Question 1

The president tends to be more powerful in domestic affairs than in foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

More and more frequently, presidents go ________, using television to bypass the print media and speak to the people directly about policy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of More and more frequently, presidents go ________,...

Question 3

According to the Constitution, if there is a vacancy in the vice presidency,

Accepted Answer

A)  it remains vacant until the next election. 
B)  the president can nominate someone to fill the vacancy. 
C)  the voters elect a new vice president. 
D)  the Speaker of the House serves as acting vice-president. 
E)  the Senate appoints a new vice president. 
A)  it remains vacant until the next election. 
B)  the president can nominate someone to fill the vacancy. 
C)  the voters elect a new vice president. 
D)  the Speaker of the House serves as acting vice-president. 
E)  the Senate appoints a new vice president.

Question 4

What powers gave the president the main responsibility for fashioning American foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the power to receive and appoint ambassadors and to make treaties 
B)  the power to declare war 
C)  the power to sign treaties and executive agreements 
D)  the power to receive and appoint ambassadors and declare war 
E)  the power to initiate and sign treaties 
A)  the power to receive and appoint ambassadors and to make treaties 
B)  the power to declare war 
C)  the power to sign treaties and executive agreements 
D)  the power to receive and appoint ambassadors and declare war 
E)  the power to initiate and sign treaties

Question 5

The framers intended for the presidency to be a democratic office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which president, without the approval of Congress, raised and spent money, deployed troops, suspended the right of habeas corpus, and allowed civilians to be tried in military courts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  Abraham Lincoln 
C)  Ulysses Grant 
D)  James Polk 
E)  John Quincy Adams 
A)  Andrew Jackson 
B)  Abraham Lincoln 
C)  Ulysses Grant 
D)  James Polk 
E)  John Quincy Adams

Question 7

Name four different "hats" the president wears.

Accepted Answer

Here are five "hats." The pres

Question 8

Which of the following groups does the president see every day and is considered most loyal to the president?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Cabinet 
B)  congressional leaders 
C)  the White House staff 
D)  leaders of the executive branch bureaucracy 
E)  members of the executive office of the presidency 
A)  the Cabinet 
B)  congressional leaders 
C)  the White House staff 
D)  leaders of the executive branch bureaucracy 
E)  members of the executive office of the presidency

Question 9

How did Woodrow Wilson change the constitutionally required "state of the union?"

Accepted Answer

A)  He began the practice of delivering the "state of the union" as an address to a joint session of the House and Senate. 
B)  He began the practice of writing annual "state of the union" addresses to be formally delivered to Congress. 
C)  He refused to issue a "state of the union" address more than once a term. 
D)  He was the first to have the "state of the union" on the radio for the public to hear along with the joint session of Congress. 
E)  He was the first to invite the Supreme Court to hear the delivery of the address. 
A)  He began the practice of delivering the "state of the union" as an address to a joint session of the House and Senate. 
B)  He began the practice of writing annual "state of the union" addresses to be formally delivered to Congress. 
C)  He refused to issue a "state of the union" address more than once a term. 
D)  He was the first to have the "state of the union" on the radio for the public to hear along with the joint session of Congress. 
E)  He was the first to invite the Supreme Court to hear the delivery of the address.

Question 10

Which of the following roles does the modern president NOT perform?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chief Legislator 
B)  Manager of the Economy 
C)  Chief of State 
D)  President of the Senate 
E)  Party Leader 
A)  Chief Legislator 
B)  Manager of the Economy 
C)  Chief of State 
D)  President of the Senate 
E)  Party Leader

Question 11

When George W. Bush first ran for president, on which issues did he focus?

Accepted Answer

A)  the war in Iraq 
B)  domestic issues 
C)  homeland security 
D)  constraining the "axis of evil" 
A)  the war in Iraq 
B)  domestic issues 
C)  homeland security 
D)  constraining the "axis of evil"

Question 12

If no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, the president will be selected by a run-off vote of the Electoral College.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Cabinet members occupy an ambiguous position in that they serve as advisers to the president but also represent their own constituencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Most presidents receive a fairly low rating of approval at the beginning of their term, but their popularity with the public tends to improve toward the end of their term of office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The presidents of the nineteenth century for the most part conformed to the designs of the Founders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The president's chief of staff

Accepted Answer

A) may have different levels of responsibility, depending on the president's wishes. 
B)  is also secretary of state. 
C)  is head of a hierarchical staff system. 
D)  is head of a collegial staff system. 
E)  vies for power in a competitive staff system. 
A) may have different levels of responsibility, depending on the president's wishes. 
B)  is also secretary of state. 
C)  is head of a hierarchical staff system. 
D)  is head of a collegial staff system. 
E)  vies for power in a competitive staff system.

