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Unit 3 Evaluation Evaluation 3 American Government 2: National Level (SSTH 038 059) This evaluation will cover the lessons in this unit. It is open book, meaning you can use your textbook, syllabus, and other course materials. You will need to understand, analyze, and apply the information you have learned in order to answer the questions correctly. To take the evaluation online, follow the directions provided. Part A: Multiple-Choice Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question. _____ 1. What is a feature of a bureaucracy? a. b. c. d. _____ 2. A line agency does which of the following? a. b. c. d. _____ serves in a support capacity offers advice to the chief executive offers advice to Congress performs the tasks for which a bureaucracy is responsible 3. The first executive departments were a. b. c. d. _____ hierarchical authority majority rule the ability to appeal decisions exemptions from rules the Departments of State, Treasury, and War. the Departments of Justice, Treasury, and Defense. the Departments of Justice, Defense, and War. the Departments of Agriculture, Treasury, and Interior. 4. The Federal Reserve Board is entrusted with a. b. c. d. Unit 3 Evaluation enforcing safety standards for consumer products. regulating rates for fuels. administering federal laws about labor-management relations. regulating the money supply. SSTH 038 _____ 5. Which type of agency is also a quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial body? a. b. c. d. _____ 6. OASDI and Medicare taxes are examples of __________ taxes. a. b. c. d. _____ a president delegating responsibilities to the executive departments the CIA forwarding intelligence to the Department of Homeland Security a president appointing personal friends as department secretaries an independent agency acting without the president’s approval 8. Who was the first woman to lead an executive department? a. b. c. d. _____ payroll gift indirect estate 7. What is an example of political patronage? a. b. c. d. _____ executive department independent regulatory commission independent executive agency government corporation Donna Shalala Margaret Spellings Condoleezza Rice Frances T. Perkins 9. The Pendleton Act of 1883 did which of the following? a. b. c. d. repealed restrictions against patronage limited patronage created independent executive agencies established the “spoils system” _____ 10. A progressive tax is one that a. b. c. d. charges a higher percentage as income increases. taxes all incomes equally. charges less tax on higher incomes. is deducted from a paycheck. _____ 11. What is an example of controllable spending? a. b. c. d. Unit 3 Evaluation interest on public debt aid to education social security benefits food stamps SSTH 038 _____ 12. Which president restored American ties to China after communists took control of that nation? a. b. c. d. Theodore Roosevelt Ronald Reagan Franklin D. Roosevelt Richard Nixon _____ 13. Deterrence refers to a. b. c. d. peaceful coexistence. mutual efforts to reduce weapons programs. diplomatic sanctions. maintaining military might to discourage attacks. _____ 14. What is an example of a regional security alliance? a. b. c. d. the League of Nations the United Nations NATO the Peace Corps _____ 15. How come the power to tax can be the power to destroy? a. b. c. d. The government cannot function without money. Without taxes, the government can provide no services. The government can discourage behaviors by taxing them. Taxes have no destructive power. _____ 16. The national deficit is a. b. c. d. the total amount of money the government owes. the amount of interest the government owes. the amount by which the government overspends its budget in a year. the amount of money the government has left over at the end of a year. _____ 17. Benefits that the government must pay to all eligible individuals are a. b. c. d. entitlements. surpluses. debts. deficits. _____ 18. What was an attempt to be isolationist? a. b. c. d. Unit 3 Evaluation the Monroe Doctrine the Open Door to China the League of Nations détente SSTH 038 _____ 19. The federal government can tax which of the following? a. b. c. d. imports exports state government activities local government activities _____ 20. In which case did the United States Supreme Court rule that the power to tax involves the power to destroy? a. b. c. d. Springer v. United States Pollack v. Farmer’s Loan and Trust Co. Marchetti v. United States McCulloch v. Maryland _____ 21. Which event caused a permanent shift from isolationism to internationalism? a. b. c. d. World War I World War II the War of 1812 the Mexican-American War _____ 22. The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following? a. b. c. d. encouraged United States intervention in Latin America discouraged United States intervention in Latin America promised aid to China kept the United States out of the League of Nations _____ 23. What is a customs duty? a. b. c. d. a tax on the assets of a deceased person a tax on imported goods a tax on the consumption of goods a tax that decreases as income grows _____ 24. In the case of Veazie Bank v. Fenno, the United States Supreme Court first upheld a. b. c. d. income taxes. taxation for purposes other than producing revenue. taxation for producing revenue. income taxes not proportioned according to state populations. _____ 25. If Congress does not pass