Quiz3

The President with the best character is the (Points : 1)       active-positive president.

      active-negative president.

      passive-positive president.

      passive-negative president.

Question 2. 2. The purpose of the War Powers Act is to (Points : 1)       allow the Commander in Chief to issue informal declarations of war.

      to grant the President unlimited military powers.

      grant Congress equal military power with the President.

      ensure Presidential accountability to Congress through notification requirements.

Question 3. 3. The President who lacks enthusiasm, but otherwise seeks his countrymen’s love and might rise to the occasion is (Points : 1)       an active-positive president.

      a passive-positive president.

      a weak president.

e. an unpersuasive president.

Question 4. 4. Under the War Powers Act, the President (Points : 1)       may never use force unless Congress first authorizes it.

      may in effect fight a 90 day war without a declaration from Congress.

      can act unilaterally in matters of military action.

      gives over control of “police actions” to Congress.

Question 5. 5. In a Presidential election, the candidate must (Points : 1)       win both the popular and electoral vote.

      win the Supreme Court vote.

      win a minimum of 270 electoral votes.

      win majorities in ¾ of the states.

Question 6. 6. Control of the bureaucracy through legislative oversight is a matter of (Points : 1)       denying Congress’ power of the purse.

      exercising the legislative veto and scalding agency heads in public sessions.

      exercising the legislative veto and its spending authority.

      scalding agency heads in public sessions.

Question 7. 7. Contemporary American bureaucracy is characterized by all except (Points : 1)       positions are legally defined.

      officials hold a type of tenure.

      officials’ salaries are based on their status in the organization.

      first priority in hiring is given to family and friends.

Question 8. 8. Frederick Winslow Taylor was concerned with all of the following except (Points : 1)       making workers feel appreciated.

      making first class workers out of second class workers.

      efficiency.

      good management.

Question 9. 9. A president who appoints a careerist to his cabinet wants (Points : 1)       an individual who is an expert in a particular subject.

      to rely on policy czars in the White House.

      an individual who knows his/her way around the Washington establishment.

      somebody who will bring with him a political dowry.

Question 10. 10. The federal bureaucracy effectively makes public policy by (Points : 1)       telling Congress what to legislate in the Code of Federal Regulation.

      disqualifying people from benefits.

      writing standards for administering programs in the Code of Federal Regulation.

      defying the will of Congress.