Unit 8: Exam #2
Due No due date Points 200 Questions 41 Time Limit None
Instructions
Introduction:
Please complete this exam after you’ve studied and reviewed all course materials,focusing on Units 5-8.
Unit Learning Outcome(s) Reflected in assignment: All ULOs for Units 5-8
Directions:
Select the best answer for each multiple choice question (4 pts. each) and write a few sentences to a
paragraph answering four short answer questions (10 pts. each).
Attempt History
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Question 1 pts
What is the purpose of a presidential signing statement?
Express presidential attitudes about a law
Tell executive branch how to implement a law
Comment on potentially unconstitutional portions of a law
Correct!
All of the above
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Question 2 pts
How many justices must agree to hear a case before “cert” is issued and the
case is heard by the Supreme Court?
Three
Correct! Four
Five
Six
Question 3 pts
Serving in Congress has always been considered a career.
TRUE
Correct! FALSE
Question 4 pts
Most bills die in committees.
Correct! TRUE
FALSE
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Question 5 pts
The Democratic Study Group and the Coalition (Blue Dog Democrats) are
examples of Congressional:
Correct!
Caucuses
Parties
Factions
Orders
Question 6 pts
Congress can check judicial power by:
Overcoming a court decision by writing a new law
Impeaching a federal judge
Removing a subject from a court’s jurisdiction
Correct!
All of the above
Question 7 pts
Which Supreme Court case established the concept of judicial review (in the
new federal government) by declaring an act of Congress unconstitutional?
Marshall vs. Thomas
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