AP Gov Executive Branch

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

A President may veto part of a bill.

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

Agenda setting

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

In foreign affairs rather than in domestic affairs

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 is an example of how the innovation of social media can influence presidential behavior?

The president announces the nomination of a cabinet secretary on the Internet.

A President may persuade recalcitrant members of Congress to vote for a particular bill by

making a direct appeal to the public through mass media

Which of the following presidential appointments requires Senate confirmation?

secretary of state

Which of the following situations is an example of the president using the bully pulpit as a tool for agenda setting?

President Reagan delivering a televised address urging a reduction in federal taxes

A newly elected president faces a Senate controlled by the opposition party. Which of the following presidential appointments is the most likely to encounter difficulty with confirmation by the Senate?

Supreme Court justice

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 the primary reason for the tensions that exist between the legislative and executive branches of the federal government?

The branches have different constituencies with different interests.

Executive agreements have been cited as evidence that

modern presidents often try to avoid legislative checks and balances on their authority

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.

Which of the following is an action a president can take to rally public support for the administration's legislative agenda?

Use the State of the Union Address to pressure Congress to pass a bill lowering income taxes.

In recent presidential administrations, the principal staff for the President has been made up of members of the

White House Office

The Senate must confirm all of the following presidential appointments EXCEPT

White House staff

In The Federalist 70, Alexander Hamilton states that "energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government." In this statement, Hamilton is arguing in favor of the need for

a single executive who can respond quickly to crises

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

declaring war

A President attempting to influence Congress to pass a legislative program might employ all of the following strategies EXCEPT

denying campaign reelection funds to legislators who oppose the President's policy stand

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

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

forming new cabinet-level departments

The expansion of the executive branch since 1939 has affected the separation of powers by

increasing presidential control over the legislative process

All of the following have contributed to an increase in presidential power in the post-1945 era EXCEPT

legislation granting the President the power to impound funds appropriated by Congress

Congress adopted the War Powers Resolution to

limit the president's authority to commit troops overseas

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

presidential authority to raise revenue

The War Powers Resolution (1973) was designed to

require a congressional declaration of war before allowing military forces to be used overseas

Even with large majorities of their own party in Congress, presidents experience difficulty in exercising legislative leadership because

the weak nature of political parties hampers the president's ability to control Congress

In trying to influence legislation, the President is generally more successful than congressional leaders in

using the media to set the policy agenda

Bully Pulpit

⦁ Term "bully pulpit" comes from Teddy Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit" meaning that he could use it as a platform to promote his agenda ⦁ President uses his bully pulpit as a means of communicating with the American people through the media coverage of presidential events ⦁ Using the power of his office to exert pressure ⦁ Examples of how a president uses a bully pulpit: -Ronald Reagan began the practice of Saturday morning radio broadcast to speak about specific politics -President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush held town meetings to advocate it their positions on policies they support -Presidents spoke to special interest groups that support the policies the president has announced