POLS 1113: American Federal Government

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POLS 1113 American Federal Government

• Chapter 7
• The Presidency

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Under the Constitution, a person must be __ in
order to quality to serve as president.

• a. male, an American citizen, and a resident for
  at least 14 years.
• b. at least 35 or older, and a natural-born
  citizen.
• c. 30 years old or older, and having obtained
  elective office within the federal government.
• d. at least 18 years old and possessing a
  drivers license.
• e. all of the above.

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Presidents serve __ -year terms.

• a. 2 d. 8
• b. 4 e. life under good
  behavior
• c. 6

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The president is limited to two terms or ten
total years in office due to the ratification of
the __ Amendment.

• a. 20th d. 23rd
• b. 21st e. 24th
• c. 22nd

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The process of bringing charges against a public
official with an eye toward their removal is
called

• a. impingement. d. annulment.
• b. expungment. e. impeachment
• c. removal.

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At the Constitutional Convention, __ remarked
that Historically, the lack of powers to remove
officials has necessitated recourse to
assassination.

• a. Thomas Jefferson d. John Adams
• b. George Washington e. James Madison
• c. Benjamin Franklin

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In order to successfully remove a president or
federal judge from office, the House must first
impeach, and then

• a. the measure is put to all registered voters in
  a national referendum.
• b. 50 of the Senate must vote for removal.
• c. both houses must secure 2/3rds votes favoring
  removal.
• d. thats it. The Houses majority vote is enough
  to insure the removal of the official in
  question.
• e. two-thirds of the Senate must vote for removal.

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If the president dies in office and the vice
presidency is vacant, the next in line of
succession is the __, according to the
Presidential Succession Act of 1947.

• a. presidents wife d. Speaker of
  the House
• b. president pro tempore e. chairman of the
  Joint
• of the Senate Chiefs
  of Staff.
• c. Secretary of State

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Among the constitutional powers of the vice
president is to

• a. succeed the president in the event of his/her
  death, impeachment, resignation, or
  incapacitation.
• b. clap vigorously during all State of the Union
  addresses.
• c. participate in a ceremony each morning in
  which the vice president knocks on the White
  House door and loudly inquires Is he dead yet?
• d. taste the presidents food.
• e. walk the presidents dog, and pick up all
  offending byproducts.

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The president, in Article II of the Constitution,
has the power to make treaties with foreign
nations. That power is limited by.

• a joint committee of the House and Senate Foreign
  Relations committee members approval.
• b. the advice and consent approval of
  two-thirds of the Senate.
• c. State Department rules.
• d. the approval of members of the presidents
  political party in both houses of Congress.
• e. nothing. This is one of the presidents few
  prerogative powers.

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The __ Amendment was ratified in 1967 to insure
that the president could fill vacancies in the
vice presidency during his/her term.

• a. 25th d. 28th
• b. 26th e. 29th
• c. 27th

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Treaties that the president enters into with
foreign nations that do not require legislative
approval are called

• a. bypass treaties. d. executive
  orders.
• b. recess treaties. e. covenants.
• c. executive agreements.

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The __ power gives the president authority to
reject any congressional legislation.

• a. pooh pooh d. override
• b. veto e.
  repudiation
• c. nugatory

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Presidential rejections of congressional
legislation are powerful because congress can
rarely muster the __ vote required to override
such actions.

• a. two-thirds d. three-fifths
• b. three-quarters e. 95 of both
  chambers
• c. cloture membership

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The presidents authority over the military comes
from

• a. the presidents treaty-making powers.
• b. congressional statute.
• c. the Constitutions naming the president as
  commander-in-chief.
• d. the fact that most presidents have served in
  the military.
• e. Supreme Court rulings.

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One of the presidents checks on judicial power
is

• a. the line-item veto. d. the pardoning power.
• b. impeachment. e. all of the above.
• c. law-making powers.

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Several recent presidents have had their careers
hurt or cut short by their imprudent use of the
pardoning power, including

• a. Ford. d. Clinton.
• b. Carter. e. all of the
  above.
• c. George H.W. Bush.

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Presidential powers derived from specific powers
listed in the Constitution are called __ powers,
and an example listed by the authors include the
actions taken by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil
War.

• a. imminent d. prerogative
• b. inherent e. imperial
• c. assumed

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One of the first presidents to act as a strong
national leader was __, who struggled to hold the
Union together during the Civil War.

• a. James Buchanan. d. Abraham Lincoln.
• b. Andrew Johnson. e. Millard Fillmore.
• c. Martin Van Buren.

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The general trend in the 20th century has been
toward a more powerful presidential institution.
This is due to

• a. the Great Depression. d. the advent of
  nuclear
• b. WWII.
  weapons.
• c. the Cold War. e. all of the
  above.

