Question 1

The main conduit for communication between the President and Congress is(are)​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the legislative liaison staff. 
B) ​friendly lobbyists. 
C) ​journalists trading information in their attempt to find out what is likely to happen on legislation. 
D) ​the president's chief of staff. 
E) ​staff from the offices of the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate. 
A) ​the legislative liaison staff. 
B) ​friendly lobbyists. 
C) ​journalists trading information in their attempt to find out what is likely to happen on legislation. 
D) ​the president's chief of staff. 
E) ​staff from the offices of the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate.

Question 2

The text suggests President Kennedy backed a CIA plan for a rebel invasion of Cuba because

Accepted Answer

A) the CIA provided him with misleading information regarding the logistics of the assault. 
B) he had such contempt for the Castro regime. 
C) members of his Cabinet withheld critical intelligence on the training of the rebels. 
D) members of Congress were unanimously behind the plan. 
E) he was unaware of the fact that the success of the plan depended on immediate uprisings by the Cuban population. 
A) the CIA provided him with misleading information regarding the logistics of the assault. 
B) he had such contempt for the Castro regime. 
C) members of his Cabinet withheld critical intelligence on the training of the rebels. 
D) members of Congress were unanimously behind the plan. 
E) he was unaware of the fact that the success of the plan depended on immediate uprisings by the Cuban population.

Question 3

In the modern presidency,the Cabinet

Accepted Answer

A) has assumed greater importance over the last twenty years. 
B) is a minor contributor to presidential decisions. 
C) fails to provide significant decision-making input or support for the president. 
D) makes major domestic policy decisions but does not make foreign or defense policy decisions. 
E) is the central advisory and decision-making group on which the president depends. 
A) has assumed greater importance over the last twenty years. 
B) is a minor contributor to presidential decisions. 
C) fails to provide significant decision-making input or support for the president. 
D) makes major domestic policy decisions but does not make foreign or defense policy decisions. 
E) is the central advisory and decision-making group on which the president depends.

Question 4

Describe the Cuban missile crisis of 1962,and why this is a good example of a president exercising sound judgment and remaining cool when faced with difficult choices.

Accepted Answer

The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 was a 1

Question 5

The Constitution does not give the president power to

Accepted Answer

A) veto legislation. 
B) declare war. 
C) serve as administrative head of the nation. 
D) serve as commander in chief of the military. 
E) convene sessions of Congress. 
A) veto legislation. 
B) declare war. 
C) serve as administrative head of the nation. 
D) serve as commander in chief of the military. 
E) convene sessions of Congress.

Question 6

The president has the power to appoint all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Federal district and circuit court judges 
B) Ambassadors 
C) Cabinet members 
D) The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 
E) Supreme Court justices 
A) Federal district and circuit court judges 
B) Ambassadors 
C) Cabinet members 
D) The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 
E) Supreme Court justices

Question 7

The initial concept for the presidency at the Constitutional Convention was an executive

Accepted Answer

A) selected by Congress for a seven-year term and ineligible for reelection. 
B) voted for directly by the people every three years. 
C) selected by the Supreme Court for a four-year term and ineligible for reelection. 
D) selected by a vote of the nation's governors every four years. 
E) None of these choices is true. 
A) selected by Congress for a seven-year term and ineligible for reelection. 
B) voted for directly by the people every three years. 
C) selected by the Supreme Court for a four-year term and ineligible for reelection. 
D) selected by a vote of the nation's governors every four years. 
E) None of these choices is true.

Question 8

Which of the following statements concerning executive orders is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) They are rarely issued by presidents. 
B) They carry the force of law. 
C) They can create or modify laws without the direct approval of Congress. 
D) The Constitution does not explicitly grant the president the power to issue such orders. 
E) They are issued for a wide variety of purposes. 
A) They are rarely issued by presidents. 
B) They carry the force of law. 
C) They can create or modify laws without the direct approval of Congress. 
D) The Constitution does not explicitly grant the president the power to issue such orders. 
E) They are issued for a wide variety of purposes.

Question 9

Discuss the expansion of presidential power that took place during the Lincoln administration and the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

During the Lincoln administration and th

Question 10

It takes a _________ vote of Congress to overturn a presidential veto.

Accepted Answer

A) one-third 
B) majority 
C) three-fifths 
D) two-thirds 
E) three-fourths 
A) one-third 
B) majority 
C) three-fifths 
D) two-thirds 
E) three-fourths

Question 11

​Typically,when Congress believes the executive branch has accumulated too much power,their response is to

Accepted Answer

A) ​enact legislation to reassert congressional authority. 
B) ​impeach the president. 
C) ​file a lawsuit. 
D) ​request that the Supreme Court take action to declare the president's actions unconstitutional. 
E) ​mount a campaign to have the president recalled by citizens. 
A) ​enact legislation to reassert congressional authority. 
B) ​impeach the president. 
C) ​file a lawsuit. 
D) ​request that the Supreme Court take action to declare the president's actions unconstitutional. 
E) ​mount a campaign to have the president recalled by citizens.

The main conduit for communication between the President and Congress is(are)

The text suggests President Kennedy backed a CIA plan for a rebel invasion of Cuba because

In the modern presidency,the Cabinet

Describe the Cuban missile crisis of 1962,and why this is a good example of a president exercising sound judgment and remaining cool when faced with difficult choices.

The Constitution does not give the president power to

The president has the power to appoint all but which of the following?

The initial concept for the presidency at the Constitutional Convention was an executive

Which of the following statements concerning executive orders is incorrect?

Discuss the expansion of presidential power that took place during the Lincoln administration and the Civil War.

It takes a _________ vote of Congress to overturn a presidential veto.

Typically,when Congress believes the executive branch has accumulated too much power,their response is to

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Exam 12: The Presidency

The main conduit for communication between the President and Congress is(are)​

The text suggests President Kennedy backed a CIA plan for a rebel invasion of Cuba because

In the modern presidency,the Cabinet

Describe the Cuban missile crisis of 1962,and why this is a good example of a president exercising sound judgment and remaining cool when faced with difficult choices.

The Constitution does not give the president power to

The president has the power to appoint all but which of the following?

The initial concept for the presidency at the Constitutional Convention was an executive

Which of the following statements concerning executive orders is incorrect?

Discuss the expansion of presidential power that took place during the Lincoln administration and the Civil War.

It takes a _________ vote of Congress to overturn a presidential veto.

​Typically,when Congress believes the executive branch has accumulated too much power,their response is to

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

The main conduit for communication between the President and Congress is(are)

Typically,when Congress believes the executive branch has accumulated too much power,their response is to