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

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

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

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

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

A.   Bill Clinton.

B.   John Kennedy.

C.   Barack Obama.

D.   Richard Nixon.

E.   Abraham Lincoln.

A.   executive privilege.

B.   impeachment.

C.   congressional sanction.

D.   reprieve.

E.   pardon.

A.   the ultimate decision maker in military matters.

B.   not responsible for military decisions.

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

D.   only a symbolic leader of the military.

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

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

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

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

D.   is responsible for selecting judges to federal courts.

E.   ratifies treaties.

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

B.   judicial review in the Supreme Court

C.   ratification by a majority of both houses of Congress

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

E.   ratification by a majority of the states

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

C.   is irrelevant to bureaucrats.

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

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

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

B.   forces Congress to support presidential priorities.

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

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

E.   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.

A.   constitutional powers.

B.   inherent powers.

C.   established powers.

D.   emergency powers.

E.   statutory powers.

A.   the chief of staff.

B.   the head of office.

C.   the vice president.

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

E.   the Secretary of the Interior.

A.   the kitchen cabinet.

B.   the cabinet.

C.   the system of checks on executive power.

D.   the Council of Presidential Advisors.

E.   the Executive Office of the President.

A.   died while in office.

B.   been impeached and convicted.

C.   resigned.

D.   been impeached.

E.   been impeached and acquitted.

A.   Andrew Johnson and William McKinley

B.   Richard Nixon and Franklin Roosevelt

C.   Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton

D.   Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van Buren

E.   Andrew Johnson and Jimmy Carter

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

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

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

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

E.   allows the president discretion in making political appointments.

A.   institution; has ultimate decision making authority

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

C.   process; helps us choose our leaders

D.   institution; is consistent in its powers across countries

E.   place; allows for centralization of authority

A.   the sales tax you pay on purchases.

B.   All of these choices are true.

C.   the schools most children attend.

D.   the distribution of the assets of the deceased.

E.   the food you eat.

A.   a strong central authority.

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

C.   democracy taken to the extreme.

D.   the problems that every authoritarian government eventually faces.

E.   the successful implementation of order by a government.

A.   democratic republics.

B.   popular sovereignty.

C.   freedom of speech.

D.   direct democracy.

E.   the right to bear arms.

A.   a constitutional monarchy.

B.   a democratic republic.

C.   a direct democracy.

D.   a confederation.

E.   an anarchy.

A.   the struggle between the poor and wealthy classes.

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

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

D.   a way to settle disputes by armed conflict.

E.   a theory of how democracy should not function.

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

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

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

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

E.   political movements in support of Socialism.

A.   the Bill of Rights.

B.   the Declaration of Independence.

C.   the National Rights Foundation.

D.   the statement of Rights and Responsibilities.

E.   the annual Congressional budget report.

A.   poll watching.

B.   the growing power of the presidency.

C.   differing opinions about Congressional powers.

D.   political polarization.

E.   the separation of powers.

A.   the U.S. Senate.

B.   the governors of the states.

C.   the electoral college.

D.   the House and Senate combined.

E.   a popular vote of the people.

A.   limited government.

B.   a call for new elections.

C.   impeachments of government officials.

D.   effective government.

E.   caretaker government.

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

B.   are very specific to the conditions of 1787.

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

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

E.   are too vague to be of much use.

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

B.   an end of hostilities toward Britain.

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

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

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

A.   the United Nations Charter.

B.   the Constitution of the United States of America.

C.   the Magna Carta.

D.   the Bill of Rights.

E.   the Declaration of Independence.

A.   raise taxes to build an army.

B.   promote equality under the law.

C.   defend against foreign enemies.

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

E.   promote religious separatism.

A.   settled all controversy.

B.   called for a bicameral legislature.

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

D.   worked to the advantage of small states.

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

A.   was proposed by Texas.

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

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

D.   was advanced by the delegates from Georgia.

E.   was presented too late to be considered.

A.   disputes over power between Congress and the president.

B.   tyranny by either the majority or the minority.

C.   the imposition of export taxes.

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.

B.   the Articles of Confederation.

C.   the Bill of Rights.

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

A.   the supremacy doctrine.

B.   judicial activism.

C.   legislative ratification.

D.   the Madisonian model.

E.   judicial review.