Question 1

Presidents have generally ignored the War Powers Resolution, claiming inherent executive power to defend the nation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How was President Harry Truman able to desegregate the U.S.military without having to put a measure before Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  executive order
B)  executive agreement
C)  executive decree
D)  executive prerogative
E)  executive privilegeF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Most historians agree that after Thomas Jefferson and until the beginning of the twentieth century, Jackson and Lincoln were the only exceptions to a succession of weak presidents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How did Franklin D.Roosevelt circumvent the editors and publishers who were unsympathetic to his goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  by avoiding news interviews
B)  by eschewing radio broadcasts
C)  by cultivating reporters through press conferences
D)  by eliminating the position of White House press secretary
E)  by refusing to meet with reporters from hostile newspapersF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Occasionally the president weighs the advantages of using a veto to gain policy concessions from Congress against the potential costs of losing popularity in public opinion polls.This scenario is an example of which principle of politics?

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A)  history principle
B)  collective action principle
C)  policy principle
D)  rationality principle
E)  institution principleF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

Who has the highest military authority in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
B)  the secretary of state
C)  the secretary of defense
D)  the president
E)  the Speaker of the HouseF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

What are the powers specifically granted to the president in the text of the Constitution called?

Accepted Answer

A)  manifest prose
B)  delegated powers
C)  expressed powers
D)  articulated authorities
E)  direct investituresF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 8

Congressional tax legislation is loosely drawn and leaves a great deal of discretion to Internal Revenue Service administrators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A political strategy whereby the president makes the case to the people of the country that a certain policy needs to be enacted is known as going public.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Defining the mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)  as being "to assure so far as is possible every working man and woman in the nation safe and healthful working conditions" exemplifies the tendency of Congress to

Accepted Answer

A)  specify a narrow, specific goal for all executive agencies.
B)  direct agency administrators as to how they should accomplish their mission.
C)  define broad goals for agencies and allow administrators to decide how to achieve them.
D)  reluctantly delegate powers to the executive branch.
E)  allow agencies to choose their own missions.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What conditions would make a president more likely to prioritize a legislative strategy over an administrative strategy for making policy change?

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•  Presidential party support in Congres...

Question 13

Congress has power to declare war, but the president is commander in chief of the U.S.armed forces.What is the current constitutional balance of power between the president and Congress over control of foreign and defense policy?

Accepted Answer

•  The president is the dominant actor b...

Question 14

Congress intentionally sends some bills to the president knowing that they are certain to be vetoed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The era of presidential government was launched by the

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil War.
B)  New Deal.
C)  Great Society.
D)  Watergate scandal.
E)  Economic Panic of 1896.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

No modern government can avoid the delegation of significant legislative powers to the executive branch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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.
E)  The federal courts are too heavily influenced by public opinion because judges are subject to impeachment.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

When Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his running mate in the 2012 election, he made a decision consistent with the traditional rule that says that vice-presidential candidates

Accepted Answer

A)  are chosen for electoral reasons, such as winning a battleground state and/or providing ideological balance on the ticket.
B)  are chosen on the basis of their policy expertise, especially foreign policy expertise.
C)  are chosen because of their skills as campaigners.
D)  are chosen on the basis of their stance on abortion rights.
E)  make it easy to balance gender on a presidential ticket.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 19

How have presidents used the mass media to their advantage? What role has changing technology played?

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Beginning with Teddy Roosevelt and Woodr...

Question 20

In the United States, the Cabinet is the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: The Presidency As an Institution

How was President Harry Truman able to desegregate the U.S.military without having to put a measure before Congress?

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Most historians agree that after Thomas Jefferson and until the beginning of the twentieth century, Jackson and Lincoln were the only exceptions to a succession of weak presidents.

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What are the powers specifically granted to the president in the text of the Constitution called?

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

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How did Franklin D.Roosevelt circumvent the editors and publishers who were unsympathetic to his goals?

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Defining the mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as being "to assure so far as is possible every working man and woman in the nation safe and healthful working conditions" exemplifies the tendency of Congress to

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How have presidents used the mass media to their advantage? What role has changing technology played?

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What conditions would make a president more likely to prioritize a legislative strategy over an administrative strategy for making policy change?

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Who has the highest military authority in the United States?

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Congressional tax legislation is loosely drawn and leaves a great deal of discretion to Internal Revenue Service administrators.

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In the United States, the Cabinet is the government.

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Congress intentionally sends some bills to the president knowing that they are certain to be vetoed.

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Occasionally the president weighs the advantages of using a veto to gain policy concessions from Congress against the potential costs of losing popularity in public opinion polls.This scenario is an example of which principle of politics?

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When Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his running mate in the 2012 election, he made a decision consistent with the traditional rule that says that vice-presidential candidates

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Congress has power to declare war, but the president is commander in chief of the U.S.armed forces.What is the current constitutional balance of power between the president and Congress over control of foreign and defense policy?

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A political strategy whereby the president makes the case to the people of the country that a certain policy needs to be enacted is known as going public.

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The era of presidential government was launched by the

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No modern government can avoid the delegation of significant legislative powers to the executive branch.

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Presidents have generally ignored the War Powers Resolution, claiming inherent executive power to defend the nation.

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

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