Question 1

The following two presidents are the only ones in American history to have actually been impeached:

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A)  Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton 
B)  Richard Nixon and Franklin Roosevelt 
C)  Andrew Johnson and William McKinley 
D)  Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van Buren 
E)  Andrew Johnson and Jimmy Carter 
A)  Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton 
B)  Richard Nixon and Franklin Roosevelt 
C)  Andrew Johnson and William McKinley 
D)  Thomas Jefferson and Martin Van Buren 
E)  Andrew Johnson and Jimmy Carter A

Question 2

The president, in the capacity as head of state, is responsible for

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A)  determining the countries for which the United States will have diplomatic relations. 
B)  engaging in activities that are largely symbolic or ceremonial in nature. 
C)  conducting the foreign policy of the country. 
D)  leading the legislative process by submitting legislation. 
E)  administering the laws. 
A)  determining the countries for which the United States will have diplomatic relations. 
B)  engaging in activities that are largely symbolic or ceremonial in nature. 
C)  conducting the foreign policy of the country. 
D)  leading the legislative process by submitting legislation. 
E)  administering the laws. B

Question 3

According to the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, if a president's ability to discharge his or her normal functions is in question and he or she is unable to communicate

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A)  the Supreme Court is empowered to select a physician to certify whether or not the president is able to perform the functions of his or her office. 
B)  the Speaker of the House becomes acting president until the matter is resolved. 
C)  a majority of the cabinet, including the vice president, can declare the president incapable. 
D)  the president must be permanently removed from office. 
E)  the vice president has the exclusive power to determine the president's capability. 
A)  the Supreme Court is empowered to select a physician to certify whether or not the president is able to perform the functions of his or her office. 
B)  the Speaker of the House becomes acting president until the matter is resolved. 
C)  a majority of the cabinet, including the vice president, can declare the president incapable. 
D)  the president must be permanently removed from office. 
E)  the vice president has the exclusive power to determine the president's capability. C

Question 4

Executive orders have been used to

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A)  implement affirmative action regulations. 
B)  restructure the White House bureaucracy. 
C)  fight the war on terrorism. 
D)  raise fuel efficiency standards of cars and trucks. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  implement affirmative action regulations. 
B)  restructure the White House bureaucracy. 
C)  fight the war on terrorism. 
D)  raise fuel efficiency standards of cars and trucks. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 5

Discuss the issue of what it means to be a "natural-born citizen" and how this affects the politics of the presidency.

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Question 6

Compare the president's veto power to the pocket veto and line-item veto. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

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The president's veto power, the pocket v

Question 7

Detail the reasons and ways in which a vice president may assume the presidency, without actually winning election to that office.

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There are several reasons and ways in wh

Question 8

A pocket veto

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A)  can be used by a president only once during a term in office, although the veto can be used twice if the president serves two terms. 
B)  can only be used when Congress adjourns for the session within ten days of the bill being submitted to the president. 
C)  means that the legislation cannot be reintroduced in the next Congress. 
D)  was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1936. 
E)  is a veto in which the president does not send a veto message back to Congress. 
A)  can be used by a president only once during a term in office, although the veto can be used twice if the president serves two terms. 
B)  can only be used when Congress adjourns for the session within ten days of the bill being submitted to the president. 
C)  means that the legislation cannot be reintroduced in the next Congress. 
D)  was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1936. 
E)  is a veto in which the president does not send a veto message back to Congress.

Question 9

When a vice president exercises a large degree of power, it is because

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A)  he or she is taking advantage of the power given to him or her by the Constitution. 
B)  he or she has been temporarily granted additional powers by the Congress. 
C)  the Supreme Court has expanded vice presidential power in recent decades. 
D)  he or she has the support of the president in doing so. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  he or she is taking advantage of the power given to him or her by the Constitution. 
B)  he or she has been temporarily granted additional powers by the Congress. 
C)  the Supreme Court has expanded vice presidential power in recent decades. 
D)  he or she has the support of the president in doing so. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 10

Informal advisors to the president are called

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A)  FOP, or Friends of the President. 
B)  the kitchen cabinet. 
C)  the Executive Counsel. 
D)  the cabinet. 
E)  the brain trust. 
A)  FOP, or Friends of the President. 
B)  the kitchen cabinet. 
C)  the Executive Counsel. 
D)  the cabinet. 
E)  the brain trust.

