Question 1

The Office of Management and Budget is important because

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A)  it has the power to veto any legislation passed by Congress that negatively impacts the federal budget. 
B)  the Constitution requires that the president receive its approval for every administrative rule change he or she proposes and for every tax increase he or she suggests. 
C)  it is granted the authority under the Constitution to pass the federal budget. 
D)  its personnel are an integral part of virtually every conceivable presidential responsibility, such as overseeing regulatory proposals, reporting on agency activities, and preparing the national budget. 
E)  its staff constantly analyzes the economy and economic trends in order to give the president the ability to anticipate events rather than react to them. 
A)  it has the power to veto any legislation passed by Congress that negatively impacts the federal budget. 
B)  the Constitution requires that the president receive its approval for every administrative rule change he or she proposes and for every tax increase he or she suggests. 
C)  it is granted the authority under the Constitution to pass the federal budget. 
D)  its personnel are an integral part of virtually every conceivable presidential responsibility, such as overseeing regulatory proposals, reporting on agency activities, and preparing the national budget. 
E)  its staff constantly analyzes the economy and economic trends in order to give the president the ability to anticipate events rather than react to them.

Question 2

The president's delegated powers come from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Constitution 
B)  Congress 
C)  the states 
D)  the president's party 
E)  the Supreme Court 
A)  the Constitution 
B)  Congress 
C)  the states 
D)  the president's party 
E)  the Supreme Court

Question 3

When the president infers powers from the "rights, duties, and obligations" of the presidency, these are called ________ powers.

Accepted Answer

A)  delegated 
B)  necessary and proper 
C)  inherent 
D)  war 
E)  expressed 
A)  delegated 
B)  necessary and proper 
C)  inherent 
D)  war 
E)  expressed

Question 4

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The War Powers Act has been fully observed by every president who has deployed the military overseas since Gerald Ford. 
B)  Recent presidents have refrained from asking Congress to declare war and have instead frequently deployed the military without congressional authorization. 
C)  Recent presidents have asked Congress to declare war many times and have never deployed the military without congressional authorization. 
D)  Congress passed the War Powers Resolution in order to give the president more control over the military. 
E)  As a result of the War Powers Resolution, Congress now has more control over the military than the president does. 
A)  The War Powers Act has been fully observed by every president who has deployed the military overseas since Gerald Ford. 
B)  Recent presidents have refrained from asking Congress to declare war and have instead frequently deployed the military without congressional authorization. 
C)  Recent presidents have asked Congress to declare war many times and have never deployed the military without congressional authorization. 
D)  Congress passed the War Powers Resolution in order to give the president more control over the military. 
E)  As a result of the War Powers Resolution, Congress now has more control over the military than the president does.

Question 5

The rise of national conventions to nominate the president led to the empowerment of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress 
B)  state party leaders 
C)  the voters 
D)  the candidates 
E)  interest groups 
A)  Congress 
B)  state party leaders 
C)  the voters 
D)  the candidates 
E)  interest groups

Question 6

Which of the following attributes did the framers intend for the office of the president to possess?

Accepted Answer

A)  popularity 
B)  energy 
C)  extensive flexibility 
D)  unrestrained power 
E)  high level of formal education 
A)  popularity 
B)  energy 
C)  extensive flexibility 
D)  unrestrained power 
E)  high level of formal education

Question 7

Which of the following statements about the presidential veto is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Presidents have used the veto only twice in American history. 
B)  Use of the veto has remained constant across presidential administrations, and vetoes are frequently overridden. 
C)  Use of the veto varies considerably across presidential administrations, and vetoes are seldom overridden. 
D)  The line item veto and pocket vetoes are theoretical and never used. 
E)  Use of the veto has remained constant across presidential administrations, and vetoes are seldom overridden. 
A)  Presidents have used the veto only twice in American history. 
B)  Use of the veto has remained constant across presidential administrations, and vetoes are frequently overridden. 
C)  Use of the veto varies considerably across presidential administrations, and vetoes are seldom overridden. 
D)  The line item veto and pocket vetoes are theoretical and never used. 
E)  Use of the veto has remained constant across presidential administrations, and vetoes are seldom overridden.

Question 8

The rise of the national convention was important because it

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A)  placed the power of selecting presidential candidates entirely in the hands of federal judges. 
B)  placed the power of selecting presidential candidates entirely in the hands of congressional leaders. 
C)  gave the presidency a mass popular base that would eventually support and demand increased presidential power. 
D)  took away the presidency's mass popular base and made the president a much weaker political actor. 
E)  eliminated the need for a presidential candidate to win the support of his party. 
A)  placed the power of selecting presidential candidates entirely in the hands of federal judges. 
B)  placed the power of selecting presidential candidates entirely in the hands of congressional leaders. 
C)  gave the presidency a mass popular base that would eventually support and demand increased presidential power. 
D)  took away the presidency's mass popular base and made the president a much weaker political actor. 
E)  eliminated the need for a presidential candidate to win the support of his party.

