Chapter 9 Key Concepts Quiz

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. The president's decision not to sign a bill during the ten-day period following its passage while Congress has adjourned leads to what?

Signing statement correct incorrect

Pocket veto correct incorrect

Veto threat correct incorrect

Protracted veto correct incorrect

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. When a president refuses to sign a bill and sends it back to Congress he is doing what?

Going public correct incorrect

Executing an executive order correct incorrect

Vetoing the bill correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. A message accompanying a bill signed by the president that becomes part of the bill's legislative history is known as a __________________.

President's mark correct incorrect

Presidential memorandum correct incorrect

Signing statement correct incorrect

Executive statement correct incorrect

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. The War Powers Act does which of the following?

Authorizes Congress to step in and withdraw support from a military action after it has begun. correct incorrect

Delegates the power to declare war to the president. correct incorrect

Restricts Congress' ability to withdraw troops from any military conflict unless war has been declared correct incorrect

Grants the president the power to appropriate money for military action correct incorrect

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. What does it mean when a president is "going public?"

He is beginning to campaign for reelection correct incorrect

He is addressing a joint session of Congress about an issue he cares about correct incorrect

He is responding to a scandal publicized by the media or an interest group correct incorrect

He is focusing public attention on an issue to pressure members of Congress for their support correct incorrect

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. Divided government is best defined by which of the following?

When the public approves more of Congress than the president's job performance. correct incorrect

When the opposite party of the president has a majority in at least one chamber of Congress. correct incorrect

When the Supreme Court majority is ideologically opposed to the president. correct incorrect

When one party controls both chambers of Congress and the presidency. correct incorrect

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. Unified government is best defined by which of the following?

When the opposite party of the president has a majority in at least one chamber of Congress. correct incorrect

When the president's approval rating is above 80% correct incorrect

When the opposite party of the president has a majority both chambers of Congress. correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is a unilateral act by the president that has the force of law?

Executive order correct incorrect

Presidential memorandum correct incorrect

Signing statement correct incorrect

Both a and b correct incorrect

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. Once officially executed, which of the following is printed in The Federal Register and has the force of law?

State of the union address correct incorrect

Presidential memorandum correct incorrect

Executive order correct incorrect

No action by the president is ever printed in The Federal Register correct incorrect

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. Judicial review gives the Supreme Court the power to do what?

Declare laws unconstitutional correct incorrect

Redistribute funds from one federal agency to another correct incorrect

Remove the president from office correct incorrect

Create federal agencies correct incorrect

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. Judicial review was established by which of the following?

Marbury v. Madison correct incorrect

Article III, Section 2 correct incorrect

11^th Amendment correct incorrect

Shelby County v. Holder correct incorrect

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. Highly specialized employees of interest groups who use their vast resources and expertise to provide information to members of Congress about issues and bills of interest are known as what?

Beltway insiders correct incorrect

Lobbyists correct incorrect

Congressional wallflowers correct incorrect

Congressional influencers correct incorrect

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. Removal of the president from office requires what?

Unanimous support from the Supreme Court correct incorrect

Support of 2/3 of House members correct incorrect

Consent from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court correct incorrect

Support of 2/3 of senators correct incorrect

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. When a law is not being implemented as Congress intended, which of the following actors might notify Congress?

Agency staffers correct incorrect

Lobbyists correct incorrect

Journalists correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. The federal court system is structured by which of the following?

Article III, Section 1 correct incorrect

Congress correct incorrect

Article III, Section 2 correct incorrect

The Supreme Court's Proclamation of 1789 correct incorrect