Question 1

How many Electoral College votes are needed to secure victory for a presidential candidate?

Accepted Answer

A)  51
B)  218
C)  270
D)  321
E)  430F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following states is most likely to vote Republican in the next presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pennsylvania
B)  New York
C)  Vermont
D)  Colorado
E)  TexasF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

The Whig theory holds that the presidency

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A)  is a shared office,where the president and the cabinet are equally powerful.
B)  is a limited office whose occupant is an administrator who carries out the will of Congress.
C)  is the office most representative of the people.
D)  should provide strong leadership in the area of foreign policy but not in domestic policy.
E)  is subordinate to the Supreme Court.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Which president,because of the circumstances of the day,was able to accomplish more in the first few months than any other president has in a comparable amount of time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ronald Reagan
B)  Theodore Roosevelt
C)  Bill Clinton
D)  Barack Obama
E)  Franklin RooseveltF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

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) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

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) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Which of the following states is most likely to be a battleground state in the next presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A)  North Dakota
B)  New York
C)  Alabama
D)  Colorado
E)  CaliforniaF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Identify the four systems of presidential selection that the United States had during its history.What has been the overriding reason for the changes that have taken place?

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The first system was used from 1788 unti...

Question 9

Roughly ________ was spent on the 2016 presidential election (including the primaries) .

Accepted Answer

A)  $24 million
B)  $240 million
C)  $1.1 billion
D)  $2.4 billion
E)  $24 billionF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

What did Alexander Hamilton argue about war in Federalist No.69?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress is the only body with enough deliberative powers to be able to justly declare war.
B)  War under any circumstances is unjust,even in self-defense.
C)  A president should be allowed to declare war,because only the executive can react quickly enough.
D)  A surprise attack on the United States is the only justification for war by presidential decree.
E)  Building a strong military for engagement in foreign wars would be a key ingredient to establishing executive authority.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

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) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

Explain the difference between the Whig theory of the presidency and the stewardship theory.Which is the norm today?

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The Whig theory holds that the presidenc...

Question 13

Discuss the circumstances that contribute to the success or failure of presidential influence on national policy.

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Whether a president succeeds or fails in...

Question 14

The president's success is most dependent on winning over

Accepted Answer

A)  the courts.
B)  the bureaucracy.
C)  the foreign service.
D)  Congress.
E)  his or her chief of staff.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 15

The presidency was created by Article ________ of the U.S.Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A)  I
B)  II
C)  III
D)  IV
E)  VIIF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

Which of the following is true of general election campaigns for president?

Accepted Answer

A)  Major-party nominees start the election campaign with little support.
B)  Major-party nominees start the election campaign with heavy support.
C)  Third-party candidates had increasing chances of winning over the past several decades.
D)  Most independents lean toward supporting third-party candidates.
E)  The Electoral College does not factor into campaign strategy.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

The president's constitutional roles,such as chief executive and commander in chief,

Accepted Answer

A)  are based on very precise constitutional grants of power.
B)  are rooted in tradition only; they have no basis in the language of the Constitution.
C)  are not subject to check by Congress.
D)  have expanded in practice to be more powerful than the writers of the Constitution intended.
E)  are absolute powers under the Constitution.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 18

The president's role in foreign policy increased largely because

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A)  Congress proved so inept in foreign affairs that the American people demanded a change.
B)  America became more of a world power.
C)  of the need to coordinate national economic policy and foreign policy,a task to which the presidency was well suited.
D)  of the desire of U.S.business to expand into Latin America and Asia,which required executive action at the highest level.
E)  of attitudes held by the American public.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Who among the following did NOT serve as a state governor prior to being president?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ronald Reagan
B)  Bill Clinton
C)  John F.Kennedy
D)  George W.Bush
E)  Jimmy CarterF) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 20

The presidential advisory unit that,as a whole,has declined significantly as an advisory resource for the president in the last century is the

Accepted Answer

A)  National Economic Council.
B)  Office of Management and Budget.
C)  White House Office.
D)  National Security Council.
E)  cabinet (as a whole) .F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Exam 12: The Presidency: Leading the Nation

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