Question 1

What is one of the most important roles of the president that was not envisioned by the framers?

Accepted Answer

A)  the role as the nation's legislative leader and manager of the economy 
B)  the role of the representative of the people 
C)  the role of manager of foreign affairs 
D)  the role of checking the power of Congress and the Supreme Court 
E)  the role of appointing an executive cabinet

Question 2

The Great Depression changed the role of the presidency by

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing the expectation that presidents do something about the economy during bad economic times. 
B)  forcing presidents to turn to Congress to pass significant legislation. 
C)  increasing the power that the president had as commander in chief. 
D)  giving the president primary control over the federal budget. 
E)  mandating that federal officials be part of a civil service.

Question 3

The institutional presidency is a late twentieth century phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Executive Office of the President is a part of the larger federal bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In most instances, when there is conflict between the president and Congress, the president wins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Richard Neustadt, presidential power is the power to

Accepted Answer

A)  persuade 
B)  bribe 
C)  threaten 
D)  help 
E)  command

Question 7

In day-to-day politics, what the president does is largely

Accepted Answer

A)  in harmony with what the general public wants. 
B)  unaffected by what the general public wants. 
C)  in complete accord with his party's wishes. 
D)  in harmony with the Congress. 
E)  in opposition to public opinion.

Question 8

President Nixon required congressional approval to recognize communist China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the analytical framework discussing George W. Bush's inability to pass Social Security reform legislation, which one of these statements would fall under the political linkage category?

Accepted Answer

A)  Opinion among the elderly about proposed changes becomes particularly negative. 
B)  Social Security benefits, in conjunction with Medicare, have reduced the frequency of poverty among older Americans. 
C)  President Bush presses Republicans in Congress to pass legislation. 
D)  Several prominent Republicans express disappointment that the president didn't concentrate on the more important issue of tax reform. 
E)  Congress does not legislate private accounts for Social Security.

Question 10

Who was president during the Mexican-American War?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Polk 
B)  James Monroe 
C)  James Madison 
D)  Andrew Jackson 
E)  Millard Filmore

Question 11

What changed the president's role by requiring him to submit an annual budget to Congress accompanied by rationales and justifications?

Accepted Answer

A) The Budget Act of 1921 
B)  Woodrow Wilson's change to an annual State of the Union address 
C)  the Employment Act of 1946 
D)  the creation of the Federal Reserve Board in 1913 
E)  the creation of the Bank of the United States

Question 12

How did Franklin Roosevelt change the functions of the presidency?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

According to the text, the president plays which of the following roles while in office

Accepted Answer

A)  commander-in-chief 
B)  legislator 
C)  manager of the economy 
D)  chief of state 
E)  all of the above

Question 14

By 2006, a substantial majority of Americans told pollsters that _______ had been a mistake.

Accepted Answer

A)  the war in Iraq 
B)  cutting taxes 
C)  creating the department of homeland security 
D)  fighting the "axis of evil" 
E)  reforming social security

Question 15

When the issue is a veto of legislation, the president is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  prevail. 
B)  lose ground. 
C)  be defeated. 
D)  come back to the negotiating table. 
E)  require that his party has a majority in either house to attempt a veto.

Question 16

How has the war in Iraq and war on terrorism shaped George W. Bush's presidency? What impact do you think these events will have on future presidencies?

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Which of the following developments in the early 1800s made it easier for presidential candidates to win clear-cut victories in the electoral college and thereby take the House of Representatives out of the presidential selection process?

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of a two-party system 
B)  the admission of new states to the Union 
C)  the decline in the number of presidential candidates in the race 
D)  the development of the congressional caucus 
E)  the change in the way the presidents began to speak to the people

Question 18

________, who opposed the Bank of the United States in the 1830s, was the first president to establish the office as a popular institution, a position to meet the needs of ordinary people.

Accepted Answer

A)  Woodrow Wilson 
B)  Abraham Lincoln 
C)  Andrew Jackson 
D)  John Quincy Adams 
E)  Thomas Jefferson

Question 19

Presidents typically outline their yearly legislative agendas with

Accepted Answer

A) letters written to party leaders in Congress. 
B)  the State of the Union Address. 
C)  a nationally televised address to the American people. 
D)  a cross-country tour of legislative priorities. 
E)  a meeting of the state governors.

Question 20

The most important factor explaining why some presidents have more success than others at getting their measures passed in Congress is

Accepted Answer

A)  presidential popularity. 
B)  presidential personality. 
C)  ideology of the president. 
D)  party control of Congress. 
E)  the president's time in office.

Exam 12: The President

What is one of the most important roles of the president that was not envisioned by the framers?

The Great Depression changed the role of the presidency by

The institutional presidency is a late twentieth century phenomenon.

The Executive Office of the President is a part of the larger federal bureaucracy.

In most instances, when there is conflict between the president and Congress, the president wins.

According to Richard Neustadt, presidential power is the power to

In day-to-day politics, what the president does is largely

President Nixon required congressional approval to recognize communist China.

In the analytical framework discussing George W. Bush's inability to pass Social Security reform legislation, which one of these statements would fall under the political linkage category?

Who was president during the Mexican-American War?

What changed the president's role by requiring him to submit an annual budget to Congress accompanied by rationales and justifications?

How did Franklin Roosevelt change the functions of the presidency?

According to the text, the president plays which of the following roles while in office

By 2006, a substantial majority of Americans told pollsters that _______ had been a mistake.

When the issue is a veto of legislation, the president is likely to

How has the war in Iraq and war on terrorism shaped George W. Bush's presidency? What impact do you think these events will have on future presidencies?

Which of the following developments in the early 1800s made it easier for presidential candidates to win clear-cut victories in the electoral college and thereby take the House of Representatives out of the presidential selection process?

________, who opposed the Bank of the United States in the 1830s, was the first president to establish the office as a popular institution, a position to meet the needs of ordinary people.

Presidents typically outline their yearly legislative agendas with

The most important factor explaining why some presidents have more success than others at getting their measures passed in Congress is