How is the federal bureaucracy most useful to the government?
A. The bureaucracy provides structure for the government's authority.
B. The bureaucracy provides the government with a means of working efficiently.
C. The bureaucracy provides the government with a system that produces subjective outcome
D. The bureaucracy provides a general means of addressing citizen complaints for the government .

Which of the following responsibilities does the federal bureaucracy MOST directly help to enforce ?

A. states ' rights
B. a fair justice system
C. separation of powers
D. local government administrations

Which of the following MOST accurately describes the role of committee hearinge in the federal bureaucracy ?
A Committee hearings create a private forum in which members Congress can discuss sensitive and difficult topics B.Committee hearings encourage citizens to present their own idean for legislation through discussion about proposed bills
C. Committee hearings allow for the pursuit of and citizen input in areas too specialized to initially be discussed in larger forum D. Committee hearings demonstrate to citizens that the federal government is attempting to ald them despite the problems inherent in bureaucracy

Whips play what types of role(s) in both houses of Congress ?
A partisan only
B. legislative only
C. legislative and partisan D. legislative , partisan , and leadership

The bicameral structure of the legislative branch balances the representation of which interests?
A state and federal
B. state and population
C. judicial and executive
D. executive and legislative

Given that Congress can override a presidential veto, why is the veto still a limitation on the legislative branch's power ?
A. The overwhelming negative impact of a potential veto may make it impossible for members of Congress to get elected for future terms.
B. Congress may be sure of its ability to pass a bill but uncertain that it will be able to garner enough votes to override a presidential veto .
C. It takes more votes to pass a bill in the House and Senate than it does to override a presidential veto, discouraging the president from using this power.
D. The public is more likely to side with a sitting president's opinion about a bill than it is with Congress's opinion about it, due to pork barrel legislation and logrolling.

Which of the following constitutional provisions does the passage rely on for its legality ?
A. bicameral Congress in Article 1
B. judicial review in Article 3
C. constitutional amendments in Article V
D. equal protection in the Fourteenth Amendment

Based on the text, which of the following statements would the same cour MOST likely agree with?

A. The apportionment of congressional districts has little effect on the issues discussed in the legislature.
B republican society, members of both chambers of Congress should be elected directly by the people.
C. Some limitations on voting , such as a provision for voter identification , is necessary to ensure fair elections.
D. All American citizens should be allowed to vote for elected officials with no limitations on their freedom to do so .

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the data in the table?
A Congressional power expanded after 1953, leading to more overridden vetoes
B. The power of the executive has steadily increased , leading to more vetoed bills.
C. The number of overridden vetoes is directly correlated to the strength of the executive office .
D. Congress overrides presidential vetoes in fewer than 10 percent of cases .

Use the table to answer the question. Based on the data in the table, Congress was MOST likely to override which president's vetoes during the twentieth century?
A Gerald R. Ford
B. Richard M. Nixon
C Lyndon B. Johnson

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D. Franklin D. Roosevelt