Question 1

Which of the following tactics did Franklin Roosevelt NOT use to forge a link between the executive office and the public?

Accepted Answer

A)  going on speaking trips around the nation 
B)  fireside chats on the radio 
C)  holding biweekly press conferences with reporters 
D)  designating the first White House press secretary 
E)  running extensive national television advertising campaigns 
A)  going on speaking trips around the nation 
B)  fireside chats on the radio 
C)  holding biweekly press conferences with reporters 
D)  designating the first White House press secretary 
E)  running extensive national television advertising campaigns E

Question 2

The framers of the Constitution believed that Congress's greatest prerogative would be its ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  war powers 
B)  power of the purse 
C)  oversight of the other two branches 
D)  impeachment powers 
E)  power of advice and consent 
A)  war powers 
B)  power of the purse 
C)  oversight of the other two branches 
D)  impeachment powers 
E)  power of advice and consent B

Question 3

________ occurs when the president directs administrative agencies to promulgate specific rules and regulations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Regulatory review 
B)  Administrative oversight 
C)  Delegation 
D)  An executive agreement 
E)  A mandate 
A)  Regulatory review 
B)  Administrative oversight 
C)  Delegation 
D)  An executive agreement 
E)  A mandate A

Question 4

When Dwight Eisenhower sent federal troops into Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, it demonstrated that the

Accepted Answer

A)  president may make unilateral use of the emergency powers to protect states against domestic disorder. 
B)  president requires the federal court's approval before using troops in domestic disturbances. 
C)  use of the president's emergency powers against domestic disorder necessitates a request by the governor of the state in question. 
D)  president needs congressional authorization to use troops in both domestic and international situations. 
E)  president can only use troops in domestic situations when the health and safety of children under the age of 18 is threatened. 
A)  president may make unilateral use of the emergency powers to protect states against domestic disorder. 
B)  president requires the federal court's approval before using troops in domestic disturbances. 
C)  use of the president's emergency powers against domestic disorder necessitates a request by the governor of the state in question. 
D)  president needs congressional authorization to use troops in both domestic and international situations. 
E)  president can only use troops in domestic situations when the health and safety of children under the age of 18 is threatened.

Question 5

Describe some of the different individuals and institutions that advise the president. What is the role of the Cabinet? What is the job of the Executive Office of the President? What more informal networks do presidents maintain? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The president receives advice from a var

Question 6

Which statement concerning executive agreements between the president and foreign nations is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the 1960s, Congress discovered that several presidents had made agreements with foreign nations without informing Congress. 
B)  The courts have held that executive agreements have the force of law. 
C)  Congress passed a law requiring the White House to provide a list of every executive agreement signed by the president. 
D)  Presidents have always fully complied with Congress's reporting requirement. 
E)  One way for presidents to avoid complying with Congress's reporting requirement is to call executive agreements alternative names, such as "national security memorandum." 
A)  During the 1960s, Congress discovered that several presidents had made agreements with foreign nations without informing Congress. 
B)  The courts have held that executive agreements have the force of law. 
C)  Congress passed a law requiring the White House to provide a list of every executive agreement signed by the president. 
D)  Presidents have always fully complied with Congress's reporting requirement. 
E)  One way for presidents to avoid complying with Congress's reporting requirement is to call executive agreements alternative names, such as "national security memorandum."

Question 7

The Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1970 directly by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an executive order 
B)  congressional legislation 
C)  a treaty with Canada and Mexico 
D)  executive privilege 
E)  a Supreme Court decision 
A)  an executive order 
B)  congressional legislation 
C)  a treaty with Canada and Mexico 
D)  executive privilege 
E)  a Supreme Court decision

Question 8

After the president and vice president, which office is next in the line of succession?

