(01.01 MC)What is the purpose of a conference committee?

(02.06 MC)Since reforms after the presidency of James Garfield, the civil service has primarily focused on employment based on

(02.03 MC)The Presidential oath of office in the Constitution emphasizes the role of the president as

(02.04 MC)Which of the following positions would be most likely to have a nominee from the president rejected by the Senate?

(02.03 MC)”[The President] shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.”—Article II, Section 3, United States ConstitutionThe excerpt above provides the most direct support for what implied power of the President?

(02.05 MC)Fill in the blanks of the following sentence from the Constitution:”In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have ________. In all other Cases…[the Court] shall have ________.”

(02.05 MC)In a hypothetical case, the Supreme Court is considering whether to uphold a longstanding precedent that allows warrantless searches of vehicles at border crossings. Some justices argue for maintaining this precedent based on the principle of

(02.03 MC)Which of the following is a formal power of the President explicitly identified in the Article II of the Constitution?

(01.01 MC)How are the leaders of congressional committees decided?

(01.02 HC)In 2016, Democratic President Barack Obama was unable to get his Supreme Court nominee confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate. This best illustrates the