American Government Chapter 5
2 is the cause and 1 is the effect.
1) the Senate votes on a treaty 2) the President negotiates a treaty Which of these is the CAUSE and which is the EFFECT?
amnesty
A blanket pardon offered to a group of law violators.
treaty
A formal agreement between two or more countries. In the US this requires Senate ratification.
executive agreement
A pact between the President and the head of a foreign state or their subordinate.
reprieve
A postponement of punishment,
Congress has enacted joint resolutions to authorize the President to use military force.
Although Congress has not declared war since World War II, the United States has used military force on many occasions since then. What is one explanation for this fact?
The Senate proposed major revisions to the treaty.
Based on the cartoon about the Treaty of Versailles and the information in the text, which of the following is TRUE?
The Vice President has little responsibility, except to be ready to assume the presidency.
Charles Dawes, Vice President under Calvin Coolidge, commented that he had little to do as Vice President but "look at newspapers every morning to see how the President's health is." Based on this quotation, what was Dawes' point of view about the vice presidency?
Chief of State
Choose the answer that BEST completes the chart about the roles of the President of the United States
Eleanor Roosevelt
Consider what First Lady Michele Obama seems to be doing in the photograph. This idea of the role of the First Lady is closest to that of which of the following First Ladies?
executive order
Directives, rules or orders from the President that have the effect of law
pardon
Legal forgiveness of a crime.
Repealing the 22nd Amendment would repay Clinton because it would allow him to run for President a third time.
Former President Bill Clinton was very helpful to President Obama during his 2012 campaign for reelection. Why does the cartoonist say that the President can repay Clinton for his help by repealing the 22nd Amendment?
She's taking an active role by giving a radio speech.
How does this photo of Eleanor Roosevelt represent a modern, expanded role for First Ladies?
sign the bill and issue a signing statement addressing the parts of the bill he or she opposes.
If a President receives a bill that has some provisions he or she supports and some provisions he or she opposes, the President can
Support for the resolution was overwhelming in both houses of Congress.
In 1973, Congress overrode President Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution. What conclusion can be drawn based on this fact?
to reward Somalia's progress and help it to continue on the path to democracy
In January 2013, the United States officially recognized the government of Somalia for the first time since 1991. Which of the following is one reason for this action?
executive privilege
In the 1960s, President John F. Kennedy directed his military adviser, General Maxwell Taylor, to refuse to testify before a congressional committee examining the Bay of Pigs affair. This is an example of the use of which presidential power?
veto
Official rejection of a bill by the president. The bill is returned to Congress
Will at least 67 senators support the treaty?
Predict which of the following a President might consider before negotiating a treaty with the leader of another country.
It marked the beginning of a shift in how the office of Vice President was seen.
President Dwight Eisenhower said, "Even if [Vice President] Nixon and I were not good friends, I would still have him in every important conference of government, so that if the Grim Reaper [death] would find it time to remove me from the scene, he is ready to slip in without any interruption." Why is this remark important in the history of the evolving role of the Vice President?
Andrew Jackson
Read the following quotation from President Theodore Roosevelt: "My view [of the presidency] was that every executive officer. . . was. . . bound actively and affirmatively to do all that he could for the people. . . . My belief was that it was not only [a President's] right but his duty to do anything that the needs of the Nation demanded unless such action was forbidden by the Constitution or by the laws. . . ." This approach to the presidency was MOST SIMILAR to that of which of the following Presidents?
They believed that the President was blurring the separation of powers established by the Constitution.
Read this excerpt from the War Powers Resolution of 1973: "It is the purpose of this joint resolution to fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution of the United States and insure that the collective judgment of both the Congress and the President will apply to the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, and to the continued use of such forces in hostilities or in such situations." What is the MOST LIKELY reason that members of Congress passed this resolution?
Iran
Read this excerpt from the text about the presidential power of recognition: "Recognition does not mean that one government approves the character or the conduct of another. The United States recognizes several governments about which it has serious misgivings. . . . The facts of life in world politics make relations with these governments necessary." Which of the following is an example of a nation whose government the United States recognizes, but about which our nation has serious misgivings?
chief citizen
Read this excerpt from the text. "The President is expected to be 'the representative of all the people.' He or she is expected to take the high road and champion the public interest against the many different and competing private interests. 'The presidency,' said Franklin Roosevelt, 'is not merely an administrative office. That is the least of it. It is, preeminently, a place of moral leadership.'" To which presidential role does this text excerpt refer?
The Constitution is flexible enough to allow Congress and the President to meet crises in a number of ways.
Read this excerpt from the text: "Congress has not declared war since World War II. On eight occasions since then, however, it has enacted joint resolutions to authorize the President to meet certain international crises with military force." Which is the STRONGEST conclusion that can be drawn based on this statement?
A treaty is not the only tool a President can use to make agreements with other countries.
Read this excerpt from the text: "At times, a President has had to turn to roundabout methods in order to achieve his [treaty] goals. When a Senate minority defeated a treaty to annex Texas, President John Tyler was able to bring about annexation in 1845 by encouraging passage of a joint resolution—a move that required only a majority vote in each house. In 1898, President William McKinley used the same tactic to annex Hawaii." What does this excerpt illustrate about the process of approving treaties?
the judicial branch limiting the executive branch.