Accepted Answer

A)  Speaker of the House 
B)  Senate majority leader 
C)  chief justice of the Supreme Court 
D)  secretary of state 
E)  attorney general 
A)  Speaker of the House 
B)  Senate majority leader 
C)  chief justice of the Supreme Court 
D)  secretary of state 
E)  attorney general

Question 9

Which one of the following presidents is considered "weak" by presidential historians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham Lincoln 
B)  Franklin Roosevelt 
C)  Ronald Reagan 
D)  Lyndon Johnson 
E)  James Buchanan 
A)  Abraham Lincoln 
B)  Franklin Roosevelt 
C)  Ronald Reagan 
D)  Lyndon Johnson 
E)  James Buchanan

Question 10

The goal of the War Powers Resolution was to

Accepted Answer

A)  compel a congressional declaration of war for every large-scale military operation. 
B)  limit the ability of Congress to cut off funding for troops when the president sends them overseas without congressional approval. 
C)  limit the power of the president to commit American troops to military action without authorization from Congress. 
D)  end the Vietnam War. 
E)  give the president more freedom in determining when and where to deploy American military forces. 
A)  compel a congressional declaration of war for every large-scale military operation. 
B)  limit the ability of Congress to cut off funding for troops when the president sends them overseas without congressional approval. 
C)  limit the power of the president to commit American troops to military action without authorization from Congress. 
D)  end the Vietnam War. 
E)  give the president more freedom in determining when and where to deploy American military forces.

Question 11

The power to receive ambassadors is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an expressed power 
B)  a delegated power 
C)  executive privilege 
D)  an executive agreement 
E)  an executive order 
A)  an expressed power 
B)  a delegated power 
C)  executive privilege 
D)  an executive agreement 
E)  an executive order

Question 12

What is required for Congress to override a presidential veto?

Accepted Answer

A)  a majority of both houses of Congress 
B)  two-thirds of both houses of Congress 
C)  three-fourths of both houses of Congress 
D)  a unanimous vote of both houses of Congress 
E)  cannot be overridden unless it concerns the budget, in which case it requires a three-fourths vote of both houses 
A)  a majority of both houses of Congress 
B)  two-thirds of both houses of Congress 
C)  three-fourths of both houses of Congress 
D)  a unanimous vote of both houses of Congress 
E)  cannot be overridden unless it concerns the budget, in which case it requires a three-fourths vote of both houses

Question 13

Which of the following derives its greatest source of influence from the support of civil society?

Accepted Answer

A)  the president 
B)  Congress 
C)  the judiciary 
D)  the bureaucracy 
E)  state governments 
A)  the president 
B)  Congress 
C)  the judiciary 
D)  the bureaucracy 
E)  state governments

Question 14

Many scholars argue that a president's greatest powers are informal. Explain how the president uses informal powers. What has the White House done to increase the president's popularity? What is the role of political parties? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The president uses informal powers in a

Question 15

According to separation of powers expert Louis Fisher, the powers of Congress have declined dramatically in which of the following areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  national defense and the federal budget 
B)  the federal budget and intelligence management 
C)  law enforcement and oversight 
D)  national defense and environmental protection 
E)  health care and education 
A)  national defense and the federal budget 
B)  the federal budget and intelligence management 
C)  law enforcement and oversight 
D)  national defense and environmental protection 
E)  health care and education

Question 16

The office of the presidency was established by Article ________ of the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A)  I 
B)  II 
C)  III 
D)  IV 
E)  V 
A)  I 
B)  II 
C)  III 
D)  IV 
E)  V

Question 17

The president has the power to appoint which of the following positions?

Accepted Answer

A)  state governors who resign before their terms have expired 
B)  all state Supreme Court justices 
C)  cabinet secretaries 
D)  members of the House of Representatives who resign before their terms have expired 
E)  the Speaker of the House 
A)  state governors who resign before their terms have expired 
B)  all state Supreme Court justices 
C)  cabinet secretaries 
D)  members of the House of Representatives who resign before their terms have expired 
E)  the Speaker of the House

Question 18

The technique of popular mobilization dates back to the ________ presidency.

