9-11 test review

The role of the council of economic advisers is to?

Advise the president about the economy.

Around 32% of legislation supported by the president passes during the House within one year. During the same year, 64% of president-supported legislation passes in the Senate. What can you infer about the political makeup of Congress and the executive branch?

The Senate majority and House minority are from the same party as the president.

Why might a candidate most want to run for president?

To affect public policy

Presidents campaign heavily is swing states because?

Voters are closely divided there.

What is the minimum number of members of the Senate that must approve a treaty for it to go into effect?

67

If executive privilege were not allowed, which of these would be most affected?

Ability of the president to discuss controversial policy options.

The role of the National Security Council is to?

Advise the president about American military and foreign policy.

A president could continue to assert power twenty years after leaving the presidency through which of these methods?

Appointing a Supreme Court Justice.

People who work for agencies and departments that implement laws are called?

Bureaucrats

Of the following inaugural activities, a new president is most likely to inspire citizens...

By giving an inaugural address.

Which of these presidential activities is not protected by the power of executive privilege?

Conversations with administers about unlawful party activities.

Which of these bodies would the president consult to obtain advice about setting import taxes for goods from china?

Council of Economic Advisers.

Which executive department would be most important to citizens concerned with the issue of the death penalty?

Department of Justice.

According to the chart, which cabinet department is responsible for making sure banks are giving people a fair interest rate?

Department of Treasury.

President Barack Obama's election to a first term is an example of

Diversity

Which of these is a duty fulfilled by both the American president as chief executive and the Australian prime minister?

Execution of laws related to health care.

Which of these presidents used inherent powers to significantly expand the executive branch by enacting many new economic programs?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

A purpose of the Department of Education is to...

Give federal financial aid to schools.

What is one reason Franklin Roosevelt won the 1932 election?

He understood peoples attitudes.

When the president calls engineers at NASA to congratulate them on a successful space mission, he or she is acting as which of these?

Head of state.

Which of the following is a job of a political appointee?

Head of the EPA

What is the purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority?

It builds and maintains dams and supplies of electric power.

Which argument can be classified as being against the Electoral College system?

It is unfair to there's who voted for a losing candidate.

Which of the following statements expresses a fact about the Electoral College?

It works without controversy in most elections.

The twenty-second amendment clarified

Number of terms a president can serve

What is the role of the White House chief of staff?

Overseeing operations of the White House and Executive Office of the President.

The president is fulfilling which role when choosing a supporter to run the Environmental Protection Agency?

Political party leader.

A prospective employee will have to take a civil service exam before getting a job as a...

Postal worker

Who must be involved to implement a treaty with Indonesia?

President and senate

How is the selection of presidential and vice presidential candidates changing?

Recent candidates reflect more diversity.

This president was know during his time as "the great communicator."

Ronal Reagan

The president would have to work out the most compromised to his or her legislative agenda in which of the following situations?

The president is from a different party than both senate and house majorities.

Why did the Supreme Court quickly arrive at a decision in Bush v. Gore?

The public needed to know who would be president.

What is a disadvantage of having presidential appointees serving in high levels of government?

Their experience may not match their power.

What is an advantage of having presidential appointees serving in government?

They will work well with the president.