Question 9

The formal group of presidential foreign policy advisers, established in 1947, is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  State Department 
B)  National Security Council 
C)  Joint Chiefs of Staff 
D)  Council on Foreign Relations 
E)  War Council 
A)  State Department 
B)  National Security Council 
C)  Joint Chiefs of Staff 
D)  Council on Foreign Relations 
E)  War Council

Question 10

What is the general tendency of a president's popularity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Presidents usually begin with moderate ratings that move drastically up or down, depending on their success. 
B)  Presidents usually start out popular and decline over the next four years. 
C)  Presidents usually maintain the public approval ratings they had when entering office, unless there is an economic recession or international crisis. 
D)  Presidents usually begin very unpopular and increase their popularity significantly as their terms in office continue. 
E)  No pattern has been discerned in presidential approval ratings. 
A)  Presidents usually begin with moderate ratings that move drastically up or down, depending on their success. 
B)  Presidents usually start out popular and decline over the next four years. 
C)  Presidents usually maintain the public approval ratings they had when entering office, unless there is an economic recession or international crisis. 
D)  Presidents usually begin very unpopular and increase their popularity significantly as their terms in office continue. 
E)  No pattern has been discerned in presidential approval ratings.

Question 11

Why is the president's State of the Union address important?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is often the only time that members of Congress get to question the president directly. 
B)  It is an opportunity for the president to set the legislative agenda by initiating proposals and directing public attention to the president's goals. 
C)  It is an opportunity for the president to highlight the positive actions of the previous year. 
D)  It is the only time the president is constitutionally allowed to address Congress. 
E)  It determines the exact budget for the upcoming year. 
A)  It is often the only time that members of Congress get to question the president directly. 
B)  It is an opportunity for the president to set the legislative agenda by initiating proposals and directing public attention to the president's goals. 
C)  It is an opportunity for the president to highlight the positive actions of the previous year. 
D)  It is the only time the president is constitutionally allowed to address Congress. 
E)  It determines the exact budget for the upcoming year.

Question 12

The office of the president has undergone many changes since the late eighteenth century. Describe the evolution of the presidency. How does the presidency of the twenty-first century differ from that of the nineteenth century? How have relations with Congress changed? What are the president's delegated powers? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The office of the president in the Unite

Question 13

When are the president's partisan ties most important?

Accepted Answer

A)  in winning support from public opinion 
B)  in raising campaign funds 
C)  in dealing with Congress on legislative matters 
D)  in making executive appointments 
E)  in negotiating treaties and executive agreements 
A)  in winning support from public opinion 
B)  in raising campaign funds 
C)  in dealing with Congress on legislative matters 
D)  in making executive appointments 
E)  in negotiating treaties and executive agreements

Question 14

Which statement concerning the White House Communications Office is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was an innovation by Bill Clinton. 
B)  It has become an important institution within the Executive Office of the President. 
C)  It allows the president to avoid giving information to the public. 
D)  It is designed to deflect criticism of the president. 
E)  It develops and implements a coordinated communications strategy. 
A)  It was an innovation by Bill Clinton. 
B)  It has become an important institution within the Executive Office of the President. 
C)  It allows the president to avoid giving information to the public. 
D)  It is designed to deflect criticism of the president. 
E)  It develops and implements a coordinated communications strategy.

Question 15

Congress's tendency in recent years to give executive agencies fewer clear guidelines for implementing laws is the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  the greater scope and complexity of the tasks that American government has undertaken. 
B)  the reduced scope and complexity of the tasks that American government has undertaken. 
C)  frequent requests made by state governments to transfer more power to the executive branch. 
D)  numerous initiatives passed by voters that require less legislative specificity. 
E)  a series of Supreme Court decisions that ruled executive mandates were unconstitutional. 
A)  the greater scope and complexity of the tasks that American government has undertaken. 
B)  the reduced scope and complexity of the tasks that American government has undertaken. 
C)  frequent requests made by state governments to transfer more power to the executive branch. 
D)  numerous initiatives passed by voters that require less legislative specificity. 
E)  a series of Supreme Court decisions that ruled executive mandates were unconstitutional.

Question 16

After the Civil War, why was it considered inappropriate for President Andrew Johnson to make a series of speeches seeking public support for his policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  President Johnson traveled with his own press secretary, the first time a president had used public relations officials. 
B)  During the nineteenth century, it was perceived to be undignified for a president to campaign on his own behalf. 
C)  President Johnson did not speak to the general public but instead spoke only to handpicked audiences where he knew he would be favorably received. 
D)  President Johnson's speeches were delivered only in the former Confederate states and ignored the North, where he most needed support. 
E)  President Johnson's speeches were the first to encourage women and African Americans to become active in politics. 
A)  President Johnson traveled with his own press secretary, the first time a president had used public relations officials. 
B)  During the nineteenth century, it was perceived to be undignified for a president to campaign on his own behalf. 
C)  President Johnson did not speak to the general public but instead spoke only to handpicked audiences where he knew he would be favorably received. 
D)  President Johnson's speeches were delivered only in the former Confederate states and ignored the North, where he most needed support. 
E)  President Johnson's speeches were the first to encourage women and African Americans to become active in politics.

