American National Government 14

What president was the first to show how presidents can expand their powers during a national emergency?

Abraham Lincoln

Which method of staff organization allows great flexibility but risks cutting the president off from the government officials ultimately responsible for translating presidential decisions into action?

Ad hoc

Which president was the first to expand the use of presidential veto power?

Andrew Jackson

When did the Supreme Court first take up the issue of executive privilege?

As a part of the Watergate investigations

If a cabinet secretary reports directly to the president, what organizational structure is in place?

Circular

Which is the first audience for the president's persuasive powers?

Fellow politicians and leaders in Washington

Whose presidency ushered in the era of the "modern presidency" in which the president is at the center of national government?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Under the Reagan administration, what Executive Office of the President agency took on a greater role in influencing policy?

The office of management and budget

What policy change resulted from the impeachment of President Clinton?

It led to the demise of the law creating the Office of the Independent Council.

How does the Twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution affect presidential powers?

It limits the president to a maximum of two terms.

Compared to a British prime minister, how much power does an American president have to decide what laws get passed?

Less

If a bill fails to become law because the president does not sign it within 10 days before Congress adjourns, the president has exercised what power?

Pocket Veto

Which president was nicknamed "The Great Communicator"?

Reagan

Which two powers related to the armed forces does the Constitution grant to the president alone?

Serving as commander in chief and commissioning officers.

In order to get things done while in office, recent presidents have developed what rules of thumb?

Set a manageable number of goals and try to achieve them early in the term.

How was the electoral college designed to protect small states?

Small states would have at least three electoral votes no matter how small their state population.

What government body can block an executive order?

The Supreme Court

In Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell address, he cautioned Americans not to give too much power to what he called the military-industrial complex. In that speech, what persuasive power was Eisenhower using?

The bully pulpit

With a reelection campaign on the horizon, a president wants to draw down troops from a foreign war but is nervous about how voters will view this action. The president polls public opinion on the issue and acts in accordance with the public's desires. Which approach to representation is this president taking?

The delegate model

Through what body do electors from each state vote for the next president and vice president?

The electoral college

The public tends to view what as the first branch of government?

The executive branch

Even when the same party controls Congress and the presidency, what circumstance must be in place for a truly unified government to exist?

The party in power must be ideologically unified

What was the founders' most frequent concern as they debated the powers of the presidency?

They feared the president would use constitutional powers to stay in office indefinitely.

What is the only official task of the Vice President of the United States?

To preside over the Senate and to vote in the case of a tie

When does the U.S. have divided government?

When one party control the presidency and another party controls one or both chambers of Congress