Question 1

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 2

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Presidential candidates have asked individuals to join the ticket as vice presidential candidates for all of the following reasons $\bold{except}$

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 4

As chief executive, the president is constitutionally bound to

Accepted Answer

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 5

In most democratic governments, the head of state is

Accepted Answer

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 6

When the president receives a bill,

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A)  he/she can do nothing and in ten days the bill becomes a law without his/her signature. 
B)  it automatically becomes a law. 
C)  the bill goes back to Congress to make sure it is good enough to become a law. 
D)  he/she can sign it and it will become law. 
E)  Options A and D are true. 
A)  he/she can do nothing and in ten days the bill becomes a law without his/her signature. 
B)  it automatically becomes a law. 
C)  the bill goes back to Congress to make sure it is good enough to become a law. 
D)  he/she can sign it and it will become law. 
E)  Options A and D are true.

Question 7

The Twenty-fifth Amendment

Accepted Answer

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

Executive agreements are

Accepted Answer

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 9

The members of the cabinet

Accepted Answer

A)  are friends of the president that he 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 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 10

A pocket veto

Accepted Answer

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 11

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.

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

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

Presidential candidates have asked individuals to join the ticket as vice presidential candidates for all of the following reasons $\bold{except}$

As chief executive, the president is constitutionally bound to

In most democratic governments, the head of state is

When the president receives a bill,

The Twenty-fifth Amendment

Executive agreements are

The members of the cabinet

A pocket veto

A signing statement

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

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

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

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

As chief executive, the president is constitutionally bound to

In most democratic governments, the head of state is

When the president receives a bill,

The Twenty-fifth Amendment

Executive agreements are

The members of the cabinet

A pocket veto

A signing statement

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

Presidential candidates have asked individuals to join the ticket as vice presidential candidates for all of the following reasons $\bold{except}$