Question 1

In 2006,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that President Bush's unilaterally established military commissions to try alleged enemy combatants captured in Afghanistan and Iraq were

Accepted Answer

A) illegal. 
B) based on a congressional delegation of power. 
C) based on an explicit constitutional grant of power. 
D) quickly repudiated by Congress and thus illegal. 
E) legal because Congress issued a declaration of war. 
A) illegal. 
B) based on a congressional delegation of power. 
C) based on an explicit constitutional grant of power. 
D) quickly repudiated by Congress and thus illegal. 
E) legal because Congress issued a declaration of war.

Question 2

Lyndon Johnson used the term justice rhetorically to refer to

Accepted Answer

A) fair court procedures. 
B) economic and social equality. 
C) halting communism in Southeast Asia. 
D) ensuring a minimal level of government involvement in day-to-day life. 
E) a hard-line criminal law stance. 
A) fair court procedures. 
B) economic and social equality. 
C) halting communism in Southeast Asia. 
D) ensuring a minimal level of government involvement in day-to-day life. 
E) a hard-line criminal law stance.

Question 3

The White House is willing to work with interest groups because they are

Accepted Answer

A) able to mobilize their constituents to contact members of Congress. 
B) a resource Congress tends to ignore. 
C) able to access financial resources that could be helpful to the president. 
D) numerous. 
E) too powerful to be ignored. 
A) able to mobilize their constituents to contact members of Congress. 
B) a resource Congress tends to ignore. 
C) able to access financial resources that could be helpful to the president. 
D) numerous. 
E) too powerful to be ignored.

Question 4

A pact between the heads of two countries is a (an)

Accepted Answer

A) ​treaty. 
B) ​legislative act. 
C) ​executive agreement. 
D) ​resolution. 
E) ​None of these choices is a pact between the heads of two countries. 
A) ​treaty. 
B) ​legislative act. 
C) ​executive agreement. 
D) ​resolution. 
E) ​None of these choices is a pact between the heads of two countries.

Question 5

Recent scholarly research demonstrates that energetic and well-planned efforts by presidents to influence public opinion

Accepted Answer

A) can move public responses to opinion polls by about ten percentage points. 
B) are likely to have little effect. 
C) are far more effective when they concern foreign policy than domestic policy. 
D) are far more effective when they concern domestic policy than foreign policy. 
E) only occurs during a president's first year in office. 
A) can move public responses to opinion polls by about ten percentage points. 
B) are likely to have little effect. 
C) are far more effective when they concern foreign policy than domestic policy. 
D) are far more effective when they concern domestic policy than foreign policy. 
E) only occurs during a president's first year in office.

Question 6

The authors suggest that the most influential vice president has been

Accepted Answer

A) Walter Mondale. 
B) Al Gore. 
C) Richard Nixon. 
D) Dick Cheney. 
E) Joseph Biden. 
A) Walter Mondale. 
B) Al Gore. 
C) Richard Nixon. 
D) Dick Cheney. 
E) Joseph Biden.

Question 7

Which of the following is a key factor in the increased size of the Cabinet over the years?

Accepted Answer

A) The president's inability to get legislative initiatives passed by Congress 
B) Growth in the responsibilities of government 
C) A new congressional requirement that Cabinet departments have an equal relationship with a particular congressional committee 
D) The feeling that the Cabinet should remain proportional in size to the bureaucracy 
E) The President's need to be seen as a consensus builder 
A) The president's inability to get legislative initiatives passed by Congress 
B) Growth in the responsibilities of government 
C) A new congressional requirement that Cabinet departments have an equal relationship with a particular congressional committee 
D) The feeling that the Cabinet should remain proportional in size to the bureaucracy 
E) The President's need to be seen as a consensus builder

Question 8

Provide four reasons why presidential cabinets are advisory bodies in theory,but not in reality.

Accepted Answer

1. Political loyalty: In theory, preside

Question 9

With respect to presidential leadership in the legislative arena,the presidency of ​Franklin Roosevelt

Accepted Answer

A) ​set the philosophical stage for growing presidential involvement, though President Roosevelt did not actually pursue an aggressive legislative agenda. 
B) ushered in the era of significant presidential legislative action. 
C) ​"put the brakes on" the historical active presidential legislative agenda. 
D) ​continued the traditional passive legislative stance of presidents. 
E) ​was less successful in implementing his legislative agenda than most other presidents before and since. 
A) ​set the philosophical stage for growing presidential involvement, though President Roosevelt did not actually pursue an aggressive legislative agenda. 
B) ushered in the era of significant presidential legislative action. 
C) ​"put the brakes on" the historical active presidential legislative agenda. 
D) ​continued the traditional passive legislative stance of presidents. 
E) ​was less successful in implementing his legislative agenda than most other presidents before and since.