Question 17

Which of the following was a result of the administration of George Washington, who set the stage for the presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  The prestige of the presidency was solidified at a time when executive leadership was mistrusted. 
B)  A precedent was set for the president to only react to congressional legislative programs. 
C)  The primacy of the Congress in foreign affairs was affirmed. 
D)  A tradition began in which the president played no part in military affairs. 
E)  The battle lines between the president and Congress were clearly drawn. 
A)  The prestige of the presidency was solidified at a time when executive leadership was mistrusted. 
B)  A precedent was set for the president to only react to congressional legislative programs. 
C)  The primacy of the Congress in foreign affairs was affirmed. 
D)  A tradition began in which the president played no part in military affairs. 
E)  The battle lines between the president and Congress were clearly drawn.

Question 18

The President's power of Commander in Chief is found where in the US Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Article I 
B)  Article II 
C)  Article III 
D)  Article IV 
E)  No where 
A)  Article I 
B)  Article II 
C)  Article III 
D)  Article IV 
E)  No where

Question 19

Vice-presidents are in an awkward position because

Accepted Answer

A)  they are close friends. 
B)  of their intellect and experience. 
C)  only the president can fire a vice-president. 
D)  their main job is to be available in case something happens to the president. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  they are close friends. 
B)  of their intellect and experience. 
C)  only the president can fire a vice-president. 
D)  their main job is to be available in case something happens to the president. 
E)  None of the above

Question 20

The commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Chair of the Joint Chiefs. 
B)  Secretary of Defense. 
C)  Head of the NSA. 
D)  President. 
E)  National Security Adviser 
A)  Chair of the Joint Chiefs. 
B)  Secretary of Defense. 
C)  Head of the NSA. 
D)  President. 
E)  National Security Adviser

The president tends to be more powerful in domestic affairs than in foreign policy.

More and more frequently, presidents go ________, using television to bypass the print media and speak to the people directly about policy.

According to the Constitution, if there is a vacancy in the vice presidency,

What powers gave the president the main responsibility for fashioning American foreign policy?

The framers intended for the presidency to be a democratic office.

Which president, without the approval of Congress, raised and spent money, deployed troops, suspended the right of habeas corpus, and allowed civilians to be tried in military courts?

Name four different "hats" the president wears.

Which of the following groups does the president see every day and is considered most loyal to the president?

How did Woodrow Wilson change the constitutionally required "state of the union?"

Which of the following roles does the modern president NOT perform?

When George W. Bush first ran for president, on which issues did he focus?

If no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, the president will be selected by a run-off vote of the Electoral College.

Cabinet members occupy an ambiguous position in that they serve as advisers to the president but also represent their own constituencies.

Most presidents receive a fairly low rating of approval at the beginning of their term, but their popularity with the public tends to improve toward the end of their term of office.

The presidents of the nineteenth century for the most part conformed to the designs of the Founders.

The president's chief of staff

Which of the following was a result of the administration of George Washington, who set the stage for the presidency?

The President's power of Commander in Chief is found where in the US Constitution?

Vice-presidents are in an awkward position because

The commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces is the

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism States and Nations

Structural Foundations of the American Government

Public Opinion

News Media

Interest Groups and Business Corporations

Social Movements

Political Parties

Participation Voting, and Elections

Congress

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

The Budget and Economic Policies

Social Safety Nets

Foreign Policy and National Defense

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Exam 12: The President

The president tends to be more powerful in domestic affairs than in foreign policy.

More and more frequently, presidents go ________, using television to bypass the print media and speak to the people directly about policy.

According to the Constitution, if there is a vacancy in the vice presidency,

What powers gave the president the main responsibility for fashioning American foreign policy?

The framers intended for the presidency to be a democratic office.

Which president, without the approval of Congress, raised and spent money, deployed troops, suspended the right of habeas corpus, and allowed civilians to be tried in military courts?

Name four different "hats" the president wears.

Which of the following groups does the president see every day and is considered most loyal to the president?

How did Woodrow Wilson change the constitutionally required "state of the union?"

Which of the following roles does the modern president NOT perform?

When George W. Bush first ran for president, on which issues did he focus?

If no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, the president will be selected by a run-off vote of the Electoral College.

Cabinet members occupy an ambiguous position in that they serve as advisers to the president but also represent their own constituencies.

Most presidents receive a fairly low rating of approval at the beginning of their term, but their popularity with the public tends to improve toward the end of their term of office.

The presidents of the nineteenth century for the most part conformed to the designs of the Founders.

The president's chief of staff

Which of the following was a result of the administration of George Washington, who set the stage for the presidency?

The President's power of Commander in Chief is found where in the US Constitution?

Vice-presidents are in an awkward position because

The commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces is the

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism States and Nations

Structural Foundations of the American Government

Public Opinion

News Media

Interest Groups and Business Corporations

Social Movements

Political Parties

Participation Voting, and Elections

Congress

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

The Budget and Economic Policies

Social Safety Nets

Foreign Policy and National Defense

Filters