Question 1

The cycle effect refers to the tendency for presidents to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  undergo rapid changes in their popularity regardless of conditions in the nation 
B)  depend heavily on national emergencies to push their legislative agenda through Congress 
C)  experience predictable shifts in their popularity over the course of their presidency 
D)  start their first term with low popularity, which then increases as their legislative program is enacted 
E)  have periods of very high and very low popularity at random intervals throughout their presidency 
A)  undergo rapid changes in their popularity regardless of conditions in the nation 
B)  depend heavily on national emergencies to push their legislative agenda through Congress 
C)  experience predictable shifts in their popularity over the course of their presidency 
D)  start their first term with low popularity, which then increases as their legislative program is enacted 
E)  have periods of very high and very low popularity at random intervals throughout their presidency

Question 2

What is the impact of divided government on the president's legislative agenda?

Accepted Answer

Presidents historically do not achieve a

Question 3

According to the text,effective heads of state are expected to act as a ______ for all Americans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the text,effective heads of state...

Question 4

In the United States,treaties are negotiated by the president and require ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  review by the Supreme Court before they can be implemented 
B)  no endorsement from any other government agency 
C)  two-thirds approval from the Senate 
D)  two-thirds approval from Congress 
E)  three-quarters approval from the cabinet prior to their submission to Congress 
A)  review by the Supreme Court before they can be implemented 
B)  no endorsement from any other government agency 
C)  two-thirds approval from the Senate 
D)  two-thirds approval from Congress 
E)  three-quarters approval from the cabinet prior to their submission to Congress

Question 5

The response of a certain president to what event led to Americans' belief that government should play a much more active role in helping solve problems beyond their control?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Civil War 
B)  World War II 
C)  the September 11 attacks 
D)  the civil rights movement 
E)  the Great Depression 
A)  the Civil War 
B)  World War II 
C)  the September 11 attacks 
D)  the civil rights movement 
E)  the Great Depression

Question 6

Presidents are limited to two full terms in office by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  an act of Congress 
B)  a Supreme Court decision that interpreted Article II of the Constitution 
C)  custom 
D)  constitutional amendment 
E)  an executive order issued by President Harry Truman 
A)  an act of Congress 
B)  a Supreme Court decision that interpreted Article II of the Constitution 
C)  custom 
D)  constitutional amendment 
E)  an executive order issued by President Harry Truman

Question 7

Presidents have been able to ignore the restrictions on their ability to go to war contained in the War Powers Act because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  public opinion tends to rally around presidents when they deem military action necessary abroad, and Congress has declined to challenge such presidents 
B)  Congress has no power under the War Powers Act 
C)  Congress can never agree on a course of action when it comes to military decisions 
D)  the provisions of the act are vague and make it easy to ignore 
E)  everyone agrees the Supreme Court would probably declare the law unconstitutional if Congress ever attempted to enforce it 
A)  public opinion tends to rally around presidents when they deem military action necessary abroad, and Congress has declined to challenge such presidents 
B)  Congress has no power under the War Powers Act 
C)  Congress can never agree on a course of action when it comes to military decisions 
D)  the provisions of the act are vague and make it easy to ignore 
E)  everyone agrees the Supreme Court would probably declare the law unconstitutional if Congress ever attempted to enforce it

Question 8

Activist nineteenth-century presidents tended to claim that they were exercising ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  powers granted to them explicitly in the Constitution 
B)  emergency powers granted by Congress 
C)  the will of the people 
D)  superior wisdom 
E)  inherent powers of the executive implied in the Constitution 
A)  powers granted to them explicitly in the Constitution 
B)  emergency powers granted by Congress 
C)  the will of the people 
D)  superior wisdom 
E)  inherent powers of the executive implied in the Constitution

Question 9

The significance of the president's inherent powers is that they have been used to expand the powers of the presidency beyond what is explicitly stated in the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Articles of Confederation 
B)  Declaration of Independence 
C)  Constitution 
D)  Presidential Address 
A)  Articles of Confederation 
B)  Declaration of Independence 
C)  Constitution 
D)  Presidential Address

