Question 1

The president's power to act as chief executive of the federal government comes from all of the following constitutional provisions EXCEPT the provision ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  stating the executive power will be vested in a president 
B)  giving the president power to appoint heads of departments 
C)  stating that the president "shall take care that the laws are faithfully executed" 
D)  requiring the heads of department to report to the president 
E)  stating the president is commander-in-chief of the armed forces 
A)  stating the executive power will be vested in a president 
B)  giving the president power to appoint heads of departments 
C)  stating that the president "shall take care that the laws are faithfully executed" 
D)  requiring the heads of department to report to the president 
E)  stating the president is commander-in-chief of the armed forces E

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true about the modern use of treaties and executive agreements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Executive agreements have been held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in favor of treaties. 
B)  The percentage of completed interstate negotiations that end in treaties and executive agreements is about the same each year. 
C)  Most completed international negotiations (over 90 percent) end in executive agreements rather than treaties. 
D)  Most completed international negotiations (over 90 percent) end in treaties rather than executive agreements. 
E)  About the same number of each is completed each year. 
A)  Executive agreements have been held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in favor of treaties. 
B)  The percentage of completed interstate negotiations that end in treaties and executive agreements is about the same each year. 
C)  Most completed international negotiations (over 90 percent) end in executive agreements rather than treaties. 
D)  Most completed international negotiations (over 90 percent) end in treaties rather than executive agreements. 
E)  About the same number of each is completed each year. C

Question 3

According to the textbook,Congress is rarely able to override a presidential veto.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Presidents' authority over foreign and defense policy comes from all of the following EXCEPT their power ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  to declare war 
B)  as commander-in-chief of the armed forces 
C)  to negotiate treaties 
D)  to conclude executive agreements 
E)  to recognize ambassadors from other nations 
A)  to declare war 
B)  as commander-in-chief of the armed forces 
C)  to negotiate treaties 
D)  to conclude executive agreements 
E)  to recognize ambassadors from other nations

Question 5

The term legislative liaison refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  congressional leaders who have a close relationship with the president 
B)  lobbyists who have an especially good relationship with Congress 
C)  the congressional party leadership who work closely with the committee chairs 
D)  reporters who have a close working relationship with leading members of Congress 
E)  executive personnel who seek congressional support for the president's agenda 
A)  congressional leaders who have a close relationship with the president 
B)  lobbyists who have an especially good relationship with Congress 
C)  the congressional party leadership who work closely with the committee chairs 
D)  reporters who have a close working relationship with leading members of Congress 
E)  executive personnel who seek congressional support for the president's agenda

Question 6

All of the following are roles of the president of the United States EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  commander-in-chief 
B)  chief administrator 
C)  chief foreign policy maker 
D)  head of the EOP and OMB 
E)  chief justice of the Supreme Court 
A)  commander-in-chief 
B)  chief administrator 
C)  chief foreign policy maker 
D)  head of the EOP and OMB 
E)  chief justice of the Supreme Court

Question 7

If there is a disagreement as to whether the president is disabled and should turn his or her duties over to the vice president,the issue is resolved by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution 
B)  the rules of succession as established by an act of Congress 
C)  agreement between the president and vice president 
D)  a ruling of the Supreme Court 
E)  a vote of the cabinet 
A)  the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution 
B)  the rules of succession as established by an act of Congress 
C)  agreement between the president and vice president 
D)  a ruling of the Supreme Court 
E)  a vote of the cabinet

Question 8

Many observers have concluded that impeachment is not an effective check on presidents because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  it is too easy for presidents to rally public opinion against the process 
B)  members of Congress will not use the process 
C)  the Supreme Court would probably overturn a president's conviction 
D)  the process is too crippling for the government because Congress and the president would be consumed with the impeachment and trial 
E)  presidents are never likely to commit an impeachable offense 
A)  it is too easy for presidents to rally public opinion against the process 
B)  members of Congress will not use the process 
C)  the Supreme Court would probably overturn a president's conviction 
D)  the process is too crippling for the government because Congress and the president would be consumed with the impeachment and trial 
E)  presidents are never likely to commit an impeachable offense

