AP Gov (2.4)

The President's veto power is accurately described by which of the following statements? A President sometimes threatens to veto a bill that is under discussion in order to influence congressional decision-making. A President typically vetoes about a third of the bills passed by Congress. Congress is usually unable to override a President's veto.

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Which of the following statements about trends in presidential approval ratings is supported by information presented in the graph above?

A President's popularity tends to fall during his term in office.

All of the following statements pertaining to the presidential veto are true EXCEPT:

A president may veto part of the bill.

Which of the following stages comes first in the policy-making process?

Agenda setting

Which of the following correctly identifies an implication of the line graph?

Congress is more likely to act on a president's policy proposal at the beginning of a first term than at the end of a second term.

The President can do which of the following without seeking the consent of either the House or the Senate?

Deploy troops.

Which of the following accurately compares the formal and informal powers of the president?

Formal Power: Acting as commander in chief of the military, Informal Power: Signing executive agreements with foreign nations

All of the following powers are granted to the President by the Constitution EXCEPT

Forming new cabinet-level departments

Generally, when is a president more likely to get congressional approval of proposed policies?

In foreign affairs rather than domestic affairs.

In general, Congress is most likely to defer to the President

In the area of foreign policy

Which of the following is true of an executive agreement made between a United States President and another head of state?

It does not require Senate approval , but may require congressional allocation of funds for implementation

Which of the following is true of a presidential veto of a piece of legislation?

It is rarely overridden by Congress.

Which of the following is true about the pocket veto?

It occurs when the President takes no action on a bill for ten days during which Congress is adjourned.

Which of the following statements reflects a pattern in the line graph?

Most presidents exit office with lower approval ratings than when they entered.

If Congress adjourns during the ten days the president has to consider a bill passed by both houses of Congress, but which the president has not yet signed, what is the result?

Pocket veto

Which of the following is an example of presidential use of informal powers?

President Bill Clinton advocating for public policy reform on his Health Security Express bus

All of the following are formal or informal sources of presidential power EXCEPT

Presidential authority to raise revenue.

In vetoing a bill, the President does which of the following?

Rejects all sections of a bill.

Which of the following is articulated in the War Powers Resolution?

The President must bring troops home from hostilities within 60 to 90 days unless Congress extends the time.

Which of the following is true based on the data in the line graph?

The number of bills passed by Congress decreased under G. H. W. Bush.

Which of the following trends is best supported by the information in the table?

The number of executive agreements has increased over time.

Which of the following statements is best supported by the line graph?

The number of vetoes has generally decreased since 1945, but so has the number of bills passed by Congress.

Which of the following represents a reason that a president might use a signing statement to express displeasure with a bill as opposed to issuing a veto?

The president may have objections to provisions of a bill but does not want to risk Congress overriding a veto.

In which of the following scenarios would a presidential veto most likely be upheld?

Two-thirds of the representatives and senators are members of the same party as the President.

The War Powers Resolution (1973) was designed to

assure congressional involvement in decisions committing military forces in hostile situations overseas

The constitutional powers of the president include all of the following EXCEPT

declaring war

The president's role as chief diplomat is derived from

delegated powers

Since the 1970's, Presidents have made use of executive orders at an increasing rate because executive orders

do not need to be passed by Congress

Which of the following is NOT a presidential role authorized by the Constitution?

lead the political parties of the president.

The primary purpose of the North American Free Trade Agreement is to

reduce trade barriers between the United States, Mexico, and Canada