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FRQ Practice - Concept Application Question
Directions: Read the question and write a 3-sentence response to each question below.
Chief Justice Hughes’ letter was written as Congress considered the “court-packing”
Bill.
“Everyone who has worked in a group knows the necessity of limiting the size
to obtain efficiency. And this is peculiarly true of a judicial body. It is
too much to say that the Supreme Court could not do its work if two
more members were added, but I think that the consensus of competent
the opinion is that it is now large enough . . . There would be more judges to
hear, more judges to confer, more judges to discuss, more judges to be
convinced and to decide.”
—Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, letter to Senate
Judiciary Committee, 1937
After reading the scenario above, respond to A, B, and C below:
(A) Describe the proposed legislation by President Franklin Roosevelt
that prompted the author’s response.
(B) In the context of this scenario, describe how judicial independence
led to the proposed legislation in part A,
(C) Explain how the proposed legislation may have altered U.S. policy.
Part F
Proxima Centauri and the Sun are both main sequence stars, but Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf and the Sun is a yellow dwarf. Based on the information you charted, compare the characteristics of red dwarf stars and yellow dwarf stars.
Trace and explain the genealogy origins of the white monopoly capical and its conjoined relationship th the ANC controversial policy of radical economic transformation taking cognizance of how post 1994 south Africa's economic policy framework evolved over the years
the formation and function of legislatures as a branch of government in Africa.
the various causes of conflict in Africa.
how most African states’ “imported” nature (being the continuation of colonial creations) has impacted upon these African states’ authority.
examine the notion of ethnic diversity in Africa as it relates to religion.
what are the the various African public opinions on the practice of democracy.
Textbook: Samuel Kernell, et al., The Logic of American Politics, Eighth Edition (CQ Press, 2017). ISBN: 9781506358666.
1.The powers of the bureaucracy, which if often called the "fourth branch of government," are clearly outlined in the Constitution.
True
False
2.Name one bureaucratic agency that the text mentions.
3.While Congress can influence the bureaucracy, it mainly falls under the powers of the _________________.
4.Many Americans consider the bureaucracy a "necessary evil." Why is the bureaucracy necessary?
5.High-level officials often delegate power to bureaucratic agencies in order to avoid direct responsibility for taking specific action.
True
False
6.Name two reasons why the president must delegate power to the bureaucracy.
7.The power of the ___________, or control over how money is distributed, is ____________'s main check on the bureaucracy.
8.The bureaucracy did not exist under the Articles of Confederation.
True
False
9.When civil service reform was achieved, bureaucrats became appointed by the ________ system, rather than the spoils system.
10.The bureaucracy is the _________ of the President, who is the principal.
11.)Department-level agencies in the bureaucracy are a part of the President's ___________.
12.)Bureaucrats are not politicians. This means they are always politically neutral actors.
True
False
13.)The people provide a check on the bureaucracy, as they can pull a metaphorical _________ _________ when they do not feel a department or agency is acting properly.
14.)Name three ways in which Congress "keeps the bureaucracy in line."
15.)Most Americans have a favorable view of the bureaucracy.
True
False
16.)Who appoints bureaucratic agents?
Group of answer choices:
President
Senate
James Madison
Congress
Supreme Court
17.) The president always needs approval from the Senate to confirm agency appointments.
True
False
18.)What are the three groups that make up the iron triangle of bureaucracy?
19.)It is easy for the other branches of government to tell whether or not bureaucratic agencies are doing their jobs well.
True
False
20.)Accurately type out the final sentence of the Chapter 8 (pg. 350). Explain the quote in a sentence or two and why this statement is impactful.
21.)The Constitution clearly sets up the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) as well as the state court system(s).
True
False
22.)Because justices are appointed to the Supreme Court, they are far removed from politics.
True
False
23.)Article III of the Constitution outlines the power of the judiciary.
True
False
24.)The most influential check the court's have on the other branches of government is the power of ____________ __________, which was established by the case Marbury v. Madison.
25.)The framers intended for the Court to be as powerful as it has come to be.
True
False
26.)FDR's attempt to add justices to the Supreme Court who would favor his political views was known was the "_________-__________ __________." It ultimately failed.
27.)Federal and state courts have similar structures; each has a lower court with more general jurisdiction, and appellate division, and a Supreme Court.
True
False
28.)In order for the Supreme Court to hear a case, a party must file a ___________. The Supreme Court does not have to accept it!
Group of answer choices:
Judiciary Act of 1803
constitutional claim
writ of certiorari
appeal
writ of mandamus
29.)The justices usually delegate work to their ________ _________, who read through cases and often draft opinions for them. (I had this job, but not for a Supreme Court justice!)
30.)The Supreme Court typically hears many more cases than the lower courts do.
True
False
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