Question 1

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

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A)   The War Powers Act has been fully observed by every president who has deployed the military overseas since Gerald Ford.
B)   Recent presidents have refrained from asking Congress to declare war and have, instead, frequently deployed the military without congressional authorization.
C)   Recent presidents have asked Congress to declare war many times and have never deployed the military without congressional authorization.
D)   Congress passed the War Powers Resolution in order to give the president more control over the military.
E)   As a result of the War Powers Resolution, Congress now has more control over the military than the president does.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 2

When Dwight Eisenhower sent federal troops into Little Rock High School in 1957, it demonstrated that

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A)   the president may make unilateral use of the emergency powers to protect states against domestic disorder.
B)   the president requires the federal court's approval before using troops in domestic disturbances.
C)   the use of the president's emergency powers against domestic disorder necessitates a request by the governor of the affected state.
D)   the president needs congressional authorization to use troops in both domestic and international situations.
E)   the president can only use troops in domestic situations when the health and safety of children under the age of 18 is threatened.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Which statement about the Cabinet is incorrect?

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A)   The Cabinet has no legal status under the Constitution.
B)   The Cabinet does not make decisions collectively.
C)   The Cabinet does not meet as a group, except during the State of the Union address.
D)   The Senate must approve the president's choice of cabinet secretaries.
E)   Cabinet members are not responsible to the Senate or Congress at large.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

The expansion of the Executive Office of the President, the development of regulatory review, and the use of executive orders have been important because they

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A)   are deeply unpopular with the public and have led to the declining trust in American government.
B)   make it very difficult for challengers to defeat incumbent presidents in elections.
C)   have given presidents substantial capacity to achieve significant policy results despite congressional opposition to their legislative agendas.
D)   have dramatically limited the power of the president and made it easier for Congress to dominate the American political system.
E)   have rendered the judiciary essentially irrelevant in the American political system.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

Why was it considered shocking when, after the Civil War, Andrew Johnson made a series of speeches seeking public support for his Reconstruction policies?

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A)   Johnson traveled with his own press secretary, the first time a president had used public relations officials.
B)   During the nineteenth century, it was seen as undignified for a president to campaign on his own behalf.
C)   Johnson did not speak to the general public, but instead spoke only to handpicked audiences where he knew he would be favorably received.
D)   Johnson's speeches were delivered only in the former Confederate states and ignored the North, where he most needed support.
E)   Johnson's speeches were the first to encourage women and African Americans to become active in politics.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the military sources of domestic power is most accurate?

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A)   The president is obligated to deploy national troops every time the state legislature or governor requests them.
B)   The president may not deploy troops in a state or city without a specific request from the state legislature or the governor.
C)   The president is not allowed to deploy military forces within the United States under any circumstance.
D)   Military emergencies, such as World War I, World War II, and September 11, have typically led to an expansion of the domestic powers of the executive branch.
E)   Military emergencies, such as World War I, World War II, and September 11, have typically led to a decrease in the domestic powers of the executive branch.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following attributes did the framers intend for the office of the president to possess?

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A)   popularity
B)   energy
C)   extensive flexibility
D)   unrestrained power
E)   integrityF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Congress's tendency in recent years to give executive agencies fewer clear guidelines for implementing laws is the result of

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A)   the greater scope and complexity of the tasks that American government has undertaken.
B)   the reduced scope and complexity of the tasks that American government has undertaken.
C)   frequent requests made by state governments to transfer more power to the executive branch.
D)   numerous initiatives passed by voters that require less legislative specificity.
E)   a series of Supreme Court decisions that ruled executive mandates were unconstitutional.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 9

The technique of popular mobilization dates back to the presidency of

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A)   Thomas Jefferson.
B)   Ulysses Grant.
C)   Theodore Roosevelt.
D)   Franklin Roosevelt.
E)   Andrew Johnson.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 10

Describe some of the different individuals and institutions that advise the president. What is the role of the Cabinet? What is the job of the Executive Office of the President? What more informal networks do presidents maintain?

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Question 11

The first lady is an important resource for the president in his capacity as

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A)   head of government.
B)   head of state.
C)   commander in chief.
D)   legislative initiator.
E)   chief diplomat.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

When the president infers powers from the "rights, duties, and obligations" of the presidency, these are called

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A)   delegated powers.
B)   necessary and proper powers.
C)   inherent powers.
D)   war powers.
E)   expressed powers.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The rise of the national convention was important because it

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A)   placed the power of selecting presidential candidates entirely in the hands of federal judges.
B)   placed the power of selecting presidential candidates entirely in the hands of congressional leaders.
C)   gave the presidency a mass popular base that would eventually support and demand increased presidential power.
D)   took away the presidency's mass popular base and made the president a much weaker political actor.
E)   eliminated the need for a presidential candidate to win the support of his party.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

Many scholars argue that a president's greatest powers are informal. Write an essay explaining how the president uses informal powers. What has the White House done to increase the president's popularity? What is the role of party?

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Question 15

Which of the following actions was not the result of an executive order?

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A)   the Louisiana Purchase
B)   the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
C)   entrance into the United Nations
D)   the annexation of Texas
E)   the desegregation of the militaryF) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 16

______ powers are specifically established by the language of the Constitution.

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A)   Expressed
B)   Delegated
C)   Implied
D)   Suspected
E)   InherentF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 17

The formal group of presidential foreign policy advisers, established in 1947, is called the

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A)   State Department.
B)   National Security Council.
C)   Joint Chiefs of Staff.
D)   Council on Foreign Relations.
E)   War Council.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

The Constitution's framers believed that Congress's greatest prerogative would be its

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A)   war powers.
B)   power of the purse.
C)   oversight of the other two branches.
D)   impeachment powers.
E)   power of advice and consent.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

The power to receive ambassadors is an example of

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A)   an expressed power.
B)   a delegated power.
C)   executive privilege.
D)   an executive agreement.
E)   an executive order.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

The goal of the War Powers Resolution was to

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A)   compel a congressional declaration of war for every large-scale military operation.
B)   limit the ability of Congress to cut off funding for troops when the president sends them overseas without congressional approval.
C)   limit the power of the president to commit American troops to military action without authorization from Congress.
D)   end the Vietnam War.
E)   give the president more freedom in determining when and where to deploy American military forces.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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