Question 1

Thoroughly describe four roles of the president. In your opinion, which two are the most important and why do you think this?

Accepted Answer

The role of the president of a country c

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of the president acting as head of state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sending new legislation on healthcare to Congress for consideration 
B)  Appointing a new person to be Secretary of State 
C)  Hosting the Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland at a special dinner in her honor 
D)  Sending troops and a hospital ship into an international disaster zone 
E)  Receiving a new ambassador from Russia 
A)  Sending new legislation on healthcare to Congress for consideration 
B)  Appointing a new person to be Secretary of State 
C)  Hosting the Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland at a special dinner in her honor 
D)  Sending troops and a hospital ship into an international disaster zone 
E)  Receiving a new ambassador from Russia

Question 3

With regard to presidential pardons, all of the following statements are true  $\bold{except}$

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A)  the Supreme Court has ruled that presidents can grant pardons or reprieves for all offenses. 
B)  presidents may grant a pardon only if the person to be pardoned has been convicted of a crime. 
C)  President Ford pardoned President Richard Nixon for his role in the Watergate affair. 
D)  President Carter issued a blanket pardon for Vietnam War-era military draft resisters. 
E)  the Constitution gives the president the power to grant reprieves and pardons. 
A)  the Supreme Court has ruled that presidents can grant pardons or reprieves for all offenses. 
B)  presidents may grant a pardon only if the person to be pardoned has been convicted of a crime. 
C)  President Ford pardoned President Richard Nixon for his role in the Watergate affair. 
D)  President Carter issued a blanket pardon for Vietnam War-era military draft resisters. 
E)  the Constitution gives the president the power to grant reprieves and pardons.

Question 4

According to the Twenty-fifth Amendment, if a president's ability to discharge his normal functions is in question and he 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 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 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.

Question 5

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 6

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 fifty thousand 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 fifty thousand 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 7

All of the following are true of the president's cabinet $\bold{except}$

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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 8

Voters may attempt to influence presidential policies by

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A)  writing to the president. 
B)  participating in national opinion polls. 
C)  joining an interest group that lobbies the White House. 
D)  calling the White House and leaving a message. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  writing to the president. 
B)  participating in national opinion polls. 
C)  joining an interest group that lobbies the White House. 
D)  calling the White House and leaving a message. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 9

According to the Constitution, impeachment

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A)  cannot be used against an incumbent president. 
B)  can only be applied to a president who has committed treason. 
C)  can only be used against a president who has committed a violation of the criminal law. 
D)  charges are voted on by the House of Representatives and, if approved, go to the Senate for a trial. 
E)  has been used against four presidents. 
A)  cannot be used against an incumbent president. 
B)  can only be applied to a president who has committed treason. 
C)  can only be used against a president who has committed a violation of the criminal law. 
D)  charges are voted on by the House of Representatives and, if approved, go to the Senate for a trial. 
E)  has been used against four presidents.

Question 10

Which of the following about presidential fund-raising is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The president of the United States is prohibited from engaging in fundraising activities by Article II of the Constitution. 
B)  By the 1990s and early twenty-first century, presidents were no longer willing to lower themselves to "begging for money" and limited their fundraising. 
C)  Most presidents rely on others to raise money for them because it is not part of the role of the president to raise money. 
D)  President Obama has had spectacular success in raising funds. 
E)  Congress has enacted legislation prohibiting a sitting president from engaging in fundraising activities. 
A)  The president of the United States is prohibited from engaging in fundraising activities by Article II of the Constitution. 
B)  By the 1990s and early twenty-first century, presidents were no longer willing to lower themselves to "begging for money" and limited their fundraising. 
C)  Most presidents rely on others to raise money for them because it is not part of the role of the president to raise money. 
D)  President Obama has had spectacular success in raising funds. 
E)  Congress has enacted legislation prohibiting a sitting president from engaging in fundraising activities.

Question 11

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 12

The Office of Management and Budget

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A)  is a nonpartisan 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 nonpartisan 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 13

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

The requirement that the president must report to Congress within forty-eight hours of sending troops into hostilities and then obtain the approval of Congress within sixty days is established by

Accepted Answer

A)  the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. 
B)  the War Powers Resolution. 
C)  the National Security Act. 
D)  the Nixon Protocol. 
E)  Article II of the Constitution. 
A)  the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. 
B)  the War Powers Resolution. 
C)  the National Security Act. 
D)  the Nixon Protocol. 
E)  Article II of the Constitution.

