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POLS 1101 Exam 3 4/21/2023 1. Congress is a ______ legislature with ______ members. unicameral; 342 bicameral; 535 bicameral; 100 unicameral; 630 unicameral; 750 2. The Department of Homeland Security was created in 2002 as a response to 9/11. True False 3. Each year, the Supreme Court receives about ______ appeals and hears about ______ of them in full court. 1,000; 500 200; 10 9,500; 80 12,000; 300 5,000; 100 4. Constituency service is a key aspect of agency representation. True False 5. Before the Civil Service Act of 1883, how were government appointments handled? Appointments were made on the basis of merit. Appointments were made on the basis of seniority. Appointments were made to political supporters as part of a spoils system. The Civil Service Act of 1883 created the first federal bureaucracy. The president or his staff appointed all civil servants. 6. Executive agreements differ from formal treaties in that they: have been ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court must be approved by the U.S. Supreme Court but not by Congress do not have to be approved by the Senate do not have to be approved by the House are generally formulated at meetings of the United Nations

POLS 1101 Exam 3 4/21/2023 7. The Civil Service Act of 1883 attempted to pattern government hiring after practices found in: business the Catholic Church Congress local government the military 8. The ______ is the informal designation for the heads of the major federal government departments. White House staff Committee of Staff presidential advisory committee Cabinet executive office of the president 9. In most circumstances, a supreme court is best described as a(n) ______ court. uniform trial advisory appellate elected 10. Fifty percent of lower federal court cases are accepted for review by the courts of appeals. True False 11. Approximately what percentage of proposed bills die in committee? 40 percent 50 percent 60 percent 75 percent 95 percent 12. A filibuster allows members of the Senate to: refer a bill to multiple committees avoid a conference committee prevent a vote on a bill by speaking continuously on the floor call into question any action of the executive branch

POLS 1101 Exam 3 4/21/2023 add amendments to any bill at any time 13. Congress may overturn a presidential veto with a two-thirds vote by each house. True False 14. Authority given to the president by Congress is called express power. True False 15. A bicameral legislature is one that has: laws forbidding private hearings or conferences two chambers or houses authority to overrule state governments a prime minister equal representation for each state 16. In recent years, federal court appointments have: been characterized by strict neutrality on the part of Congress attracted very little attention from the media and special interest groups been characterized by intense partisan and ideological efforts to support or defeat the candidate been unaffected by ideological concerns been confirmed very quickly 17. In 2000, the Supreme Court ignored stare decisis by overturning its own Miranda rule. True False 18. At its peak in ______, the federal bureaucracy had ______ employees, not including military personnel. 1936; 6 million 1968; 3 million 1982; 1 million

POLS 1101 Exam 3 4/21/2023 1996; 8 million 1994; 2 million 19. Iron triangles disappeared as a result of the Civil Service Act of 1883. True False 20. According to the text, which of the following is NOT an important influence on the legislative agenda of Congress? constituents lobbyists the president the federal courts party leadership

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