Question 1

What is the primary constitutional task of the vice president,besides succeeding the president
In case of death,resignation,or incapacitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives
B)  to cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate
C)  to represent the president overseas
D)  to run the day-to-day operations of the Executive Office of the PresidentE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

One way presidents have expanded their power is through employing a strategy of "going public." Describe what this strategy entails and what its limitations are.In your answer,be sure to provide specific examples of how particular presidents have used this strategy.

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Question 3

Which president was pardoned "for all offenses against the United States which he ...has
Committed or may have committed"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gerald Ford
B)  Richard Nixon
C)  Bill Clinton
D)  Andrew JohnsonE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The last time Congress exercised its constitutional power to declare war was during

Accepted Answer

A)  World War II.
B)  the Korean War.
C)  the Vietnam War.
D)  the Iraq War.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

________ powers are specifically established by the language of the Constitution.

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A)  Expressed
B)  Delegated
C)  Implied
D)  InherentE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The annexation of Texas happened as a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  an executive order.
B)  a signing statement.
C)  a negotiated treaty.
D)  a presidential pardon.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

The Environmental Protection Agency,the Food and Drug Administration,and the Peace
Corps were established

Accepted Answer

A)  by laws passed in Congress.
B)  by executive orders from the president.
C)  by Supreme Court decisions.
D)  by federal ballot initiatives.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Approximately ________ people work for the various agencies within the Executive Office
Of the President.

Accepted Answer

A)  25 to 50
B)  500 to 750
C)  1,500 to 2,000
D)  5,000 to 7,500E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

The Cabinet

Accepted Answer

A)  has no legal role clearly articulated in the Constitution.
B)  does not meet as a group,except during the State of the Union address.
C)  secretaries do not have to be confirmed by the U.S.Senate.
D)  has no responsibility to Congress.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

During the nineteenth century,________ was America's dominant institution of government.

Accepted Answer

A)  the presidency
B)  the Supreme Court
C)  Congress
D)  the executive bureaucracyE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

The Constitution attempts to restrain the president's use of domestic force by

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A)  stating that a state government must request federal troops before the presidentCan deploy them within that state to provide public order.
B)  strictly prohibiting presidents from ever deploying federal troops within theUnited States.
C)  requiring two-thirds of both the House and the Senate to vote in favor of anyPresidential order to deploy federal troops within the United States.
D)  requiring a majority of both the House and the Senate to vote in favor of anyPresidential order to deploy federal troops within the United States.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

During the nineteenth century,Congress was America's dominant institution of government,and members of Congress sometimes treated the president with disdain.Explain how presidents have changed this reality over the last 120 years by adopting an administrative strategy.Specifically,discuss how presidents have (1)enhanced the reach and power of the Executive Office of the President (EOP); (2)increased White House control over the federal bureaucracy; and (3)expanded the role of instruments of direct presidential governance.

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Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

________ occurs when the president directs administrative agencies to promulgate specific
Rules and regulations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Regulatory review
B)  Administrative oversight
C)  Delegation
D)  An executive agreementE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Three components of presidents' "administrative strategy" have been

Accepted Answer

A)  enhancing the power of the Government Accountability Office,increasing White House control over the federal bureaucracy,and expanding the role of earmarks and other instruments of direct presidential governance.
B)  enhancing the power of the Executive Office of the President,increasing White House control over the federal bureaucracy,and expanding the role of executive orders and other instruments of direct presidential governance.
C)  enhancing the power of the Executive Office of the President,increasing White House control over the federal judiciary,and expanding the role of executive orders and other instruments of direct presidential governance.
D)  enhancing the power of the Government Accountability Office,increasing White House control over the federal judiciary,and expanding the role of earmarks and other instruments of direct presidential governance.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Congress

Accepted Answer

A)  can terminate a state of emergency declared by the president only with a joint resolution of the two houses.
B)  can terminate a state of emergency only by impeaching the president.
C)  can terminate a state of emergency only by convening an "emergency committee" composed of the Speaker of the House,the majority leader of the Senate,and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,as described in Article I of the Constitution.
D)  cannot terminate a state of emergency declared by the president.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The ________ asserted that the president could send American troops into action abroad only
In the event of a declaration of war or other statutory authorization by Congress,or if American
Troops were attacked or directly endangered.

Accepted Answer

A)  War Powers Resolution of 1973
B)  National Security Act of 1947
C)  Boland Amendment of 1982
D)  USA PATRIOT Act of 2001E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following statements about presidential vetoes is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nearly all presidential vetoes are successfully overridden by Congress.
B)  Approximately half of presidential vetoes throughout American history haveBeen successfully overridden by Congress.
C)  Fewer than 10 percent of all presidential vetoes throughout American historyHave been successfully overridden by Congress.
D)  A presidential veto has never been successfully overridden by Congress.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

The president's delegated powers come from

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The idea that all executive power inheres in the president except as explicitly limited by the Constitution is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  unlimited executive theory.
B)  totalitarian executive theory.
C)  unitary executive theory.
D)  dual executive theory.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which president was pardoned "for all offenses against the United States which he ...has Committed or may have committed"?

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What is the primary constitutional task of the vice president,besides succeeding the president In case of death,resignation,or incapacitation?

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Approximately ________ people work for the various agencies within the Executive Office Of the President.

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