Question 15

All of the following are true of the president as chief executive  $\bold{except}$

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A)  the president uses the appointment power to fill cabinet and subcabinet positions. 
B)  the president may remove from office those who are not doing a good job. 
C)  the president may remove members of congressional committee that are against his/her policies. 
D)  the president must "faithfully execute the laws." 
E)  the president has the federal bureaucracy to assist in carrying out various tasks. 
A)  the president uses the appointment power to fill cabinet and subcabinet positions. 
B)  the president may remove from office those who are not doing a good job. 
C)  the president may remove members of congressional committee that are against his/her policies. 
D)  the president must "faithfully execute the laws." 
E)  the president has the federal bureaucracy to assist in carrying out various tasks.

Question 16

Which of the following is true?

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A)  A person that is 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 who is born on U.S. soil or is born to American parents may become president. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  A person that is 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 who is born on U.S. soil or is born to American parents may become president. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The founders created the electoral college to allow voters to directly elect the U.S. president. 
B)  In a parliamentary system, the voters directly elect a prime minister, premier, or chancellor as the chief executive. 
C)  In a parliamentary system, the executive and the majority in the legislature must be of the same party or a coalition of parties. 
D)  Much of the time, the majority in the U.S. Congress and the president have been from the same party. 
E)  Most European nations have electoral college systems similar to the United States. 
A)  The founders created the electoral college to allow voters to directly elect the U.S. president. 
B)  In a parliamentary system, the voters directly elect a prime minister, premier, or chancellor as the chief executive. 
C)  In a parliamentary system, the executive and the majority in the legislature must be of the same party or a coalition of parties. 
D)  Much of the time, the majority in the U.S. Congress and the president have been from the same party. 
E)  Most European nations have electoral college systems similar to the United States.

Question 18

All of the following are true of emergency powers  $\bold{except}$

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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 19

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

Accepted Answer

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 20

The State of the Union message

Accepted Answer

A)  helps the President transmit his legislative agenda to Congress and the American people. 
B)  is as much a message to the American people and the world as it is to Congress. 
C)  is required by the Constitution and is usually delivered in January. 
D)  has spawned many customs including the tradition that one cabinet member, a "designated survivor," not attend the ceremony in case of national emergency. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  helps the President transmit his legislative agenda to Congress and the American people. 
B)  is as much a message to the American people and the world as it is to Congress. 
C)  is required by the Constitution and is usually delivered in January. 
D)  has spawned many customs including the tradition that one cabinet member, a "designated survivor," not attend the ceremony in case of national emergency. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Thoroughly describe four roles of the president. In your opinion, which two are the most important and why do you think this?

Which of the following is an example of the president acting as head of state?

With regard to presidential pardons, all of the following statements are true $\bold{except}$

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

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

The number of political appointments available to the president

All of the following are true of the president's cabinet $\bold{except}$

Voters may attempt to influence presidential policies by

According to the Constitution, impeachment

Which of the following about presidential fund-raising is true?

The line-item veto

The Office of Management and Budget

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

The requirement that the president must report to Congress within forty-eight hours of sending troops into hostilities and then obtain the approval of Congress within sixty days is established by

All of the following are true of the president as chief executive $\bold{except}$

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following statements is true?

All of the following are true of emergency powers $\bold{except}$

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

The State of the Union message

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns, Elections, and the Media

The Congress

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

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Exam 11: The President

Thoroughly describe four roles of the president. In your opinion, which two are the most important and why do you think this?

Which of the following is an example of the president acting as head of state?

With regard to presidential pardons, all of the following statements are true except\bold{except}except

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

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

The number of political appointments available to the president

All of the following are true of the president's cabinet except\bold{except}except

Voters may attempt to influence presidential policies by

According to the Constitution, impeachment

Which of the following about presidential fund-raising is true?

The line-item veto

The Office of Management and Budget

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

The requirement that the president must report to Congress within forty-eight hours of sending troops into hostilities and then obtain the approval of Congress within sixty days is established by

All of the following are true of the president as chief executive except\bold{except}except

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following statements is true?

All of the following are true of emergency powers except\bold{except}except

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

The State of the Union message

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns, Elections, and the Media

The Congress

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

With regard to presidential pardons, all of the following statements are true $\bold{except}$

All of the following are true of the president's cabinet $\bold{except}$

All of the following are true of the president as chief executive $\bold{except}$

All of the following are true of emergency powers $\bold{except}$