Question 10

The role of the vice president ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  is not mentioned in the Constitution 
B)  is, with the exception of presiding over the Senate, determined by the president 
C)  has been significantly reduced in the modern age 
D)  has generally been stronger under Republican presidents than under Democratic presidents 
E)  is limited to presiding over the Senate and exercising ceremonial duties 
A)  is not mentioned in the Constitution 
B)  is, with the exception of presiding over the Senate, determined by the president 
C)  has been significantly reduced in the modern age 
D)  has generally been stronger under Republican presidents than under Democratic presidents 
E)  is limited to presiding over the Senate and exercising ceremonial duties

Question 11

All of the following statements concerning the president's veto power are true EXCEPT this one:

Accepted Answer

A)  Presidents have had the power of the line-item veto since 1995. 
B)  Congress is generally unsuccessful at overturning presidential vetoes. 
C)  Presidents use the veto more frequently when their party does not control Congress. 
D)  George W. Bush was the third president not to veto a bill in his first term. 
E)  The threat of a veto is a powerful tool in presidential negotiations with Congress. 
A)  Presidents have had the power of the line-item veto since 1995. 
B)  Congress is generally unsuccessful at overturning presidential vetoes. 
C)  Presidents use the veto more frequently when their party does not control Congress. 
D)  George W. Bush was the third president not to veto a bill in his first term. 
E)  The threat of a veto is a powerful tool in presidential negotiations with Congress.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT among the president's legislative powers?

Accepted Answer

A)  the line-item veto 
B)  the State of the Union address 
C)  executive orders 
D)  the vice president's role as presiding officer of the Senate 
E)  the presidential veto 
A)  the line-item veto 
B)  the State of the Union address 
C)  executive orders 
D)  the vice president's role as presiding officer of the Senate 
E)  the presidential veto

Question 13

The Iran-contra controversy did not lead to the impeachment of President Ronald Reagan because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the public concluded it was a necessary act of foreign policy 
B)  no laws were broken 
C)  he had left office before Iran-contra was discovered 
D)  the Republicans controlled Congress and refused to impeach the president 
E)  he claimed he knew nothing about Iran-contra, and no evidence was found to contradict him 
A)  the public concluded it was a necessary act of foreign policy 
B)  no laws were broken 
C)  he had left office before Iran-contra was discovered 
D)  the Republicans controlled Congress and refused to impeach the president 
E)  he claimed he knew nothing about Iran-contra, and no evidence was found to contradict him

Question 14

According to the textbook,the framers adopted the Electoral College as a way to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  override the power of the judiciary 
B)  insulate the president from the masses 
C)  control unrestrained presidential power 
D)  make the president more dependent on Congress 
E)  imitate foreign democratic systems 
A)  override the power of the judiciary 
B)  insulate the president from the masses 
C)  control unrestrained presidential power 
D)  make the president more dependent on Congress 
E)  imitate foreign democratic systems

Question 15

To pass their legislative agendas,presidents must ______ members of Congress to get Congress to support their proposals.

Accepted Answer

A)  intimidate 
B)  threaten 
C)  bribe 
D)  persuade 
E)  punish 
A)  intimidate 
B)  threaten 
C)  bribe 
D)  persuade 
E)  punish

Question 16

The president's cabinet is composed of the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  president's party leadership 
B)  chairs of the congressional standing committees 
C)  appointees heading each of the fifteen major departments in the executive branch 
D)  Joint Chiefs of Staff and state-level policy advisors 
E)  chief justice and several congressional leaders 
A)  president's party leadership 
B)  chairs of the congressional standing committees 
C)  appointees heading each of the fifteen major departments in the executive branch 
D)  Joint Chiefs of Staff and state-level policy advisors 
E)  chief justice and several congressional leaders

Question 17

To pass their legislative agendas,presidents must ______ members of Congress to support their proposals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To pass their legislative agendas,presidents must ______...

