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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A in times of relative peace and prosperity
B in times of economic crisis
C during presidential election years
D when they oppose the president’s agenda
Question #2
A Richard Nixon’s approval ratings during Watergate
B George W. Bush’s surge in popularity after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
C Ronald Reagan’s decision to seek a second term
D George H. W. Bush’s reelection after the Gulf War
Question #3
A pocket vetoes
B executive agreements
C executive privilege
D signing statements
Question #4
A the Twenty-second Amendment
B the legislative veto
C executive privilege
D The War Powers Resolution
Question #5
A negotiating executive agreements with foreign heads of state
B negotiating treaties with other nations
C extending diplomatic recognition to foreign governments
D terminating relations with other nations
Question #6
A because the president has diminishing power over the course of his or her administration
B because Congress cannot debate legislation without approval from the president
C because the Constitution establishes a system of shared powers
D because the Constitution does not give the president any powers to influence public policy
Question #7
A It enables the president to manage the bureaucracy.
B It offers legitimacy and credibility to a recently elected president’s proposals.
C It makes it harder for presidents to get their legislative agenda enacted by Congress.
D It helps to increase the president’s legislative acumen.
Question #8
A Modern presidents are more subservient to the will of Congress than the Framers originally intended.
B Modern presidents are much more influential in the legislative process than the Framers originally intended.
C Modern presidents have considerably less power as leaders of their political parties than the Framers originally intended.
D Modern presidents are considerably less democratic than the Framers originally intended.
Question #9
A chief legislator
B head of state
C commander in chief
D chief executive
Question #10
A The vice president has been more involved in the policymaking process in recent years than in the past.
B The vice president is no longer trusted as he once was.
C The vice president recently has been locked out of the policymaking process.
D The vice presidency has become a prerequisite for the presidency.
Question #11
A the Executive Office of the President
B the cabinet
C the White House staff
D the chiefs of staff
Question #12
A secretary of commerce
B Office of Management and Budget
C secretary of the treasury
D chief of staff
Question #13
A He used drones to kill terrorist suspects, some of whom were American citizens.
B He proposed reforming Social Security and immigration policy.
C He used his veto power more than any other president.
D He established the Department of Homeland Security.
Question #14
A determining the Supreme Court’s docket
B nominating federal judges
C establishing the jurisdiction of the federal courts including the Supreme Court
D determining the constitutionality of judicial acts
Question #15
A The presidents’ use of the line-item veto has increased their power over the Congress.
B Modern presidents have to exercise powers as commander in chief, while earlier presidents did not.
C The budgets for government agencies have decreased, leaving more responsibility to the president.
D The United States has increased its prominence on the world stage.
Question #16
A an executive order
B a House impeachment vote
C a veto
D a Senate impeachment trial
Question #17
A limits the president’s terms of office
B requires that presidents be natural-born citizens
C requires the president to be at least 35 years old
D requires the president to be a resident of the United States
Question #18
A presidential and vice presidential succession and disability
B the president’s powers to negotiate treaties
C presidential powers to conduct war
D the Electoral College
Question #19
A someone who has lived in the United States for 20 years
B someone who has already been elected president twice
C a natural-born citizen
D someone who is 37 years old