Question 1

In 1970,Congress assigned the task of improving the nation's air and water quality to the new Environmental Protection Agency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The framers hoped to achieve a "republican" solution to presidential selection through an indirect election in which electors would be selected by state legislators to participate in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  state caucus
B)  popular vote
C)  Electoral College
D)  national primary
E)  presidential referendumF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

The White House staff sometimes insulates the president from other sources of information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which term describes an understanding between the president and another country that has the force of a treaty but does not require Senate authorization?

Accepted Answer

A)  bilateral accord
B)  international pact
C)  presidential treaty
D)  executive agreement
E)  organizational edictF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the president's party is not a fully reliable presidential tool?

Accepted Answer

A)  The president's party may be in the minority in Congress and thus be unable to accomplish much.
B)  The more unified the president's party,the more unified the opposition party is likely to be,making for a tough fight in Congress.
C)  Presidents must often appeal to the opposition party to offset defectors within the ranks of their own party.
D)  Members of Congress typically prefer bipartisan legislation that enhances the public's opinion of Congress as an institution.
E)  Even if the president's party holds a majority in the Senate,the filibuster makes it possible for the minority party to block the president's agenda.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Congress does not even have the option of overriding and must reintroduce the bill in the next session when the president exercises a(n) ________ veto.

Accepted Answer

A)  pocket
B)  line-item
C)  executive
D)  legislative
E)  hard-lineF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

The landmark Supreme Court case National Labor Relations Board v.Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation was significant because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  freed the slaves
B)  affirmed a federal role in regulating the national economy
C)  clarified the president's role as a mediator in major labor disputes
D)  established the bounds of executive privilege
E)  delegated unprecedented amounts of discretionary authority to executive agenciesF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Who is in the president's cabinet?

Accepted Answer

A)  top White House staff
B)  top agency leaders and White House staff
C)  heads of all the major executive departments
D)  congressional leaders and the heads of national party organizations from the president's party
E)  White House staff,top agency leaders,and leaders of the president's partyF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the largest and most important agency in the Executive Office of the President?

Accepted Answer

A)  National Security Council
B)  Council of Economic Advisors
C)  Office of Management and Budget
D)  Government Accountability Office
E)  Office of Legislative AffairsF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

The wars fought by America in Bosnia,Afghanistan,and Iraq were all fought without declarations of war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When President Jimmy Carter declared official legal forgiveness for all the draft evaders of the Vietnam War,he was said to have granted:

Accepted Answer

A)  paroles
B)  pardons
C)  reprieves
D)  amnesty
E)  forgivenessF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Why do most presidents leave office less popular than they were at the beginning of their term?

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Question 15

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 16

In the United States,the cabinet is the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which choice best describes the practice of "going public"?

Accepted Answer

A)  introducing new legislative ideas to the president's cabinet
B)  revealing a newly proposed policy to the legislature
C)  appealing to the citizenry to support a policy
D)  revealing truths about a candidate's sexual orientation
E)  leaking information about a potential policy to gauge public supportF) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 18

Over the past three-quarters of a century,American presidents have voluntarily delegated a great deal of authority to Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When President George Washington received Edmond Genet as the formal emissary of the revolutionary government of France in 1793 and had his cabinet officers and Congress back his decision,Washington established the presidential power to:

Accepted Answer

A)  recognize other countries
B)  conduct diplomatic relations
C)  receive ambassadors and other public ministers
D)  undertake covert operations against foreign governments
E)  plan and participate in assassination plotsF) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

Presidents typically gain more political support the longer they are in office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: The Presidency

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the president's party is not a fully reliable presidential tool?

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Why do most presidents leave office less popular than they were at the beginning of their term?

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What is the largest and most important agency in the Executive Office of the President?

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When President George Washington received Edmond Genet as the formal emissary of the revolutionary government of France in 1793 and had his cabinet officers and Congress back his decision,Washington established the presidential power to:

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The wars fought by America in Bosnia,Afghanistan,and Iraq were all fought without declarations of war.

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The White House staff sometimes insulates the president from other sources of information.

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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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Over the past three-quarters of a century,American presidents have voluntarily delegated a great deal of authority to Congress.

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The framers hoped to achieve a "republican" solution to presidential selection through an indirect election in which electors would be selected by state legislators to participate in the:

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

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

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When President Jimmy Carter declared official legal forgiveness for all the draft evaders of the Vietnam War,he was said to have granted:

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In the United States,the cabinet is the government.

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Congress does not even have the option of overriding and must reintroduce the bill in the next session when the president exercises a(n) ________ veto.

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Who is in the president's cabinet?

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Presidents typically gain more political support the longer they are in office.

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Which choice best describes the practice of "going public"?

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In 1970,Congress assigned the task of improving the nation's air and water quality to the new Environmental Protection Agency.

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Which term describes an understanding between the president and another country that has the force of a treaty but does not require Senate authorization?

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The landmark Supreme Court case National Labor Relations Board v.Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation was significant because it:

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