Question 1

________ was known as the "Great Communicator."

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A)  Ronald Reagan
B)  George H.W.Bush
C)  Jimmy Carter
D)  Lyndon Johnson
E)  George W.BushF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

What did the Supreme Court rule about executive agreements in 1937?

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A)  They are legally binding in the same way that treaties are.
B)  They can only be issued in matters of national security.
C)  They will only be binding if reviewed and approved by both houses of Congress.
D)  They can only be made with the approval of a president's entire cabinet.
E)  They were ruled unconstitutional and are no longer used by the executive.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Which of the following is part of the Executive Office of the President?

Accepted Answer

A)  Office of Management and Budget
B)  National Economic Council
C)  National Security Council
D)  Office of Legislative Affairs
E)  All of these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

If the U.S.House of Representatives chooses to impeach a president,who conducts the trial?

Accepted Answer

A)  the U.S.Supreme Court
B)  the U.S.House of Representatives
C)  the U.S.Senate
D)  the Federal Bureau of Investigation
E)  the Department of JusticeF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Discuss the relationship of presidential power to public support for the president,and explain why this relationship is both an asset and a liability for the president.

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The president's election by the whole na...

Question 6

How does the unit rule work in the Electoral College? How does this effect a candidate's choice of which states to concentrate on in a campaign?

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The electoral votes of each state except...

Question 7

A president's accomplishments have largely depended on

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A)  the margin of victory in the presidential campaign.
B)  whether circumstances favor strong presidential leadership.
C)  the president's ability to come up with good ideas.
D)  the president's skill at balancing the demands of competing groups.
E)  mid-term elections.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

The War Powers Act was enacted in order to

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A)  guide the military in its use of force in field situations where it is impractical to seek direction from the president.
B)  allow the president more leeway in committing U.S.troops to combat.
C)  define the relationship between the United States and its allies.
D)  limit the president's war-making power.
E)  weaken Congress in foreign policy matters.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Discuss the relationship between the president and Congress.Why does the president need congressional support? What conditions affect the success of the president with Congress?

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Congress is a presidential constituency,...

Question 10

States that apply the unit rule

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A)  grant all their electoral votes as a unit to the candidate who wins the state's popular vote.
B)  hold a single primary for presidential candidates from each major party.
C)  use the caucus instead of the primary for presidential candidate selection.
D)  do not use the Electoral College system.
E)  are not considered to be states in which there is a competitive race between candidates.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

The presidency is an

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A)  extraordinarily strong office with sufficient powers to enable the president to control national policy under virtually all circumstances.
B)  inherently weak office,in that presidents have almost no capacity to influence the major directions of national policy.
C)  office in which power is conditional,depending on whether the political support that gives force to presidential leadership exists or can be developed.
D)  office where power depends almost entirely on its occupant; strong leaders are always successful presidents,and weak ones never succeed.
E)  office where power is fairly constant,regardless of the occupant or the circumstances.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

The invisible primary

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A)  takes place in the year prior to a presidential election.
B)  is typically won by the person who is either the most liberal or the most conservative.
C)  takes place in the Republican Party,but not the Democratic Party.
D)  takes place in the Democratic Party,but not the Republican Party.
E)  is another term for the presidential caucuses.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

What is the MOST important factor that determines whether or not a president will get what he wants from Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  the partisan makeup of Congress
B)  how often the president threatens to veto bills
C)  whether or not the president has ever served in Congress
D)  the president's ability to do personal favors for members of Congress
E)  whether a president is serving a first term or a second termF) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

What aspect of presidential election did Andrew Jackson try but fail to achieve?

Accepted Answer

A)  elimination of the Electoral College
B)  elimination of candidate selection by primary
C)  elimination of the unit rule
D)  the equalization of Electoral College votes,eliminating population as a factor
E)  an increase in the number of presidential candidates per partyF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

How did Theodore Roosevelt change the conception of the presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  He altered the stewardship theory to reduce the power of the presidency while remaining an activist president.
B)  He sought to act only within the confines of expressly-granted constitutional authority.
C)  He rejected the idea of the "strong presidency."
D)  He cast aside the stewardship theory in favor of the Whig theory.
E)  He cast aside the Whig theory in favor of the stewardship theory.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

Which of the following is a formal constitutional requirement for becoming president?

Accepted Answer

A)  must be at least 40 years of age
B)  must be resident in the United States for at least 10 years
C)  must be a natural-born citizen
D)  must be a white male
E)  must be a ProtestantF) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following is a reason that the nation did not routinely need a strong president during most of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  the small policymaking role of the federal government
B)  the sectional nature of the nation's major issues
C)  the U.S.government's small role in world affairs
D)  all of these factors: the small policymaking role of the federal government; the sectional nature of the nation's major issues; and the U.S.government's small role in world affairs
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following describes what political scientist Hugh Heclo calls "the illusion of presidential government"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the inability of the president to influence the legislative priorities of Congress,even though the party in power pays lip-service to the president's agenda
B)  the presidential image-building through public relations that contributes to the idea that the president is in charge of the national government
C)  the belief by the public that Congress should follow the presidential agenda,regardless of whether or not the majority party is the same party of the president
D)  the image-building that the president's foreign policy strength lends to the rest of his agenda
E)  the image strength lent by the sheer size of the executive establishment,even though the president has little direct control over most of itF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

Which state typically holds the first presidential caucus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kansas
B)  Minnesota
C)  Iowa
D)  Nevada
E)  NebraskaF) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 20

Which of the following did the framers want from a president?

Accepted Answer

A)  national leadership
B)  administration of the laws
C)  statesmanship in foreign affairs
D)  command of the military
E)  All of these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Exam 12: The Presidency: Leading the Nation

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