Exam 6: the Presidency

Why does the power of the president increase most dramatically in wartime?

In the United Kingdom,the prime minister,the country's primary executive official,is elected by the House of Commons,a legislative body.This institutional arrangement is best described as a ____________________ system.

A president may be removed from office if he is impeached by the ____________________ and convicted by the ____________________.

Which of these is the most lasting way a president creates a legacy?

Which is the best example of an agent when the president is the principal?

What is an example of an informal presidential power?

The tension between a president's desire to enforce policies in a particular way and a bureaucrat's preferences to enforce policies otherwise creates a ____________________ for the president.

Presidents have used the ____________________ clause in Article II to increase their power.

In which system of government is the executive elected independently of the legislature and is not responsible to the legislature?

Which of these is an example of a president "going public"?

Which of these requires the approval of the Senate?

On April 13,2011,President Barack Obama gave a nationally televised speech opposing the congressional Republicans' deficit-reduction plans and offering an alternative set of fiscal proposals.This is an example of ____________________.

What is an example of a formal presidential power?

An example of an agent where the president is the principal is a/an ____________________.

Which of these presidents was most influential in developing mass political parties as a tool of presidential power and electoral support?

Why might members of a popular president's party do better electorally than members of an unpopular president's party?

On July 22,2004,President George W.Bush issued a formal directive to the Department of Homeland Security to create the Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities in order to develop and implement procedures for ensuring the safety of people with disabilities during natural disasters and other emergencies.This is an example of an ____________________.

The president needs the approval of the ____________________ for appointments,and the ____________________ for declaring war.

In some cases,the president (and the executive branch that serves under him)can take actions that have the force of law.Identify,define,and discuss at least three different institutions that allow the president to take unilateral action that sets public policy in the United States.How,if at all,are these institutions consistent with the principles of the separation of powers system embedded in the U.S.Constitution?

Which is an enumerated power of the president rather than an implied power?