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1
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The American presidency is a unique office with elements of gret strength and profound weakness built into it by its _______

A

Constitutional origins

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How many countries have directly elected presidents?

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16

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Of the 16 countries that directly elect their president, how many are in north and south America?

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13

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How many nations with purely presidential systems are in Europe?

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None

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In a parliamentary system, why site chief executive?

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Prime minuster

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The prime minister remains in power as long as _____

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His/her party has majority seats in the legislature

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7
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True or false:

Presidents are often from Washington DC

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False

Presidents are often outsiders

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Who chooses cabinet level department heads and how/why?

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President usually chooses close personal Friends or campaign aids; chosen outside it congress

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9
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True or false:

Presidents have guaranteed majority in the legislature

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False

Presidents have no guaranteed majority in the legislature

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10
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True or false:

Framers of the constitution expected conflict between the branches.

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True

Framers of the constitution expected conflict between the branches.

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What is divided government?

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A government in which one party controls the White House and a different party controls one or both houses of congress

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12
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What is a unified government?

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Same party controls the White House and both houses of congress

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True or false:

It is not clear that divided government produces a gridlock any worse that that is a unified government

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True

It is not clear that divided government produces a gridlock any worse that that is a unified government

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Even if gridlock does exist, is it a bad thing for the country?

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It may not be a bad thing

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What is gridlock?

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The inability of the government to act because rival parties control different parts of the government

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16
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A constitutional procedure by which federal judges and
civil officers can be removed from office before
their terms expire

A

impeachment

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17
Q

Legislation that specifies the conditions and order of
succession to the presidency and vice presidency
when the president leaves office before completion
of his term

A

Twenty-fifth Amendment

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18
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People who alternate between jobs in the federal

government and employment in the private sector

A

“in-and-outers”

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19
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Presidential staff who oversee the policy interests of the

president

A

cabinet

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20
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A statement sent to Congress by the president giving the

reasons for vetoing a bill

A

veto message

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21
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The president’s use of his prestige and visibility to guide

or enthuse the American public

A

bully pulpit

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22
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The chief executive in a parliamentary system who is

chosen by the legislature

A

prime minister

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23
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Reveals what the president thinks about a new law and

how it ought to be enforced

A

signing statement

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24
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The presidential assertion of the right to withhold certain

information from Congress

A

Executive privilege

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25
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The organization responsible for preparing the federal
budget and for central clearance of legislative
proposals from federal agencies

A

Office of Management and Budget

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26
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Agencies headed by appointees who serve for fixed terms

and can be removed only “for cause”

A

independent agencies

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27
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A presidential refusal to spend money appropriated by

Congress

A

impoundment of funds

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28
Q

Term used to describe the early months of the presidential
term when popularity ratings tend to be relatively
high

A

honeymoon

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29
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Agencies that perform staff services for the president but

are not part of the White House

A

Executive Office of the President

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30
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View of presidential decision-making which stresses what

the public wants

A

delegate

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31
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The power of some governors (and the president in a
limited way between 1996 and 1998) to veto
portions of a bill instead of having to veto the
entire bill

A

line-item veto

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32
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Andrew Jackson’s view of his role as president of the

United States

A

Tribune of the People

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33
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A legal system by which states select electors who then

vote for the president and vice president

A

electoral college

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34
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A statement that defines the constitutional powers of the

president

A

Article II

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35
Q

Term used to express concern over inefficacy in
government which might result from Congress and
the Presidency being controlled by members of
different parties

A

gridlock

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36
Q

A method of organizing a president’s staff in which
several task forces, committees, and informal
groups deal directly with the president

A

ad hoc structure

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37
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A president’s council of advisers

A

White House Office

38
Q

A method of organizing a president’s staff in which
several presidential assistants report directly to the
president

A

circular structure

39
Q

View of presidential decision making which stresses what

the public interest requires

A

trustee

40
Q

A political system in which all or most citizens
participate directly by either holding office or
making policy

A

direct democracy

41
Q

A government in which one party controls the White
House and another party controls one or both
houses of Congress

A

divided government

42
Q

A politician who is still in office after having lost a

reelection bid

A

lame duck

43
Q

The rejection of a presidential or administrative action by
a vote of one or both houses of Congress without
the consent of the president

A

legislative veto

44
Q

The fringe benefits of holding an office

A

perks

45
Q

A form of veto in which the president fails to sign a bill
passed by both houses within ten days and
Congress has adjourned during that time

A

pocket veto

46
Q

A method of organizing a president’s staff in which most
presidential assistants report through a hierarchy to
the president’s chief of staff

A

pyramid structure

47
Q

A political system in which leaders and representatives
acquire political power by means of a competitive
struggle for the people’s vote

A

representative democracy

48
Q

A government in which the same party controls the White

House and both houses of Congress

A

unified government

49
Q

Democratic president Jimmy Cater could not get the Democratic-controlled Senate to
ratify his strategic arms limitation treaty.