Question 18

All of the following statements concerning presidents' judicial power are true EXCEPT this one:

Accepted Answer

A)  Their power is very weak in the short run. 
B)  They can have a tremendous long-term impact on the judiciary. 
C)  Senior senators of the president's party have a great deal of power over all of the president's judicial appointments. 
D)  Presidents can try to influence the judiciary by having the solicitor general argue cases before the court. 
E)  The pardon power is a check on the judiciary. 
A)  Their power is very weak in the short run. 
B)  They can have a tremendous long-term impact on the judiciary. 
C)  Senior senators of the president's party have a great deal of power over all of the president's judicial appointments. 
D)  Presidents can try to influence the judiciary by having the solicitor general argue cases before the court. 
E)  The pardon power is a check on the judiciary.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  "handshake deals" 
B)  mutual understandings 
C)  executive agreements 
D)  treaties 
A)  "handshake deals" 
B)  mutual understandings 
C)  executive agreements 
D)  treaties

Question 20

According to the text,presidents take into account all of the following when selecting their cabinets EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  pleasing relevant interests 
B)  ideological agreement with the president 
C)  personal loyalty to the president 
D)  ethnic and gender balance 
E)  independence of stature and reputation 
A)  pleasing relevant interests 
B)  ideological agreement with the president 
C)  personal loyalty to the president 
D)  ethnic and gender balance 
E)  independence of stature and reputation

The cycle effect refers to the tendency for presidents to ______.

What is the impact of divided government on the president's legislative agenda?

According to the text,effective heads of state are expected to act as a ______ for all Americans.

In the United States,treaties are negotiated by the president and require ______.

The response of a certain president to what event led to Americans' belief that government should play a much more active role in helping solve problems beyond their control?

Presidents are limited to two full terms in office by ______.

Presidents have been able to ignore the restrictions on their ability to go to war contained in the War Powers Act because ______.

Activist nineteenth-century presidents tended to claim that they were exercising ______.

The significance of the president's inherent powers is that they have been used to expand the powers of the presidency beyond what is explicitly stated in the ______.

The role of the vice president ______.

All of the following statements concerning the president's veto power are true EXCEPT this one:

Which of the following is NOT among the president's legislative powers?

The Iran-contra controversy did not lead to the impeachment of President Ronald Reagan because ______.

According to the textbook,the framers adopted the Electoral College as a way to ______.

To pass their legislative agendas,presidents must ______ members of Congress to get Congress to support their proposals.

The president's cabinet is composed of the ______.

To pass their legislative agendas,presidents must ______ members of Congress to support their proposals.

All of the following statements concerning presidents' judicial power are true EXCEPT this one:

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

According to the text,presidents take into account all of the following when selecting their cabinets EXCEPT ______.

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The cycle effect refers to the tendency for presidents to ______.

What is the impact of divided government on the president's legislative agenda?

According to the text,effective heads of state are expected to act as a ______ for all Americans.

In the United States,treaties are negotiated by the president and require ______.

The response of a certain president to what event led to Americans' belief that government should play a much more active role in helping solve problems beyond their control?

Presidents are limited to two full terms in office by ______.

Presidents have been able to ignore the restrictions on their ability to go to war contained in the War Powers Act because ______.

Activist nineteenth-century presidents tended to claim that they were exercising ______.

The significance of the president's inherent powers is that they have been used to expand the powers of the presidency beyond what is explicitly stated in the ______.

The role of the vice president ______.

All of the following statements concerning the president's veto power are true EXCEPT this one:

Which of the following is NOT among the president's legislative powers?

The Iran-contra controversy did not lead to the impeachment of President Ronald Reagan because ______.

According to the textbook,the framers adopted the Electoral College as a way to ______.

To pass their legislative agendas,presidents must ______ members of Congress to get Congress to support their proposals.

The president's cabinet is composed of the ______.

To pass their legislative agendas,presidents must ______ members of Congress to support their proposals.

All of the following statements concerning presidents' judicial power are true EXCEPT this one:

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

According to the text,presidents take into account all of the following when selecting their cabinets EXCEPT ______.

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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