Question 9

The significance of the president's inherent powers is that they ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  allow the president to fulfill the office of president as the founders intended 
B)  are unconstitutional according to the Supreme Court 
C)  have been used to expand the powers of the presidency beyond what is explicitly stated in the Constitution 
D)  were commonly used by nineteenth-century presidents 
E)  were more often used in the nineteenth century by weak presidents 
A)  allow the president to fulfill the office of president as the founders intended 
B)  are unconstitutional according to the Supreme Court 
C)  have been used to expand the powers of the presidency beyond what is explicitly stated in the Constitution 
D)  were commonly used by nineteenth-century presidents 
E)  were more often used in the nineteenth century by weak presidents

Question 10

Pacts made by the president with another head of state that do not require Senate approval are called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  executive orders 
B)  treaties 
C)  executive agreements 
D)  international memos of understanding 
E)  interstate protocols 
A)  executive orders 
B)  treaties 
C)  executive agreements 
D)  international memos of understanding 
E)  interstate protocols

Question 11

There is a gap between the powers of the presidency and what the public expects the president to do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The president's public approval rating tends to be affected by all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the popularity of the first spouse 
B)  the predictable rise and fall of a president's popularity over a term in office 
C)  the state of the economy 
D)  divisive events, such as a conflict with Congress 
E)  unifying events, such as the beginning of a war 
A)  the popularity of the first spouse 
B)  the predictable rise and fall of a president's popularity over a term in office 
C)  the state of the economy 
D)  divisive events, such as a conflict with Congress 
E)  unifying events, such as the beginning of a war

Question 13

Discuss the power to persuade,going public,presidential character,and presidential style.Why are these personal features so important to presidential success? How do they help us to understand the presidency in ways that just studying the constitutional powers of the presidency does not?

Accepted Answer

The power to persuade is key for the pre

Question 14

The Supreme Court has ruled that the president has ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer inherent powers in foreign policy than in domestic policy 
B)  more inherent powers in foreign policy than in domestic policy 
C)  the same amount of inherent power in foreign policy as in domestic policy 
D)  no inherent powers in domestic policy but some in foreign policy 
E)  no inherent powers 
A)  fewer inherent powers in foreign policy than in domestic policy 
B)  more inherent powers in foreign policy than in domestic policy 
C)  the same amount of inherent power in foreign policy as in domestic policy 
D)  no inherent powers in domestic policy but some in foreign policy 
E)  no inherent powers

Question 15

An executive demonstration is a clarification of congressional policy issued by the president and having the full force of law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The solicitor general argues cases for the executive branch before the U.S.Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In most advanced industrial democracies,the role of head of government ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  is performed by the prime minister 
B)  is united with the role of head of state 
C)  is performed by the president 
D)  has been eliminated 
E)  is shared among a set of executive-branch officials 
A)  is performed by the prime minister 
B)  is united with the role of head of state 
C)  is performed by the president 
D)  has been eliminated 
E)  is shared among a set of executive-branch officials

Question 18

The major reason presidents are not as successful in a divided government is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Republicans and Democrats stand for different approaches and solutions to the nation's problems 
B)  members of one party simply want to defeat a president of the other party 
C)  Congress has less control over its members 
D)  presidents do not try to do as much for fear that what will pass will represent the other party's priorities 
E)  Congress takes control of the legislative agenda 
A)  Republicans and Democrats stand for different approaches and solutions to the nation's problems 
B)  members of one party simply want to defeat a president of the other party 
C)  Congress has less control over its members 
D)  presidents do not try to do as much for fear that what will pass will represent the other party's priorities 
E)  Congress takes control of the legislative agenda

Question 19

Presidents must play their role as head of government in order to solve problems,but that requires them to behave in ways that conflict with their role as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  commander-in-chief 
B)  chief diplomat 
C)  finance minister 
D)  head of state 
A)  commander-in-chief 
B)  chief diplomat 
C)  finance minister 
D)  head of state

