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The ideological debate over tax policy tends to focus on concerns

about impacts on incentives to work and innovate about the "fairness" of outcomes

As a result of 2017 tax policies,

after tax profits increased for corporations

Which of the following statements is accurate regarding annual federal spending?

approximately 20% of federal spending goes to programs for low income persons

President Obama's use of drones as part of the war on terror was NOT

declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court

Recess appointments

do not require Senate confirmation before taking office can be made to both the executive and judicial branches that were made by President Obama were overturned by the Supreme Court all of the above!!!!!!

As a result of 2017 tax policies,

economic growth was higher than expected wages increased for the bottom half of earners after tax income of the wealthy decreased all of the above none of the above!!!!

Who receives the largest percentage of annual federal spending?

elderly Americans

Trump's unwillingness to accept the legitimacy of his re-election loss is similar to

every previous one-term president most other defeated democratic leaders in the world today both a & b neither a nor b!

"Negative coattails" refers to congressional candidates from the President's party refusing to support the President's policy platform in the midterm election.

false

The framers of the Constitution did not intend presidents to be popularly elected. As a consequence, presidents today do not have an electoral connection to the people they can use as a source of policy leverage with Congress.

false

In which of the following ways was Donald Trump most "atypical" as President?

ignoring or undermining presidential norms

President Bush's remarks in a January press conference leading up to the Persian Gulf War

illustrate the lack of specificity in the Constitution regarding the President's commander-in-chief power

Which of the following categories of federal spending is NOT "mandatory" spending?

infrastructure projects

An executive order

is an instruction from the President to an executive branch department or agency

Single-best measure of the health of a democratic society

is how national policies distribute burdens and benefits none of the above

A presidential signing statement

is occasionally issued when a President signs a bill into law none of the above

Foreign policy information gathered by U.S. intelligence agencies

is reported to the President, but not necessarily to Congress

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the President's appointment power?

it allows the President to nominate federal judges when vacancies occur it allows the President to nominate cabinet secretaries to the executive branch it is granted by the U.S. Constitution ALL are TRUE!!!!

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the President's veto power?

it includes the power to eliminate specific spending authorizations from a bill before signing the rest of the bill into law

In what way are conservatives concerned that higher tax on the rich might backfire?

it will lead to less investment to grow the economy

While secrecy in foreign policy matters can sometimes be (fill in the blank), secrecy makes it more difficult for policy makers to (fill in the blank).

justified; be held accountable

With respect to U.S. government spending on low-income Americans, the largest share is spent on

medical care

According to data from 1980-2016, which of the following has benefited the LEAST from GDP growth?

middle income households

Based on 2014 federal income tax data, the bottom 50% of income earners in America

paid 3% of all the taxes

Despite the increased sources of presidential policy influence,

partisanship is still a key predictor of legislative outcomes the constitutional design of separation of powers and checks and balances still make it difficult for presidents to get their policy proposals passed in to law

Vigorous congressional checks and balances on presidential power is seen as a solution to which of the following topics of presidential power discussed in lecture?

presidential abuses of power

Based on evidence, which of the following statements is TRUE?

tax rates on the rich have remained at a consistent level over the last 100 years U.S. economic growth rates correlate closely with tax rates on the rich both a & b neither a nor b!!!!!

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the 2017 Republican tax policies?

the income tax rate was cut on the middle class Answers: the income tax rate was cut on corporations the income tax rate was cut on the richest taxpayers the income tax rate was cut on the middle class all of the above!!!!!

According to unitary executive theory,

the only limits on the executive power of the President are explicitly written in the Constitution

Divided government is a situation in which

the opposition party to the President has a majority of seats in at least one of the houses of Congress

Which of the following received the largest share of the 2017 tax cuts?

the top 1% of earners

Which of the following is used as a way to measure how much someone is benefitting from the American economy?

their wages, salary the value of assets they own

Those who think the President is not powerful enough tend to focus on the difficulty presidents have keeping their campaign policy promises.

true

Approximately, what percentage of the federal budget is "discretionary" spending? (Use number keys only to type your answer and round to the nearest whole percentage)

30%

At the age of 30, 90% of Americans born in 1940 earned a higher income than their parents. What percentage of Americans born in 1984, earned a higher income than their parents in 2014? (Use number keys only to type your answer)

50%

Approximately half of federal government revenue comes from taxes on U.S. corporations

False

The Constitution grants the President the power to formally declare war on behalf of the United States.

False

The distribution of income in America reflects significant economic inequality, with income concentrated among the top earners, while the same top earners pay a disproportionately low percentage of all federal income taxes.

False

In recent decades, Republican presidents have been criticized for not enforcing regulations specified in the law while Democratic presidents have been criticized for imposing excessive regulations not specified in the law.

True

Most federal government revenue comes from individuals paying income and payroll taxes.

True