Question 1

The number of electoral college votes per state is determined by the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  number of House members per state 
B)  number of Senators per state 
C)  size of the state legislature 
D)  age of the state 
E)  number of House members and Senators per state 
A)  number of House members per state 
B)  number of Senators per state 
C)  size of the state legislature 
D)  age of the state 
E)  number of House members and Senators per state

Question 2

The governor of North Carolina is empowered to veto specific provisions in legislation that has passed both houses of the state legislature.This is an example of a ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  precision strike 
B)  precise veto 
C)  general veto 
D)  line-item veto 
E)  drafting authority 
A)  precision strike 
B)  precise veto 
C)  general veto 
D)  line-item veto 
E)  drafting authority

Question 3

Why does the power of the president not return to lower levels after crises?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crises increase presidential popularity, and this popularity does not decrease. 
B)  The institutions created to respond to crises persist, and give the president power. 
C)  Crises do not increase presidential power. 
D)  The Supreme Court constantly supports the president. 
E)  Referendums make this new power permanent. 
A)  Crises increase presidential popularity, and this popularity does not decrease. 
B)  The institutions created to respond to crises persist, and give the president power. 
C)  Crises do not increase presidential power. 
D)  The Supreme Court constantly supports the president. 
E)  Referendums make this new power permanent.

Question 4

Which of these duties does the vice president perform?

Accepted Answer

A)  formally nominates Supreme Court justices 
B)  forms executive agreements 
C)  issues signing statements 
D)  casts tie-breaking votes in the Senate 
E)  issues executive orders 
A)  formally nominates Supreme Court justices 
B)  forms executive agreements 
C)  issues signing statements 
D)  casts tie-breaking votes in the Senate 
E)  issues executive orders

Question 5

How do veto threats shape Congress's creation of legislation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The president continually gives speeches on the floor of the House, and Congress adjusts based on these multiple speeches. 
B)  The Supreme Court takes these veto threats as statements of law, and will strike down contrary laws passed by Congress. 
C)  The press generates these veto threats, and the president, sensing their unpopularity, takes these threats to Congress. 
D)  The authors of bills in Congress take these threats seriously, and change the content of legislation to be more favorable to the president. 
E)  The veto threats issued by the president do not change the creation of legislation. 
A)  The president continually gives speeches on the floor of the House, and Congress adjusts based on these multiple speeches. 
B)  The Supreme Court takes these veto threats as statements of law, and will strike down contrary laws passed by Congress. 
C)  The press generates these veto threats, and the president, sensing their unpopularity, takes these threats to Congress. 
D)  The authors of bills in Congress take these threats seriously, and change the content of legislation to be more favorable to the president. 
E)  The veto threats issued by the president do not change the creation of legislation.

The number of electoral college votes per state is determined by the ____________________.

The governor of North Carolina is empowered to veto specific provisions in legislation that has passed both houses of the state legislature.This is an example of a ____________________.

Why does the power of the president not return to lower levels after crises?

Which of these duties does the vice president perform?

How do veto threats shape Congress's creation of legislation?

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Exam 6: the Presidency

The number of electoral college votes per state is determined by the ____________________.

The governor of North Carolina is empowered to veto specific provisions in legislation that has passed both houses of the state legislature.This is an example of a ____________________.

Why does the power of the president not return to lower levels after crises?

Which of these duties does the vice president perform?

How do veto threats shape Congress's creation of legislation?

Introduction

the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Rights and Liberties

Congress

the Bureaucracy

the Judiciary

Public Opinion

Political Participation

Interest Groups and Social Movements

Political Parties

Elections and Campaigns

Mass Media and the Press

Economic Policy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters