Question 1

As commander in chief, the president is

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A)  only a symbolic leader of the military. 
B)  the ultimate decision maker in military matters. 
C)  allowed to make military decisions, but only with the approval of the joint chiefs of staff. 
D)  not responsible for military decisions. 
E)  obligated to sit on the Board of Regents for the military, naval, and air force academies. 
A)  only a symbolic leader of the military. 
B)  the ultimate decision maker in military matters. 
C)  allowed to make military decisions, but only with the approval of the joint chiefs of staff. 
D)  not responsible for military decisions. 
E)  obligated to sit on the Board of Regents for the military, naval, and air force academies.

Question 2

Describe the evolution of the president's wartime powers, providing examples from various military activities through American history.

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The evolution of the president's wartime

Question 3

The members of the cabinet

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A)  are friends of the president that he or she invites to conferences on specific issues. 
B)  are expressly identified in the Constitution. 
C)  are all department secretaries who oversee administrative functions for the president. 
D)  may include the vice president and other advisors if the president chooses to include them. 
E)  are limited to one presidential term and then leave government service. 
A)  are friends of the president that he or she invites to conferences on specific issues. 
B)  are expressly identified in the Constitution. 
C)  are all department secretaries who oversee administrative functions for the president. 
D)  may include the vice president and other advisors if the president chooses to include them. 
E)  are limited to one presidential term and then leave government service.

Question 4

Staff members in the Executive Office of the President who oversee a particular policy area are commonly referred to as

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A)  emperors. 
B)  czars. 
C)  dictators. 
D)  autocrats. 
E)  aristocrats. 
A)  emperors. 
B)  czars. 
C)  dictators. 
D)  autocrats. 
E)  aristocrats.

Question 5

The Constitution states that the required minimum age for the presidency is

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A)  twenty-five years. 
B)  thirty years. 
C)  thirty-five years. 
D)  forty years. 
E)  forty-five years. 
A)  twenty-five years. 
B)  thirty years. 
C)  thirty-five years. 
D)  forty years. 
E)  forty-five years.

Question 6

When no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote, the

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A)  current president serves two more years and another general election is held. 
B)  candidate who receives a plurality of the popular vote is elected. 
C)  electors cast a second ballot to determine who will be elected. 
D)  election is decided in the House of Representatives. 
E)  Options B and D are true. 
A)  current president serves two more years and another general election is held. 
B)  candidate who receives a plurality of the popular vote is elected. 
C)  electors cast a second ballot to determine who will be elected. 
D)  election is decided in the House of Representatives. 
E)  Options B and D are true.

Question 7

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment

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A)  was first used when President Ford appointed Nelson Rockefeller as vice president. 
B)  has never been used. 
C)  was a result of the long illness of President Carter. 
D)  is only used when the Constitution explicitly says that it is applicable. 
E)  was used by President Nixon when he appointed Ford as vice president. 
A)  was first used when President Ford appointed Nelson Rockefeller as vice president. 
B)  has never been used. 
C)  was a result of the long illness of President Carter. 
D)  is only used when the Constitution explicitly says that it is applicable. 
E)  was used by President Nixon when he appointed Ford as vice president.

Question 8

Analyze the circumstances in which impeachment has been used throughout U.S. history.

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Impeachment has been used throughout U.S

Question 9

All of the following are true of emergency powers except

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A)  they have allowed presidents to exercise their powers during times of crisis, particularly in foreign affairs. 
B)  they were used by President Truman when he authorized the seizure of steel plants during the Korean War. 
C)  the Supreme Court ruled against President Truman's use of the emergency powers when he seized the steel plants during the Korean War. 
D)  the Supreme Court upheld Truman's seizing of the steel plants in the Korean War. 
E)  emergency powers were used by Lincoln during the Civil War. 
A)  they have allowed presidents to exercise their powers during times of crisis, particularly in foreign affairs. 
B)  they were used by President Truman when he authorized the seizure of steel plants during the Korean War. 
C)  the Supreme Court ruled against President Truman's use of the emergency powers when he seized the steel plants during the Korean War. 
D)  the Supreme Court upheld Truman's seizing of the steel plants in the Korean War. 
E)  emergency powers were used by Lincoln during the Civil War.

Question 10

The line-item veto

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A)  allows the veto of specific spending provisions in legislation. 
B)  was found to be an unconstitutional delegation of legislative powers to the executive branch by the U.S. Supreme Court. 
C)  was used by President Bill Clinton from 1996 to 1998. 
D)  Options A and B are true. 
E)  Options A, B, and C are true. 
A)  allows the veto of specific spending provisions in legislation. 
B)  was found to be an unconstitutional delegation of legislative powers to the executive branch by the U.S. Supreme Court. 
C)  was used by President Bill Clinton from 1996 to 1998. 
D)  Options A and B are true. 
E)  Options A, B, and C are true.

Question 11

The National Security Council is a link between

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A)  Congress and the president. 
B)  leaders of foreign governments and the president. 
C)  the Security and Exchange Commission and the president. 
D)  key foreign and military advisors and the president. 
E)  state governments and the president. 
A)  Congress and the president. 
B)  leaders of foreign governments and the president. 
C)  the Security and Exchange Commission and the president. 
D)  key foreign and military advisors and the president. 
E)  state governments and the president.

