Ch 10 Quiz Questions

The ________ is the informal designation for the heads of the major federal government departments.

Cabinet

The president's delegated powers come from ________.

Congress

________ used presidential emergency power in 1957 to send troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to help desegregate Central High School.

Dwight Eisenhower

Which of the following statements about signing statements is FALSE?

Ever since Thomas Jefferson's presidency, all presidential signing statements have been recorded and added to the official legislative record.

The Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisers are both parts of the ________.

Executive Office of the President

________ powers are specifically established by the language of the Constitution.

Expressed

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.

________ was the first first lady to seek public office on her own.

Hillary Clinton

The office of the presidency was established by Article ________ of the Constitution.

II

When the president infers powers from the "rights, duties, and obligations" of the presidency, these are called ________ powers.

Inherent

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 president's goals.

When North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950,

President Truman sent American troops to Korea without asking for a declaration of war.

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Recent presidents have refrained from asking Congress to declare war and have instead frequently deployed the military without congressional authorization.

Which statement about the Cabinet is INCORRECT?

The Cabinet does not meet as a group, except during the State of the Union address.

Which of the following statements about signing statements is most accurate?

While presidents have made signing statements throughout American history, they have only recently been recorded and made part of the official legislative record.

The president's group of advisers and analysts is collectively called the ________.

White House staff

An executive order is

a rule or regulation issued unilaterally by the president that has the status of a law.

The power to receive ambassadors is an example of ________.

an expressed power

The main political value of the vice president is to

bring the president votes in the election from a group or region that would not otherwise be a likely source of support.

Executive agreements differ from formal treaties in that they

do not have to be approved by the Senate.

In order to get around the need for Senate approval of treaties, many contemporary presidents have made use of ________ in foreign affairs.

executive agreements

The expansion of the Executive Office of the President, the development of regulatory review, and the use of executive orders have been important because they

have given presidents substantial capacity to achieve significant policy results despite congressional opposition to their legislative agendas.

When are the president's partisan ties most important?

in dealing with Congress on legislative matters

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 president's power to set the debate concerning public policy in Congress is called a(n) ________.

legislative initiative

The State of the Union address is

mandated by the Constitution.

The president's expressed powers include all of the following categories EXCEPT ________.

partisan

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.

When members of Congress delegate power to the executive branch, it

substantially enhances the importance of the presidency.

Congress's tendency in recent years to give executive agencies fewer clear guidelines for implementing laws is the result of

the greater scope and complexity of the tasks that American government has undertaken.

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 is required for Congress to override a presidential veto?

two-thirds of both houses of Congress