A) Power is shared through a special law that allows the President to vote in the Senate.
B) Power is shared by delegating to the executive branch the discretion to implement policy.
C) Power is shared through the line item veto.
D) Power is shared by submitting proposed laws to the secretaries of legislation for each state before holding a final vote.
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A) signing statements
B) treaties
C) executive orders
D) executive agreements
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A) the privileges and immunities clause of the Constitution
B) the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution
C) the supremacy clause of the Constitution
D) executive agreements which are exempt from Senate ratification
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B) signing statements
C) executive actions
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A) It was relatively minor since newspapers rarely reported on the President and focused most of their coverage on Congress.
B) The focus was during presidential election years as presidents pulled the party train but receded into the background during midterm election years.
C) It was confined primarily to vetoing legislation and issuing executive orders.
D) It involved significant travel as the President often campaigned to win support for his legislative priorities.
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A) executive orders
B) signing statements
C) executive actions
D) presidential memorandum
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A) eroded the President's capacity to enlist television to go public.
B) made going public more effective for presidents.
C) caused opposition parties to be less likely to win control of Congress.
D) made the Supreme Court a much more important institution regarding public policy.
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A) simply filled in policy gaps missing in congressional legislation
B) have declined since the Democratic Party maintains control of both chambers of Congress
C) have had little impact since they address largely symbolic issues
D) have created political tension because he has addressed controversial issues such as immigration
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A) Presidents often commit troops and engage hostilities and then go to Congress for authority to continue.
B) Providing Congress the power to declare war has limited the role of the President in foreign affairs.
C) The worst fears of the Framers were realized because presidents take advantage of their ability to declare to protect their power.
D) The Framers got the balance of power between the executive and the legislative branches over war powers exactly right.
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A) creating a plural executive so power will be shared among different individuals who can find the best solutions
B) giving the President a broad grant of power so he is capable of responding to any crisis
C) providing the President with an unlimited term so he can consider national interests
D) avoiding ambitious individuals who would use the temporary advantages conveyed by national crisis to permanently alter the constitutional order
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A) "I make one ingrate and ten enemies."
B) "It's the biggest and best source of my power."
C) "I love it more than any other aspect of my job."
D) "I couldn't care less who is in my cabinet; I'm the President and they work for me."
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A) They start with their party allies, but while shared electoral fates provide incentives for cooperation, they will not bow to the President's wishes.
B) The President can count on absolute support of his party especially on issues he designates as priority items.
C) Cooperation with the opposition party is the norm as those partisans hope some of the President's popularity rubs off on them.
D) He generally succeeds in building bipartisan coalitions especially on matters of national security.
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A) Each president has spent more days on foreign political travel and fewer days on domestic political travel.
B) Each president has spent more days on both foreign and domestic political travels.
C) Each president has spent more days on domestic political travel and fewer days on foreign political travel.
D) Each president has spent fewer days on both foreign and domestic political travels.
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A) It was struck down by the Supreme Court as violating the Constitution's separation of powers doctrine.
B) It was upheld by the Court as constitutional but subsequently repealed by Congress.
C) It was achieved by court action.
D) It was passed by the House but defeated by a filibuster in the Senate.
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