Chapter 13 Quiz
Why is the president's State of the Union address important?
It is an opportunity for the president to set the legislative agenda by initiating proposals and directing public attention to the executive's goals.
The Office of Management and Budget is important because
Its personnel are an integral part of virtually every conceivable presidential responsibility, such as overseeing regulatory proposals, reporting on agency activities, and preparing the national budget.
The formal group of presidential foreign policy advisers, established in 1947, is called
National Security Council
The president's expressed powers include all of the following except
Partisan
According to the text, what are the three most common ways for a president to expand his base of power?
Party support, popular mobilization, and administrative control
In United States v. Nixon, the Supreme Court
Required Nixon to turn over secret tapes to Congress
In undertaking the campaign against the Taliban in 2001, George W. Bush
Sought and received congressional authorization for the bombing, but not a declaration of war
After the president and vice president, which office is next in the line of succession?
Speaker of the House
The National Security Council is composed of all of the following except the
Speaker of the House
Which executive agency has the least discretion, as a result of very detailed congressional legislation?
The Internal Revenue Service
The last time Congress exercised its constitutional power to declare war was in
1941
An executive order is
A rule or regulation issued unilaterally by the president, with the status of a law
The Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1970 by
An executive order
A signing statement is a(n)
Announcement the president makes about his interpretation of a congressional enactment he is signing into law
The office of the presidency was established by _____ of the Constitution.
Article II
The power to declare war is given to ____ under the Constitution.
Both houses of Congress
The president has the power to appoint which of the following positions?
Cabinet secretaries
____ powers are specifically established by the language of the Constitution.
Expressed
The turning point in American politics toward a president-centered government came about during the administration of
Franklin Roosevelt
Which president began the era of greater presidential control over the budgeting process?
Franklin Roosevelt
The rise of the national convention was important because it
Gave the presidency a mass popular base that would eventually support and demand increased power
Which of the following statements about presidential pardons is false?
George Washington declared amnesty to all Americans who fought for the British during the War for Independence
The first lady is an important resource for the president in his capacity as
Head of state
Which first lady was the first to seek and win public office on her own?
Hillary Clinton
When are the president's partisan ties most important?
In dealing with Congress on legislative matters
When Dwight Eisenhower sent federal troops into Little Rock High School in 1957, it demonstrated that
The president may make unilateral use of the emergency powers to protect states against domestic disorder
What is the primary constitutional task of the vice president, besides succeeding the president in case of death, resignation, or incapacitation?
To cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate
What did the framers mean to accomplish by indirect election of the president?
To make the president responsible to state and national legislatures
What is required for Congress to override a presidential veto?
Two-thirds of both houses of Congress
The _____ asserted that the president could send American troops into action abroad only in the event of a declaration of war or other statutory authorization by Congress, or if American troops were attacked or directly endangered.
War Powers Resolution of 1973