Chapter 13

Question 1

Presidents make use of four kinds of powers

Answer 1

Expressed, implied, delegated and inherent

Question 2

The presidents expressed powers as defined by article 2 of the constitution include

Answer 2

Military, judicial, diplomatic, executive, and legislative powers.

Question 3

The expressed powers have become the foundation for a set of _____powers, which are necessary in order to carry out the expressed powers.

Answer 3

implied

Question 4

The president’s _____ powers are not found in the constitution, but are instead the product of congressional statues and resolutions.

Answer 4

delegated

Question 5

The president’s _____ powers stem from the rights, duties, and obligations of the presidency, and presidents most often assert these powers during times of war and national crisis.

Answer 5

Inherent

Question 6

The institutional presidency is made up of the

Answer 6

Cabinet, White House staff, Executive Office of the President, and the first Spouse.

Question 7

When _____ coupled with the president’s formal powers, the institutional presidency makes the chief executive and important player in the country’s policy-making process.

Answer 7

Presidents party

Question 8

Contemporary presidents commonly turn to ______ and _____ in their pursuit of policy change.

Answer 8

Popular mobilization
Executive administration

Question 9

Presidents have increased the administrative capabilities of their office by enhancing the reach and power of the

Answer 9

Executive office of the president, increasing White House control of the federal bureaucracy, and expanding the role of executive orders and other instruments of direct presidential governance.

Question 10

What is the difference between the implied and inherent powers of the presidency?

Answer 10

Implied powers are needed to carry out a president’s expressed powers, whereas inherent powers go beyond implied ones.

Question 11

What aspect of the Executive Office of the President gives the president the most influence over the nation’s legislative policy?

Answer 11

Office of Management and Budget

Question 12

One check on the president the framers believed important is the requirement that the ——— confirm presidential appointments.

Answer 12

Senate

Question 13

partisan disagreements over appointments have led many
presidents to resort to ———— , which
do not need to be ratified by the Senate until the next
Congress begins.

Answer 13

Recess appointments

Question 14

The president’s veto power is an —— power
that gives them a check on the ——- branch.

Answer 14

expressed power
legislative branch.

Question 15

How does the president’s political party shape affect his legislative success?

Answer 15

The president’s party can be valuable at times, but they have been fairly unreliable
in helping the president achieve his policy agenda.

Question 16

In which way can presidential succession be handled?

Answer 16

A vice president can temporarily take over
as president if the president is incapacitated.

Question 17

How many presidents have been impeached?

Answer 17

Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump (twice) are the only three presidents to ever have been impeached.

Question 18

What is the most important and largest agency in the Executive Office of the President?

Answer 18

Office of Management and Budget

Question 19

In what way does the use of signing statements by presidents differ from the use of executive orders?

Answer 19

Executive orders usually create new
policies, whereas signing statements offer the president’s interpretation of a policy already passed by Congress.

Question 20

In what ways can a vice president help a president?

Answer 20

run important policy endeavors on behalf of the president

-provide electoral support in regions of the country where a presidential candidate is weak

Question 21

How does the White House staff differ from the Executive Office of the President?

Answer 21

The White House staff performs work and gives advice that is generally broader and
more political in nature.

Question 22

In what way can a president set the country’s policy agenda?

Answer 22

submitting the first draft of the federal budget to Congress

Question 23

The first spouse’s role in the government has changed over time. accurately describe the role they play
today?

Answer 23

Most first spouses adopt a policy area to focus on.
They often serve the head-of-state function of the presidency.

Question 24

True or false: Presidential authority for executive orders derives solely from the Constitution.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

True or False: Only about 4 percent of all presidential orders have ever been rescinded by legislation.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

The 1976 National Emergencies Act restricts presidential national emergency declarations. The
1988 Stafford Act regulates presidential powers with respect to natural disasters. Together, these laws are attempts to restrict which type of presidential power?

Answer 26

Inherent

Question 27

What is an executive order?

Answer 27

a rule or regulation issued by the
president that has the effect and formal status of legislation

Question 28

What is the significance of the unitary executive theory?

Answer 28

Unitary executive theory holds that the president controls all policy making by the executive branch and that Congress wields only limited direct power over executive agencies.

Question 29

The Constitution specifies only two official responsibilities for the vice president which are?

Answer 29

1. to succeed the president in case of death, resignation, or incapacity
2. to preside over the Senate, casting a tie-breaking vote when necessary.

Question 30

How do the White House staff differ from those in the Executive Office of the President?

Answer 30

The White House staff performs work and gives advice that is generally broader and more political in nature.

Question 31

Powers specifically established in the language on the Constitution. (President Article 2, Congress:Article 1, Section 8)

Answer 31

Expressed Powers

Question 32

an agreement made between the president and another country that has the force of a treaty but does not require the Senate’s “advice and consent”

Answer 32

executive agreement

Question 33

What are are attributes of executive agreements?

Answer 33

-do not require any Senate action
-can be overturned by executive action alone
-most commonly used on minor matters