Question 1

The main job of the vice president is to serve as the president's chief of staff.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What patterns are evident in public approval of presidents throughout the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

Throughout the 20th century, several pat

Question 3

The House must vote by simple majority in order to impeach a president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Barack Obama is the ______ president.

Accepted Answer

A) 34th 
B) 44th 
C) 54th 
D) 64th 
E) 74th 
A) 34th 
B) 44th 
C) 54th 
D) 64th 
E) 74th

Question 5

The presidential veto is usually not effective; Congress has overridden most vetoed bills since the nation's founding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the National Security Council? Who are its members? What are its purposes?

Accepted Answer

The National Security Council (NSC) is a

Question 7

The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921

Accepted Answer

A) gave presidents the power to recommend agency budgets to Congress. 
B) took away presidents' powers to recommend agency budgets to Congress. 
C) mandated the president to submit a balanced budget. 
D) permitted the president to submit an unbalanced budget. 
E) decentralized budgetary decision making in Washington,D.C. 
A) gave presidents the power to recommend agency budgets to Congress. 
B) took away presidents' powers to recommend agency budgets to Congress. 
C) mandated the president to submit a balanced budget. 
D) permitted the president to submit an unbalanced budget. 
E) decentralized budgetary decision making in Washington,D.C.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about the relationship between the presidency and the press is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The person who most often deals with the press from the White House is the president's press secretary. 
B) Reporters tend to focus on the most visible layer of the president's personal and official activities,also called the "body watch." 
C) Recent studies of the news media have shown that the news is systematically biased toward the Democratic Party and toward Democratic presidents. 
D) News coverage of the presidency tends to emphasize the negative. 
E) The media are an important intermediary helping to interpret and analyze presidential activities for the public. 
A) The person who most often deals with the press from the White House is the president's press secretary. 
B) Reporters tend to focus on the most visible layer of the president's personal and official activities,also called the "body watch." 
C) Recent studies of the news media have shown that the news is systematically biased toward the Democratic Party and toward Democratic presidents. 
D) News coverage of the presidency tends to emphasize the negative. 
E) The media are an important intermediary helping to interpret and analyze presidential activities for the public.

Question 9

Recent research suggests that presidential coattails rarely help members of Congress win elections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

It is often the case that presidents fail to garner widespread public support and,instead,lack majority approval.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The purposes of the War Powers Resolution,passed in 1973,included

Accepted Answer

A) giving Congress a greater voice in committing American troops to armed conflict. 
B) requiring presidents to consult with Congress before using military force. 
C) mandating the withdrawal of troops after 60 days unless Congress declared war or granted an extension to the conflict. 
D) All of the above are true. 
E) None of the above is true. 
A) giving Congress a greater voice in committing American troops to armed conflict. 
B) requiring presidents to consult with Congress before using military force. 
C) mandating the withdrawal of troops after 60 days unless Congress declared war or granted an extension to the conflict. 
D) All of the above are true. 
E) None of the above is true.

Question 12

How can it be that public opinion is both a resource for and a potential obstacle to presidential leadership?

Accepted Answer

Public opinion can be both a resource fo

Question 13

Which of the following presidents had the greatest number of unsuccessful vetoes?

Accepted Answer

A) Kennedy 
B) Johnson 
C) Clinton 
D) George W. Bush 
E) George H.W. Bush 
A) Kennedy 
B) Johnson 
C) Clinton 
D) George W. Bush 
E) George H.W. Bush

Question 14

The political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law is impeachment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the veto power? How and why do presidents use the veto?

Accepted Answer

The veto power is a constitutional autho

Question 16

The Office of Management and Budget,the National Security Council,and the Council of Economic Advisors are

Accepted Answer

A) members of the White House staff. 
B) advisory bodies of the Department of State. 
C) policymaking bodies of the Executive Office of the President. 
D) part of the president's cabinet. 
E) the key liaison agencies between the president and Congress. 
A) members of the White House staff. 
B) advisory bodies of the Department of State. 
C) policymaking bodies of the Executive Office of the President. 
D) part of the president's cabinet. 
E) the key liaison agencies between the president and Congress.

Question 17

Describe the nature of the "public presidency." How does public opinion affect the power of the president,and how can presidents gain and use public support to their advantage?