Question 10

One important reason the president needs to work hard to unify his party is the ____________,which has become much more pronounced recently.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​growth of social media 
B) ​increased influence of third parties 
C) ​falling population 
D) ​sophistication of citizen involvement in the legislative process 
E) ​loss of the moderate middle in Congress 
A) ​growth of social media 
B) ​increased influence of third parties 
C) ​falling population 
D) ​sophistication of citizen involvement in the legislative process 
E) ​loss of the moderate middle in Congress

Question 11

The phrases "the executive Power shall be vested in a President" and "he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed" are the constitutional foundations for the president's

Accepted Answer

A) pardon power. 
B) power as commander in chief. 
C) administrative power. 
D) enumerated powers. 
E) diplomatic power. 
A) pardon power. 
B) power as commander in chief. 
C) administrative power. 
D) enumerated powers. 
E) diplomatic power.

Question 12

The powers of the president as outlined in the Constitution are

Accepted Answer

A) briefly stated and comparatively vague. 
B) extensively and specifically described. 
C) more elaborately described than the powers of Congress. 
D) specific enough to avoid disagreement over their extent. 
E) very similar to the powers of a parliamentary executive. 
A) briefly stated and comparatively vague. 
B) extensively and specifically described. 
C) more elaborately described than the powers of Congress. 
D) specific enough to avoid disagreement over their extent. 
E) very similar to the powers of a parliamentary executive.

Question 13

According to the authors,a major dispute arose within the Obama White House that

Accepted Answer

A) Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was too timid as a bureaucratic leader. 
B) Obama regularly ignored the advice of his Council of Economic Advisers. 
C) Obama overly relied on the competitive management style. 
D) top female staffers felt marginalized by more influential male staffers. 
E) Obama was temperamental and hostile toward aides who brought him bad news. 
A) Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was too timid as a bureaucratic leader. 
B) Obama regularly ignored the advice of his Council of Economic Advisers. 
C) Obama overly relied on the competitive management style. 
D) top female staffers felt marginalized by more influential male staffers. 
E) Obama was temperamental and hostile toward aides who brought him bad news.

Question 14

A major reason Congress has not declared war against terrorism is because

Accepted Answer

A) the United Nations opposed it. 
B) NATO opposed it. 
C) Congress did not have the votes for a declaration of war. 
D) there is no Taliban nation. 
E) None of these choices is true. 
A) the United Nations opposed it. 
B) NATO opposed it. 
C) Congress did not have the votes for a declaration of war. 
D) there is no Taliban nation. 
E) None of these choices is true.

Question 15

According to the text,an important contributor to gridlock these days is ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the fact that it is not clear that President Obama is willing to be a legislative partner. 
B) competition between liberal and conservative ​Republicans takes attention away from passing legislation. 
C) ​a desire to avoid creation of divided government. 
D) ​that constant vitriol on cable TV, talk radio and in the blogosphere has poisoned the atmosphere to the point that members of Congress are unwilling to work with the White House. 
E) ​Gridlock in government is actually not a problem. 
A) ​the fact that it is not clear that President Obama is willing to be a legislative partner. 
B) competition between liberal and conservative ​Republicans takes attention away from passing legislation. 
C) ​a desire to avoid creation of divided government. 
D) ​that constant vitriol on cable TV, talk radio and in the blogosphere has poisoned the atmosphere to the point that members of Congress are unwilling to work with the White House. 
E) ​Gridlock in government is actually not a problem.

Question 16

President Nixon's imposition of wage and price controls was an example of

Accepted Answer

A) the constitutional provision that the president "shall regulate the economy." 
B) an inherent power. 
C) unconstitutional powers. 
D) commander in chief powers. 
E) a congressional delegation of power to the president. 
A) the constitutional provision that the president "shall regulate the economy." 
B) an inherent power. 
C) unconstitutional powers. 
D) commander in chief powers. 
E) a congressional delegation of power to the president.

Question 17

Today,there are _________ cabinet departments.

