American Government Finals Form

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT FINAL EXAM GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS There are three parts in this exam. You must answer all three questions PART ONE: TRUE/FALSE: 40 POINTS 1. The House of Representatives has 535 members and Senate has 100 members: 2. The number of seats in Congress changes as the population of the United States changes: 3.The US Vice-President also serves as Speaker of the House of Representatives and breaks tie votes: 4. Oversight is an important legislative check on the executive branch: 5. According to the statistics, the US election’s history indicates that 50% of incumbents win re-election: 6. in the early 19th Century, selection of the presidential candidates was decided by the party’s congressional delegates: 7. The type of authority given to the president is called express power: 8. The president’s State of the Union address is mandated by the US Constitution: 9. The President’s Cabinet is composed of the Secretaries of the major department of the federal government: 10. The Vice-President breaks tie votes in the Senate: 11. The Executive Office of the President is run by the Vice-President 12. Cabinet secretaries and undersecretaries are chosen through the merit system to be appointed: 13. Independent agencies are important components of Cabinet departments: 14. Amtrak is a good example of government corporation: 15.Printing the US currency is the prime responsibility of the Department of the interior: 16. US bureaucracy must be rendered accountable by the President and the Congress: 17. Most Americans are unified in their belief in the principles of equality, liberty, and democracy: 18. The US president’s wife plays no role at all during the terms of her husband in office: 19. The president and Congress both have the veto power: 20. Veterans are injured or retired personnel who constituted the backbone of the US armed forces inside or outside US: PART TWO: FILL IN THE BLANKS: 30 POINTS This part is based on your knowledge of this course through the notes, class discussions and readings of the textbook. Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate concepts or word which make sense to you. 10.The……………………………………provides the president, Congress and the Judiciary with separate …………………………to exercise their mandate. 2……………………………is the main rapporteur of any business in the House of Representative. 3……………………..is the first women in US history to get thus far in a presidential bid or race. 4. As a part of the US checks and balances system both the Senate and President enjoy the………………….power. 5…………………………..is the agency which insures the security of the president, his family and that of the entire White House at the expense of their own lives. 6. Because of its form or shape the office of the president is called…………………… 7. Only the…………….……….are elected by the districts as opposed to the………………………………who are elected statewide. 8. The ………………………..is in charge of checking the quality of the food and beverage on the marketplace as well as the content of medicines and their potential side effects towards Americans 9. The US constitution is said to be……………..because it does not allow any types of change of its content like elsewhere in the world 10. Any fracking or oil drilling in US soil must first be…………. of the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] PART THREE: CRITICAL THINKING: 30 POINTS Please answer only one to the best of your abilities 1. Describe the different constitutional powers of the US President. What are some of the president’s most important most powers? What are some of the checks upon the president’s powers? What was the Founder’s vision of the office of the president? 2. Describe how Congress exercises its checks and balances over the executive branch. Which house or Chamber of Congress has more authority over the executive branch? Give some examples of this. Now explain how might partisanship help to diminish the exercise of congressional power the president?