Question 1

A formal, public agreement between the United States and one or more nations that must be approved by two-thirds of the Senate is known as an executive agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The first decision made by the framers at the Constitutional Convention regarding the presidency was

Accepted Answer

A) the method for electing the president. 
B) the line of presidential succession following the vice president. 
C) the date of presidential inaugurations. 
D) the number of terms presidents could serve. 
E) to have a single executive. 
A) the method for electing the president. 
B) the line of presidential succession following the vice president. 
C) the date of presidential inaugurations. 
D) the number of terms presidents could serve. 
E) to have a single executive.

Question 3

Many observers believe that a president can only be great if he or she faces great challenges during his or her presidency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The president's constitutional authority to control most executive functions is based in the

Accepted Answer

A) theory of executive supremacy. 
B) vesting clause of the Constitution. 
C) decision of the Supreme Court in Marbury v.Madison. 
D) executive privilege. 
E) Articles of Confederation. 
A) theory of executive supremacy. 
B) vesting clause of the Constitution. 
C) decision of the Supreme Court in Marbury v.Madison. 
D) executive privilege. 
E) Articles of Confederation.

Question 5

The sole power to try an impeachment case is given to the

Accepted Answer

A) House of Representatives. 
B) Senate. 
C) Supreme Court. 
D) justices of the various federal district courts. 
E) grand jury. 
A) House of Representatives. 
B) Senate. 
C) Supreme Court. 
D) justices of the various federal district courts. 
E) grand jury.

Question 6

Which of the following departments' directors would be considered the MOST central to the president's agencies?

Accepted Answer

A) Agriculture 
B) Transportation 
C) Education 
D) Interior 
E) Management and Budget 
A) Agriculture 
B) Transportation 
C) Education 
D) Interior 
E) Management and Budget

Question 7

Congress and the White House are most likely to agree

Accepted Answer

A) when they are controlled by different parties. 
B) when the president is a lame duck. 
C) during the president's second term. 
D) in the first year of a president's first term. 
E) when the president is unpopular. 
A) when they are controlled by different parties. 
B) when the president is a lame duck. 
C) during the president's second term. 
D) in the first year of a president's first term. 
E) when the president is unpopular.

Question 8

A President's inability to deal with economic problems is a sure path to presidential failure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Executive privilege refers to formal orders issued by the president to direct action by the federal bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The advisory council for the president, consisting of the heads of the executive departments, the vice president, and a few other officials selected by the president is called the

Accepted Answer

A) White House Office. 
B) Office of Management and Budget. 
C) inner circle. 
D) cabinet. 
E) outer beltway. 
A) White House Office. 
B) Office of Management and Budget. 
C) inner circle. 
D) cabinet. 
E) outer beltway.

Question 11

The framers of the Constitution did NOT anticipate presidential

Accepted Answer

A) symbolic functions. 
B) abuses of power. 
C) magisterial functions. 
D) legislative role. 
E) diplomatic role. 
A) symbolic functions. 
B) abuses of power. 
C) magisterial functions. 
D) legislative role. 
E) diplomatic role.

Question 12

The founders wanted the president to be able to act with "dispatch."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The United States is one of the few world powers that is neither a parliamentary democracy nor a wholly executive-dominated government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The constitutional requirement that presidents faithfully execute laws comes from the ___________clause.

Accepted Answer

A) elastic 
B) vesting 
C) enforcement 
D) take care 
E) administrative 
A) elastic 
B) vesting 
C) enforcement 
D) take care 
E) administrative

Question 15

The only real constitutional duty of the vice president is

Accepted Answer

A) to act as speaker of the House of Representatives. 
B) to deliver the annual State of the Union Address. 
C) to serve as president of the Senate. 
D) to act as commander in chief. 
E) to break tie votes in the Senate. 
A) to act as speaker of the House of Representatives. 
B) to deliver the annual State of the Union Address. 
C) to serve as president of the Senate. 
D) to act as commander in chief. 
E) to break tie votes in the Senate.

Question 16

Congress and the President have a contentious relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Because the electoral college typically inflates a winning candidate's percentage of support, it may make it easier for a president to claim a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) mandate. 
B) influence. 
C) defeat. 
D) affirmation. 
E) executive order. 
A) mandate. 
B) influence. 
C) defeat. 
D) affirmation. 
E) executive order.

Question 18

Which one of the following presidents is apt to appear on a list of "greats?"

Accepted Answer

A) Buchanan 
B) Grant 
C) Wilson 
D) Harding 
E) Hoover 
A) Buchanan 
B) Grant 
C) Wilson 
D) Harding 
E) Hoover

Question 19

The Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1960 to

Accepted Answer

A) act as a watchdog over presidential powers. 
B) provide the liaison relationship needed between the president and Congress. 
C) give the president more help running the federal departments and agencies. 
D) oversee the communications between the media and the president. 
E) None of the above 
A) act as a watchdog over presidential powers. 
B) provide the liaison relationship needed between the president and Congress. 
C) give the president more help running the federal departments and agencies. 
D) oversee the communications between the media and the president. 
E) None of the above

Question 20

________________ was the first president to employ the power of communicating directly to the people with his "fireside chats."

Accepted Answer

A) Abraham Lincoln 
B) Franklin D.Roosevelt 
C) Theodore Roosevelt 
D) Ronald Reagan 
E) Bill Clinton 
A) Abraham Lincoln 
B) Franklin D.Roosevelt 
C) Theodore Roosevelt 
D) Ronald Reagan 
E) Bill Clinton

Exam 12: The Presidency

A formal, public agreement between the United States and one or more nations that must be approved by two-thirds of the Senate is known as an executive agreement.

The first decision made by the framers at the Constitutional Convention regarding the presidency was

Many observers believe that a president can only be great if he or she faces great challenges during his or her presidency.

The president's constitutional authority to control most executive functions is based in the

The sole power to try an impeachment case is given to the

Which of the following departments' directors would be considered the MOST central to the president's agencies?

Congress and the White House are most likely to agree

A President's inability to deal with economic problems is a sure path to presidential failure.

Executive privilege refers to formal orders issued by the president to direct action by the federal bureaucracy.

The advisory council for the president, consisting of the heads of the executive departments, the vice president, and a few other officials selected by the president is called the

The framers of the Constitution did NOT anticipate presidential

The founders wanted the president to be able to act with "dispatch."

The United States is one of the few world powers that is neither a parliamentary democracy nor a wholly executive-dominated government.

The constitutional requirement that presidents faithfully execute laws comes from the ___________clause.

The only real constitutional duty of the vice president is

Congress and the President have a contentious relationship.

Because the electoral college typically inflates a winning candidate's percentage of support, it may make it easier for a president to claim a(n)

Which one of the following presidents is apt to appear on a list of "greats?"

The Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1960 to

________________ was the first president to employ the power of communicating directly to the people with his "fireside chats."

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