POLI 1090 FINAL REVIEW EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Free rider problem - Answer-People benefit without joining.
House requirements - Answer-25 years old, 7-year citizen.
Senate requirements - Answer-30 years old, 9-year citizen.
House design - Answer-Large, strict rules, short terms.
Senate design - Answer-Small, more debate, long terms.
Congressional powers - Answer-Taxing, spending, commerce, war.
Lawmaking process - Answer-Bill → committee → floor → president.
Markup session - Answer-Committee edits a bill.
House Rules Committee - Answer-Sets debate rules.
Roll-call vote - Answer-Vote recorded by name.
Discharge petition - Answer-Forces bill out of committee.
Filibuster - Answer-Senate delay tactic.
Presidential powers - Answer-Veto, appointments, commander in chief.
Unilateral tools - Answer-Executive orders and agreements.
War Powers Resolution - Answer-Limits military action.
Executive Office of President - Answer-Agencies that help president.
Bureaucracy functions - Answer-Implement laws and regulations.
Rulemaking - Answer-Agencies create regulations.
Bureaucratic discretion - Answer-Agencies choose how to apply laws.
, Agency capture - Answer-Agency serves industry interests.
Interagency rivalry - Answer-Agencies compete for power.
Bureaucratic drift - Answer-Policy shifts away from Congress's intent.
Revolving door - Answer-Movement between industry and government.
Weber's theory - Answer-Bureaucracy needs hierarchy and rules.
Barnard's theory - Answer-Organizations rely on cooperation.
Wilson's theory - Answer-Bureaucracy shaped by tasks and environment.
Constitutional courts - Answer-Lifetime judges; created by Constitution.
Legislative courts - Answer-Congress-created; fixed terms.
Criminal cases - Answer-Government prosecutes crime.
Civil cases - Answer-Disputes between individuals.
Original jurisdiction - Answer-Court hears case first.
Appellate jurisdiction - Answer-Court reviews decisions.
Federal court levels - Answer-District, appeals, Supreme Court.
Standing - Answer-Must show harm to sue.
Writ of certiorari - Answer-Supreme Court agrees to hear case.
Stare decisis - Answer-Follow previous rulings.
Judicial review - Answer-Courts strike down unconstitutional laws.
Social welfare policies - Answer-Government assistance programs.
Social insurance - Answer-Earned benefits like Social Security.
Need-based programs - Answer-Income determines eligibility.
Entitlement programs - Answer-Guaranteed benefits if eligible.
Policy diffusion - Answer-Policies spread between states.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Free rider problem - Answer-People benefit without joining.
House requirements - Answer-25 years old, 7-year citizen.
Senate requirements - Answer-30 years old, 9-year citizen.
House design - Answer-Large, strict rules, short terms.
Senate design - Answer-Small, more debate, long terms.
Congressional powers - Answer-Taxing, spending, commerce, war.
Lawmaking process - Answer-Bill → committee → floor → president.
Markup session - Answer-Committee edits a bill.
House Rules Committee - Answer-Sets debate rules.
Roll-call vote - Answer-Vote recorded by name.
Discharge petition - Answer-Forces bill out of committee.
Filibuster - Answer-Senate delay tactic.
Presidential powers - Answer-Veto, appointments, commander in chief.
Unilateral tools - Answer-Executive orders and agreements.
War Powers Resolution - Answer-Limits military action.
Executive Office of President - Answer-Agencies that help president.
Bureaucracy functions - Answer-Implement laws and regulations.
Rulemaking - Answer-Agencies create regulations.
Bureaucratic discretion - Answer-Agencies choose how to apply laws.
, Agency capture - Answer-Agency serves industry interests.
Interagency rivalry - Answer-Agencies compete for power.
Bureaucratic drift - Answer-Policy shifts away from Congress's intent.
Revolving door - Answer-Movement between industry and government.
Weber's theory - Answer-Bureaucracy needs hierarchy and rules.
Barnard's theory - Answer-Organizations rely on cooperation.
Wilson's theory - Answer-Bureaucracy shaped by tasks and environment.
Constitutional courts - Answer-Lifetime judges; created by Constitution.
Legislative courts - Answer-Congress-created; fixed terms.
Criminal cases - Answer-Government prosecutes crime.
Civil cases - Answer-Disputes between individuals.
Original jurisdiction - Answer-Court hears case first.
Appellate jurisdiction - Answer-Court reviews decisions.
Federal court levels - Answer-District, appeals, Supreme Court.
Standing - Answer-Must show harm to sue.
Writ of certiorari - Answer-Supreme Court agrees to hear case.
Stare decisis - Answer-Follow previous rulings.
Judicial review - Answer-Courts strike down unconstitutional laws.
Social welfare policies - Answer-Government assistance programs.
Social insurance - Answer-Earned benefits like Social Security.
Need-based programs - Answer-Income determines eligibility.
Entitlement programs - Answer-Guaranteed benefits if eligible.
Policy diffusion - Answer-Policies spread between states.
