Chapter 11

The first live press conference occurred during which administration?

Kennedy

Which of the following is most likely to be true?

No presidency stays above 50 percent approval rating the entire term

The ___ can determine whether the president exceeded the scope of inherent powers.

Supreme Court

The president serving as commander in chief demonstrates

expressed powers

Presidential power has ____ since the founding of the country.

increased

Originally the president would serve a four-year term, which could be renewed

indefinitely

Presidents are elected ___ via the Electoral College

indirectly

A successful president must

manage their image in the public eye

Individuals appointed by the president to top positions in executive agencies are known as

political appointees.

Executive expressed powers (powers specifically listed in the Constitution) include all of the following except

power to declare war

The requirement of "natural born citizen" applies to which of the following positions?

president

How often had Congress been able to override presidential vetoes?

rarely

The president's official advisors are called

the cabinet.

Which amendment limits a president from serving a third term?

the twenty-second

Executive orders are unique because

they do not require congressional approval

How many presidential candidates won the electoral college while losing the popular vote(but still became president)?

4

Which presidents have experienced the most extreme public approval ratings.

Harry Truman and George W. Bush

An annual event where the president address the nation is called

The State of the Union Address

____ is the presidential power to block an act of Congress by refusing to sign it.

Veto power

____ served the shortest presidency, while ___ served the longest.

William Harrison; Franklin Roosevelt

The president can act as a ____ and recommend and veto measures from Congress

chief legislature

Vice presidents have taken over presidential death ____ times

eight

In the Electoral College, each state's number of votes is ____ its congressional delegation.

equal to