ANS: C MSC: Factual
DIF: Easy
REF: Page 40
TOP: Framework
57. The separation of powers works through a system of checks and balances in which: a. Congress has the least power and the presidency has the most power b. the national and state governments share power with each other c. the president and Congress share power d. all three branches share some powers but not others e. the presidency has the least power and Congress has the most ANS: D MSC: Factual
DIF: Difficult
REF: Pages 40–42 TOP: Framework
58. The concept of shared powers means that: a. the legislative and executive branches have equal powers in some areas b. no branch has exclusive control in some realms of government action c. the branches can exercise the same powers d. no branch has exclusive power e. the judicial branch has more power than the legislative and executive branches ANS: B MSC: Factual
DIF: Difficult
REF: Pages 40–42 TOP: Framework
59. The clearest example of shared powers is: a. the war powers held by the president and Congress b. the ability to pass budget laws shared by the president and Congress c. the power, held by both the Supreme Court and the president, to interpret the constitutionality of laws d. Congress passing a bill and the president signing it into law e. the president vetoing legislation and the Congress overriding the veto ANS: A MSC: Applied
DIF: Difficult
REF: Pages 40–42 TOP: Framework
60. While ________ powers are not held exclusively by any branch of government, ________ powers are those that one branch can exercise over the other. a. negative; shared b. shared; negative c. negative; exclusive d. shared; exclusive e. exclusive; shared ANS: B MSC: Factual
DIF: Moderate
REF: Pages 40–42 TOP: Framework
61. Which of the following is a check that the president holds over the judicial branch? a. the ability to nominate judges for the federal courts b. the ability to veto decisions made by the Supreme Court c. the ability to interpret the constitutionality of new laws d. the ability to remove federal judges from office e. the ability to alter the jurisdiction of the federal courts ANS: A
DIF: Moderate
REF: Page 41
TOP: Framework