A.   James, 37 years old, who was born in Texas to parents from Mexico.

B.   Abigail, 61 years old, who is British by birth but attained legal U.S. citizenship through naturalization.

C.   Alexander, 57 years old, who doesn't hold U.S. citizenship but lives in the U.S. legally as a resident alien.

D.   George, 40 years old, who was born in Florida but who spent his entire life living in Cuba.

E.   John, 32 years old, who was born to American parents on a military base in Germany.

A.   Richard Nixon.

B.   Abraham Lincoln.

C.   Bill Clinton.

D.   John Kennedy.

E.   Barack Obama.

A.   impeachment.

B.   pardon.

C.   congressional sanction.

D.   executive privilege.

E.   reprieve.

A.   allowed to make military decisions, but only with the approval of the joint chiefs of staff.

B.   only a symbolic leader of the military.

C.   obligated to sit on the Board of Regents for the military, naval, and air force academies.

D.   the ultimate decision maker in military matters.

E.   not responsible for military decisions.

A.   selects leaders of his or her party in Congress.

B.   negotiates treaties, recognizes foreign governments, and makes executive agreements.

C.   ratifies treaties.

D.   is responsible for all actions within the executive branch.

E.   is responsible for selecting judges to federal courts.

A.   ratification by a majority of the states

B.   ratification by a majority of both houses of Congress

C.   judicial review in the Supreme Court

D.   ratification by a two-thirds majority of the Senate

E.   ratification by a majority of the states, and ratification by a majority of both houses of Congress.

A.   The president’s veto is final and gives him or her complete control over legislation.

B.   Because vetoes are usually overridden, the power has become unimportant.

C.   The veto has been used by Congress to stop the president from signing legislation.

D.   Because vetoes are rarely overridden, the power has become unimportant.

E.   The threat of a veto gives the president significant influence over Congress and legislation.

A.   is an important resource for presidents to use to persuade Congress to pass legislation.

B.   is of little concern to second-term presidents.

C.   is required before a president may claim executive privilege.

D.   has stayed within a small range since Gallup began measuring it.

E.   is irrelevant to bureaucrats.

A.   was rarely used by presidents in the 1800s.

B.   forces Congress to support presidential priorities.

C.   means that presidents take their case to the public to persuade members of Congress to support their agenda.

D.   means that presidents take their case to the public to persuade members of Congress to support their agenda, was rarely used by presidents in the 1800s, and allows a president to explain complicated or controversial topics to voters directly.

E.   allows a president to explain complicated or controversial topics to voters directly.

A.   emergency powers.

B.   inherent powers.

C.   established powers.

D.   statutory powers.

E.   constitutional powers.

A.   the senior member of Congress from the president's party.

B.   the chief of staff.

C.   the head of office.

D.   the vice president.

E.   the Secretary of the Interior.

A.   the kitchen cabinet.

B.   the Council of Presidential Advisors.

C.   the cabinet.

D.   the Executive Office of the President.

E.   the system of checks on executive power.

A.   died while in office.

B.   been impeached and convicted.

C.   resigned.

D.   been impeached and acquitted.

E.   been impeached.

A.   Richard Nixon and Franklin Roosevelt

B.   Andrew Johnson and Jimmy Carter

C.   Andrew Johnson and William McKinley

D.   Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van Buren

E.   Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton

A.   means that members of the executive branch cannot be prosecuted for official acts.

B.   is the concept that has been applied to the president’s use of the pocket veto.

C.   allows the president discretion in making political appointments.

D.   was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1974.

E.   involves the ability of the president and executive branch officials to withhold certain information from Congress and the courts.

A.   institution; has ultimate decision making authority

B.   series of laws; are imposed on us by a sovereign ruler

C.   place; allows for centralization of authority

D.   institution; is consistent in its powers across countries

E.   process; helps us choose our leaders

A.   the food you eat.

B.   the distribution of the assets of the deceased.

C.   the schools most children attend.

D.   the sales tax you pay on purchases.

E.   All of these choices are true.

A.   the lack of government as we normally understand it.

B.   the successful implementation of order by a government.

C.   a strong central authority.

D.   democracy taken to the extreme.

E.   the problems that every authoritarian government eventually faces.

A.   popular sovereignty.

B.   democratic republics.

C.   direct democracy.

D.   freedom of speech.

E.   the right to bear arms.

A.   an anarchy.

B.   a constitutional monarchy.

C.   a direct democracy.

D.   a democratic republic.

E.   a confederation.

A.   a way for one group to dominate the political process.

B.   a way to settle disputes by armed conflict.

C.   the struggle between the poor and wealthy classes.

D.   the struggle among groups to gain benefits for their members.

E.   a theory of how democracy should not function.

A.   the process by which religious values are transmitted only through the media.

B.   the process by which beliefs and values are transmitted to new immigrants and to our children.

C.   political movements in support of Socialism.

D.   the government taking over the economic sector of the country.

E.   the gradual development of social programs within our national government.

A.   the Declaration of Independence.

B.   the annual Congressional budget report.

C.   the National Rights Foundation.

D.   the statement of Rights and Responsibilities.

E.   the Bill of Rights.

A.   the growing power of the presidency.

B.   political polarization.

C.   differing opinions about Congressional powers.

D.   poll watching.

E.   the separation of powers.

A.   the House and Senate combined.

B.   the electoral college.

C.   the U.S. Senate.

D.   a popular vote of the people.

E.   the governors of the states.

A.   a call for new elections.

B.   caretaker government.

C.   impeachments of government officials.

D.   limited government.

E.   effective government.

A.   are very specific to the conditions of 1787.

B.   are no longer valid, according to the Supreme Court.

C.   are too vague to be of much use.

D.   are sufficiently broad to be adapted to a changing society.

E.   have been altered by the Constitution's 53 amendments.

A.   an end of hostilities toward Britain.

B.   the idea that the formation of the country’s own government was a “natural right.”

C.   the formation of a new government that would still be loyal to the king.

D.   the repeal of all taxes, including those the colonists had imposed on themselves.

E.   the establishment of a government that would limit further immigration.

A.   the Bill of Rights.

B.   the Constitution of the United States of America.

C.   the Declaration of Independence.

D.   the United Nations Charter.

E.   the Magna Carta.

A.   promote religious separatism.

B.   defend against foreign enemies.

C.   promote equality under the law.

D.   raise taxes to build an army.

E.   protect man’s natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

A.   worked to the advantage of small states.

B.   called for a bicameral legislature.

C.   worked to the advantage of small states, and provided for the direct election of a president by the people.

D.   settled all controversy.

E.   provided for the direct election of a president by the people.

A.   proposed a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate.

B.   proposed a unicameral legislature in which each state would have one vote.

C.   was proposed by Texas.

D.   was presented too late to be considered.

E.   was advanced by the delegates from Georgia.

A.   disputes over power between Congress and the president.

B.   the imposition of export taxes.

C.   tyranny by either the majority or the minority.

D.   a major dispute over power between the House and the Senate.

E.   disputes between the federal and state governments.

A.   the Constitution as originally written AND the Bill of Rights.

B.   the Articles of Confederation.

C.   the Constitution as originally written.

D.   the Bill of Rights.

A.   the supremacy doctrine.

B.   judicial review.

C.   judicial activism.

D.   legislative ratification.

E.   the Madisonian model.