Question 11

All of the following are true of the president's cabinet except

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A)  they are usually members of the president's political party. 
B)  they usually have some experience in the area of the cabinet position. 
C)  they are heads of executive departments. 
D)  it is thoroughly detailed in the Constitution as to what the cabinet should do. 
E)  the cabinet is an advisory group selected by the president to aid in making decisions. 
A)  they are usually members of the president's political party. 
B)  they usually have some experience in the area of the cabinet position. 
C)  they are heads of executive departments. 
D)  it is thoroughly detailed in the Constitution as to what the cabinet should do. 
E)  the cabinet is an advisory group selected by the president to aid in making decisions.

Question 12

Executive agreements are

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A)  not valid in foreign policy matters unless approved by the Senate. 
B)  agreements between the president and a head of foreign government that do not have to be approved by the Senate. 
C)  an unconstitutional expansion of the power of the president. 
D)  binding upon future presidents. 
E)  used to achieve trivial matters, since the most significant issues must be addressed by the Senate. 
A)  not valid in foreign policy matters unless approved by the Senate. 
B)  agreements between the president and a head of foreign government that do not have to be approved by the Senate. 
C)  an unconstitutional expansion of the power of the president. 
D)  binding upon future presidents. 
E)  used to achieve trivial matters, since the most significant issues must be addressed by the Senate.

Question 13

Which of the following is true?

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A)  A person born in another country but becomes a U.S. citizen may run for president. 
B)  A person born in U.S. territories is not considered a natural-born citizen. 
C)  A person born in the United States but has lived abroad for fourteen years may not become president. 
D)  A person born in U.S. soil or is born to American parents may become president. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  A person born in another country but becomes a U.S. citizen may run for president. 
B)  A person born in U.S. territories is not considered a natural-born citizen. 
C)  A person born in the United States but has lived abroad for fourteen years may not become president. 
D)  A person born in U.S. soil or is born to American parents may become president. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 14

Presidential popularity

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A)  is irrelevant to bureaucrats. 
B)  has stayed within a small range since Gallup began measuring it. 
C)  is of little concern to second-term presidents. 
D)  is required before a president may claim executive privilege. 
E)  is an important resource for presidents to use to persuade Congress to pass legislation. 
A)  is irrelevant to bureaucrats. 
B)  has stayed within a small range since Gallup began measuring it. 
C)  is of little concern to second-term presidents. 
D)  is required before a president may claim executive privilege. 
E)  is an important resource for presidents to use to persuade Congress to pass legislation.

Question 15

Which of the following is true?

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A)  The religious faith of most all presidents have been of the Protestant tradition. 
B)  Five presidents have been Roman Catholics. 
C)  No presidents have been Roman Catholics. 
D)  One president has been an avowed atheist. 
E)  Options A and C are true. 
A)  The religious faith of most all presidents have been of the Protestant tradition. 
B)  Five presidents have been Roman Catholics. 
C)  No presidents have been Roman Catholics. 
D)  One president has been an avowed atheist. 
E)  Options A and C are true.

Question 16

As chief executive, the president is constitutionally bound to

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A)  enforce laws, treaties, and court orders. 
B)  submit a balanced budget to Congress. 
C)  inform Congress prior to any military action. 
D)  oversee actions of state governments. 
E)  honor pronouncements of previous presidents. 
A)  enforce laws, treaties, and court orders. 
B)  submit a balanced budget to Congress. 
C)  inform Congress prior to any military action. 
D)  oversee actions of state governments. 
E)  honor pronouncements of previous presidents.

