Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Which of the following happened in the presidential election of 2000?

Accepted Answer

A)   George W. Bush won the popular vote.
B)   Ralph Nader won Florida by 537 votes.
C)   Al Gore won a slim majority of votes in the Electoral College.
D)   Al Gore received 550,000 more votes nationally than Ralph Nader.
E)   Ralph Nader received 3 percent of the popular vote.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The forced removal of a president from office through impeachment and conviction requires action by the

Accepted Answer

A)   House of Representatives only.
B)   Senate only.
C)   House and Senate in a joint session.
D)   House and Senate in separate proceedings.
E)   Supreme Court in a judicial proceeding.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 5

The U.S.House of Representatives last decided the outcome of a presidential election in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   1928
B)   1892
C)   1856
D)   1824
E)   1800F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

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 7

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) All of the above

Question 8

A president's policy initiatives are significantly more successful when the president

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A)   has the strong support of the American people.
B)   is a former member of Congress.
C)   is on good terms with other world leaders.
D)   is in office when the economy goes bad, which creates a demand for stronger leadership.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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

Congress authorized an official impeachment investigation of

Accepted Answer

A)   Andrew Johnson.
B)   John Quincy Adams.
C)   Theodore Roosevelt.
D)   Warren Harding.
E)   Calvin Coolidge.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

In the modern era,the equivalent practice of using the presidency as a bully pulpit (Theodore Roosevelt) could best be summed up in the phrase,"________."

Accepted Answer

A)   going public
B)   spin control
C)   air wars
D)   lobbying the bureaucracy
E)   manipulating the mediaF) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following is true of the vice presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)   Presidents in the nineteenth century paid more attention to their vice presidents and granted them more authority.
B)   The Constitution assigns no executive authority to the vice president.
C)   Jimmy Carter reduced the power of the vice presidency by removing the vice president's office from the White House.
D)   The constitutional powers of the vice presidency have been increased by Congress twice during U.S. history.
E)   Daniel Webster and Henry Clay accepted nominations to the vice presidency as stepping stones to the presidency.F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Council of Economic Advisers.
B)   Office of Management and Budget.
C)   White House Office.
D)   National Security Council.
E)   the Cabinet (as a whole) .F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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 E)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following is true of the president's veto power?

Accepted Answer

A)   Presidents are limited in their use of the veto on legislation directly affecting national security or economic policy.
B)   The threat of a veto has never proven to be enough to make Congress bend to the president's demands.
C)   Congress can usually muster the two-thirds majority in each chamber required to override a presidential veto.
D)   The veto is as much a sign of presidential weakness as of strength, because it arises when Congress refuses to accept the president's ideas.
E)   President Bush used the veto less and less during the course of his presidency so as not to cause his popularity to fall.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Whether a president succeeds or fails in...

Question 17

The only two states that are exceptions to the unit rule are

Accepted Answer

A)   Michigan and Montana.
B)   New Hampshire and Vermont.
C)   Maine and Nebraska.
D)   Georgia and Louisiana.
E)   Rhode Island and Oregon.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

Under which president did the Electoral College selection process change to a popular vote?

Accepted Answer

A)   George Washington
B)   Thomas Jefferson
C)   James Madison
D)   Andrew Jackson
E)   Martin Van BurenF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 19

President Obama's failure in his early months in office to enact policies to combat global warming,despite his determination to do so,is reflective primarily of

Accepted Answer

A)   the two-presidency problem.
B)   fear of impeachment.
C)   blocking by Congress.
D)   lack of sufficient executive authority.
E)   poor circumstance related to the economy.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

The selection of the vice presidential nominee at the national convention is based on the

Accepted Answer

A)   results of the primaries and caucuses; the candidate who places second in these contests is nominated as the running mate of the candidate who finishes first.
B)   convention delegates' judgment as to the candidate who would make the best vice president.
C)   results of public opinion polls taken just before the convention begins.
D)   presidential nominee's choice of a running mate.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Exam 12: The Presidency: Leading the Nation

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