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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A vetoes.
B legislative initiatives.
C executive agreements.
D signing statements.
Question #2
A make it very difficult for challengers to defeat incumbent presidents in elections.
B have given presidents capacity to achieve policy results despite congressional opposition to their legislative agendas.
C have dramatically limited the power of the president and made it easier for Congress to dominate the American political system.
D are deeply unpopular with the public and have led to the declining trust in American government.
Question #3
A writ of mandamus.
B recess appointment.
C writ of habeas corpus.
D executive order.
Question #4
A House and tried in the Senate, with the chief justice presiding and a two-thirds vote needed for conviction.
B House and tried in the Senate, with the chief justice presiding and a 50% plus one vote needed for conviction.
C Senate and tried in the House, with the chief justice presiding and a two-thirds vote needed for conviction.
D Senate and tried in the House, with the chief justice presiding and a 50% plus one vote needed for conviction.
Question #5
A the president makes about his or her interpretation of a congressional enactment he or she is signing into law.
B made by the president and the leader of a foreign country immediately following an executive agreement.
C made by a presidential candidate when formally accepting his or her party’s nomination.
D the president is required to make any time he or she issues an executive order.
Question #6
A only make executive orders when dealing with foreign affairs.
B must obtain a so-called consent decree from the Senate before they use executive orders.
C must secure preclearance from the federal judiciary for their use of executive orders.
D
E must state the constitutional or statutory basis for their use of executive orders.
Question #7
A ended entirely due to a series of Supreme Court decisions outlawing most forms of unilateral presidential action.
B become routine instruments of presidential governance rather than emergency wartime measures.
C become increasingly rare due to the Congress imposing limits on them.
D become focused almost exclusively on emergency wartime measures rather than on domestic policy matters.
Question #8
A An executive agreement
B Delegation
C Administrative oversight
D Regulatory review
Question #9
A Congress
B the presidency
C the Supreme Court
D the executive bureaucracy
Question #10
A White House staff serve for at most one year, whereas EOP staff serve for as long as they wish.
B White House staff appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate, whereas EOP appointments are not.
C White House staff usually provides advice that is more explicitly political than that coming from the EOP.
D White House staff often come from both parties, whereas members of the EOP usually come from the president’s party.
Question #11
A draw negative attention away from the president during times of crisis.
B give the president an institutional link to Congress.
C promote bipartisanship with members of the opposing political party through negotiations.
D bring the president votes in the election that he or she might otherwise not win.
Question #12
A Hillary Clinton
B Eleanor Roosevelt
C Dolley Madison
D Laura Bush
Question #13
A secretary of state
B Speaker of the House
C attorney general
D Senate majority leader
Question #14
A Department of the Interior.
B Cabinet.
C Executive Office of the President.
D White House staff.
Question #15
A 15; senator
B 5; secretary
C 15; secretary
D 50; senator
Question #16
A state Supreme Court justices
B state governors who resign before their terms have expired
C members of the House of Representatives who resign before their terms have expired
D cabinet secretaries
Question #17
A Congress can find executive branch actions unconstitutional and impeach members of the executive branch.
B Congress can appropriate funds and impeach members of the executive branch.
C Congress can appropriate funds and veto executive actions.
D Congress can find executive branch actions unconstitutional and veto executive actions.
Question #18
A They are more respected internationally.
B They require a lower threshold of congressional support in order to get passed.
C They are less likely to be found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
D They usually last longer and are also harder for future administrations to overturn.
Question #19
A implied; inherent
B expressed; delegated
C inherent; expressed
D implied; delegated
Question #20
A delegated
B implied
C expressed
D inherent
Question #21
A embargo trade, seize foreign assets, and prohibit transactions with whatever foreign nations are involved.
B issue a formal declaration of war without congressional approval.
C add amendments to the Constitution without congressional or state government approval.
D hold elections for an entirely new Congress regardless of whether congressional elections are scheduled.
Question #22
A implied powers can be traced to the powers expressed in the actual language of the Constitution, while inherent powers derive from congressional laws and Supreme Court decisions.
B implied powers can be traced to the powers expressed in the actual language of the Constitution, while inherent powers derive from national sovereignty.
C inherent powers can be traced to the powers expressed in the actual language of the Constitution, while implied powers derive from national sovereignty.
D inherent powers can be traced to the powers expressed in the actual language of the Constitution, while implied powers derive from congressional laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Question #23
A Use of the veto varies considerably across presidential administrations, and vetoes are seldom overridden.
B Use of the veto has remained constant across presidential administrations, and vetoes are seldom overridden.
C Presidents have used the veto only twice in American history.
D Use of the veto has remained constant across presidential administrations, and vetoes are frequently overridden.
Question #24
A a delegated power.
B an expressed power.
C executive privilege.
D an executive order.
Question #25
A Starting around the time of the New Deal, Congress has tended to draft legislation that offers few clear guidelines for implementation by the executive.
B Since around the time of the Civil War, Congress has tended to draft legislation that offers very specific guidelines for implementation by the executive.