Question 17

Which of the following actions was NOT the result of an executive order?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Louisiana Purchase 
B)  the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II 
C)  U.S. entrance into the United Nations 
D)  the annexation of Texas 
E)  the desegregation of the military 
A)  the Louisiana Purchase 
B)  the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II 
C)  U.S. entrance into the United Nations 
D)  the annexation of Texas 
E)  the desegregation of the military

Question 18

The expansion of the Executive Office of the President, the development of regulatory review, and the use of executive orders have been important because they

Accepted Answer

A)  are deeply unpopular with the public and have led to the declining trust in American government. 
B)  make it very difficult for challengers to defeat incumbent presidents in elections. 
C)  have given presidents substantial capacity to achieve significant policy results despite congressional opposition to their legislative agendas. 
D)  have dramatically limited the power of the president and made it easier for Congress to dominate the American political system. 
E)  have rendered the judiciary essentially irrelevant in the American political system. 
A)  are deeply unpopular with the public and have led to the declining trust in American government. 
B)  make it very difficult for challengers to defeat incumbent presidents in elections. 
C)  have given presidents substantial capacity to achieve significant policy results despite congressional opposition to their legislative agendas. 
D)  have dramatically limited the power of the president and made it easier for Congress to dominate the American political system. 
E)  have rendered the judiciary essentially irrelevant in the American political system.

Question 19

In United States v. Nixon (1974), the Supreme Court justices

Accepted Answer

A)  impeached Nixon. 
B)  allowed Nixon to withhold secret tapes from Congress. 
C)  required Nixon to turn over secret tapes to Congress. 
D)  reinstated the independent prosecutor fired by Nixon. 
E)  ruled that Nixon must resign from office in order to avoid criminal charges. 
A)  impeached Nixon. 
B)  allowed Nixon to withhold secret tapes from Congress. 
C)  required Nixon to turn over secret tapes to Congress. 
D)  reinstated the independent prosecutor fired by Nixon. 
E)  ruled that Nixon must resign from office in order to avoid criminal charges.

Question 20

According to political scientist Terry Moe, why does Congress suffer from a collective action problem in the face of presidential power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual members of Congress are more concerned with the substantive impact of presidential action on their constituents rather than the general implications of presidential powers. 
B)  The House and the Senate must work in tandem but constantly find any unity impossible. 
C)  The Constitution gives the president the ability to resist any congressional oversight not supported by two-thirds of its members. 
D)  Members of Congress are often uninformed about the actions of the president. 
E)  The size and diversity of Congress make cooperation difficult. 
A)  Individual members of Congress are more concerned with the substantive impact of presidential action on their constituents rather than the general implications of presidential powers. 
B)  The House and the Senate must work in tandem but constantly find any unity impossible. 
C)  The Constitution gives the president the ability to resist any congressional oversight not supported by two-thirds of its members. 
D)  Members of Congress are often uninformed about the actions of the president. 
E)  The size and diversity of Congress make cooperation difficult.

The Office of Management and Budget is important because

The president's delegated powers come from ________.

When the president infers powers from the "rights, duties, and obligations" of the presidency, these are called ________ powers.

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

The rise of national conventions to nominate the president led to the empowerment of ________.

Which of the following attributes did the framers intend for the office of the president to possess?

Which of the following statements about the presidential veto is most accurate?

The rise of the national convention was important because it

The formal group of presidential foreign policy advisers, established in 1947, is called the ________.

What is the general tendency of a president's popularity?

Why is the president's State of the Union address important?

When are the president's partisan ties most important?

Which statement concerning the White House Communications Office is INCORRECT?

Congress's tendency in recent years to give executive agencies fewer clear guidelines for implementing laws is the result of

After the Civil War, why was it considered inappropriate for President Andrew Johnson to make a series of speeches seeking public support for his policies?

Which of the following actions was NOT the result of an executive order?

The expansion of the Executive Office of the President, the development of regulatory review, and the use of executive orders have been important because they

In United States v. Nixon (1974), the Supreme Court justices

According to political scientist Terry Moe, why does Congress suffer from a collective action problem in the face of presidential power?

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

The Office of Management and Budget is important because

The president's delegated powers come from ________.

When the president infers powers from the "rights, duties, and obligations" of the presidency, these are called ________ powers.

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

The rise of national conventions to nominate the president led to the empowerment of ________.

Which of the following attributes did the framers intend for the office of the president to possess?

Which of the following statements about the presidential veto is most accurate?

The rise of the national convention was important because it

The formal group of presidential foreign policy advisers, established in 1947, is called the ________.

What is the general tendency of a president's popularity?

Why is the president's State of the Union address important?

When are the president's partisan ties most important?

Which statement concerning the White House Communications Office is INCORRECT?

Congress's tendency in recent years to give executive agencies fewer clear guidelines for implementing laws is the result of

After the Civil War, why was it considered inappropriate for President Andrew Johnson to make a series of speeches seeking public support for his policies?

Which of the following actions was NOT the result of an executive order?

The expansion of the Executive Office of the President, the development of regulatory review, and the use of executive orders have been important because they

In United States v. Nixon (1974), the Supreme Court justices

According to political scientist Terry Moe, why does Congress suffer from a collective action problem in the face of presidential power?

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