Question 17

The advisory group selected by a president to give counsel and aid in decision making is

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A)  the locker. 
B)  the executive advisory board. 
C)  the executive council. 
D)  the cabinet. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  the locker. 
B)  the executive advisory board. 
C)  the executive council. 
D)  the cabinet. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 18

The impeachment process begins with charges in ________ and concludes with a trial in ________.

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A)  the House of Representatives; the Senate 
B)  the Senate; the House of Representatives 
C)  both houses of Congress; the Supreme Court 
D)  the Supreme Court; the Senate 
E)  the Supreme Court; the House of Representatives 
A)  the House of Representatives; the Senate 
B)  the Senate; the House of Representatives 
C)  both houses of Congress; the Supreme Court 
D)  the Supreme Court; the Senate 
E)  the Supreme Court; the House of Representatives

Question 19

"Going public"

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A)  means that presidents take their case to the public to persuade members of Congress to support their agenda. 
B)  was rarely used by presidents in the 1800s. 
C)  allows a president to explain complicated or controversial topics to voters directly. 
D)  forces Congress to support presidential priorities. 
E)  Options A, B, and C are true. 
A)  means that presidents take their case to the public to persuade members of Congress to support their agenda. 
B)  was rarely used by presidents in the 1800s. 
C)  allows a president to explain complicated or controversial topics to voters directly. 
D)  forces Congress to support presidential priorities. 
E)  Options A, B, and C are true.

Question 20

The principle concern about a new cold war is that

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A)  Europe might abandon its alliance with the United States. 
B)  Russia might ally itself with China. 
C)  Russian aggression might lead to a third world war. 
D)  communism could reassert itself as a major ideology. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  Europe might abandon its alliance with the United States. 
B)  Russia might ally itself with China. 
C)  Russian aggression might lead to a third world war. 
D)  communism could reassert itself as a major ideology. 
E)  None of the above.

The following two presidents are the only ones in American history to have actually been impeached:

The president, in the capacity as head of state, is responsible for

According to the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, if a president's ability to discharge his or her normal functions is in question and he or she is unable to communicate

Executive orders have been used to

Discuss the issue of what it means to be a "natural-born citizen" and how this affects the politics of the presidency.

Compare the president's veto power to the pocket veto and line-item veto. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

Detail the reasons and ways in which a vice president may assume the presidency, without actually winning election to that office.

A pocket veto

When a vice president exercises a large degree of power, it is because

Informal advisors to the president are called

All of the following are true of the president's cabinet except

Executive agreements are

Which of the following is true?

Presidential popularity

Which of the following is true?

As chief executive, the president is constitutionally bound to

The advisory group selected by a president to give counsel and aid in decision making is

The impeachment process begins with charges in and concludes with a trial in .

"Going public"

The principle concern about a new cold war is that

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

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Exam 12: The President

The following two presidents are the only ones in American history to have actually been impeached:

The president, in the capacity as head of state, is responsible for

According to the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, if a president's ability to discharge his or her normal functions is in question and he or she is unable to communicate

Executive orders have been used to

Discuss the issue of what it means to be a "natural-born citizen" and how this affects the politics of the presidency.

Compare the president's veto power to the pocket veto and line-item veto. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

Detail the reasons and ways in which a vice president may assume the presidency, without actually winning election to that office.

A pocket veto

When a vice president exercises a large degree of power, it is because

Informal advisors to the president are called

All of the following are true of the president's cabinet except

Executive agreements are

Which of the following is true?

Presidential popularity

Which of the following is true?

As chief executive, the president is constitutionally bound to

The advisory group selected by a president to give counsel and aid in decision making is

The impeachment process begins with charges in ________ and concludes with a trial in ________.

"Going public"

The principle concern about a new cold war is that

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

The Media

The Congress

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

The impeachment process begins with charges in and concludes with a trial in .