Question 20

A major assumption that the founders had concerning the Electoral College was that electors would ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  be political party leaders 
B)  further the democratic goal of popular government 
C)  be chosen by the state legislatures 
D)  be leading citizens who could be trusted to exercise good judgment 
E)  represent the average citizen when picking a president 
A)  be political party leaders 
B)  further the democratic goal of popular government 
C)  be chosen by the state legislatures 
D)  be leading citizens who could be trusted to exercise good judgment 
E)  represent the average citizen when picking a president

The president's power to act as chief executive of the federal government comes from all of the following constitutional provisions EXCEPT the provision ______.

Which of the following statements is true about the modern use of treaties and executive agreements?

According to the textbook,Congress is rarely able to override a presidential veto.

Presidents' authority over foreign and defense policy comes from all of the following EXCEPT their power ______.

The term legislative liaison refers to ______.

All of the following are roles of the president of the United States EXCEPT ______.

If there is a disagreement as to whether the president is disabled and should turn his or her duties over to the vice president,the issue is resolved by ______.

Many observers have concluded that impeachment is not an effective check on presidents because ______.

The significance of the president's inherent powers is that they ______.

Pacts made by the president with another head of state that do not require Senate approval are called ______.

There is a gap between the powers of the presidency and what the public expects the president to do.

The president's public approval rating tends to be affected by all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Discuss the power to persuade,going public,presidential character,and presidential style.Why are these personal features so important to presidential success? How do they help us to understand the presidency in ways that just studying the constitutional powers of the presidency does not?

The Supreme Court has ruled that the president has ______.

An executive demonstration is a clarification of congressional policy issued by the president and having the full force of law.

The solicitor general argues cases for the executive branch before the U.S.Supreme Court.

In most advanced industrial democracies,the role of head of government ______.

The major reason presidents are not as successful in a divided government is ______.

Presidents must play their role as head of government in order to solve problems,but that requires them to behave in ways that conflict with their role as ______.

A major assumption that the founders had concerning the Electoral College was that electors would ______.

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Exam 8: The Presidency

The president's power to act as chief executive of the federal government comes from all of the following constitutional provisions EXCEPT the provision ______.

Which of the following statements is true about the modern use of treaties and executive agreements?

According to the textbook,Congress is rarely able to override a presidential veto.

Presidents' authority over foreign and defense policy comes from all of the following EXCEPT their power ______.

The term legislative liaison refers to ______.

All of the following are roles of the president of the United States EXCEPT ______.

If there is a disagreement as to whether the president is disabled and should turn his or her duties over to the vice president,the issue is resolved by ______.

Many observers have concluded that impeachment is not an effective check on presidents because ______.

The significance of the president's inherent powers is that they ______.

Pacts made by the president with another head of state that do not require Senate approval are called ______.

There is a gap between the powers of the presidency and what the public expects the president to do.

The president's public approval rating tends to be affected by all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Discuss the power to persuade,going public,presidential character,and presidential style.Why are these personal features so important to presidential success? How do they help us to understand the presidency in ways that just studying the constitutional powers of the presidency does not?

The Supreme Court has ruled that the president has ______.

An executive demonstration is a clarification of congressional policy issued by the president and having the full force of law.

The solicitor general argues cases for the executive branch before the U.S.Supreme Court.

In most advanced industrial democracies,the role of head of government ______.

The major reason presidents are not as successful in a divided government is ______.

Presidents must play their role as head of government in order to solve problems,but that requires them to behave in ways that conflict with their role as ______.

A major assumption that the founders had concerning the Electoral College was that electors would ______.

Politics: Who Gets What, and How?

American Citizens and Political Culture

Politics of the American Founding

Federalism and the U.S.Constitution

Fundamental American Liberties

The Struggle for Equal Rights

Congress

The Bureaucracy

The American Legal System and the Courts

Public Opinion

Political Parties

Interest Groups

Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

The Media

Social and Environmental Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

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