviews, but Congress a. it remains open until the next election has other powers over war making. Other than the b. it is automatically filled by the Speaker of the House of constitutional power that you described in (a), Representatives identify and explain 2 other formal powers Congress c. it is automatically filled by the president pro tempore of the has over war making. Senate 2003- Presidential approval ratings fluctuate over the course of each d. it is filled by the president's appointment, with both houses of presidential administration. Congress approving the nomination. a. Identify 2 factors that decrease presidential approval rations e. it is filled by the president's appointment, but the approval of and explain why each has that effect. Congress is not necessary b. Identify 2 factors that increase presidential approval ratings and explain why each has that effect. 1999- Is Congress effective in exercising legislative oversight of the 30.What characteristic distinguishes the presidential/vice federal bureaucracy? Support your answer by doing ONE of the presidential team of Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller? following. a. They are the only team in U.S. history that come from the  Explain two specific methods Congress uses to exercise same state. effective oversight of the federal bureaucracy. b. Both filled positions vacated by the death of the previous OR occupant.  Give two specific explanations for the failure of Congress to c. Neither of them was elected to their respective offices by the exercise effective oversight of federal bureaucracy. American public. d. Both had held their respective positions previously. e. Both resigned before they completed their terms of office.

Unit Four Answers 31. According to the Constitution, who can be impeached from 1. a public office? 2. c 3. c 19. d 4. d 20. c 5. d 21. d 6. c 22. e 7. e 23. e 8. c 24. a 9. a 25. c 10. e 26. b 11. c 27. a 12. b 28. d 13. a 29. d 14. b 30 . c 15. b 31. b 16. D 32. d 17. a 18. e