all of its appropriations bills by the start of the fiscal year, it must pass a(n) a. b. c. d. Unit 3 Evaluation continuing resolution. interim budget. surplus bill. spending bill. SSTH 038 _____ 26. How do formalized rules benefit bureaucracy? a. b. c. d. Rules are based on likes and dislikes of the members. Decisions are based on known standards. It keeps the same workers employed for several years. The rules are always changing. _____ 27. Which of the following is NOT a factor the Office of Management and Budget considers in preparing the federal budget? a. b. c. d. financial needs of each federal agency the president’s overall program the spending of funds Congress appropriates the budget ceiling set by the National Security Council _____ 28. Which agency administers practical examinations for classified service positions? a. b. c. d. The Office of Management and Budget The National Security Council The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Office of Personnel Management _____ 29. What is an example of an independent executive agency? a. b. c. d. The Council of Economic Advisors The Department of Veteran Affairs The Post Office National Aeronautics and Space Administration _____ 30. The seizure of the American embassy in Tehran and the 66 Americans taken hostage was a breach of a. b. c. d. citizenship. diplomatic immunity. right of legation. passport services. Part B: True or False Determine whether each statement is true or false. _____ 31. The United States had compulsory military service between 1940 and 1973. a. true b. false _____ 32. Woodrow Wilson designed the United Nations. a. true b. false Unit 3 Evaluation SSTH 038 _____ 33. In 2006, women were required to register for selective service. a. true b. false _____ 34. The ANZUS Pact is an example of a regional security alliance. a. true b. false _____ 35. NATO collapsed after the end of the cold war. a. true b. false Part C: Matching Match the name of each agency with the type of agency it is. You may use an answer more than once or not at all. a. independent executive agency b. independent regulatory commission c. government corporation _____ 36. Environmental Protection Agency _____ 37. National Aeronautics and Space Administration _____ 38. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation _____ 39. United States Postal Service _____ 40. Federal Communications Commission Unit 3 Evaluation SSTH 038 Part D: Matching Match each agency or department with its function. Use each answer one time only. a. Department of Health and Human Services b. Department of Agriculture c. Department of Commerce d. Central Intelligence Agency e. Office of Management and Budget _____ 41. gathering and analyzing information from other countries _____ 42. inspecting food and managing national forests _____ 43. conducting the census and promoting international trade _____ 44. advising the president about financial matters _____ 45. controlling diseases and administering some entitlement programs Part E: Matching Match each agency or department with its function. Use each answer one time only. a. Department of Interior b. Department of Homeland Security c. Department of Defense d. Department of Housing and Urban Development e. Department of Energy _____ 46. promotes the production of renewable energy _____ 47. operates public housing programs _____ 48. provides military forces to protect the nation’s security Unit 3 Evaluation SSTH 038 _____ 49. manages public lands and operates hydroelectric power plants _____ 50. develops emergency preparedness and response programs Carefully check your answers on this evaluation and make any corrections you feel are necessary. When you are satisfied that you have answered the questions to the best of your ability, transfer your answers to an answer sheet. Please refer to the information sheet that came with your course materials. Unit 3 Evaluation SSTH 038 Unit 4 Evaluation Evaluation 4 American Government 2: National Level (SSTH 038 059) This evaluation will cover the lessons in this unit. It is open book, meaning you can use your textbook, syllabus, and other course materials. You will need to understand, analyze, and apply the information you have learned in order to answer the questions correctly. To take the evaluation online, follow the directions provided. Part A: Multiple-Choice Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question. _____ 1. In the federal court system, courts below the Supreme Court are created by a. b. c. d. _____ 2. The basic structure of the federal court system was established by a. b. c. d. _____ the Supreme Court justices. the Judiciary Act of 1789. the Governors Association of America. the state court system. 3. What is a check of the judiciary’s power? a. b. c. d. _____ Congress. Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution. the president. the Supreme Court. judicial review the appointment of judges impeachment election of Supreme Court justices 4. The court that first hears a case has what kind of jurisdiction? a. b. c. d. Unit 4 Evaluation appellate original trial standing SSTH 038 _____ 5. The person who files suit in a civil case is the a. b. c. d. _____ 6. A majority of Supreme Court cases fall under the category of a. b. c. d. _____ the president and confirmed by the House. the president and confirmed by the Senate. the Department of Justice and confirmed by the president. the current members of the Supreme Court. 