QUESTION 1 The following is not a presidential power under the Constitution a. granting pardons and reprieves b. proposing legislation c. drafting bills for placement in the Congressional hopper d. vetoing legislation QUESTION 2 According to Aaron Wildavsky's "two presidencies theory" a. the foreign affairs presidency is harder to navigate b. the domestic affairs presidency is easier to navigate c. the country is led by two presidents d. two versions of the presidency are held by one president QUESTION 3 Which of the following statements is true? a. Balzac was a strong supporter of bureaucracies b. Weber considered bureaucracies powerless C. The executive branch of the US government forms an extensive bureaucracy d. none of the above QUESTION 4 Cabinet secretaries a. are always nonpolitical appointees b. must be confirmed by 51% Senate vote c. must be confirmed by 2/3 House vote d. must be confirmed by 2/3 Senate vote QUESTION 5 The Securities and Exchange Commission is X, while Steven Mnuchin heads Y a. X = an independent regulatory commission; Y = a cabinet department b. X = part of the Executive Office of the President; Y = a government corporatio C. X = an arm of OMB; Y = an independent regulatory commission d. none of the above QUESTION 6 The only court/s named explicitly in the Constitution is/are a. the US Supreme Court and the federal district courts b. the US Supreme Court and the federal circuit courts of appeal c. the US Supreme Court d. none of the above QUESTION 7 Which of the follow QUESTION 7 Which of the following statements is false? a. Judicial review empowers the courts b. Judicial review weakens the courts C. Judicial review is most favored by judicial activists d. none of the above QUESTION 8 Which of the following statements is false? a. The US Supreme Court is the supreme law of the US b. District court judges are appointed for life c. Tax Court judges are appointed for life d. The judiciary must rule against any law that conflicts with the Constitution QUESTION 9 New York is in the X Circuit, while California is in the Y Circuit a. X = 2nd; Y = 9th b.X = 2nd; Y = 3rd c. X = 5th; Y = 9th d. X = 3rd; Y = 7th QUESTION 10 A judge who believes that his/her job on the bench is to "call balls and strikes" like an umpire is likely a. a judicial activist b. a strong supporter of judicial review c. in agreement with Alexander Hamilton's view of the judiciary d. in favor of judicial restraint