Question 1

Presidential candidates have asked individuals to join the ticket as vice presidential candidates for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A)  to balance the ticket by region or political philosophy. 
B)  to attract groups of voters or appease party factions. 
C)  to reinforce one of the presidential candidate's strong points. 
D)  to shore up the presidential candidate's perceived weaknesses. 
E)  to serve as a co-president. 
A)  to balance the ticket by region or political philosophy. 
B)  to attract groups of voters or appease party factions. 
C)  to reinforce one of the presidential candidate's strong points. 
D)  to shore up the presidential candidate's perceived weaknesses. 
E)  to serve as a co-president.

Question 2

The office that includes most of the key personal and political advisers to the president is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Council of Economic Advisers. 
B)  cabinet. 
C)  Executive Presidential Office. 
D)  White House Office. 
E)  Domestic Policy Council. 
A)  Council of Economic Advisers. 
B)  cabinet. 
C)  Executive Presidential Office. 
D)  White House Office. 
E)  Domestic Policy Council.

Question 3

If the office of vice president becomes vacant

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A)  it remains unfilled until the next election, and the Speaker of the House becomes president if the president dies. 
B)  the president nominates a replacement who must be approved by both chambers of Congress. 
C)  the president names a replacement that is not subject to congressional approval. 
D)  the president nominates a replacement who must be approved by the Senate. 
E)  the secretary of state becomes vice president. 
A)  it remains unfilled until the next election, and the Speaker of the House becomes president if the president dies. 
B)  the president nominates a replacement who must be approved by both chambers of Congress. 
C)  the president names a replacement that is not subject to congressional approval. 
D)  the president nominates a replacement who must be approved by the Senate. 
E)  the secretary of state becomes vice president.

Question 4

Executive orders

Accepted Answer

A)  issued by the president have the force of law. 
B)  are used to enforce legislative statutes. 
C)  represent the president's legislative power. 
D)  have been used to establish rules for the executive administrative agencies. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  issued by the president have the force of law. 
B)  are used to enforce legislative statutes. 
C)  represent the president's legislative power. 
D)  have been used to establish rules for the executive administrative agencies. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 5

A signing statement

Accepted Answer

A)  is a written declaration that a president may make when signing a bill into law. 
B)  usually points to sections of a law that the president thinks may be unconstitutional. 
C)  must accompany treaties submitted to the Senate by the president when seeking advice and consent. 
D)  Options A and B are true. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  is a written declaration that a president may make when signing a bill into law. 
B)  usually points to sections of a law that the president thinks may be unconstitutional. 
C)  must accompany treaties submitted to the Senate by the president when seeking advice and consent. 
D)  Options A and B are true. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 6

A key difference between the Cold War and current animosity between the United States and Russia is

Accepted Answer

A)  the lack of a major ideological divide. 
B)  that Russia's actions seem to be nationalist in nature. 
C)  that Russia is more economically entangled with the West than during the Cold War. 
D)  Both A and B. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  the lack of a major ideological divide. 
B)  that Russia's actions seem to be nationalist in nature. 
C)  that Russia is more economically entangled with the West than during the Cold War. 
D)  Both A and B. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 7

A president's consultations with the cabinet are

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A)  required by federal law. 
B)  required by the Constitution. 
C)  funneled through the vice president, as demanded by the Constitution. 
D)  entirely at the discretion of the president. 
E)  Both B and C. 
A)  required by federal law. 
B)  required by the Constitution. 
C)  funneled through the vice president, as demanded by the Constitution. 
D)  entirely at the discretion of the president. 
E)  Both B and C.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about the president's veto power is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The president's veto is final and gives him or her complete control over legislation. 
B)  Because vetoes are usually overridden, the power has become unimportant. 
C)  The threat of a veto gives the president significant influence over Congress and legislation. 
D)  The veto has been used by Congress to stop the president from signing legislation. 
E)  Because vetoes are rarely overridden, the power has become unimportant. 
A)  The president's veto is final and gives him or her complete control over legislation. 
B)  Because vetoes are usually overridden, the power has become unimportant. 
C)  The threat of a veto gives the president significant influence over Congress and legislation. 
D)  The veto has been used by Congress to stop the president from signing legislation. 
E)  Because vetoes are rarely overridden, the power has become unimportant.

