Question 1

The president's delegated powers come from

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A)   the Constitution.
B)   Congress.
C)   the states.
D)   the president's party.
E)   the Supreme Court.

Question 2

The framers were concerned that a directly elected president would become too powerful.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Many scholars argue that a president's greatest powers are informal. Write an essay explaining how the president uses informal powers. What has the White House done to increase the president's popularity? What is the role of party?

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Question 4

The power to receive ambassadors is an example of

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A)   an expressed power.
B)   a delegated power.
C)   executive privilege.
D)   an executive agreement.
E)   an executive order.

Question 5

A significant initiative set forth by Lyndon Johnson was

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A)   the New Deal.
B)   the war on terrorism.
C)   Prohibition.
D)   the Great Society.
E)   the Great Leap Forward.

Question 6

Perhaps the most significant constitutional powers of the president are those concerning waging war. Write an essay exploring the president's war powers. What are they? How have different presidents exercised those powers? What are the war powers of Congress? How has Congress attempted to limit the president's unilateral use of war powers? How did George W. Bush use his war powers to conduct the war on terrorism?

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The president's war powers are among the...

Question 7

Which president began the era of greater presidential control over the budgeting process?

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A)   Woodrow Wilson
B)   Franklin Roosevelt
C)   Lyndon Johnson
D)   Richard Nixon
E)   Ronald Reagan

Question 8

According to political scientist Terry Moe, why does Congress suffer from a collective-action problem in the face of presidential power?

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A)   Individual members of Congress are more concerned with the substantive impact of presidential action on their constituents rather than the general implications of presidential powers.
B)   The House and the Senate must work in tandem but constantly find any unity impossible.
C)   The Constitution gives the president the ability to resist any congressional oversight not supported by two-thirds of members.
D)   Members of Congress are often uninformed about the actions of the president.
E)   The size and diversity of Congress make cooperation difficult.

Question 9

When are the president's partisan ties most important?

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A)   in winning support from public opinion
B)   in raising campaign funds
C)   in dealing with Congress on legislative matters
D)   in making executive appointments
E)   in negotiating treaties and executive agreements

Question 10

Which of the following statements about signing statements is false?

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A)   Presidents have made signing statements throughout American history.
B)   Ronald Reagan's attorney general, Edwin Meese, is credited with transforming the signing statement into a routine tool of presidential direct action.
C)   George W. Bush issued hundreds of signing statements during his time in office.
D)   Ever since Thomas Jefferson's presidency, all presidential signing statements have been recorded and added to the official legislative record.
E)   Recent presidents have used signing statements in an attempt to negate congressional actions to which they objected.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about Congress and the executive branch is most accurate?

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A)   The Constitution explicitly prohibits Congress from providing specific guidelines to executive agencies for implementing laws.
B)   Starting around the time of the New Deal, Congress has tended to draft legislation that offers very specific guidelines for implementation by the executive.
C)   Congress has never given executive agencies broad mandates and has always drafted legislation that offers very specific guidelines for implementation by the executive.
D)   Starting around the time of the New Deal, Congress has tended to give executive agencies broad mandates and to draft legislation that offers few clear guidelines for implementation by the executive.
E)   Throughout all of American history, Congress has tended to give executive agencies broad mandates and to draft legislation that offers few clear guidelines for implementation by the executive.

Question 12

Executive agreements differ from formal treaties in that they

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A)   have been ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
B)   must be approved by the U.S. Supreme Court but not by Congress.
C)   do not have to be approved by the Senate.
D)   do not have to be approved by the House.
E)   are generally formulated at meetings of the United Nations.

Question 13

The vice president breaks tie votes in the Senate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The president's power to set the debate concerning public policy in Congress is called a(n)

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A)   executive mandate.
B)   executive privilege.
C)   legislative initiative.
D)   executive order.
E)   presidential prerogative.

Question 15

The technique of popular mobilization dates back to the presidency of

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A)   Thomas Jefferson.
B)   Ulysses Grant.
C)   Theodore Roosevelt.
D)   Franklin Roosevelt.
E)   Andrew Johnson.

Question 16

Which of the following attributes did the framers intend for the office of the president to possess?

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A)   popularity
B)   energy
C)   extensive flexibility
D)   unrestrained power
E)   integrity

Question 17

According to the text, what are the three most common ways for a president to expand his base of power?

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A)   party support, popular mobilization, and administrative control
B)   congressional mandate, judicial appointments, and constitutional amendments
C)   referendums, initiatives, and litigation
D)   fund-raising, advertising, and logrolling
E)   gerrymandering, appropriations, and oversight of state governments

Question 18

The Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisers are both parts of

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A)   the Cabinet.
B)   the White House staff.
C)   the Office of the Vice President.
D)   the Executive Office of the President.
E)   the Department of the Interior.

Question 19

In the early nineteenth century, selection of presidential candidates was decided by a party's congressional delegates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When the White House directs administrative agencies to promulgate specific rules and regulations, this is called

Accepted Answer

A)   regulatory review.
B)   administrative oversight.
C)   delegation.
D)   an executive agreement.
E)   a mandate.

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