BYU - GOVT 041 Final Exam Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions

A "lame-duck" politician is one who a. lost the party nomination at the convention b. is waiting to leave office after a successor has been elected c. is waiting to take office after winning an election d. was careless while on a hunting trip e. none of these - is waiting to leave office after a successor has been elected A bill can be formally introduced in the House or Senate by a. members of Congress b. staff members c. the President d. all of these - members of Congress A bureaucracy is most closely associated with a. the court system b. early governments c. the executive branch of government d. the lawmaking branch of government - the executive branch of government A child would not have United States citizenship who was born to a. an American citizen married to a Japanese and living in Afghanistan b. parents who had become naturalized citizens two years before c. U.S. citizens living in Russia d. Mexican citizens living in San Diego, California e. a British couple who worked at a U.S. consulate in London - a British couple who worked at a U.S. consulate in LondonA document that prevents a person from being held in jail indefinitely without being charged is a(n) a. ex post facto b. indictment c. bill of attainder d. writ of habeas corpus - writ of habeas corpus A government run by a few who exercise total control is called a(n). . a. oligarchy b. aristocracy c. monarchy d. all of these - oligarchy A judge is most likely to issue a search warrant a. when the police request one b. when possession of narcotics is suspected c. when suspects refuse to let the police enter their home d. when the crime involved is murder e. when the police have good reason to believe that a crime has been committed - when the police have good reason to believe that a crime has been committed A law allowing an individual to be found guilty of a crime without due process (disallowed by the Constitution) is called a(n) a. indictment b. writ of habeas corpus c. bill of attainder d. ex post facto - bill of attainder A loophole in the tax laws gives a. Congress a means of changing the President's budgetb. foreign investors a way of buying U.S. companies without obeying U.S. laws c. the average taxpayer a way of avoiding the payment of all income taxes d. the government a way of collecting extra taxes e. corporations and individuals a way of greatly reducing their tax payments - corporations and individuals a way of greatly reducing their tax payments A member of the House introduces a bill by a. giving the bill to the appropriate committee chairman b. dropping the bill into the hopper c. obtaining the approval of the Speaker d. sending a printed copy of the bill to each House member e. reading the bill aloud on the floor - dropping the bill into the hopper