Chapter 14: The Presidency - Cengage Quiz

How does the Twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution affect presidential powers? - It limits presidents to a maximum of two terms. - It created the electoral college. - It requires the president to get Senate approval before declaring war. - It gives the president the sole power to launch a nuclear attack.

- It limits presidents to a maximum of two terms.

What president was the first to show how presidents can expand their powers during a national emergency? - Abraham Lincoln - Ronald Reagan - Martin Van Buren - Thomas Jefferson

- Abraham Lincoln

Which method of staff organization allows great flexibility but risks cutting the president off from the government officials ultimately responsible for translating presidential decisions into action? - Intuitive - Ad hoc - Circular - Pyramid

- Ad hoc

Which president was the first to expand the use of presidential veto power? - Abraham Lincoln - Andrew Jackson - Thomas Jefferson - George Washington

- Andrew Jackson

When did the Supreme Court first take up the issue of executive privilege? - During the Civil War - When Paula Jones sued President Clinton - As a part of the Watergate investigations - During the Cuban Missile Crisis

- As a part of the Watergate investigations

If a cabinet secretary reports directly to the president, what organizational structure is in place? - Circular - Ad hoc - Pyramid - Hierarchical

- Circular

Which is the first audience for the president's persuasive powers? - The media - The public - Fellow politicians and leaders in Washington - Party activists and officeholders outside Washington

- Fellow politicians and leaders in Washington

Whose presidency ushered in the era of the "modern presidency" in which the president is at the center of national government? - Andrew Jackson - Abraham Lincoln - Franklin D. Roosevelt - John F. Kennedy

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Compared to a British prime minister, how much power does an American president have to decide what laws get passed? - Equal - Less - More - Significant

- Less

If a bill fails to become law because the president does not sign it within ten days before Congress adjourns, the president has exercised what power? - Signing statement - Pocket veto - Veto message - Line-item veto

- Pocket veto

Which president was nicknamed "The Great Communicator"? - Nixon - Kennedy - Reagan - Clinton

- Reagan

Which two powers related to the armed forces does the Constitution grant to the president alone? - Deploying troops and making treaties - Serving as commander-in-chief and commissioning officers - Defining military strategy and military budgets - Declaring war and conscripting soldiers

- Serving as commander-in-chief and commissioning officers

What procedures and processes can you assume that recent presidents have put in place to get things done in office? - Make intentions clear and use executive orders. - Have the cabinet advise Congress on legislation and use the threat of the veto. - Encourage Congress to keep legislation simple by promising to sign it if it is succinct. - Set a manageable number of goals and try to achieve them early in the term.

- Set a manageable number of goals and try to achieve them early in the term.

How was the electoral college designed to protect small states? - If a majority of small states protested the electoral winner, the electoral college would defer to the national popular vote. - Small states would have at least three electoral votes no matter how small their state population. - Small states were given the same number of electors as larger states. - If a majority of large states selected a candidate different from one a majority of small states selected; the college would give added weight to the popular vote in each small state.

- Small states would have at least three electoral votes no matter how small their state population.

Under the Reagan administration, which Executive Office of the President agency took on a greater role in influencing policy? - The National Security Council - The Council of Economic Advisors - The Office of Management and Budget - The Office of the Vice President

- The Office of Management and Budget

What government body can block an executive order? - The Senate - The House Committee on Ethics - The House of Representatives - The Supreme Court

- The Supreme Court

In Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell address, he cautioned Americans not to give too much power to what he called the military-industrial complex. In that speech, what persuasive power was Eisenhower using? - The veto message - The bully pulpit - Executive privilege - Public opinion

- The bully pulpit

With a reelection campaign on the horizon, a president wants to draw down troops from a foreign war but is nervous about how voters will view this action. The president polls public opinion on the issue and acts in accordance with the public's desires. Which approach to representation is this president taking? - The client model - The executive model - The trustee model - The delegate model

- The delegate model

Through what body do electors from each state vote for the next president and vice president? - National committee - Political convention - The electoral college - State caucus

- The electoral college

The public tends to view what as the first branch of government? - The Constitutional convention - The legislative branch - The judicial branch - The executive branch

- The executive branch

Even when the same party controls Congress and the presidency, what circumstance must be in place for a truly unified government to exist? - The national economy must be healthy, with a strong middle class. - The president must be exceptionally popular. - The party in power must be ideologically unified. - Voters must be unified, as when they rally after a terrorist attack or a national disaster.

- The party in power must be ideologically unified.

What was the Founders' most frequent concern as they debated the powers of the presidency? - They feared the president would be a mere figurehead. - They feared the president would turn the national military against the states. - They feared the president would use constitutional powers to stay in office indefinitely. - They feared the president would bribe the courts.

- They feared the president would use constitutional powers to stay in office indefinitely.

What is the only official task of the Vice President of the United States? - To preside over the Senate and to vote in the case of a tie - To run the president's reelection campaign - To receive foreign visitors - To advise the president on domestic matters

- To preside over the Senate and to vote in the case of a tie

When does the United States have divided government? - Whenever Congress challenges the president on a policy initiative - When one party controls House and another controls the Senate - During civil war - When one party control the presidency and another party controls one or both chambers of Congress

- When one party control the presidency and another party controls one or both chambers of Congress

What is the function of the necessary and proper clause? - it creates the shared powers that decrease the powers of the president - it creates the exclusive powers that expand the powers of the president - it creates the inherent powers that expand the powers of the president - it creates the "implied" powers that expand the powers of the president

- it creates the "implied" powers that expand the powers of the president