Question 1

Which of the following actions was NOT the result of an executive order?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Louisiana Purchase
B)   the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
C)   the entrance into the United Nations
D)   the annexation of Texas
E)   the desegregation of the military

Question 2

The main political value of the vice president is to:

Accepted Answer

A)   bring the president votes in the election from a group or region that would not otherwise be a likely source of support
B)   draw negative attention away from the president during times of crisis
C)   give the president an institutional link to Congress
D)   act as the political party's chief fundraiser
E)   promote bipartisanship with members of the opposing political party

Question 3

The president's delegated powers come from:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What is the general tendency of a president's popularity?

Accepted Answer

A)   Presidents usually begin with moderate ratings which move drastically up or down, depending on their success.
B)   Presidents usually start out popular and decline over the next four years.
C)   Presidents usually maintain the public approval ratings they had when entering office, unless there is an economic recession or international crisis.
D)   Presidents usually begin very unpopular and increase their popularity significantly as their term in office continues.
E)   No pattern has been discerned in presidential approval ratings.

Question 5

The president's expressed powers include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)   military powers
B)   partisan powers
C)   judicial powers
D)   diplomatic powers
E)   executive powers

Question 6

When the president infers powers from the "rights,duties,and obligations" of the presidency,these are called:

Accepted Answer

A)   delegated powers
B)   necessary and proper powers
C)   inherent powers
D)   war powers
E)   expressed powers

Question 7

What did the framers mean to accomplish by indirect election of the president?

Accepted Answer

A)   to make a more independent and powerful chief executive
B)   to bind the president to the will of the people
C)   to make the president responsible to state and national legislatures
D)   to create an imperial presidency to counter the power of Congress
E)   to increase the strength and influence of political parties C

Question 8

The technique of popular mobilization dates back to the presidency of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

The expansion of the executive office of the president,the development of regulatory review,and the use of executive orders have been important because:

Accepted Answer

A)   they are deeply unpopular with the public and have led to the declining trust in American government
B)   they make it very difficult for challengers to defeat incumbent presidents in elections
C)   they have given presidents substantial capacity to achieve significant policy results despite congressional opposition to their legislative agendas
D)   they have dramatically limited the power of the president and made it easier for Congress to dominate the American political system
E)   they have rendered the judiciary essentially irrelevant in the American political system

Question 10

The first lady is an important resource for the president in his capacity as:

Accepted Answer

A)   head of government
B)   head of state
C)   commander in chief
D)   legislative initiator
E)   chief diplomat

Question 11

The president has the power to appoint which of the following positions?

Accepted Answer

A)   state governors who resign before their term has expired
B)   all state Supreme Court justices
C)   cabinet secretaries
D)   members of the House of Representatives who resign before their term has expired
E)   the Speaker of the House

Question 12

An executive order is:

Accepted Answer

A)   a rule or regulation issued unilaterally by the president, with the status of a law
B)   an emergency decree that is law only for the duration of a crisis or pending congressional approval
C)   a demand to Congress that it vote on a particular piece of legislation
D)   any act of the executive branch that does not have to be made public
E)   a decree issued by the president that requires the federal courts to hear a particular case regarding the Constitution

Question 13

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?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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 15

What is required for Congress to override a presidential veto?

Accepted Answer

A)   a majority of both houses of Congress
B)   two-thirds of both houses of Congress
C)   three-fourths of both houses of Congress
D)   a unanimous vote of both houses of Congress
E)   a president's veto cannot be overridden unless it concerns the budget, in which case it requires a three-fourths of both houses

Question 16

Authority given to the president by Congress is called express power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The executive office of the president is run by the vice president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

As a means of managing the gigantic executive branch,presidents have increasingly come to rely upon the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Cabinet
B)   executive office of the president
C)   Kitchen Cabinet
D)   White House staff
E)   the Speaker of the House

Question 20

The War Powers Resolution has been obeyed closely by most presidents over the past thirty years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Exam 10: The Presidency

Which of the following actions was NOT the result of an executive order?

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The main political value of the vice president is to:

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The president's delegated powers come from:

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What is the general tendency of a president's popularity?

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The president's expressed powers include all of the following except:

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When the president infers powers from the "rights,duties,and obligations" of the presidency,these are called:

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What did the framers mean to accomplish by indirect election of the president?

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The technique of popular mobilization dates back to the presidency of:

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The expansion of the executive office of the president,the development of regulatory review,and the use of executive orders have been important because:

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The first lady is an important resource for the president in his capacity as:

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The president has the power to appoint which of the following positions?

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An executive order is:

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