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the people who have been elected president?

Accepted Answer

A)  older and from western states 
B)  primarily Catholics and Jews 
C)  military commanders from the South 
D)  white, male Protestants 
E)  California natives 
A)  older and from western states 
B)  primarily Catholics and Jews 
C)  military commanders from the South 
D)  white, male Protestants 
E)  California natives

Question 10

The White House Office, the National Security Council, and the Office of Management and Budget are all part of

Accepted Answer

A)  the kitchen cabinet. 
B)  the cabinet. 
C)  the Executive Office of the President. 
D)  the Council of Presidential Advisors. 
E)  the system of checks on executive power. 
A)  the kitchen cabinet. 
B)  the cabinet. 
C)  the Executive Office of the President. 
D)  the Council of Presidential Advisors. 
E)  the system of checks on executive power.

Question 11

The number of political appointments available to the president

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A)  is constrained by the civil service system. 
B)  puts the president in charge of deciding which individuals will occupy more than 50,000 jobs in government. 
C)  allows the president to appoint a majority of the civilian appointments in the bureaucracy. 
D)  is confined mainly to the military. 
E)  has been dramatically limited by the use of the constitutional amendment process. 
A)  is constrained by the civil service system. 
B)  puts the president in charge of deciding which individuals will occupy more than 50,000 jobs in government. 
C)  allows the president to appoint a majority of the civilian appointments in the bureaucracy. 
D)  is confined mainly to the military. 
E)  has been dramatically limited by the use of the constitutional amendment process.

Question 12

According to the ___________, the Speaker of the House of Representatives assumes the presidency when both the presidency and vice presidency are vacant.

Accepted Answer

A)  Second Article of the Constitution 
B)  Presidential Succession Act of 1947 
C)  Congressional Joint Resolution on Presidential Succession 
D)  Twelfth Amendment 
E)  Twenty-Fifth Amendment 
A)  Second Article of the Constitution 
B)  Presidential Succession Act of 1947 
C)  Congressional Joint Resolution on Presidential Succession 
D)  Twelfth Amendment 
E)  Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Question 13

The Office of Management and Budget

Accepted Answer

A)  is a non-partisan department. 
B)  clearly affects the greater scope of the federal budget. 
C)  publishes the budgets prepared by Congress. 
D)  helps the president prepare the annual budget. 
E)  is currently in the Department of the Treasury. 
A)  is a non-partisan department. 
B)  clearly affects the greater scope of the federal budget. 
C)  publishes the budgets prepared by Congress. 
D)  helps the president prepare the annual budget. 
E)  is currently in the Department of the Treasury.

Question 14

In general, ______________ have relied heavily on the advice of the cabinet.

Accepted Answer

A)  both the House and Senate 
B)  few presidents 
C)  many presidents 
D)  nearly all presidents 
E)  Both A and D. 
A)  both the House and Senate 
B)  few presidents 
C)  many presidents 
D)  nearly all presidents 
E)  Both A and D.

Question 15

After the vice president, next in the line of succession is _____________, followed by _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Speaker of the House; the secretary of state 
B)  the secretary of state; the Speaker of the House 
C)  the Speaker of the House; the president pro tempore of the Senate 
D)  the president pro tempore of the Senate; the Speaker of the House 
E)  the secretary of state; the president pro tempore of the Senate 
A)  the Speaker of the House; the secretary of state 
B)  the secretary of state; the Speaker of the House 
C)  the Speaker of the House; the president pro tempore of the Senate 
D)  the president pro tempore of the Senate; the Speaker of the House 
E)  the secretary of state; the president pro tempore of the Senate

Question 16

The Constitution gives the vice president

Accepted Answer

A)  the job of presiding over the Senate and voting in case of a tie. 
B)  many responsibilities independent of presidential authority. 
C)  the job of chief of staff to the president. 
D)  the right to use the veto if he or she has the approval of the president. 
E)  Options A and D are true. 
A)  the job of presiding over the Senate and voting in case of a tie. 
B)  many responsibilities independent of presidential authority. 
C)  the job of chief of staff to the president. 
D)  the right to use the veto if he or she has the approval of the president. 
E)  Options A and D are true.

