POLI 2051 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the name given to the power of the courts to determine whether the actions of
Congress and the executive branch are permissible under the Constitution? - Answer-
judicial review
Which of the following is an opinion written by a justice in the majority that outlines an
alternative basis for the decision? - Answer-concurring
Which of the following limits judicial power? - Answer-stare decisis
Who nominates judges to the U.S. district courts? - Answer-the president
Who represents the federal government in appeals to the Supreme Court? - Answer-
solicitor general
Financially, who benefits the most from the military-industrial complex? - Answer-
defense contractors
How might democracy distort budgeting? - Answer-Politicians spend public funds and
give tax cuts to win votes
In what sense is Social Security spending uncontrollable? - Answer-Congress has
enacted laws that make Social Security payments automatic for all those who are
eligible
The fact that 43 percent of people filing income tax returns in 2013 paid no income tax
at all is partly explained by the fact that the income tax is __________. - Answer-
progressive
The increase in __________ threatens the viability of the intergenerational system for
funding Social Security. - Answer-life expectancy
The Social Security Act was enacted in __________. - Answer-1935
The __________ Amendment permits Congress to levy income taxes. - Answer-
sixteenth
What is the national debt? - Answer-all of the money the federal government has
borrowed and has not yet repaid
, What is the purpose of continuing resolutions? - Answer-to allow agencies to continue
to spend money even when Congress has not met its budgetary timetable
Which of the following best describes the executive branch's role in the budget process
before the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921? - Answer-Executive branch agencies
sent budget requests to the secretary of the treasury
Which of the following is the role of the Budget Committees and the Congressional
Budget Office? - Answer-to advise Congress on consequences of its budget decisions
__________ is an act of Congress that attempts to limit Congress to a total expenditure
level for all programs in a given year. - Answer-a budget resolution
A __________ tax is one by which the government takes a greater share of the income
of the rich than of the poor. - Answer-progressive
A __________ tax is one in which the burden falls relatively more heavily on low-income
groups than on wealthy taxpayers. - Answer-regressive
If you subscribe to Keynesian economic policies, you are most concerned with
__________. - Answer-unemployment
What distinguishes a means-tested program from a social insurance program? -
Answer-A social insurance program provides benefits to those who have paid into the
program, while a means-tested program provides benefits based on demonstrated need
What is a government program called that provides benefits only to individuals who
qualify based on specific needs? - Answer-a means-tested program
What is the source of money in the Social Security Trust Fund? - Answer-payroll taxes
When it comes to strengthening the economy, Republicans are more likely than
Democrats to prioritize __________. - Answer-fighting inflation
Which of the following entities is responsible for influencing interest rates in the United
States? - Answer-the Federal Reserve Board
Which of the following is a concern about the Social Security Trust Fund? - Answer-
Soon there will be too few workers contributing to the Trust Fund to support the
increasing number of retirees
Which of the following is a possible solution to the long-term problem of solvency in the
Social Security program? - Answer-increase the minimum retirement age
Which of the following is an example of monetary policy? - Answer-the Federal Reserve
Board buying government bonds
WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the name given to the power of the courts to determine whether the actions of
Congress and the executive branch are permissible under the Constitution? - Answer-
judicial review
Which of the following is an opinion written by a justice in the majority that outlines an
alternative basis for the decision? - Answer-concurring
Which of the following limits judicial power? - Answer-stare decisis
Who nominates judges to the U.S. district courts? - Answer-the president
Who represents the federal government in appeals to the Supreme Court? - Answer-
solicitor general
Financially, who benefits the most from the military-industrial complex? - Answer-
defense contractors
How might democracy distort budgeting? - Answer-Politicians spend public funds and
give tax cuts to win votes
In what sense is Social Security spending uncontrollable? - Answer-Congress has
enacted laws that make Social Security payments automatic for all those who are
eligible
The fact that 43 percent of people filing income tax returns in 2013 paid no income tax
at all is partly explained by the fact that the income tax is __________. - Answer-
progressive
The increase in __________ threatens the viability of the intergenerational system for
funding Social Security. - Answer-life expectancy
The Social Security Act was enacted in __________. - Answer-1935
The __________ Amendment permits Congress to levy income taxes. - Answer-
sixteenth
What is the national debt? - Answer-all of the money the federal government has
borrowed and has not yet repaid
, What is the purpose of continuing resolutions? - Answer-to allow agencies to continue
to spend money even when Congress has not met its budgetary timetable
Which of the following best describes the executive branch's role in the budget process
before the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921? - Answer-Executive branch agencies
sent budget requests to the secretary of the treasury
Which of the following is the role of the Budget Committees and the Congressional
Budget Office? - Answer-to advise Congress on consequences of its budget decisions
__________ is an act of Congress that attempts to limit Congress to a total expenditure
level for all programs in a given year. - Answer-a budget resolution
A __________ tax is one by which the government takes a greater share of the income
of the rich than of the poor. - Answer-progressive
A __________ tax is one in which the burden falls relatively more heavily on low-income
groups than on wealthy taxpayers. - Answer-regressive
If you subscribe to Keynesian economic policies, you are most concerned with
__________. - Answer-unemployment
What distinguishes a means-tested program from a social insurance program? -
Answer-A social insurance program provides benefits to those who have paid into the
program, while a means-tested program provides benefits based on demonstrated need
What is a government program called that provides benefits only to individuals who
qualify based on specific needs? - Answer-a means-tested program
What is the source of money in the Social Security Trust Fund? - Answer-payroll taxes
When it comes to strengthening the economy, Republicans are more likely than
Democrats to prioritize __________. - Answer-fighting inflation
Which of the following entities is responsible for influencing interest rates in the United
States? - Answer-the Federal Reserve Board
Which of the following is a concern about the Social Security Trust Fund? - Answer-
Soon there will be too few workers contributing to the Trust Fund to support the
increasing number of retirees
Which of the following is a possible solution to the long-term problem of solvency in the
Social Security program? - Answer-increase the minimum retirement age
Which of the following is an example of monetary policy? - Answer-the Federal Reserve
Board buying government bonds
