POLS 1101 Final Exam Questions & Answers

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POLS 1101 Final Exam Questions & Answers What is Bicameralism - ✔✔The governmental structure, which included two different houses in the legislature Why did the founders believe that the Senat... e would be more responsive to national interest that the House. - ✔✔Senators were indirectly elected and served longer terms. What is "descriptive representation" - ✔✔Shared demographic traits between legislators and constituents. The process of determining the boundaries of House districts ever 10 years is knows - ✔✔Redistricting The process of drawing legislative districts for political advantage is known as - ✔✔gerrymandering The process by which bills are rewritten and amended in a committee is known as - ✔✔Markup What is a filibuster - ✔✔A Senators attempt to kill a bill by continuing to speak in order to prevent a vote. When a bill comes to the floor of the House under_______, it cannot be amended - ✔✔Closes rules Which of the following part of the president's job as head of the executive branch. - ✔✔Implementing the law What is an executive order - ✔✔A proclamation made by the president that changes governmental policy without congressional approval. As commander in chief of the military, the president has the undisputed ability to - ✔✔Oversee the day-to-day operations of the military The purpose of the War Powers Resolution is to - ✔✔Encourage the president to seek congressional approval for large military action Which of the following is part of the president's constitutional legislative power - ✔✔Vetoing legislation Which of the following described a situation in which a president uses the media attention given to the president's office to build support for policy proposals - ✔✔Going public What is the proper order of succession if a president dies in office or becomes incapacitated - ✔✔Vice President, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore of the Senate Presidential approval is mostly about _______, not a president's ________ - ✔✔outcomes; policies What is unilateral action - ✔✔A president changing policy without consulting Congress The author's of the textbook conclude that presidential power is - ✔✔Important but limited by the necessity of working with Congress and of maintaining public approval. Civil servant are employees of the federal gove [Show More]

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