Exam 6: The Presidency

President Obama has promised not to sign into law any legislation that repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This is an example of a/an ________.

All of the following are important roles of the vice president EXCEPT ________.

The "spoils system" rewards political loyalists by giving them ________.

President Barack Obama appointed Charles Rivkin to serve as ambassador to France. Mr. Rivkin had previously served as the California finance cochair for President Obama's election campaign, raising more than $500,000 for the election effort. President Obama's appointment of Mr. Rivkin may be considered part of a/the ________.

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

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

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 ________.

Explain the concepts of formal (enumerated) powers and informal powers as they relate to the American presidency. Identify at least two formal powers of the presidency as well as two of its informal powers. Which set of powers is more important for presidents? Discuss a specific example or examples to support your claim.

During the Civil War, the Union States' competing desires to defeat the Confederate states while avoiding the costs of providing troops and supplies for the war effort created intense ________ that were overcome, in part, by President Lincoln's executive actions.

In a 1990 court case, President Ronald Reagan refused to make public his dairies written around the time of the Iran-Contra affair. This refusal is an example of a president utilizing which power?

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.

President Truman's desegregation of the armed forces, President Johnson's adoption of affirmative action, and President Clinton's use of military force in Kosovo are examples of what formal power granted to the president?

Discuss the evolution of presidential power. Identify the major periods or phases of presidential history and how the actions of specific presidents enhanced or undermined the powers of the presidency. In particular, compare the scope of presidential authority and activity intended by the Founders with that exercised by modern American presidents.

The Supreme Court has granted wider latitude to the president in his or her role as ________ than as ________ due to powers stated in the Constitution.

Why would presidents utilize executive orders?

Which of these requires the approval of the Senate?

What is the electoral college? How does it work? Why did the Founders assign responsibility for electing the president to the electoral college rather than to a direct national election? How does the electoral college influence the choice of president made by the American people?

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

Compared to other executive offices around the world, the American executive office ________.

The Constitutional Convention's decision to vest the national government's executive authority in a single person was principally intended to ________.