Exam 3 - Pretest 10 Flashcards
Who or what entity does a person appointed to the White House staff have loyalty to?
The president who appointed them
T or F
Kamala Harris is our first woman vice president.
True
Cabinet secretaries, undersecretaries, administrators and deputies of the various independent agencies make up the __________.
President’s administration
Which of the following is TRUE of presidential appointments?
The Senate must confirm many of those appointments.
__________ interpretation of presidential powers is the constitutional theory of the presidency.
A narrow
What is the ultimate weapon wielded by Congress in the ongoing struggle with the president?
Presidential impeachment and removal from office
How many Supreme Court seats did President Trump fill during his one term in office?
3
The ongoing contest between the president and the media is generally seen as being __________.
at a standoff
President Nixon attempted to rely on his __________ to prevent members of his administration from testifying during the Watergate investigation.
Power of executive privilege
The idea that presidents may undertake any act as long as it is NOT prohibited by a specific provision of the Constitution or statutory law is known as the __________ theory.
Stewardship
__________ is the type of relationship usually engaged in by the president and the media.
Love-hate
Executive privilege is which of the following?
It is the right of the president to refuse information requested by Congress or the courts.
The __________ prevents the president from committing troops to combat for longer than sixty days.
War Powers Resolution
By what authority does the Speaker follow the vice president in the line of succession for the presidency?
Presidential Succession Act of 1947
Early in 1942, many persons of Japanese descent living on the Pacific Coast of the United States were ordered by President Franklin Roosevelt to be removed to __________.
Detention camps
