Question 1

Which of the following is a reason that the presidency was relatively weak during the legislative epoch (1800-1933) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  The individuals elected to presidential office were unskilled and not capable of attaining greatness.
B)  There were few important national political or social forces to which presidents could have linked themselves.
C)  The national government had very expansive powers.
D)  Presidents were so busy managing the federal bureaucracy that they had no time to invest in legislative policy making or party politics.
E)  Nationalized media outlets and rapid communication made it difficult for presidents to form a supportive coalition.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Congress does not even have the option of overriding and must reintroduce the bill in the next session when the president exercises a(n) ________ veto.

Accepted Answer

A)  pocket
B)  line-item
C)  executive
D)  legislative
E)  hard-lineF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

The veto power makes the president the most important single legislative leader.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the line-item veto power for the president?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not authorize the line-item veto.
B)  The president may currently use the line-item veto but chooses to do so only rarely because veto bargaining makes it unnecessary.
C)  Presidents since Bill Clinton have made judicious use of the line-item veto to reduce pork-barrel spending in budgetary bills.
D)  The line-item veto can only be used in the last ten days that Congress is in session.
E)  The line-item veto is only allowed after Supreme Court review of the legislationF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

Over the past three-quarters of a century,American presidents have voluntarily delegated a great deal of authority to Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a reason Congress has delegated more authority to the executive branch?

Accepted Answer

A)  The expansion of governmental activity since the New Deal has made it difficult for Congress to execute and administer the programs it passes.
B)  Most congressional legislation is not very detailed,leaving executive branch administrators to issue rules describing how the act will be implemented.
C)  In recent years,Congress has tended to give agencies broad mandates and few clear guidelines for implementation.
D)  The congressional agenda is so small that members of Congress prefer to specify long,detailed statutes that instruct agencies in the specific implementation of the law.
E)  Congress has too much work to write detailed statutes.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Presidents typically gain more political support the longer they are in office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What are the powers specifically granted to the president in the text of the Constitution called?

Accepted Answer

A)  manifest prose
B)  delegated powers
C)  expressed powers
D)  articulated authorities
E)  direct investituresF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Prior to the New Deal,and consistent with the intent of the Constitution's framers,what was the strongest branch of the government?

Accepted Answer

A)  legislative
B)  executive
C)  judicial
D)  bureaucratic
E)  county governmentsF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

President Franklin Roosevelt's speaking trips around the nation and radio broadcasts designed to promote his programs are an example of the presidential tactic often referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  getting dirty
B)  going negative
C)  going public
D)  going native
E)  going vocalF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

When George W.Bush relied too heavily on his staff for information about weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in Iraq,which led him to erroneous conclusions,his reliance exemplified the trade-off between:

Accepted Answer

A)  reliance on the in-house expertise of White House staff and the need to access independent outside opinion
B)  believing intelligence reports and discounting them
C)  protecting national security and protecting human rights
D)  the pressures of public opinion and the president's personal opinion
E)  taking issue positions versus keeping options openF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following tasks does the text indicate as an important purpose of the White House staff?

Accepted Answer

A)  prepares to repel impeachment attempts and helps supervise the executive branch
B)  enhances communication with constituents and prepares for reelection efforts
C)  helps with wartime decision making and obstructs access to the president
D)  provides training experiences for future congressional candidates and brainstorms for ways to "spin" news events to make them favorable to the president
E)  provides information and acts as a management toolF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

Explain the role of the vice president.How are vice presidents selected? Discuss the relationships that specific vice presidents have had with their presidents.

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Question 14

Explain why some national emergencies produced new and long-lasting powers for the president while others did not.In the instances in which new powers were institutionalized,what was the long-term effect?

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Question 15

What are the powers given to the president by Congress called?

Accepted Answer

A)  manifest prose
B)  delegated powers
C)  expressed powers
D)  transferred authorities
E)  invested powersF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

Most historians agree that after Thomas Jefferson and until the beginning of the twentieth century,Jackson and Lincoln were the only exceptions to a succession of weak presidents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When President George Washington received Edmond Genet as the formal emissary of the revolutionary government of France in 1793 and had his cabinet officers and Congress back his decision,Washington established the presidential power to:

Accepted Answer

A)  recognize other countries
B)  conduct diplomatic relations
C)  receive ambassadors and other public ministers
D)  undertake covert operations against foreign governments
E)  plan and participate in assassination plotsF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

President Nixon established the Environmental Protection Agency through an executive order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Most presidents frequently veto legislation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The indirect method of electing the president has significantly dampened the power of most modern presidents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: The Presidency

Which of the following is NOT a reason Congress has delegated more authority to the executive branch?

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Most presidents frequently veto legislation.

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President Franklin Roosevelt's speaking trips around the nation and radio broadcasts designed to promote his programs are an example of the presidential tactic often referred to as:

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Over the past three-quarters of a century,American presidents have voluntarily delegated a great deal of authority to Congress.

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Explain why some national emergencies produced new and long-lasting powers for the president while others did not.In the instances in which new powers were institutionalized,what was the long-term effect?

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What are the powers given to the president by Congress called?

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Congress does not even have the option of overriding and must reintroduce the bill in the next session when the president exercises a(n) ________ veto.

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Which of the following is true of the line-item veto power for the president?

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Which of the following is a reason that the presidency was relatively weak during the legislative epoch (1800-1933) ?

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Which of the following tasks does the text indicate as an important purpose of the White House staff?

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The indirect method of electing the president has significantly dampened the power of most modern presidents.

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The veto power makes the president the most important single legislative leader.

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Presidents typically gain more political support the longer they are in office.

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Most historians agree that after Thomas Jefferson and until the beginning of the twentieth century,Jackson and Lincoln were the only exceptions to a succession of weak presidents.

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What are the powers specifically granted to the president in the text of the Constitution called?

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Explain the role of the vice president.How are vice presidents selected? Discuss the relationships that specific vice presidents have had with their presidents.

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When George W.Bush relied too heavily on his staff for information about weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in Iraq,which led him to erroneous conclusions,his reliance exemplified the trade-off between:

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When President George Washington received Edmond Genet as the formal emissary of the revolutionary government of France in 1793 and had his cabinet officers and Congress back his decision,Washington established the presidential power to:

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President Nixon established the Environmental Protection Agency through an executive order.

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Prior to the New Deal,and consistent with the intent of the Constitution's framers,what was the strongest branch of the government?

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