8. Which of the following is a special court? a. b. c. d. _____ political oversight. appellate jurisdiction. legislative court. original jurisdiction. 7. Supreme Court justices are nominated by a. b. c. d. _____ petitioner. defendant. plaintiff. state. a territorial court a court of appeals U. S. Court of International Trade a district court 9. Which of the following is a constitutional court? a. b. c. d. a court of the District of Columbia U. S. Tax Court U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims _____ 10. Cases of diverse citizenship involve a. b. c. d. people from different countries. citizens of different states. federal officials. military personnel. _____ 11. In which of the following cases would it be possible for a federal court and a state court have concurrent jurisdiction? a. b. c. d. Unit 4 Evaluation a case involving an ambassador from France a suit involving infringement of copyright a case of diverse citizenship a case involving a federal law SSTH 038 _____ 12. Who sets the salaries of federal judges? a. b. c. d. the Supreme Court Congress the president the states _____ 13. Which of the following performs functions similar to those of a county sheriff for a district court? a. b. c. d. a United States marshal a United States attorney a United States prosecutor an FBI agent _____ 14. As of 2014, how many districts courts are in the United States? a. b. c. d. 103 12 50 94 _____ 15. As of 2014, how many courts of appeals are in the United States? a. b. c. d. 94 13 89 50 _____ 16. A Supreme Court justice who disagrees with one of the court’s rulings will write a(n) a. b. c. d. concurring opinion. dissenting opinion. precedent. amicus curiae brief. _____ 17. Proponents of judicial restraint would agree with which of the following actions by the courts? a. b. c. d. applying public opinion measures to a decision following the precedent of a former decision interpreting an existing law in a new way overturning a lower court’s decision _____ 18. The Supreme Court would have original jurisdiction in which case? a. b. c. d. Unit 4 Evaluation a case in which a New York resident committed a robbery in New York a case in which an American ambassador is accused of embezzlement a case that had been appealed from a district court a case that had been appealed from a state court in California SSTH 038 _____ 19. Special court judges are appointed for how long a term? a. b. c. d. 8 to15 years life 4 to 6 years 2 to 4 years _____ 20. Which of the following has the most impact on a president’s choice for a federal judge? a. b. c. d. senatorial courtesy public opinion years of experience law school _____ 21. Which of the following is an example of judicial activism? a. b. c. d. interpreting laws in the context of changing events adhering to the original intent of the Framers adhering to enacted statutes using judicial review to limit the government’s power _____ 22. When the Supreme Court justices meet in conference, they do NOT a. b. c. d. meet in secrecy. allow public testimony. meet on Fridays. decide which cases to hear. _____ 23. Which president tried to “pack” the Supreme Court in order to protect his proposed legislation by adding six more justices? a. b. c. d. _____ 24. Lyndon B. Johnson Franklin D. Roosevelt Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter This chief justice established the power of judicial review through the court’s decision in Marbury v. Madison. a. b. c. d. Unit 4 Evaluation John Marshall James Monroe Thomas Jefferson James Madison SSTH 038 _____ 25. Petitioners that ask the Supreme Court to hear a case must be granted this petition, which orders lower courts to release case records. a. b. c. d. written brief writ of certiorari amicus curiae oral arguments _____ 26. Petitions filed by groups that are not actual parties in a Supreme Court case are called a. b. c. d. amicus curiae briefs writs of certiorari certificates majority opinion briefs _____ 27. Which part of the Constitution created the Supreme Court? a. b. c. d. Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 Article III, Section 1 the 1st Amendment the 14th Amendment _____ 28. How do most cases reach the Supreme Court? a. b. c. d. certificate original jurisdiction writ of certiorari concurrent jurisdiction _____ 29. The solicitor general does which of the following? a. b. c. d. protects federal witnesses prosecutes defendants in federal cases represents the United States in Supreme Court cases writes concurrent opinions for Supreme Court rulings _____ 30. Who decides which cases the government should ask the Supreme Court to review? a. b. c. d. Unit 4 Evaluation the attorney general United States marshals the solicitor general the courts of appeals SSTH 038 Part B: True or False Determine whether each statement is true or false. _____ 31. Courts-martial are part of the federal court system. a. true b. false _____ 32. There are two separate court systems in the United States. a. true b. false _____ 33. Federal district courts may have jurisdiction in civil cases of diverse citizenship if the cases involve more than $25,000. a. true b. false _____ 34. United States marshals and United States attorneys are appointed for six-year terms. a. true b. false _____ 35. The United States court system is a singular, one-court system. a. true b. false _____ 36. Appellate jurisdiction allows a court to hear a case on appeal from a lower court. a. true b. false _____ 