Accepted Answer

A) four 
B) eight 
C) twelve 
D) fifteen 
E) twenty-six 
A) four 
B) eight 
C) twelve 
D) fifteen 
E) twenty-six

Question 18

The claiming of a presidential mandate after an election

Accepted Answer

A) is consistent with a pluralist theory of democracy. 
B) is rarely done. 
C) is consistent with a majoritarian theory of democracy. 
D) is more common among presidents who win by small electoral margins. 
E) is consistent with a majoritarian theory of democracy, and is more common among presidents who win by small electoral margins. 
A) is consistent with a pluralist theory of democracy. 
B) is rarely done. 
C) is consistent with a majoritarian theory of democracy. 
D) is more common among presidents who win by small electoral margins. 
E) is consistent with a majoritarian theory of democracy, and is more common among presidents who win by small electoral margins.

Question 19

The Executive Office of the President employs around _________ individuals and has an annual budget of $500 million.

Accepted Answer

A) 4,500 
B) 14,000 
C) 9,000 
D) 500 
E) 2,000 
A) 4,500 
B) 14,000 
C) 9,000 
D) 500 
E) 2,000

Question 20

The text suggests that ___________ may be one important reason personal persuasion is frequently not ​effective in advancing the president's agenda.

Accepted Answer

A) ​the opposition party may be focused on making the president look bad, rather than working to accomplish legislative goals, 
B) the fact that ​presidents generally don't have adequate political skills 
C) ​historical mistrust of the president's character 
D) ​constitutional separation of powers preventing the president from making adequate appeals to the Congress 
E) ​most issues are not amenable to resolution by compromise 
A) ​the opposition party may be focused on making the president look bad, rather than working to accomplish legislative goals, 
B) the fact that ​presidents generally don't have adequate political skills 
C) ​historical mistrust of the president's character 
D) ​constitutional separation of powers preventing the president from making adequate appeals to the Congress 
E) ​most issues are not amenable to resolution by compromise

In 2006,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that President Bush's unilaterally established military commissions to try alleged enemy combatants captured in Afghanistan and Iraq were

Lyndon Johnson used the term justice rhetorically to refer to

The White House is willing to work with interest groups because they are

A pact between the heads of two countries is a (an)

Recent scholarly research demonstrates that energetic and well-planned efforts by presidents to influence public opinion

The authors suggest that the most influential vice president has been

Which of the following is a key factor in the increased size of the Cabinet over the years?

Provide four reasons why presidential cabinets are advisory bodies in theory,but not in reality.

With respect to presidential leadership in the legislative arena,the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt

One important reason the president needs to work hard to unify his party is the ____________,which has become much more pronounced recently.

The phrases "the executive Power shall be vested in a President" and "he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed" are the constitutional foundations for the president's

The powers of the president as outlined in the Constitution are

According to the authors,a major dispute arose within the Obama White House that

A major reason Congress has not declared war against terrorism is because

According to the text,an important contributor to gridlock these days is

President Nixon's imposition of wage and price controls was an example of

Today,there are _________ cabinet departments.

The claiming of a presidential mandate after an election

The Executive Office of the President employs around _________ individuals and has an annual budget of $500 million.

The text suggests that ___________ may be one important reason personal persuasion is frequently not effective in advancing the president's agenda.

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Filters

Exam 12: The Presidency

In 2006,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that President Bush's unilaterally established military commissions to try alleged enemy combatants captured in Afghanistan and Iraq were

Lyndon Johnson used the term justice rhetorically to refer to

The White House is willing to work with interest groups because they are

A pact between the heads of two countries is a (an)

Recent scholarly research demonstrates that energetic and well-planned efforts by presidents to influence public opinion

The authors suggest that the most influential vice president has been

Which of the following is a key factor in the increased size of the Cabinet over the years?

Provide four reasons why presidential cabinets are advisory bodies in theory,but not in reality.

With respect to presidential leadership in the legislative arena,the presidency of ​Franklin Roosevelt

One important reason the president needs to work hard to unify his party is the ____________,which has become much more pronounced recently.​

The phrases "the executive Power shall be vested in a President" and "he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed" are the constitutional foundations for the president's

The powers of the president as outlined in the Constitution are

According to the authors,a major dispute arose within the Obama White House that

A major reason Congress has not declared war against terrorism is because

According to the text,an important contributor to gridlock these days is ​

President Nixon's imposition of wage and price controls was an example of

Today,there are _________ cabinet departments.

The claiming of a presidential mandate after an election

The Executive Office of the President employs around _________ individuals and has an annual budget of $500 million.

The text suggests that ___________ may be one important reason personal persuasion is frequently not ​effective in advancing the president's agenda.

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Filters

With respect to presidential leadership in the legislative arena,the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt

One important reason the president needs to work hard to unify his party is the ____________,which has become much more pronounced recently.

According to the text,an important contributor to gridlock these days is

The text suggests that ___________ may be one important reason personal persuasion is frequently not effective in advancing the president's agenda.