Question 1

A president may veto legislation even though it may entail a political cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Most historians agree that Congress was the dominant political branch before 1933.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A major case in which the Supreme Court affirmed a federal role in the regulation of the national economy was

Accepted Answer

A)  National Labor Relations Board v. Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation.
B)  Marbury v. Madison.
C)  McCulloch v. Maryland.
D)  the Slaughter House Cases.

Question 4

Since it was established by law in 1947, presidents have relied on an inner cabinet composed of the president; vice president; secretaries of state, defense, and treasury; and the attorney general for foreign policy decisions. What is the term for this inner cabinet?

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A)  the kitchen cabinet
B)  the Executive Office of the President
C)  the National Security Council
D)  the Office of Legislative Affairs

Question 5

When Barack Obama chose Joe Biden as his vice-presidential running mate to offset his meager background in foreign policy, he exemplified using the vice-presidential pick as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  legislative workhorse.
B)  electoral asset.
C)  administrative taskmaster.
D)  attack dog.

Question 6

Most major acts of Congress during the New Deal expanded presidential power because they

Accepted Answer

A)  created independent regulatory agencies to oversee implementation.
B)  authorized the president or new executive agencies to exercise control over the economy but did not specify what the controls had to be.
C)  expanded the War Powers Resolution to include times of economic crisis as well as times of conflict.
D)  specifically prohibited most forms of congressional oversight.

Question 7

In the United States today, Congress continues to be the constitutional source of policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is one of the president's expressed powers?

Accepted Answer

A)  nominate federal judges
B)  select candidates for Congress in his or her political party
C)  declare war
D)  raise taxes

Question 9

The set of permanent agencies (such as the Office of Management and Budget)  that perform defined management tasks for the president and comprise a major part of the so-called institutional presidency is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  White House staff.
B)  kitchen cabinet.
C)  Executive Office of the President.
D)  National Security Council.

Question 10

In the United States, presidents are dominated by their Cabinets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is an argument advanced by advocates of presidential power?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Electoral College is a better election mechanism than single-member districts.
B)  Presidents tend to be much smarter than the average member of Congress or federal judge.
C)  The presidency is a more democratic institution than the Congress because the president is the only elected official with a national constituency.
D)  A very strong executive is central to a successful separation of powers system.

Question 12

The Constitution provides that a state legislature (or governor when the legislature is not in session) must request federal troops before the president can send them into the state to provide public order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A president uses the veto as a means to bargain with Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements best explains the framers' intent regarding presidential power?

Accepted Answer

A)  They expected Congress to increasingly delegate its powers to the president, thereby empowering the executive branch over time.
B)  They sought to reduce the power of the president by denying him or her a political base of support independent of Congress and the state legislatures.
C)  The framers were strong proponents of the theory of the unitary executive.
D)  They intended for the president to court public opinion when congressional opposition stood in the way of the president's policy initiatives.

Question 15

The president is the dominant actor in American foreign and defense policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which presidential prerogative is one of the checks on the judicial branch?

Accepted Answer

A)  granting pardons and reprieves
B)  to reorganize federal appeals courts by relocating judges and shifting jurisdictions
C)  to submit articles of impeachment against federal judges in either chamber of the U.S. Congress
D)  to suspend the Constitution during periods of martial law

Question 17

The president's Cabinet is a collective body that meets regularly to make important policy decisions jointly as a group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Decision making in the executive branch is characterized by the same collective action problems as those faced by members of Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

During the nineteenth century, it was considered rather inappropriate for presidents to engage in personal campaigning on their own behalf or in support of programs and policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Congress cannot restrain presidential administrative strategies like rewriting regulations and executive orders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: The Presidency As an Institution

The set of permanent agencies (such as the Office of Management and Budget) that perform defined management tasks for the president and comprise a major part of the so-called institutional presidency is known as the

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Which of the following is one of the president's expressed powers?

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The president's Cabinet is a collective body that meets regularly to make important policy decisions jointly as a group.

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In the United States today, Congress continues to be the constitutional source of policy.

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In the United States, presidents are dominated by their Cabinets.

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Most historians agree that Congress was the dominant political branch before 1933.

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The Constitution provides that a state legislature (or governor when the legislature is not in session) must request federal troops before the president can send them into the state to provide public order.

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Which of the following is an argument advanced by advocates of presidential power?

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A president uses the veto as a means to bargain with Congress.

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Most major acts of Congress during the New Deal expanded presidential power because they

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A president may veto legislation even though it may entail a political cost.

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The president is the dominant actor in American foreign and defense policy.

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When Barack Obama chose Joe Biden as his vice-presidential running mate to offset his meager background in foreign policy, he exemplified using the vice-presidential pick as a(n)

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During the nineteenth century, it was considered rather inappropriate for presidents to engage in personal campaigning on their own behalf or in support of programs and policies.

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Congress cannot restrain presidential administrative strategies like rewriting regulations and executive orders.

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Which presidential prerogative is one of the checks on the judicial branch?

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Since it was established by law in 1947, presidents have relied on an inner cabinet composed of the president; vice president; secretaries of state, defense, and treasury; and the attorney general for foreign policy decisions. What is the term for this inner cabinet?

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Which of the following statements best explains the framers' intent regarding presidential power?

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Decision making in the executive branch is characterized by the same collective action problems as those faced by members of Congress.

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A major case in which the Supreme Court affirmed a federal role in the regulation of the national economy was

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