PSCI GOV 180

Final Examination Study Guide.

"A commercial endorsing the public friendly policies of a presidential candidate" would this be
referred to as mostly "unmediated" or "meditate" ?

unmediated.

_______ review is the power of courts to review acts of government and strike down those that
violate the Constitution.

Judicial review.

A certain trade association offers its members advice and information on laws and regulations
that affect them and also runs training programs for them. These aids are not available to nonmembers. These aids are examples of:

selective benefits.

A person who believes in rugged individualism is most likely to believe in:

the negative view of government.

All citizens in a country have a right to be protected by the police and none of the citizens can
be prevented from availing this right. Here, protection provided by the police is an example of
a(n):

public good.

Amy, after her divorce with Nick, filed for the custody of her child, Lia. Nick too, wanted the
custody of Lia. Which of the following statements is true with regard to this situation?

Amy is the plaintiff.

Courts designated as U.S. _____ are trial courts and this is where most federal cases originate.

district courts.

Gary Luke, an employee of an iron industry recently suffered a workplace related accident. In
spite of repeated requests, his employer is not ready to reimburse the expenses he incurred

during the treatment. In order to get justice from his employer. Gary Luke should approach his
companys _____ ________.

labor union.

Is this true or false regarding a "veto"?

It is a constitutional power of a president to reject legislation passed by the legislature.

True.

Morning news on AN TV, a news station, has a ten-minute section called 'Morning coffee
stories'. This section features light and humorous stories which aim at enlivening the morning
news program. Which of the following media functions is served by Morning coffee stories?

Providing entertainment

One of the __________ features of bureaucracy is that employees may be more interested in
putting in their time until they reach retirement age than in doing the work expected of them.

dysfunctional.

Presidents who have little remaining leverage to accomplish their policy goals are ____ ducks?

Lame.

Programming designed to appeal to a particular segment of the population is known as _____.

narrowcasting

Regarding the New Deal, It is the title given by Franklin D. Roosevelt to characterize the many
reform proposals offered during the 1930s to move the United States out of the Great
Depression. True or False?

True.

Regarding the presidential role of chief diplomat: The president of the United States travels to
Britain to form an alliance of mutual support during times of natural calamities and wars.
True or False?

True.

The _____ was a coordinating practice established in the 1930s to review all legislative
proposals arising from executive branch agencies in light of the president's agenda to determine
whether they were consistent or inconsistent with those goals.

central clearance

The ______ ________ is public money used to meet local needs that lack a sound public
purpose?

Pork barrel

The _________ Act of ____ : established lower federal courts in the United States and defined
the Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction.

Judiciary,1789.

The interest paid on the national debt reflects the:

cost of running a budget deficit.

The presidential role of chief budgeter was established by the Budget and Accounting Act of
1921, which instituted more regular ________ ___ _______ and ________ a _______ _______
budget.

procedures for creating and overseeing a unified federal budget.

The role played by reporters in vetting and verifying information and news sources in order to
prevent publication of inaccurate information is known as _____.

gatekeeping

The Unitary executive doctrine represents the controversial view of the president's constitutional
authority, espoused by the George W. Bush administration, that rejects congressional or judicial
encroachments on executive authority and asserts the right of presidents to take actions that
might even violate the law. True Or False?

True.

True or False of congressional staff?

Committee staffers tend to be policy specialists who assist with law making and oversight.

True.

We are the People is an interest group that works for the rights of the GLBT community in the
city of Citadel where homosexual marriages are illegal. They have come to know that their
legislator, Samuel, strongly believes in marriage rights for homosexuals. They approached him
and he has consented to do everything possible in order to help the group achieve its goals.
"Samuel is We are the Peoples:"

champion.

Which "committee" is a powerful committee in the House of Representatives that reviews all
bills to determine the guidelines for debate and amendment under which they will be
considered on the floor.

Rules Committee.

Which among the following courts were originally called the circuit courts?

U.S. courts of appeals

Which of the following best describes the president's role of a chief diplomat?

It is the role established in Article II of the Constitution regarding the president's powers to
conduct foreign affairs.

Which of the following is true about the selection of judges of Supreme Court?

The American Bar Association (ABA) reviews the professional qualifications of all federal judicial
nominees, including Supreme Court nominees, and rates each one.

Which of the following is true of a standing committee?

Its responsibilities carry over from one Congress to the next, as does much of its membership.

Which of the following terms refers to the opportunity for lawyers on both sides of a case
to appear before the appellate courts to give a verbal assertion and respond to questions
from the judges about why their side should prevail?
Oral argument

Which role does the American government manage employment and inflation?
Economic stabilizer.

Whose actions among the following created the modern presidency? Franklin D. Roosevelt