Read this excerpt from the text: "In 1952, at the height of the Korean War, a labor dispute threatened to shut down the nation's steel industry and imperil the war effort. To avert a strike, President Harry Truman, acting as commander in chief, ordered the Secretary of Commerce to seize and operate several steel mills. But the Supreme Court found that here the President had overstepped his constitutional authority. It held that only Congress, acting under its commerce power, could authorize the seizure of private property in time of war, and it had not done so." This is an example of
the power to execute the law
Read this excerpt from the text: "Many laws that Congress enacts are written in fairly broad terms. Congress sets out the basic policies and standards to be followed. The specific details—much of the fine print necessary to the actual, day-to-day administration of the law—are usually left to be worked out by the executive branch." This describes the use of which presidential power?
The Vice President and a majority of the members of the Cabinet would inform Congress in writing that the President was incapacitated.
Read this excerpt from the text: "Sections 3 and 4 of the 25th Amendment fill the disability gap. . . . The Vice President is to become Acting President if (1) the President informs Congress, in writing, 'that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,' or (2) the Vice President and a majority of the members of the Cabinet inform Congress, in writing, that the President is so incapacitated. The President may resume the powers and duties of the office by informing Congress by 'written declaration' that no inability exists. However, the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet may challenge the President on this score. If they do, Congress has 21 days in which to decide the matter." Suppose the President were badly injured, and unable to inform the Vice President that he could not discharge the power and duties of his office. How would power be transferred to the Vice President?
A written record proves the process has been carried out legally.
Read this excerpt from the text: "Sections 3 and 4 of the 25th Amendment fill the disability gap. . . . The Vice President is to become Acting President if (1) the President informs Congress, in writing, 'that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,' or (2) the Vice President and a majority of the members of the Cabinet inform Congress, in writing, that the President is so incapacitated. The President may resume the powers and duties of the office by informing Congress by 'written declaration' that no inability exists. However, the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet may challenge the President on this score. If they do, Congress has 21 days in which to decide the matter." What is the MOST LIKELY reason the amendment requires notifications to be in writing?
to limit the President's power to commit the U.S. to military action without meeting certain conditions
Read this passage from the War Powers Resolution of 1973: "(c) The constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces." What is the intent of this section of the document?
chief legislature
the principle author of American public policy
National crises
Study the outline to answer the question. Which of the following headings most accurately completes the outline?
natural disasters
Study the outline. Which of the following phrases BEST completes the outline?
recognition
The President acknowledging the legal existence of a country and its government.
chief legislator.
The President is the author of the nation's public policies in his or her role of
line item veto
The ability to a reject part of a bill and approve the rest.
executive privelege
The inherent power to withhold information from Congress.
the President as commander in chief
The photo shows President Ronald Reagan with some U.S. troops. Which presidential role does this photograph illustrate?
clemency
The power to grant a reprieve or pardon.
commutation
The power to reduce a fine or length of sentence imposed by a court.
pocket veto
The refusal to act on a bill at the end of a session and allowing it to die.
"Born to follow Congress's lead"
This cartoon uses the label "Born to command" to describe President Jackson's approach to the presidency. Which of the following labels might be used to describe a President who subscribes to the Whig theory of presidential leadership?
the President as chief citizen
This photograph of President Obama and New Jersey governor Chris Christy was taken in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Which presidential role does it illustrate?
the Secretary of State
Use the chart to answer the question. If the President, Vice President, and leaders of Congress were all unable to hold office, who would assume the office of President?
appointment power
Use the chart to answer the question. In 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that this presidential power does not extend to selecting the heads of agencies, such as the National Labor Relations Board, during congressional vacation adjournments. Which presidential power does this decision involve?
legislative power
Use the information in the chart to answer the question. Which of the presidential powers listed on the chart blurs the separation of powers between branches of the government?
chief diplomat
Use the photo to answer the question. Which presidential role does this photo illustrate?
Being Vice President is a dead-end job that dooms a person to obscurity.
Vice President Thomas Marshall once told the following story of two brothers: "One ran away to sea; the other was elected Vice President. And nothing was heard of either of them again." Which of the following BEST expresses the meaning of this story?
commander in chief.
When Theodore Roosevelt sent the Great White Fleet around the world, he was acting in his role of
persona non grata
When the President ask for an official to be recalled to their home country.
to show that they are behaving immaturely by arguing about everything
Which is the MOST LIKELY reason that the cartoonist has dressed the characters in this cartoon in this way?
President Lyndon Johnson engineers a congressional resolution giving him nearly unlimited control over American actions in Vietnam.
Which of the following describes the actions of a President who subscribes to the stewardship theory of presidential leadership?
The President's power of clemency may be used in cases involving both State and federal offenses.
Which of the following statements about the President's judicial powers is FALSE?
Abigail Adams
Which of these First Ladies represents the traditional behind-the-scenes role long played by Presidents' wives?
The Vice President often has an important role in diplomacy with other nations.
Which statement BEST expresses what the photograph of Vice President Joe Biden shows about the role of modern Vice Presidents?
It is suggesting that executive privilege can allow a President to get things done without Congress.
Which statement about the cartoon is MOST accurate?
Treaties have the same legal standing as acts of Congress.
Which statement regarding treaties is TRUE?
chief of state
ceremonial head of government
commander in chief
civilian head of the U.S. military.
chief diplomat
the main architect of American foreign policy