Exam 11: The Presidency

Joan O'Leary wants to run for president.She is a natural-born citizen of the United States.She is 45 years old.She has been a resident of the United States for 10 years.Therefore,she meets the requirements to become president.

Which of the following statements best describes contemporary relationships between presidents and Congress?

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution was adopted to clear up ambiguities over the constitutional provisions surrounding __________.

Which factor helps explain the growing resistance that presidents of recent years have faced in all their respective roles?

In which way do modern presidents differ from the original intentions of the Framers of the Constitution?

Which president began the modern presidency,in which presidential decision making assumed greater importance than congressional decision making? Explain how.

Which president was the first to exercise the veto power?

Explore the role of the president as an agenda setter.How has this role changed over the years?

Appointing which group is the first major job for the president-elect?

Why was the War Powers Resolution (1973)adopted by Congress?

The Framers included a two-term limit to the presidency in the Constitution.

The secretary of state is part of the president's __________.

What is a veto? Can a veto be overridden?

You are an adviser to a president who was just elected to her first term in office.She has asked your advice about when to introduce major legislative proposals.Based on what you know about historical patterns of public approval for presidents,what would you suggest?

What was the turning point that gave rise to the modern institutional presidency?

The president is in charge of the day-to-day operations of the federal departments and agencies.

The Constitution lists executive privilege as a power granted to the president.

Which president served four consecutive terms in office,prompting passage the Twenty-Second Amendment?

What problem did the 1796 presidential election reveal?

Based on the Constitution's Take Care clause,__________ direct specific actions by government as a whole or individual departments or agencies,but do not have the force of law.