37. Precedents are judicial decisions that serve as guides for interpreting future laws. a. true b. false _____ 38. Usually, the Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of federal and state actions. a. true b. false _____ 39. The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is a civilian tribunal. a. true b. false Unit 4 Evaluation SSTH 038 _____ 40. The United States cannot be sued under any circumstance. a. true b. false Part C: Matching Match each term with the definition below. Use each term one time only. a. exclusive jurisdiction b. defendant c. civil case d. criminal case e. concurrent jurisdiction _____ 41. a case in which one breaks a federal law set by Congress _____ 42. a case in which there is a dispute over a contract or someone is seeking money for damage caused by the other party _____ 43. shared power by federal and state courts to hear cases of diverse citizenship _____ 44. jurisdiction under which cases involving federal crimes are heard _____ 45. the person(s) against whom a complaint is made in a case Unit 4 Evaluation SSTH 038 Part D: Matching Match each term with the definition below. Use each term one time only. a. opinion b. briefs c. oral arguments d. conference e. writ of certiorari _____ 46. discussion of a case in which the Supreme Court weighs facts, considers constitutionality, and makes a decision _____ 47. presentations by attorneys in which parties make their cases _____ 48. order by the Supreme Court to review a case previously decided by a lower court _____ 49. written statements filed before attorneys present their cases to the Supreme Court _____ 50. written ruling presented by the Supreme Court when a decision on a case has been made Carefully check your answers on this evaluation and make any corrections you feel are necessary. When you are satisfied that you have answered the questions to the best of your ability, transfer your answers to an answer sheet. Please refer to the information sheet that came with your course materials. Unit 4 Evaluation SSTH 038
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Unit 3 Evaluation SSTH 038
Unit 3 Evaluation
Evaluation 3
American Government 2: National Level
Part A: Multiple-Choice
Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____A_ 1. What is a feature of a bureaucracy?
a. hierarchical authority
b. majority rule
c. the ability to appeal decisions
d. exemptions from rules
___D__ 2. A line agency does which of the following?
a. serves in a support capacity
b. offers advice to the chief executive
c. offers advice to Congress
d. performs the tasks for which a bureaucracy is responsible
____A_ 3. The first executive departments were
a. the Departments of State, Treasury, and War.
b. the Departments of Justice, Treasury, and Defense.
c. the Departments of Justice, Defense, and War.
d. the Departments of Agriculture, Treasury, and Interior.

___D__ 4. The Federal Reserve Board is entrusted with
a. enforcing safety standards for consumer products.
b. regulating rates for fuels.
c. administering federal laws about labor-management relations.
d. regulating the money supply.
__C___ 5. Which type of agency is also a quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial body?
a. executive department
b. independent regulatory commission
c. independent executive agency
d. government corporation
__C___ 6. OASDI and Medicare taxes are examples of __________ taxes.
a. payroll
b. gift
c. indirect
d. estate
___C__ 7. What is an example of political patronage?
a. a president delegating responsibilities to the executive departments
b. the CIA forwarding intelligence to the Department of Homeland Security
c. a president appointing personal friends as department secretaries
d. an independent agency acting without the president’s approval
____D_ 8. Who was the first woman to lead an executive department?

a. Donna Shalala
b. Margaret Spellings
c. Condoleezza Rice
d. Frances T. Perkins
___B__ 9. The Pendleton Act of 1883 did which of the following?
a. repealed restrictions against patronage
b. limited patronage
c. created independent executive agencies
d. established the “spoils system”
___A__ 10. A progressive tax is one that
a. charges a higher percentage as income increases.
b. taxes all incomes equally.
c. charges less tax on higher incomes.
d. is deducted from a paycheck.
____B_ 11. What is an example of controllable spending?
a. interest on public debt
b. aid to education
c. social security benefits
d. food stamps
___D__ 12. Which president restored American ties to China after communists took control of
that nation?

a. Theodore Roosevelt
b. Ronald Reagan
c. Franklin D. Roosevelt
d. Richard Nixon
__D___ 13. Deterrence refers to
a. peaceful coexistence.
b. mutual efforts to reduce weapons programs.
c. diplomatic sanctions.
d. maintaining military might to discourage attacks.
__C___ 14. What is an example of a regional security alliance?
a. the League of Nations
b. the United Nations
c. NATO
d. the Peace Corps
____B_ 15. How come the power to tax can be the power to destroy?
a. The government cannot function without money.
b. Without taxes, the government can provide no services.
c. The government can discourage behaviors by taxing them.
d. Taxes have no destructive power.
__D___ 16. The national deficit is
a. the total amount of money the government owes.

b. the amount of interest the government owes.
c. t...


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