Chapter 13

Question 1

As Richard Neustadt has argued, presidential power is probably best understood as the power to

Answer 1

Persuade

Question 2

The principal reason that the presidents have trouble getting things done is that

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other policymakers with whom they deal have their own agendas, interests, and sources of power.

Question 3

The Twenty-Second Amendment passed in 1951

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limited presidents to two terms of office.

Question 4

The only president to resign his office was

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Richard Nixon

Question 5

Appointed to the vice presidency in 1973 due to vacancy, he was the only one to become president having run for neither the presidency nor vice presidency in the preceding election

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Gerald Ford

Question 6

Once the House votes for impeachment, the president

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is tried by the Senate

Question 7

According to the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, in the event of a vacancy in the vice presidency

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The president nominates a replacement, who must be confirmed by both houses of Congress.

Question 8

The order of succession to the presidency, should the president be unable to fulfill his or her duties is

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Vice President, Speaker of the House, President pro tem, Cabinet members in the order that their department was created.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a constitutional power of the president?

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Appoint federal judges with the advice and consent of a majority of the Senate

Question 10

A constitutional duty of the vice president is to

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Preside over the Senate and cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie

Question 11

The presidential cabinet

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consists of the head of each executive department, plus any additional government officials the president designates.

Question 12

The National Security Council

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links the president’s key foreign and military policy advisors.

Question 13

The budgetary implications of the president’s budget are provided to the president by the

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Office of Management and Budget

Question 14

A presidential veto of legislation passed by Congress

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can be overturned by a two-thirds vote of both the House and the Senate to override the veto.

Question 15

A pocket veto is the situation in which the president

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lets a bill die by neither signing nor vetoing it after Congress has adjourned.

Question 16

Presidential coattails refer to

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voters casting their ballots for congressional candidates of the president’s party who will support the president.

Question 17

Which of the following statements about presidential bargaining is false?

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bargaining of congress is critical to creating presidential coalitions

Question 18

Among the president’s constitutional powers as a maker of foreign policy is the power to
Ratify peace treaties
Appropriate foreign-aid funds
Extend diplomatic recognition to foreign governments
Declare war

Answer 18

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 19

The War Powers Resolution may be considered unconstitutional because

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It violates the president’s power as commander in chief

Question 20

The ultimate weapon in the president’s arsenal of resources to influence Congress is probably

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mobilization of the public

Question 21

The individual who conducts daily press briefings and serves as a conduit of information from the White House is the

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Press Secretary

Question 22

One way that presidents can make diplomatic agreements with other nations, yet bypass approval of the Senate is by use of

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Executive Agreements

Question 23

The need to win a majority of electoral votes in presidential campaigns encourages candidates to

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spend more time and money in the more populous states

Question 24

Which of the following is not a presidential appointee

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Question 25

The vice presidential running mates for the major party presidential candidates are

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chosen by the presidential nominees

Question 26

Requirements for becoming president of the United States include all except which of the following
Natural Born Citizen
35 Years of Age
Previous Service in the Military
US resident for 14 years
Receiving a majority of the electoral vote

Answer 26

Previous Service in the Military