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson's 
B)  Ulysses Grant's 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt's 
D)  Franklin Roosevelt's 
E)  Ronald Reagan's 
A)  Thomas Jefferson's 
B)  Ulysses Grant's 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt's 
D)  Franklin Roosevelt's 
E)  Ronald Reagan's

Question 19

Which executive agency has the least discretion, as a result of very detailed congressional legislation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
B)  the Environmental Protection Agency 
C)  the Internal Revenue Service 
D)  the Department of Homeland Security 
E)  the White House staff 
A)  the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
B)  the Environmental Protection Agency 
C)  the Internal Revenue Service 
D)  the Department of Homeland Security 
E)  the White House staff

Question 20

As a means of managing the gigantic executive branch, presidents have increasingly come to rely upon the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cabinet 
B)  Executive Office of the President 
C)  kitchen cabinet 
D)  White House staff 
E)  the Speaker of the House 
A)  Cabinet 
B)  Executive Office of the President 
C)  kitchen cabinet 
D)  White House staff 
E)  the Speaker of the House

Which of the following tactics did Franklin Roosevelt NOT use to forge a link between the executive office and the public?

The framers of the Constitution believed that Congress's greatest prerogative would be its ________.

________ occurs when the president directs administrative agencies to promulgate specific rules and regulations.

When Dwight Eisenhower sent federal troops into Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, it demonstrated that the

Describe some of the different individuals and institutions that advise the president. What is the role of the Cabinet? What is the job of the Executive Office of the President? What more informal networks do presidents maintain? Explain.

Which statement concerning executive agreements between the president and foreign nations is INCORRECT?

The Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1970 directly by ________.

After the president and vice president, which office is next in the line of succession?

Which one of the following presidents is considered "weak" by presidential historians?

The goal of the War Powers Resolution was to

The power to receive ambassadors is an example of ________.

What is required for Congress to override a presidential veto?

Which of the following derives its greatest source of influence from the support of civil society?

Many scholars argue that a president's greatest powers are informal. Explain how the president uses informal powers. What has the White House done to increase the president's popularity? What is the role of political parties? Explain.

According to separation of powers expert Louis Fisher, the powers of Congress have declined dramatically in which of the following areas?

The office of the presidency was established by Article ________ of the Constitution.

The president has the power to appoint which of the following positions?

The technique of popular mobilization dates back to the ________ presidency.

Which executive agency has the least discretion, as a result of very detailed congressional legislation?

As a means of managing the gigantic executive branch, presidents have increasingly come to rely upon the ________.

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters

Exam 13: The Presidency

Which of the following tactics did Franklin Roosevelt NOT use to forge a link between the executive office and the public?

The framers of the Constitution believed that Congress's greatest prerogative would be its ________.

________ occurs when the president directs administrative agencies to promulgate specific rules and regulations.

When Dwight Eisenhower sent federal troops into Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, it demonstrated that the

Describe some of the different individuals and institutions that advise the president. What is the role of the Cabinet? What is the job of the Executive Office of the President? What more informal networks do presidents maintain? Explain.

Which statement concerning executive agreements between the president and foreign nations is INCORRECT?

The Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1970 directly by ________.

After the president and vice president, which office is next in the line of succession?

Which one of the following presidents is considered "weak" by presidential historians?

The goal of the War Powers Resolution was to

The power to receive ambassadors is an example of ________.

What is required for Congress to override a presidential veto?

Which of the following derives its greatest source of influence from the support of civil society?

Many scholars argue that a president's greatest powers are informal. Explain how the president uses informal powers. What has the White House done to increase the president's popularity? What is the role of political parties? Explain.

According to separation of powers expert Louis Fisher, the powers of Congress have declined dramatically in which of the following areas?

The office of the presidency was established by Article ________ of the Constitution.

The president has the power to appoint which of the following positions?

The technique of popular mobilization dates back to the ________ presidency.

Which executive agency has the least discretion, as a result of very detailed congressional legislation?

As a means of managing the gigantic executive branch, presidents have increasingly come to rely upon the ________.

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters