Chapter 14 Exam Prep The Presidency

Chapter 14: The Presidency

Test Bank

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 01

1) Which branch of federal government has changed the most?

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a. Executive branch

b. Legislative branch

c. Judicial branch

d. All about the same

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 02

2) In 1829, a person who wanted to see President Jackson would

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a. make an appointment.

b. send a letter.

c. walk right into the White House.

d. publish a formal request.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 03

3) Presidential power is vaguely defined in

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a. Article 1 of the Constitution.

b. Article 2 of the Constitution.

c. Article 3 of the Constitution.

d. Article 4 of the Constitution.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 04

4) Which of the following is true?

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a. President must be at least forty-five years old.

b. President must have lived in the United States for at least twenty-four years.

c. President must have lived in the United States for at least seven years.

d. President must be at least thirty-five years old.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 05

5) The requirement of “natural-born citizen” applies to which of the following positions?

Feedback: applied

a. President

b. Congress

c. Courts

d. Cabinet

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 06

6) Presidential requirements include being at least _______ years of age and a resident of the United States for at least the past _______ years.

Feedback: factual

a. twenty-five, fourteen

b. thirty-five, fourteen

c. forty-five, twenty-five

d. thirty-five, ten

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 07

7) Originally, the president was to serve a four-year term, which could be renewed

Feedback: conceptual

a. indefinitely.

b. two times.

c. three times.

d. four times.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 08

8) The only president who served more than two terms was

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a. Ronald Reagan.

b. James Madison.

c. Franklin Roosevelt.

d. Thomas Jefferson.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 09

9) Which amendment bars a president from serving a third term?

Feedback: factual

a. Twenty-second

b. Twenty-third

c. Twenty-fourth

d. Nineteenth

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 10

10) The agreed-on way to elect the president is

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a. by Congress.

b. by the Electoral College.

c. by the courts.

d. by the political parties.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 11

11) In the Electoral College, each state’s number of votes is _______ its congressional delegation.

Feedback: conceptual

a. greater than

b. less than

c. equal to

d. significantly less than

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 12

12) Who determines how the electors in the Electoral College are chosen?

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a. States

b. Congress

c. President

d. Political parties

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 13

13) In order to win the presidency, a candidate must win

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a. the Electoral College vote and the popular vote.

b. the popular vote.

c. the Electoral College vote.

d. a simple plurality in the Electoral College.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 14

14) The president’s expressed powers include all of the following except

Feedback: conceptual

a. commander in chief.

b. power to declare war.

c. power to make treaties.

d. power to grant pardons.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 15

15) Treaty ratification requires

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a. House approval.

b. judicial approval.

c. Senate approval.

d. bureaucratic approval.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 16

16) Senatorial approval of a treaty requires

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a. one-third support.

b. two-thirds support.

c. three-quarters support.

d. unanimous support.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 17

17) The idea that the executive branch can issue a rule on congressional legislation involves which of the following?

Feedback: applied

a. Proscribed powers

b. Inherent powers

c. Delegated powers

d. Enumerated powers

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 18

18) The three forms of presidential power are

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a. expressed, reserved, and formal.

b. expressed, delegated, and reserved.

c. expressed, delegated, and inherent.

d. inherent, reserved, and delegated.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 19

19) Powers that are vaguely reflected in Article 2 of the Constitution are known as

Feedback: conceptual

a. reserved powers.

b. expressed powers.

c. inherent powers.

d. de facto powers.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 20

20) Holding enemy combatants without a hearing can be traced to which executive powers?

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a. Reserved powers

b. Inherent powers

c. Delegated powers

d. Expressed powers

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 21

21) The _______ can determine whether a president exceeded the scope of inherent powers.

Feedback: conceptual

a. Supreme Court

b. House

c. Senate

d. Bureaucracy

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 22

22) Many parliamentary systems grant their executives which of the following?

Feedback: conceptual

a. Right to use emergency powers

b. Right to use partial line-item vetoes

c. Right to introduce budgets

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 23

23) Presidents are elected _______ via the Electoral College.

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a. indirectly

b. directly

c. by plurality

d. by national popular vote

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 24

24) Executive power generally _______ during crises.

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a. diminishes

b. expands

c. stays the same

d. completely changes

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 25

25) The Alien and Sedition Acts can be traced to which presidency?

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a. John Adams

b. George Washington

c. Thomas Jefferson

d. James Madison

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 26

26) The Alien and Sedition Acts could be viewed as an attack on which amendment?

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a. First

b. Second

c. Third

d. Fourth

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 27

27) The idea that no other branch can interfere with the president’s control of the executive branch is known as the

Feedback: conceptual

a. supremacy theory.

b. unitary executive theory.

c. imperial theory.

d. take-care clause.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 28

28) The idea that the president can demand swift and even secretive action is supported by

Feedback: applied

a. unitary executive theory.

b. legislative theory.

c. inherent theory.

d. pluralist theory.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 29

29) The unitary executive theory can be viewed as

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a. a threat to the system of checks and balances.

b. an important way to change governmental roles.

c. a way for the president to serve more than two terms.

d. a way for Congress to override the president.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 30

30) The idea that an executive could change a republic into an empire is directly related to which of the following theories?

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a. Legislative

b. Imperial

c. Pluralist

d. Majoritarian

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 31

31) Republicans accused _______ of embodying the imperial presidency.

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a. Barak Obama

b. Lyndon Johnson

c. Bill Clinton.

d. Jimmy Carter

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 32

32) Presidents are weakest in relation to

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a. foreign affairs.

b. domestic issues.

c. legislative issues.

d. judicial issues.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 33

33) The president’s power to control the world’s largest fighting force relates to the role of

Feedback: factual

a. commander in chief.

b. chief legislator.

c. chief diplomat.

d. chief executive.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 34

34) Free trade agreements, climate change concerns, and Middle East concerns all require the use of

Feedback: applied

a. force.

b. economic sanctions.

c. diplomacy.

d. boycotts.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 35

35) Acting as _______,the president can approve or veto measures passed by Congress, as well as make recommendations.

Feedback: conceptual

a. first legislator

b. first diplomat

c. first custodian

d. commander in chief

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 36

36)

Prior to World War II, what type of standing army did the United States have?

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a. Large

b. Small

c. Medium-sized

d. Nonexistent

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 37

37)

After World War II, what type of standing army did the United States have?

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a. Small

b. Large

c. Medium-sized

d. Nonexistent

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 38

38) An annual event at which the president addresses the nation is called

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a. the annual talk.

b. the State of the Union address.

c. the Executive Talk.

d. the State of Affairs Talk.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 39

39) Which of the following can formally propose a law?

Feedback: factual

a. The president

b. Congress

c. The Supreme Court

d. Both the president and Congress

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 40

40) The _______ is the presidential power to block an act of Congress by refusing to sign it.

Feedback: conceptual

a. executive power

b. legislative power

c. veto power

d. take-care clause power

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 41

41) Congress can override a presidential veto with a _______ vote in both chambers.

Feedback: factual

a. three-quarters

b. two-fifths

c. two-thirds

d. four-fifths

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 42

42) How often has Congress been able to override presidential vetoes?

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a. Most of the time

b. All the time

c. Never

d. Rarely

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 43

43) A president’s written declaration commenting on a bill that has been signed into law is known as

Feedback: factual

a. a signing statement.

b. an executive decree.

c. an executive declaration.

d. a public declaration.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 44

44) The executive branch includes _______ cabinet departments.

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a. nine

b. eight

c. fifteen

d. ten

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 45

45) Today, the executive branch has approximately _______ employees.

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a. 2.6 million

b. 27 million

c. 100,000

d. 10 million

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 46

46) Individuals appointed by the president to top positions in executive agencies are known as

Feedback: applied

a. political appointees.

b. executive appointees.

c. command appointees.

d. diplomatic appointees.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 47

47) Executive orders are unique because

Feedback: applied

a. they require congressional approval.

b. they do not require congressional approval.

c. they require the approval of the courts.

d. they require the approval of the cabinet.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 48

48) Members of the bureaucracy who keep their positions regardless of presidential changes are

Feedback: conceptual

a. political appointees.

b. civil servants.

c. cabinet secretaries.

d. speechwriters.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 49

49) Which of the following has been implemented via executive order?

Feedback: conceptual

a. Regulatory rollbacks

b. Bans on entry from selected countries

c. Stripping of funds from sanctuary cities

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 50

50) If Congress blocks an executive initiative, the president can issue an _______ to get around Congress.

Feedback: applied

a. executive order

b. executive initiative

c. executive line-item veto

d. executive pardon

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 51

51) One area in which the president is not granted authority is

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a. national security.

b. the economy.

c. civil rights.

d. civil liberties.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 52

52) In the United States, the title of head of state is which of the following?

Feedback: conceptual

a. Ceremonial only

b. Both ceremonial and policy-oriented

c. Policy-oriented only

d. None of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 53

53) George Washington was _______ political parties.

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a. supportive of

b. opposed to

c. neutral about

d. ambivalent about

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 54

54) Party leader became a role for the president during the presidency of

Feedback: applied

a. John Adams.

b. Andrew Jackson.

c. George Washington.

d. Franklin Roosevelt.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 55

55) The statement “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” comes from which administration?

Feedback: conceptual

a. Kennedy

b. Reagan

c. Taft

d. Obama

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 56

56) A successful president uses the power to

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a. persuade.

b. argue.

c. debate.

d. enforce.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 57

57) A president who makes key military decisions uses the position of

Feedback: applied

a. chief diplomat.

b. commander in chief.

c. chief legislator.

d. chief executive.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 58

58) Presidential power has _______ since the founding of the country.

Feedback: applied

a. diminished

b. increased

c. stayed the same

d. continually gone up and down

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 59

59) Presidential oversight of all executive agencies reflects the president’s power as

Feedback: applied

a. head diplomat.

b. head bureaucrat.

c. head legislator.

d. commander in chief.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 60

60) _______ is important because it allows presidents to win support for themselves or their ideas.

Feedback: conceptual

a. Going public

b. Debating Congress

c. Withholding sensitive national security information

d. Vetoing congressional bills

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 61

61) The first live televised press conference occurred during which administration?

Feedback: factual

a. Kennedy

b. Taft

c. Wilson

d. Nixon

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 62

62) Which of the following is a way for the president to connect with the American public?

Feedback: conceptual

a. Tweet supporters

b. Give speeches before large crowds

c. Speak directly to the camera from the Oval Office

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 63

63) Successful presidents must

Feedback: conceptual

a. constantly debate Congress.

b. manage their image in the public eye.

c. make bold secret decisions.

d. force Congress to accept executive legislation.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 64

64) Which of the following is true?

Feedback: factual

a. Most presidents have consistently high public approval ratings.

b. No president’s approval rating stays above 50 percent for an entire term.

c. Most presidents’ approval ratings reach 90 percent at some point.

d. Most presidents have consistently low public approval ratings.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 65

65) The end of the first Gulf War saw public approval of George H. W. Bush

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a. decline.

b. increase slightly.

c. increase dramatically.

d. decrease slightly.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 66

66) George W. Bush’s approval ratings right after the 9/11 attacks

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a. diminished greatly.

b. increased dramatically.

c. decreased slightly.

d. increased slightly.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 67

67) According to a panel of historians, who was the top-ranking president?

Feedback: applied

a. Franklin Roosevelt

b. Harry Truman

c. Abraham Lincoln

d. Ronald Reagan

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 68

68) In what year was the first live televised presidential press conference broadcast?

Feedback: conceptual

a. 1945

b. 1961

c. 1972

d, 1955

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 69

69) George Washington has been extolled as a great president because of his ability to

Feedback: conceptual

a. end slavery.

b. define the presidency and the nation.

c. defeat France.

d. promote the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 70

70) Franklin Roosevelt was considered a very strong president because of his ability to

Feedback: conceptual

a. balance the budget.

b. declare war on Japan.

c. rethink the presidency and the federal government’s role in national life.

d. create the Federal Reserve.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 71

71) According to presidential historian Stephen Skowronek, each president must address

Feedback: conceptual

a. the rise and fall of political orders.

b. inflation.

c. recession.

d. turbulent wars.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 72

72) According to Skowronek, a political order develops as follows:

Feedback: conceptual

a. new order develops, order refreshed, old order crumbles.

b. order refreshed, old order crumbles, new order develops.

c. new order develops, old order crumbles, order refreshed.

d. new order emerges from older orders.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 73

73) A new order could mean which of the following?

Feedback: applied

a. A president introduces a fresh philosophy of government.

b. A president uses the veto often.

c. A president seeks to avoid the courts.

d. A president refuses to address critical social issues.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 74

74) A new order president is

Feedback: factual

a. Jimmy Carter.

b. Ronald Reagan.

c. Herbert Hoover.

d. John Adams.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 75

75) Presidential approval ratings usually start above

Feedback: factual

a. 60 percent.

b. 65 percent.

c. 70 percent.

d. 90 percent.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 76

76) An example of an “old order crumbles” situation can be linked to which administration?

Feedback: factual

a. Hoover

b. Fillmore

c. Taft

d. Carter

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 77

77) Presidents would like their approval rating to be around _______ for reelection.

Feedback: applied

a. 70 percent.

b. 60 percent.

c. 50 percent.

d. 40 percent.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 78

78) Nixon’s ability to negotiate with both China and

Russia exemplifies the power of

Feedback: applied

a. first legislator.

b. top diplomat.

c. commander in chief.

d. chief custodian.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 79

79) The _______ is the set of institutions, interests, and ideas that shape a political era.

Feedback: conceptual

a. political cycle

b. political zone

c. political order

d. executive cycle

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 80

80) How many administrative assistants did Herbert Hoover have?

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a. Four

b. Six

c. Eight

d. Over a hundred

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 81

81) Herbert Hoover’s presidential staff was how large?

Feedback: factual

a. One hundred

b. Seventy

c. Forty

d. Fifteen

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 82

82) Power in the executive branch is measured by

Feedback: conceptual

a. proximity to the Oval Office.

b. number of years in the job.

c. age.

d. number of meetings with the president.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 83

83) The shortest presidency was that of

Feedback: factual

a. John Adams.

b. Harry Truman.

c. William Henry Harrison.

d. George W. Bush.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 84

84) The longest presidency was that of

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a. George Washington.

b. Franklin Roosevelt.

c. Ronald Reagan.

d. Abraham Lincoln.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 85

85) The last president without a college education was

Feedback: factual

a. Franklin Roosevelt.

b. Harry Truman.

c. John Kennedy.

d. Jimmy Carter.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 86

86) The first election in which a woman ran for president was held in

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a. 1872.

b. 1900.

c. 1920.

d. 1964.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 87

87) How many presidents has the United States had in the last eighty-five years?

Feedback: factual

a. Twelve

b. Fifteen

c. Sixteen

d. Eighteen

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 88

88) Vice presidents have taken over after a president’s death _______ times.

Feedback: factual

a. five

b. nine

c. eight

d. two

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 89

89) The vice president’s role has _______ during the latter part of the twentieth and early part of the twenty-first century.

Feedback: applied

a. greatly increased

b. greatly decreased

c. stayed the same

d. slightly increased

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 90

90) Vice presidents preside over the

Feedback: factual

a. House.

b. Senate.

c. bureaucracy.

d. Central Intelligence Agency.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 91

91) Vice presidents vote in the Senate

Feedback: factual

a. when there is a tie.

b. during close votes.

c. on controversial issues.

d. when they have the chance.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 92

92) The people who run the executive branch departments make up the president’s

Feedback: factual

a. advisors.

b. cabinet.

c. bureaucracy.

d. executive aides.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 93

93) The central gatekeeper for the president is called the

Feedback: factual

a. gatekeeper.

b. chief of staff.

c. head cabinet officer.

d. press secretary.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 94

94) The president’s office manager is the

Feedback: factual

a. gatekeeper.

b. chief of staff.

c. head cabinet officer.

d. press secretary.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 95

95) Democrats have generally organized their White House office in a manner referred to as

Feedback: factual

a. creative chaos.

b. military precision.

c. personality driven.

d. organized chaos.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 96

96) Republicans have generally organized their White House office in a manner referred to as

Feedback: factual

a. creative chaos.

b. organized chaos.

c. military precision.

d. personality driven.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 97

97) Going against tradition, the Obama White House was organized in _______ style.

Feedback: factual

a. Democratic

b. corporate

c. egalitarian

d. Republican

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 98

98) How did George H. W. Bush demonstrate the new order to his speechwriting team?

Feedback: factual

a. He stripped them of White House Mess privileges.

b. He paid them less.

c. He placed them in a central office.

d. He moved them out of the White House.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 99

99) EOP staffers

Feedback: factual

a. are subject to Senate confirmation.

b. are not subject to Senate confirmation.

c. are subject to House confirmation.

d. must be approved by the cabinet.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 100

100) Which First Lady was the first to have an office in the West Wing?

Feedback: factual

a. Lady Bird Johnson

b. Jacqueline Kennedy

c. Nancy Reagan

d. Hillary Clinton

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 101

101) What are the three forms of presidential power?

Feedback:

Expressed.

Delegated.

Inherent.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 102

102) What is the unitary executive theory?

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Places president in charge of executing laws.

No other branch should limit presidential discretion over executive matters.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 103

103) What is an imperial presidency?

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Theory put forth by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

Powerful presidents could become like emperors.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 104

104) What are five roles of the president?

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Commander in chief.

Top diplomat.

Head bureaucrat.

Chief executive.

First legislator.

Economist in chief.

Head of state.

Party leader.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 105

105) What is an executive order?

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Presidential order with the force of law.

Allows the president to create policy without congressional approval.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 106

106) Who coined the term bully pulpit, and what does it mean?

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Theodore Roosevelt.

Allows the president to make bold statements; a place to share ideas, opinions, exhortations, and warnings.

Today, we might say “awesome platform.” In Theodore Roosevelt’s time, “bully” was a slang term for “really good” or “terrific.”

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 107

107) What is meant by “going public”?

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Ability of the president to address the public in order to win support for self or ideas.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 108

108) Do presidents maintain consistently high public approval ratings?

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No, presidents do not.

No president’s rating stays above 50 percent for an entire term.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 109

109) What is a political order?

Feedback:

Set of institutions, interests, and ideas that shape a political era.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 110

110) What are the phases of a political order?

Feedback:

New order.

Order refreshed.

Old order crumbles.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 111

111) What did the Twenty-second Amendment do?

Feedback:

Limited the presidency to two terms.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 112

112) What is the role of the vice president?

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Presides over Senate.

Takes over for president in case of death or incapacitation.

Vice president’s power increased in the latter part of the twentieth century.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 113

113) What is the Executive Office of the President?

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A set of agencies that help the president manage daily activities.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 114

114) What is the Office of Management and Budget?

Feedback:

Executive agency that manages the executive branch.

Vets every administrative proposal.

Created during the Nixon administration.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 115

115) What is the Council of Economic Advisors?

Feedback:

Executive agency.

Conducts economic analyses for the president.

One example: unemployment predictions.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 116

116) What is the National Security Council?

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Advises the president on national security matters.

Includes secretaries of state, defense, and treasury.

Also includes chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Director of National Intelligence.

Directed by National Security Advisor.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 14 Question 117

117) What does the White House chief of staff do?

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Coordinates president’s schedule.

Serves as gatekeeper for president.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 118

118) Which president served the most terms?

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Franklin Roosevelt.

Elected for four terms.

Died in office in fourth term.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 119

119) Which First Lady set a prominent trend in supporting the president?

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Eleanor Roosevelt.

Promoted Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal policies.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 120

120) What are three broad characteristics of the presidency?

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Personifies America.

Injects new ideas and themes into American politics.

Enormous powers, on paper.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 121

121) What controversies concerning the office of president did the Constitutional Convention delegates have to resolve?

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Should the United States have a president?

How long should the president serve?

How should the United States choose its president?

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 122

122) What is an imperial presidency?

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American presidency demonstrating imperial traits.

Republic is morphing into an empire.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 123

123) What does the role of commander in chief entail?

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Congress declares war, but the president manages the war.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 124

124) What is the War Powers Act of 1973?

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President can send forces into combat in case of national emergency.

Must notify Congress within forty-eight hours.

Must gain approval of Congress within sixty days.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 125

125) What is the purpose of the State of the Union address?

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Report on the state of the union annually.

Congress, Supreme Court justices, national television audience.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 126

126) What is the presidential “batting average”?

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Successful passage of bills endorsed by the president.

Bills that the other party opposes.

Higher when the same party controls White House and Congress.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 127

127) What is a veto? How does it work?

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Presidential power to block an act of Congress by refusing to sign it.

Act then sent to Congress with objections.

Can be overturned by two-thirds vote of both chambers.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 128

128) Which president expanded the president’s role in the economy?

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Franklin Roosevelt.

Great Depression.

Working to put nation back to work.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 129

129) Who is head of state in the United States?

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President.

Ceremonial role.

Should give a few examples.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 130

130) What are the three types of executive power, and what does each represent?

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Expressed—direct powers found in Article 2 of the Constitution.

Delegated—powers that Congress passes on to a president.

Inherent—powers assumed by a president.

Give examples.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 131

131) Why is the unitary executive theory so controversial?

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President has absolute control over executive branch.

Can’t be checked by other branches.

Fear that it could lead into an imperial presidency.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 132

132) What are the central roles of the president?

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Commander in chief—head of armed forces.

Top diplomat—negotiate treaties with other nations.

First legislator—ask Congress to consider president’s ideas as possible legislation.

Head bureaucrat—head of all administrative agencies in the executive department.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 133

133) Explain the veto and override process.

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President can veto bills.

Congress can override vetoes.

Congress must have two-thirds vote in both chambers to override a veto.

Presidential vetoes are rarely a surprise.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 134

134) Describe the differences between the roles of head bureaucrat and economist in chief.

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Head-bureaucrat role allows the president to appoint people in the executive branch.

President appoints cabinet.

Cabinet members serve as official advisors.

Roles are very different in executive power.

Constitution does not grant economic authority to the president.

Development of Council of Economic Advisors.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 135

135) How has public approval rating affected the presidency?

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Presidents constantly check approval ratings.

No president’s approval rating has remained at over 50 percent for a full term.

Major events have given presidents public approval spikes.

The higher the rating, the easier it is to govern.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 136

136) What defines presidential greatness?

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Role of Abraham Lincoln.

Role of George Washington.

Role of Franklin Roosevelt.

All of these presidents have redefined either the presidency or the nation itself.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 137

137) What are Stephen Skowronek’s three typologies of a political order?

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New order rises.

Fresh philosophy of government.

Order refreshed.

Nation faces new challenges, old issues fade.

Order crumbles.

Best example is Herbert Hoover’s presidency.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 138

138) How did James Madison affect the presidency?

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Author of Constitution.

Fourth president.

Role in War of 1812.

Fierce attachment to the Constitution.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 139

139) What presidents fit the active positive model, and why?

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Thomas Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt, and Harry Truman.

High self-esteem and ability to make big changes.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 140

140) What presidents fit the active negative model, and why?

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Herbert Hoover and Lyndon Johnson.

Very troubled presidencies.

Fear of losing control.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 141

141) How has the presidency increased in power?

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Broad extension of inherent powers.

Suspension of habeas corpus during times of conflict.

Use of unitary executive theory.

Role of the imperial presidency.

Numerous international conflicts that were not wars declared by Congress.

Role of twentieth-century presidents like Nixon and George W. Bush.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 142

142) How does the bureaucracy relate to the president?

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Role of the Executive Office of the President.

Role of the White House Office and chief of staff.

Role of cabinet—political appointments.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 143

143) How has the vice-presidency changed?

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Daniel Webster: “I do not choose to be buried until I am really dead.”

John Nance Garner: “job “not worth a pitcher of warm piss.”

Eight times became president.

Changed during Carter Administration.

Rely on for advice and experience in Washington.

Have emblems of power: seat at cabinet meetings, office in White House, jet, growing staff, regular meetings with the president.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 144

144) What is the bully pulpit? Who introduced the idea?

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Theodore Roosevelt introduced the term.

Big ideas of presidents.

John Kennedy.

Ronald Reagan.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 145

145) Discuss how the presidency rises and falls on ideas.

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Presidencies marked by ideas.

Bully pulpit.

Kennedy and Reagan.

Fading party is bare of ideas.

Carter.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 146

146) Name two events that caused a spike in a president’s approval rating and name the two presidents affected.

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First Gulf War: George H. W. Bush.

Terrorist attacks on World Trade Center: George W. Bush.

Both peaked at 89 percent.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 147

147) What is the cabinet? What are the roles of cabinet members?

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Presidential advisors, run executive branch departments.

President’s governing team.

Washington’s cabinet had four members; today, there are fifteen members.

Inner cabinet: Washington’s original cabinet.

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Title: Chapter 14 Question 148

148) What is central clearance?

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Office of Management and Budget’s authority to review and clear anything a member of the administration says or does in public.

All speeches, opinion pieces, testimony, policy, etc., must go to OMB first.