Ch.12 - The Presidency: Leading the Nation Flashcards
“Chapter Twelve” is all about:
The Federal Executive (The Presidency)
According to your textbook, what brought “The Imperial Presidency” to an end?
The Nixon Watergate Scandal
“A more powerful Presidency” // “The office of the presidency”:
Over time (gradually) became a more powerful branch
“Article I” of the U.S. Constitution”
Is all about the Legislative Branch
“Article II” of the “U.S. Constitution”
Is all about the Executive Branch
“Article III” of the U.S. Constitution”
Is all about the Judicial Branch
“Article IV” of the U.S. Constitution”
Is all about the States
“Article V” of the U.S. Constitution”
Is all about the Amendment Process
“Article VI” of the U.S. Constitution”
Is all about National Supremacy
“Article VII” of the U.S. Constitution”
Is all about the Ratification
“Federalist # 69” // Alexander Hamilton said that the only “justification for going to war” was:
In case of a surprise attack
.With 15 major wars and numerous lesser military actions in our history, how many were actual “declarations of war” by the U.S. Congress?
5 1). 1812-15 // War of 1812 .. 2). 1846-1848 // Mexican-American War .. 3). 1898 // Spanish-American War .. 4). 1917-1918 // World War One .. 5). 1941-1945 // World War Two
According to the “U.S. Constitution”, which branch of government has “the power to declare War”
Legislative Branch (Congress)
“Most of America’s over 200 wars” (from major wars to guerrilla skirmishes) have been:
Have been presidential action, such as the Civil War and the Vietnam War (1964-1973)
Which of the following wars were “Undeclared”? Four of the wars below were “not declared by Congress”. Which Four? (This is a fill-in question)
Civil War, 1861-65
Korean War, 1950-53
Vietnam War, 1964-73
Afghanistan War, 2001-Present
The “first president” to forcefully assert a broad claim to “national policy leadership” was:
Andrew Jackson
From 1789-1933 which branch of government dominated “national policy”?
Legislative
When a President like Andrew Jackson “exerts strong executive authority” over “national affairs” (national policy). That would be a case of expressing:
The Stewardship Theory of governing (Activist)
When a President like Herbert Hoover “defers to the Congress” over national affairs (national policy). That would be a case of expressing:
The Whig Theory of governing (Restraint)
From 1933-Present, which branch of government “dominated national policy”?
Executive
From 1789-1933, Congress dominated national policy, but with “three exceptions”. Who was not one of the Big Three Imperial Presidents?
Tom Jefferson
Which policy did “Teddy Roosevelt” adapt as president?
“Stewardship Theory” of forceful activism on the part of the presidency
What event effectively “marked the end” of the limited “Whig Theory” presidency?
The New Deal
The framers of the Constitution “preferred an Electoral College” rather than a “Popular Vote” because:
A Popular vote would make the president too powerful
“Five times”, the winner of the Popular Vote failed to win in the Electoral College and the Presidency. The first Popular vote winner to lose the presidency was Andrew Jackson (he lost to John Quincy Adams in 1824).
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“Other than John Q. Adams”, who were the other Four presidential winners despite having lost the Popular vote? 1876? 1888? 2000? 2016? (This is a fill-in question)
1876 = Rutherford B. Hayes 1888 = Benjamin Harrison 2000 = George W. Bush 2016 = Donald Trump
In 1824, “John Quincy Adams” did not win the “Popular vote” nor the “Electoral vote”. Yet Adams won the presidency anyway. Why? What happened?
Neither Jackson nor Adams won a majority of the Electoral votes that was needed to claim victory.
How many votes would be needed today “to win a majority” of the Electoral College?
270 out of 538
If J.Q. Adams did not win the “Popular Vote” nor the “Electoral College”; how then did he “win the presidency” in 1824?
The House of Reps voted him in
What is “The Rule” that grants all of the state’s electoral votes to the candidate who receives most of the popular votes in the state (Winner take all).
Senate Rule
Which president “redefined the office” of Vice President by assigning important duties to his vice president and relocating him in an office in the White House
Jimmy Carter/V.P. Walter Mondale
“Presidential Leadership” // According to Thomas Patterson (Textbook author), Ronald Reagan had strong leadership qualities, but many presidents don’t. Which president did Thomas Patterson say “lacked such qualities of leadership”?
Jimmy Carter
“Impeachment” // Only four presidents have gone through the “impeachment process”. The dates are (1868, 1974, 1998 and 2020). Who were these four presidents (This is a fill-in question)
Andrew Johnson, 1886
Richard Nixon, 1974
Bill Clinton, 1998
Donald Trump, 2020
What “percentage” is necessary in the “House of Reps” to get a “bill of impeachment” against a president?
Simple majority (over 50%)
What “percentage” is necessary in the U.S. Senate “to get a conviction” of a U.S. President and subsequent removal from office?
2/3 super majority
Of the four presidents who have undergone the “impeachment process”, which one “escaped impeachment” by the House of Reps when he resigned before the House members could conclude the impeachment hearing
Richard Nixon
