Ch.12 - The Presidency: Leading the Nation

Question 1

“Chapter Twelve” is all about:

Answer 1

The Federal Executive (The Presidency)

Question 2

According to your textbook, what brought “The Imperial Presidency” to an end?

Answer 2

The Nixon Watergate Scandal

Question 3

“A more powerful Presidency” // “The office of the presidency”:

Answer 3

Over time (gradually) became a more powerful branch

Question 4

“Article I” of the U.S. Constitution”

Answer 4

Is all about the Legislative Branch

Question 5

“Article II” of the “U.S. Constitution”

Answer 5

Is all about the Executive Branch

Question 6

“Article III” of the U.S. Constitution”

Answer 6

Is all about the Judicial Branch

Question 7

“Article IV” of the U.S. Constitution”

Answer 7

Is all about the States

Question 8

“Article V” of the U.S. Constitution”

Answer 8

Is all about the Amendment Process

Question 9

“Article VI” of the U.S. Constitution”

Answer 9

Is all about National Supremacy

Question 10

“Article VII” of the U.S. Constitution”

Answer 10

Is all about the Ratification

Question 11

“Federalist # 69” // Alexander Hamilton said that the only “justification for going to war” was:

Answer 11

In case of a surprise attack

Question 12

.With 15 major wars and numerous lesser military actions in our history, how many were actual “declarations of war” by the U.S. Congress?

Answer 12

5
1).  1812-15 // War of 1812
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2).  1846-1848 // Mexican-American War
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3).  1898 // Spanish-American War
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4).  1917-1918 // World War One
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5).  1941-1945 // World War Two

Question 13

According to the “U.S. Constitution”, which branch of government has “the power to declare War”

Answer 13

Legislative Branch (Congress)

Question 14

“Most of America’s over 200 wars” (from major wars to guerrilla skirmishes) have been:

Answer 14

Have been presidential action, such as the Civil War and the Vietnam War (1964-1973)

Question 15

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)

Answer 15

Civil War, 1861-65
Korean War, 1950-53
Vietnam War, 1964-73
Afghanistan War, 2001-Present

Question 16

The “first president” to forcefully assert a broad claim to “national policy leadership” was:

Answer 16

Andrew Jackson

Question 17

From 1789-1933 which branch of government dominated “national policy”?

Answer 17

Legislative

Question 18

When a President like Andrew Jackson “exerts strong executive authority” over “national affairs” (national policy). That would be a case of expressing:

Answer 18

The Stewardship Theory of governing (Activist)

Question 19

When a President like Herbert Hoover “defers to the Congress” over national affairs (national policy). That would be a case of expressing:

Answer 19

The Whig Theory of governing (Restraint)

Question 20

From 1933-Present, which branch of government “dominated national policy”?

Answer 20

Executive

Question 21

From 1789-1933, Congress dominated national policy, but with “three exceptions”. Who was not one of the Big Three Imperial Presidents?

Answer 21

Tom Jefferson

Question 22

Which policy did “Teddy Roosevelt” adapt as president?

Answer 22

“Stewardship Theory” of forceful activism on the part of the presidency

Question 23

What event effectively “marked the end” of the limited “Whig Theory” presidency?

Answer 23

The New Deal

Question 24

The framers of the Constitution “preferred an Electoral College” rather than a “Popular Vote” because:

Answer 24

A Popular vote would make the president too powerful

Question 25

“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)

Answer 25

1876 = Rutherford B. Hayes
1888 = Benjamin Harrison
2000 = George W. Bush
2016 = Donald Trump

Question 26

In 1824, “John Quincy Adams” did not win the “Popular vote” nor the “Electoral vote”. Yet Adams won the presidency anyway. Why? What happened?

Answer 26

Neither Jackson nor Adams won a majority of the Electoral votes that was needed to claim victory.

Question 27

How many votes would be needed today “to win a majority” of the Electoral College?

Answer 27

270 out of 538

Question 28

If J.Q. Adams did not win the “Popular Vote” nor the “Electoral College”; how then did he “win the presidency” in 1824?

Answer 28

The House of Reps voted him in

Question 29

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).

Answer 29

Senate Rule

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Jimmy Carter/V.P. Walter Mondale

Question 31

“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”?

Answer 31

Jimmy Carter

Question 32

“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)

Answer 32

Andrew Johnson, 1886
Richard Nixon, 1974
Bill Clinton, 1998
Donald Trump, 2020

Question 33

What “percentage” is necessary in the “House of Reps” to get a “bill of impeachment” against a president?

Answer 33

Simple majority (over 50%)

Question 34

What “percentage” is necessary in the U.S. Senate “to get a conviction” of a U.S. President and subsequent removal from office?

Answer 34

2/3 super majority

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Richard Nixon