Temple College
GOVT 2302
NAME:_______________________
Fall 2001
MAKE-UP EXAM #2
PART I. SHORT ANSWER 1. Answer one (1) of the following in a paragraph. Do NOT answer
specific parts as separate items. Integrate your responses into a well-organized, well-constructed
paragraph. Write complete sentences and pay attention to spelling, grammar, and word choice. Do NOT
assume that the instructor will “know what you mean.” WRITE LEGIBLY IN INK!. Use the space below
and on the back of this page (if necessary) to write your answer. 20 points.
1.
What do we mean when we say that a court decision has policy impact? How does this differ from
legal impact? Give (at least three) examples of U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have policy impact.
Explain each example.
2.
What is judicial review? Discuss the “historical birth” of judicial review in MARBURY V MADISON
[1803]. What were the facts of the case? What was the constitutional issue? What did the USSC
decide? What was the long-term significance of the case?
PART II. SHORT ANSWER 2. Answer one (1) of the following in a paragraph. Do NOT answer
specific parts as separate items. Integrate your responses into a well-organized, well-constructed
paragraph. Write complete sentences and pay attention to spelling, grammar, and word choice. Do NOT
assume that the instructor will “know what you mean.” WRITE LEGIBLY IN INK!. Use the space below
and on the back of this page (if necessary) to write your answer. 20 points.
1.
What is meant by the “media presidency”? What is meant by the “textbook presidency”? How do
these perpetuate a “mythological presidency”? Explain why the true nature of presidential power is
negative, personal, and episodic.
2.
Detail the constitutional basis of presidential power. Are the president’s powers broad and flexible or
narrow and restricted?
PART III. SHORT ANSWER 3. Answer one (1) of the following in a paragraph. Do NOT
answer specific parts as separate items. Integrate your responses into a well-organized, well-constructed
paragraph. Write complete sentences and pay attention to spelling, grammar, and word choice. Do NOT
assume that the instructor will “know what you mean.” WRITE LEGIBLY IN INK!. Use the space below
and on the back of this page (if necessary) to write your answer. 20 points.
1.
What is a bureaucracy? Discuss the premises of the classical model of bureaucracy.
2.
Why have the bureaucracies of the national government grown over the last 120 years?
PART IV. SHORT ANSWER 4. Answer one (1) of the following in a paragraph. Do NOT
answer specific parts as separate items. Integrate your responses into a well-organized, well-constructed
paragraph. Write complete sentences and pay attention to spelling, grammar, and word choice. Do NOT
assume that the instructor will “know what you mean.” WRITE LEGIBLY IN INK!. Use the space below
and on the back of this page (if necessary) to write your answer. 20 points.
1.
Discuss the legislative process. What is a “veto point”? Identify the primary veto points in the
legislative process. How many veto points can (potentially) be associated with a typical bill in
Congress?
2.
List and discuss at least three (3) types of committees found in Congress. In your discussion, explain:
[a] the purposes of a committee system in general and [b] the unique purposes of each of the three
types you identified.
PART V. IDENTIFICATION. Define and identify the importance of ten (10) of the following
items in a sentence or two for each. 20 points. Use the back of the page (if necessary) to continue your
answer(s). Your answer should be written to demonstrate your familiarity with and understanding of the
concept. These items can be answered in two or three sentences. You should go beyond simple definitions
of the terms or concepts to say why each is important. Use the bottom and back of this page to write your
answers.
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logrolling
Fenno’s dilemma
pigeon-hole
filibuster
cloture
trustee
delegate
veto
pocket veto
treaties
executive agreements
formal rule-making
adjudication
merit system
spoils system
judicial review
stare decisis
writ of certiorari
writ of mandamus