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The Executive Office of the President was
established in 1939 to

• a. act as a liaison between the president and the
  legislative branch.
• b. formalize the informal structure of the
  Cabinet.
• c. aid in the war effort.
• d. help the president manage the rapidly growing
  bureaucracy.
• e. all of the above.

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In 1947, the __ was established to advise the
president on military affairs and foreign policy.

• a. National Security Council d. Council on
• b. Executive Office of the Foreign
  Relations
• President e.
  all of the above.
• c. Heritage Foundation

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The White House staff

• a. has over 3,000 employees.
• b. is composed of 1 chief of staff and a cleaning
  crew of 15.
• c. derive their power from personal relationships
  with the president, and have no legal authority
  of their own.
• d. is subject to Senate confirmation just like
  all presidential appointments.
• e. all of the above.

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The first president to claim a leadership role
for the executive branch in the lawmaking process
was

• a. Woodrow Wilson. d. Franklin Delano
• b. Teddy Roosevelt. Roosevelt.
• c. Abraham Lincoln. e. George Washington.

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Presidents have greater difficulty securing
passage of their legislative agendas when the
president presides over a __ government, which
occurs when the presidency and Congress are
controlled by different parties.

• a. unitary d. divided
• b. blended e. besieged
• c. sequestered

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Presidents can set national policy and priorities
through

• a. the introduction of bills to Congress.
• b. his/her budget proposals.
• c. the use of the impoundment power.
• d. his skillful deployment of military forces.
• e. all of the above.

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The presidents responsibilities in the
budgetary process stem from

• a. enumerated powers.
• b. FDRs response to the Great Depression.
• c. the Civil War.
• d. the majesty of office.
• e. the Office of Management and Budget.

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The responsibilities of the Office of Management
and Budget include all of the following EXCEPT

• a. preparing the presidents budget program.
• b. reviewing the budget proposals of executive
  departments.
• c. investigating instances of counterfeiting and
  large-scale financial fraud.
• d. supplying economic forecasts.
• e. all of the above.

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Executive orders are initiated by the

• a. State Department. d. President.
• b. Congress. e. National
  Security
• c. Cabinet. Council.

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According to the authors, a president has a
number of ways to get bills passed by Congress,
including

• a. demanding party discipline.
• b. the skillful use of patronage.
• c. persuasion, personality, and leadership.
• d. mobilization of public opinions to support
  their policies.
• e. all of the above.

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In his analysis of presidential character, James
David Barber argued that the most successful
presidents can often be categorized as

• a. active-positive. d. passive-negative.
• b. active-negative. e. obsessive-compulsive.
  
• c. passive-positive.

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In his analysis of presidential character, James
David Barber argued that the most dangerous
presidents can often be characterized as

• a. active-positive. d. passive-negative.
• b. active-negative. e. obsessive-compulsiv
  e.
• c. passive-positive.

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According to Richard Neustadt, the key to
presidential power lies in

• a. the capacity to manipulate mass sentiments
  with utter contempt and lack of conscience.
• b. the skillful use of flattery and bribes.
• c. the ability to persuade.
• d. the capability of invoking partisan passions.
• e. the knowledge of the constitutional powers of
  the office.

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The president who coined the phrase bully
pulpit to describe his efforts to appeal to
public opinion to break down opposition to his
proposals was

• a. Andrew Jackson. d. Franklin Delano
• b. Woodrow Wilson. Roosevelt.
• c. Teddy Roosevelt. e. Lyndon Johnson.

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Surges in presidential popularity often occur due
to

• a. public appearances. d. international
  events.
• b. midterm elections. e. attacks by
  opponents.
• c. sex scandals.

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True/False Universe
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Public opinion is an important key to any
presidents ability to lead.

• a. True b. False

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Under the system of government prior to the
Constitution, there had been a fairly powerful
executive branch.

• a. True b. False

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The president must be a natural-born citizen of
the United States, which currently bars Arnold
Schwarzenegger from seeking the presidency.

• a. True b. False

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Although many state governors have the power to
pardon people convicted of crimes, the president
does not.

• a. True b. False

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Crises, both foreign and domestic, have often
triggered expansions of presidential power.

• a. True b. False

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Many scholars consider Franklin Delano Roosevelt
to be the founding father of the modern
presidency.

• a. True b. False

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The Cabinet is a constitutionally mandated set of
presidential advisors.

• True b. False

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The Office of Management and Budget is a
congressional agency with the responsibility for
analyzing the presidents budgetary proposals.

• a. True b. False

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President Bush has limited stem cell research by
executive order.

• a. True b. False

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To be successful, the president only need to
persuade Congress to agree to his proposals.

• a. True b. False

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Surges in presidential popularity due to
international events like Gulf War I tend to be
fairly long-lasting.

• a. True b. False