Presidency

Question 1

Presidents key roles

Answer 1

Chief diplomat, chief legislator, commander in chief, chief of state, chief executive

Question 2

Examples of president using role of head of state

Answer 2

Obama using EOs to create gun violence task force, reintroduction of assault weapons ban after Sandy hook 2012

Question 3

What are executive powers

Answer 3

Powers given to the president by the constitution

Question 4

EXOP departments

Answer 4

White House Office - organise presidents activities (ran by chief of staff)
National security council
Office of management and budget

Question 5

what does the war power resolution 1973 do

Answer 5

limits a presidents military action to 60 days without congressional approval

Question 6

example of president using military action without congresses approval

Answer 6

Obama libya 2011
Trump in syria 2017 and strike on qasem soleimani 2020

Question 7

example of an executive agreement

Answer 7

JCPOA - an agreement on irans nuclear programme obama 2015
trump left in 2018
paris accords Obama joined 2015, trump left 2017, biden rejoined 2021

Question 8

Examples of presidents choosing foreign policy agenda

Answer 8

bush “axis of evil” / war on terror
obama soft power
trump america first - withdrawing for afghanistan 2022

Question 9

example of congress forcing president to cease military action

Answer 9

1995 congress refused to give funding to bosnia war

Question 10

example of the senate going against the president on a treaty

Answer 10

2012 senate didnt ratify the UN disability rights treaty despite obamas wishes

Question 11

example of midterms having an effect of foreign policy

Answer 11

2006 dems took the house and speaker nancy pelosi started creating a plan to leave iraq

Question 12

what did USvs Curtiss establish

Answer 12

president has supremacy over foreign policy

Question 13

what conditions have to be met for a presidnt to take milllitary action

Answer 13

must be a clear and present danger

Question 14

example of hyperpartisanship impacting foreign policy

Answer 14

october 2023 budget and bidens border deal have aid to ukraine but GOP hold off on supporting

Question 15

example of the house speaker in foreign policy

Answer 15

Nanct pelosi meeting president assad in syria 2007 (controversial as it wasnt her place to do so)

Question 16

what is exop made of

Answer 16

whit house office, national security council, office of management and budget

Question 17

examples of where the government went into shutdown

Answer 17

35 day shutdown over an appropraition bill for trumps border wall in 2018 -2019

Question 18

examples of state of the unin address proposals being a success

Answer 18

clinton assualt weapon ban 1995
gw bush healthcare reform
obama gay rights
biden ukraine support

Question 19

example of a present not signing a bill

Answer 19

obama not signing the iran sanctions act as he had signed JCPOA

Question 20

how many vetos did trump use

Answer 20

10

Question 21

hiw amny vetos did clinton use

Answer 21

37

Question 22

how many times has g h w bush used a pocket veto

Answer 22

15 times

Question 23

who is the head of the treasure

Answer 23

janet yellen

Question 24

vote neede to confirm appointments

Answer 24

simple majority

Question 25

vote needed to ratify treaties in the senate

Answer 25

2/3 presidents can overcome this with executive agreements such as the paris accords

Question 26

how mant time has kamala harris been the tie braking vote

Answer 26

26 (increased due to hyperpartisanship al gore only did twice)

Question 27

which amendment allows the vp to become the acting president

Answer 27

25th amendment cheney became president in 2022 when bush had an operation

Question 28

informal sources of presidents power

Answer 28

cabinet,white house office and cheif of staf, power of persuasion, direct authority, mandate, public approval, national events

Question 29

what is the white house office

Answer 29

trusted aides and advisors
whit house chief of staff is in control
liason between the WH and congress

Question 30

effective white house cheif of staff

Answer 30

rahm emmanuel obama 2009 -2010

Question 31

trumps cheif of staff who resigned due to scandal

Answer 31

priebus