Accepted Answer

The "public presidency" refers to the id

Question 18

Presidential coattails refers to

Accepted Answer

A) a phenomenon resulting when voters who support the president cast their ballots for congressional candidates of the president's party. 
B) the tendency for the president's party to lose congressional seats in midterm elections. 
C) fundraising parties the president hosts to raise money for congressional candidates. 
D) the president's power to appoint members of his own political party to cabinet posts and as personal advisors. 
E) a phenomenon resulting when members of Congress vote according to the wishes of the president. 
A) a phenomenon resulting when voters who support the president cast their ballots for congressional candidates of the president's party. 
B) the tendency for the president's party to lose congressional seats in midterm elections. 
C) fundraising parties the president hosts to raise money for congressional candidates. 
D) the president's power to appoint members of his own political party to cabinet posts and as personal advisors. 
E) a phenomenon resulting when members of Congress vote according to the wishes of the president.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of recent presidents' presidential approval?

Accepted Answer

A) Presidents often do not have widespread public support. 
B) Barack Obama ended the first year of his presidency with an approval rating of barely 50 percent approval. 
C) Of presidents Nixon,Ford,Carter,George W. Bush,and Reagan,only Reagan had an average approval rating above 50 percent. 
D) Individuals who identify with the president's party tend to rate the president about 40 more percentage points higher than those identifying with the opposition party. 
E) Partisan differences in presidential approval ratings declined during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. 
A) Presidents often do not have widespread public support. 
B) Barack Obama ended the first year of his presidency with an approval rating of barely 50 percent approval. 
C) Of presidents Nixon,Ford,Carter,George W. Bush,and Reagan,only Reagan had an average approval rating above 50 percent. 
D) Individuals who identify with the president's party tend to rate the president about 40 more percentage points higher than those identifying with the opposition party. 
E) Partisan differences in presidential approval ratings declined during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

Question 20

Explain the role of the president in national security policy.In particular,what powers does the president have in times of war and national crisis?

Accepted Answer

The role of the president in national se

The main job of the vice president is to serve as the president's chief of staff.

What patterns are evident in public approval of presidents throughout the 20th century?

The House must vote by simple majority in order to impeach a president.

Barack Obama is the ______ president.

The presidential veto is usually not effective; Congress has overridden most vetoed bills since the nation's founding.

What is the National Security Council? Who are its members? What are its purposes?

The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921

Which of the following statements about the relationship between the presidency and the press is FALSE?

Recent research suggests that presidential coattails rarely help members of Congress win elections.

It is often the case that presidents fail to garner widespread public support and,instead,lack majority approval.

The purposes of the War Powers Resolution,passed in 1973,included

How can it be that public opinion is both a resource for and a potential obstacle to presidential leadership?

Which of the following presidents had the greatest number of unsuccessful vetoes?

The political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law is impeachment.

What is the veto power? How and why do presidents use the veto?

The Office of Management and Budget,the National Security Council,and the Council of Economic Advisors are

Describe the nature of the "public presidency." How does public opinion affect the power of the president,and how can presidents gain and use public support to their advantage?

Presidential coattails refers to

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of recent presidents' presidential approval?

Explain the role of the president in national security policy.In particular,what powers does the president have in times of war and national crisis?

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

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Exam 12: The Presidency

The main job of the vice president is to serve as the president's chief of staff.

What patterns are evident in public approval of presidents throughout the 20th century?

The House must vote by simple majority in order to impeach a president.

Barack Obama is the ______ president.

The presidential veto is usually not effective; Congress has overridden most vetoed bills since the nation's founding.

What is the National Security Council? Who are its members? What are its purposes?

The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921

Which of the following statements about the relationship between the presidency and the press is FALSE?

Recent research suggests that presidential coattails rarely help members of Congress win elections.

It is often the case that presidents fail to garner widespread public support and,instead,lack majority approval.

The purposes of the War Powers Resolution,passed in 1973,included

How can it be that public opinion is both a resource for and a potential obstacle to presidential leadership?

Which of the following presidents had the greatest number of unsuccessful vetoes?

The political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law is impeachment.

What is the veto power? How and why do presidents use the veto?

The Office of Management and Budget,the National Security Council,and the Council of Economic Advisors are

Describe the nature of the "public presidency." How does public opinion affect the power of the president,and how can presidents gain and use public support to their advantage?

Presidential coattails refers to

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of recent presidents' presidential approval?

Explain the role of the president in national security policy.In particular,what powers does the president have in times of war and national crisis?

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

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