POLI 1090 – MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
The institutionalized presidency describes - Answer-the set of offices and staff created
to assist the President.
The two critical elements of the Executive Office of the Presidency are the - Answer-
Office of Management and Budget and the White House Office.
In Presidential Power and the Modern Presidents, Richard Neustadt argues in part that
despite sharp expansion of statutory authority and the dramatic growth in the
institutional resources, which of the following is true? - Answer-The demands of the
office continue to exceed the resources available to meet those demands.
The relationship between nineteenth-century presidents and their cabinets was based
on which of the following? - Answer-Reciprocity
The Framers endorsed a system of government called a _____ that provided some
degree of popular control while avoiding tyranny. - Answer-Republic
Control of the ____ limits the choices available to the collectivity. - Answer-Agenda
T/F Coordination problems decrease as the size of the group increases. - Answer-False
Bargaining and Compromise - Answer-is essential for producing successful political
outcomes
The fear that a party to a political negotiation may renege on or fail to abide by any
agreement may lead to which of the following? - Answer-War as the preferred
alternative
A "prisoner's dilemma" arises in which of the following instances? - Answer-Whenever
individuals who ultimately would benefit from cooperating with each other also have a
powerful and irresistible incentive to break the agreement and exploit the other side
The difference between what an individual prefers to do and what collective decisions
obligate an individual to do is called a ____. - Answer-Conformity cost
T/F Authority and power are interchangeable terms that mean effectively the same
thing. - Answer-False
, Which of the following is an example of collective action? - Answer-Organized crime
families jockey over turf for illegal activity
T/F The writings of Thomas Hobbes deeply influenced the structure of the U.S.
Constitution. - Answer-False
Which of the following was one of the events that mobilized states behind reforming the
Articles of Confederation? - Answer-Shay's Rebellion
The writings of Charles, Baron de Montesquieu, provided the Framers of the
Constitution with which of the following? - Answer-His discussion of the classification of
governmental functions and forms as the legislative, executive, and judicial
What was the name of the practice where Britain ceded control to the colonist to
manage their own domestic affairs including taxation? - Answer-Home rule
Blame for the free riding and other forms of shirking that hampered the early American
Revolutionary War effort should be placed on which of the following? - Answer-
Ineffective government
A central feature of the Great Compromise was which of the following? - Answer-A
bicameral legislature with the upper chamber representation equal for all states and the
lower chamber representation based on population
The Madisonian view of democracy often is referred to as which of the following? -
Answer-Pluralism
Under the Constitution, which of the following is true about the responsibility for
common defense and security? - Answer-It is solely the responsibility of the national
government
T/F The elastic clause undermines the restrictive purpose of the carefully worded list of
enumerated powers - Answer-True
The _____ Clause in Article VI of the constitution has the most profound consequences
for federalism - Answer-Supremacy
The experience surrounding the creation and adoption of Common Core standards
illustrates which of the following? - Answer-President Obama's administration offered
grant money to the states if they adopted common learning goals.
The Constitution opened the door to nationalization by granting the federal government
ultimate power to determine within certain bounds which of the following? - Answer-The
extent of its authority over the states
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
The institutionalized presidency describes - Answer-the set of offices and staff created
to assist the President.
The two critical elements of the Executive Office of the Presidency are the - Answer-
Office of Management and Budget and the White House Office.
In Presidential Power and the Modern Presidents, Richard Neustadt argues in part that
despite sharp expansion of statutory authority and the dramatic growth in the
institutional resources, which of the following is true? - Answer-The demands of the
office continue to exceed the resources available to meet those demands.
The relationship between nineteenth-century presidents and their cabinets was based
on which of the following? - Answer-Reciprocity
The Framers endorsed a system of government called a _____ that provided some
degree of popular control while avoiding tyranny. - Answer-Republic
Control of the ____ limits the choices available to the collectivity. - Answer-Agenda
T/F Coordination problems decrease as the size of the group increases. - Answer-False
Bargaining and Compromise - Answer-is essential for producing successful political
outcomes
The fear that a party to a political negotiation may renege on or fail to abide by any
agreement may lead to which of the following? - Answer-War as the preferred
alternative
A "prisoner's dilemma" arises in which of the following instances? - Answer-Whenever
individuals who ultimately would benefit from cooperating with each other also have a
powerful and irresistible incentive to break the agreement and exploit the other side
The difference between what an individual prefers to do and what collective decisions
obligate an individual to do is called a ____. - Answer-Conformity cost
T/F Authority and power are interchangeable terms that mean effectively the same
thing. - Answer-False
, Which of the following is an example of collective action? - Answer-Organized crime
families jockey over turf for illegal activity
T/F The writings of Thomas Hobbes deeply influenced the structure of the U.S.
Constitution. - Answer-False
Which of the following was one of the events that mobilized states behind reforming the
Articles of Confederation? - Answer-Shay's Rebellion
The writings of Charles, Baron de Montesquieu, provided the Framers of the
Constitution with which of the following? - Answer-His discussion of the classification of
governmental functions and forms as the legislative, executive, and judicial
What was the name of the practice where Britain ceded control to the colonist to
manage their own domestic affairs including taxation? - Answer-Home rule
Blame for the free riding and other forms of shirking that hampered the early American
Revolutionary War effort should be placed on which of the following? - Answer-
Ineffective government
A central feature of the Great Compromise was which of the following? - Answer-A
bicameral legislature with the upper chamber representation equal for all states and the
lower chamber representation based on population
The Madisonian view of democracy often is referred to as which of the following? -
Answer-Pluralism
Under the Constitution, which of the following is true about the responsibility for
common defense and security? - Answer-It is solely the responsibility of the national
government
T/F The elastic clause undermines the restrictive purpose of the carefully worded list of
enumerated powers - Answer-True
The _____ Clause in Article VI of the constitution has the most profound consequences
for federalism - Answer-Supremacy
The experience surrounding the creation and adoption of Common Core standards
illustrates which of the following? - Answer-President Obama's administration offered
grant money to the states if they adopted common learning goals.
The Constitution opened the door to nationalization by granting the federal government
ultimate power to determine within certain bounds which of the following? - Answer-The
extent of its authority over the states