Question 12

As chief diplomat, the president

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A)  is responsible for selecting judges to federal courts. 
B)  is responsible for all actions within the executive branch. 
C)  selects leaders of his or her party in Congress. 
D)  negotiates treaties, recognizes foreign governments, and makes executive agreements. 
E)  ratifies treaties. 
A)  is responsible for selecting judges to federal courts. 
B)  is responsible for all actions within the executive branch. 
C)  selects leaders of his or her party in Congress. 
D)  negotiates treaties, recognizes foreign governments, and makes executive agreements. 
E)  ratifies treaties.

Question 13

Rewarding faithful party workers with government employment is called

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A)  nepotism. 
B)  pork barrel employment. 
C)  executive perks. 
D)  patronage. 
E)  civil service. 
A)  nepotism. 
B)  pork barrel employment. 
C)  executive perks. 
D)  patronage. 
E)  civil service.

Question 14

Describe the difference between the president's role as chief diplomat and head of state. Provide examples to support your argument.

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The president's role as chief diplomat i

Question 15

A constitutional amendment to clarify the way votes are cast in the electoral college was necessary because

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A)  there was no way to tell which votes were for president and which were for vice president. 
B)  there was a tie in the electoral votes in the election of 1800. 
C)  large states did not have fair representation in the electoral college. 
D)  in three elections no candidate received a majority of votes for the president. 
E)  Options A and B are true. 
A)  there was no way to tell which votes were for president and which were for vice president. 
B)  there was a tie in the electoral votes in the election of 1800. 
C)  large states did not have fair representation in the electoral college. 
D)  in three elections no candidate received a majority of votes for the president. 
E)  Options A and B are true.

Question 16

Treaties are subject to _________ before becoming legally binding.

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A)  judicial review in the Supreme Court 
B)  ratification by a majority of the states 
C)  ratification by a majority of both houses of Congress 
D)  ratification by a two-thirds majority of the Senate 
E)  Both B and C. 
A)  judicial review in the Supreme Court 
B)  ratification by a majority of the states 
C)  ratification by a majority of both houses of Congress 
D)  ratification by a two-thirds majority of the Senate 
E)  Both B and C.

Question 17

Contrast the importance of the cabinet and the Executive Office of the President.

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The cabinet and the Executive Office of

Question 18

In the election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied in the electoral college because

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A)  the Constitution failed to specify that some electoral votes were for the presidency and others for the vice presidency. 
B)  the country was very evenly split between the two. 
C)  the electors had contrived to create a unity government. 
D)  the electors were uncertain about whom to choose as president. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  the Constitution failed to specify that some electoral votes were for the presidency and others for the vice presidency. 
B)  the country was very evenly split between the two. 
C)  the electors had contrived to create a unity government. 
D)  the electors were uncertain about whom to choose as president. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 19

In most democratic governments, the head of state is

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A)  the chief executive officer of the nation. 
B)  an office without any significant duties. 
C)  the prime minister. 
D)  someone other than the chief executive. 
E)  the chief justice or other top judicial official. 
A)  the chief executive officer of the nation. 
B)  an office without any significant duties. 
C)  the prime minister. 
D)  someone other than the chief executive. 
E)  the chief justice or other top judicial official.

Question 20

Analyze the president's functions as party chief and superpolitician.

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As party chief, the president's function

As commander in chief, the president is

Describe the evolution of the president's wartime powers, providing examples from various military activities through American history.

The members of the cabinet

Staff members in the Executive Office of the President who oversee a particular policy area are commonly referred to as

The Constitution states that the required minimum age for the presidency is

When no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote, the

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Analyze the circumstances in which impeachment has been used throughout U.S. history.

All of the following are true of emergency powers except

The line-item veto

The National Security Council is a link between

As chief diplomat, the president

Rewarding faithful party workers with government employment is called

Describe the difference between the president's role as chief diplomat and head of state. Provide examples to support your argument.

A constitutional amendment to clarify the way votes are cast in the electoral college was necessary because

Treaties are subject to _________ before becoming legally binding.

Contrast the importance of the cabinet and the Executive Office of the President.

In the election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied in the electoral college because

In most democratic governments, the head of state is

Analyze the president's functions as party chief and superpolitician.

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

As commander in chief, the president is

Describe the evolution of the president's wartime powers, providing examples from various military activities through American history.

The members of the cabinet

Staff members in the Executive Office of the President who oversee a particular policy area are commonly referred to as

The Constitution states that the required minimum age for the presidency is

When no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote, the

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Analyze the circumstances in which impeachment has been used throughout U.S. history.

All of the following are true of emergency powers except

The line-item veto

The National Security Council is a link between

As chief diplomat, the president

Rewarding faithful party workers with government employment is called

Describe the difference between the president's role as chief diplomat and head of state. Provide examples to support your argument.

A constitutional amendment to clarify the way votes are cast in the electoral college was necessary because

Treaties are subject to _________ before becoming legally binding.

Contrast the importance of the cabinet and the Executive Office of the President.

In the election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied in the electoral college because

In most democratic governments, the head of state is

Analyze the president's functions as party chief and superpolitician.

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