A

true

50
Q

The popularly elected president is an American invention

A

true

51
Q

Divided government has been the result of most national elections since 1952.

A

true

52
Q

Research suggests divided governments do not ratify significant treaties or pass
important laws.

A

FALSE
Research suggests divided governments ratify important treaties and pass important
legislation about as much as any other kind of government.

53
Q

We may have had a truly unified government in 1933 and 1965.
__________________________________________________________________

A

true

54
Q

In a typical presidential election, one half of all voters will vote for one party’s
candidate for president and the other party’s candidate for Congress.

A

FALSE

It would be more accurate to say that about 1/4 of voters will do this.

55
Q

The general assumption of the Framers of the Constitution was that George
Washington would be the first president.

A

true

56
Q

Presidential elections have never been decided by the House of Representatives

A

FALSE

They have gone to the House twice, 1800 and 1824

57
Q

George Washington limited himself to two terms

A

true

58
Q

George Washington was a strong supporter of political parties.

A

FALSE

Washington opposed the formation of political parties and condemned them often.

59
Q

Congress decided no president’s image would appear on currency until after his death

A

true

60
Q

The Nation’s early presidents made extensive use of the veto power.

A

FALSE
The nation’s early president used the power rarely, and only when they thought a law
violated the letter or the spirit of the Constitution.

61
Q

Although he had been elected as a military hero, Andrew Jackson had also been a
member of both the House and the Senate.

A

true

62
Q

Abraham Lincoln praised Andrew Jackson’s exceptional use of executive authority.

A

FALSE

Ironically, Lincoln condemended Jackson’s use of the war power.

63
Q

Lincoln raised an army and spent money without prior approval of Congress

A

true

64
Q

Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation Act without prior congressional
approval.

A

true

65
Q

From the Eisenhower years through the Reagan administration, Congress often took the
lead in setting the legislative agenda.

A

true

66
Q

The Clean Air Act (1990) and the Welfare Reform Act (1996) were both bills deigned
by Congress, not by the president.

A

true

67
Q

Grover Cleveland used federal troops to break a labor strike in the 1890s.

A

true

68
Q

President Carter employed the pyramid structure for organization of personal staff.

A

FALSE

Carter employed the circular structure

69
Q

Typically, senior White House staff members are drawn from the ranks of the
president’s campaign staff.

A

true

70
Q

There are ten major executive departments headed by cabinet officers

A

FALSE

There are 14 major cabinet departments

71
Q

A president rarely knows more than a few of the people that he appoints.

A

true

72
Q

According to the text, much of Eisenhower’s bumbling, incoherent manner of speaking
was a strategic “public disguise.”

A

true

73
Q

Richard Nixon thrived on personal confrontation and face-to-face encounters with
other politicians.

A

FALSE
Nixon disliked persona confrontations and tended to shield himself behind an elaborate
staff.

74
Q

Presidents have made fewer and fewer impromptu remarks in the years since Franklin
Roosevelt held office.

A

true

75
Q

President Roosevelt failed to “purge” members of Congress who opposed his program

A

true

76
Q

Some presidents have not experienced a “honeymoon” in the sense of initially high
levels of public support and congressional compliance.

A

true

77
Q

Most state governors possess the power of the line-item veto.

A

true

78
Q

In 1996, Congress effectively gave the president the power of the line item veto with
the introduction of the “enhanced rescission.”

A

true

79
Q

The Supreme Court upheld the power of the president to carve up legislation, retaining
only those parts with which he is in agreement.

A

FALSE

The Supreme Court struck down the enhanced rescission created by Congress in 1996.

80
Q

The Constitution specifically requires the president to divulge private communications
between himself and his principal advisors if a congressional investigation demands
such information.

A

FALSE

The Constitution does not address this topic at all.

81
Q

For most of our nation’s history, there was no serious challenge to the claim of
presidential confidentiality.

A

true

82
Q

The Constitution specifically requires the president to spend money that is appropriated
by Congress.

A

FALSE
The Constitution is silent on whether the president must spend the money that Congress
appropriates.

83
Q

Signing statements were the creation of presidents in the early 1900s

A

FALSE

Signing statements date back to at least the administration of James Monroe.

84
Q

Members of Congress have encouraged presidents to accompany legislation with
signing statements.

A

FALSE
Members of Congress oppose such statements suspecting they can amount to a veto that
cannot be formally overridden.

85
Q

The text suggests that a sixty-hour workweek is typical for a president.

A

false

A 90 hour week is typical.

86
Q

The Supreme Court has declared so-called legislative vetoes unconstitutional.

A

true

87
Q

Presidents routinely complain of what they feel is the limited scope of their power.

A

true

88
Q

In 1841, John Tyler became the first vice president to become president because of the
death of his predecessor.

A

true

89
Q

The only official task of the vice president is to preside over the Senate and to vote in
case of a tie.

A

true

90
Q

The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution addresses the problem of presidential
succession.

A

true

91
Q

Only two presidents have ever been impeached.

A

true

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