Question 17

Explain the concept of executive privilege and how it has been used by the presidents.

Accepted Answer

Executive privilege is the power that al

Question 18

In the history of the United States, no president has ever

Accepted Answer

A)  been impeached and acquitted. 
B)  died while in office. 
C)  been impeached and convicted. 
D)  resigned. 
E)  been impeached. 
A)  been impeached and acquitted. 
B)  died while in office. 
C)  been impeached and convicted. 
D)  resigned. 
E)  been impeached.

Question 19

Executive privilege

Accepted Answer

A)  involves the ability of the president and executive branch officials to withhold certain information from Congress and the courts. 
B)  means that members of the executive branch cannot be prosecuted for official acts. 
C)  is the concept that has been applied to the president's use of the pocket veto. 
D)  allows the president discretion in making political appointments. 
E)  was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1974. 
A)  involves the ability of the president and executive branch officials to withhold certain information from Congress and the courts. 
B)  means that members of the executive branch cannot be prosecuted for official acts. 
C)  is the concept that has been applied to the president's use of the pocket veto. 
D)  allows the president discretion in making political appointments. 
E)  was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1974.

Question 20

A vice president may become president

Accepted Answer

A)  when a president resigns. 
B)  when a president is impeached and convicted. 
C)  when a president dies. 
D)  after winning a presidential election. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  when a president resigns. 
B)  when a president is impeached and convicted. 
C)  when a president dies. 
D)  after winning a presidential election. 
E)  All of the above.

Presidential candidates have asked individuals to join the ticket as vice presidential candidates for all of the following reasons except

The office that includes most of the key personal and political advisers to the president is the

If the office of vice president becomes vacant

Executive orders

A signing statement

A key difference between the Cold War and current animosity between the United States and Russia is

A president's consultations with the cabinet are

Which of the following statements about the president's veto power is most accurate?

Which of the following best describes the people who have been elected president?

The White House Office, the National Security Council, and the Office of Management and Budget are all part of

The number of political appointments available to the president

According to the ___________, the Speaker of the House of Representatives assumes the presidency when both the presidency and vice presidency are vacant.

The Office of Management and Budget

In general, ______________ have relied heavily on the advice of the cabinet.

After the vice president, next in the line of succession is _, followed by _.

The Constitution gives the vice president

Explain the concept of executive privilege and how it has been used by the presidents.

In the history of the United States, no president has ever

Executive privilege

A vice president may become president

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

Presidential candidates have asked individuals to join the ticket as vice presidential candidates for all of the following reasons except

The office that includes most of the key personal and political advisers to the president is the

If the office of vice president becomes vacant

Executive orders

A signing statement

A key difference between the Cold War and current animosity between the United States and Russia is

A president's consultations with the cabinet are

Which of the following statements about the president's veto power is most accurate?

Which of the following best describes the people who have been elected president?

The White House Office, the National Security Council, and the Office of Management and Budget are all part of

The number of political appointments available to the president

According to the ___________, the Speaker of the House of Representatives assumes the presidency when both the presidency and vice presidency are vacant.

The Office of Management and Budget

In general, ______________ have relied heavily on the advice of the cabinet.

After the vice president, next in the line of succession is _____________, followed by _____________.

The Constitution gives the vice president

Explain the concept of executive privilege and how it has been used by the presidents.

In the history of the United States, no president has ever

Executive privilege

A vice president may become president

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

After the vice president, next in the line of succession is _, followed by _.