C Congress has never given executive agencies broad mandates and has always drafted legislation that offers very specific guidelines for implementation by the executive.
D The Constitution explicitly prohibits Congress from providing specific guidelines to executive agencies for implementing laws.
Question #26
A usurped powers.
B delegated powers.
C inherent powers.
D explicit powers.
Question #27
A unlimited
B dual
C totalitarian
D unitary
Question #28
A required by Congressional law.
B mandated by the Constitution.
C only given once every four years.
D based on tradition but was discontinued during the Great Depression and World War II.
Question #29
A a majority of both houses of Congress
B three-fourths of both houses of Congress
C two-thirds of both houses of Congress
D a unanimous vote of both houses of Congress
Question #30
A formal contract between the United States and a foreign state that is approved by a vote in the House of Representatives.
B formal contract negotiated by a state governor and the president that requires the Senate’s approval.
C simple understanding between the president and a foreign state that is not submitted to Congress for approval.
D treaty negotiated by the Senate and a foreign state that requires the president’s approval.
Question #31
A statement by the Senate majority leader.
B simple majority vote in both houses.
C statement by the Speaker of the House.
D simple majority vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Question #32
A is willing to trade with people and companies working in that territory.
B will deploy military personnel within that country.
C acknowledges the legitimacy of that country’s government.
D will impose economic sanctions on that country.
Question #33
A can refuse to send federal troops at his or her discretion.
B is constitutionally required to send exactly as many federal troops as the state government has requested.
C can refuse to send federal troops with a majority vote of Congress.
D is constitutionally required to send some federal troops, but he or she can choose exactly how many will be sent.
Question #34
A expressed; inherent
B expressed; implied
C inherent; expressed
D inherent; implied
Question #35
A Expressed
B Implied
C Inherent
D Delegated
Question #36
A About half of all presidential orders end up being rescinded by congressional legislation.
B Congress cannot rescind a presidential order.
C Nearly 90% of all presidential orders end up being rescinded by congressional legislation.
D Only a tiny percentage of presidential orders have ever been rescinded by congressional legislation.
Question #37
A Executive Office of the President; bureaucracy; executive orders
B Government Accountability Office; judiciary; earmarks
C Executive Office of the President; judiciary; executive orders
D Government Accountability Office; bureaucracy; earmarks
Question #38
A less popular than when he entered.
B without issuing a single executive order.
C without issuing a single signing statement.
D more popular than when he entered.
Question #39
A represent the president overseas.
B run the day-to-day operations of the Executive Office of the President.
C serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
D cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate.
Question #40
A it has the power to veto legislation passed by Congress that negatively impacts the federal budget.
B its personnel assist with overseeing regulatory proposals and preparing the national budget.
C the Constitution requires that the president receive its approval for administrative rule changes and tax increases.
D it is granted the authority under the Constitution to pass the federal budget.
Question #41
A commander in chief.
B chief diplomat.
C head of government.
D head of state.
Question #42
A regulates stock market transactions and enforces federal antitrust laws.
B analyzes trends to help the president anticipate economic events.
C sets interest rates for the federal government.
D negotiates foreign trade treaties on behalf of the federal government.
Question #43
A White House staff.
B Department of State.
C Executive Council of Advisers.
D Cabinet.
Question #44
A be approved by the House but are responsible to the Senate and to Congress at large.
B be approved by the House and are not responsible to the Senate or to Congress at large.
C be approved by the Senate and are responsible to the Senate and to Congress at large.
D be approved by the Senate but are not responsible to the Senate or to Congress at large.
Question #45
A Executive Office of the President
B Cabinet
C White House staff
D Presidential Advisory Committee
Question #46
A signing treaties and issuing pardons and amnesties.
B appointing federal judges and ruling on the constitutionality of Congressional actions.
C appointing federal judges and issuing pardons and amnesties.
D ruling on the constitutionality of congressional actions and signing treaties.
Question #47
A head of government.
B head of the political party.
C head of the bureaucracy.
D head of state.
Question #48
A legislative
B military
C judicial
D diplomatic
Question #49
A Congressional tax legislation is vague and empowers the IRS to employ a great deal of “prosecutorial discretion.”
B The IRS is an independent government agency and is not influenced by congressional tax legislation.
C Congressional tax legislation is specific and detailed, leaving little to the discretion of IRS administrators.
D Congressional tax legislation is vague and the IRS receives all of its guidance from the president.
Question #50
A president may make unilateral use of the emergency powers to protect states against domestic disorder.
B president requires the federal court’s approval before using troops in domestic disturbances.
C use of the president’s emergency powers against domestic disorder necessitates a request by the governor of the state in question.
D president needs congressional authorization to use troops in both domestic and international situations.
Question #51
A National Security Act of 1947
B USA PATRIOT Act of 2001
C Boland Amendment of 1982
D War Powers Resolution of 1973
Question #52
A absolutism.
B pluralism.
C the unitary executive.
D elite pluralism.
Question #53
A is typically lower when Congress is controlled by the opposite party.
B has been relatively constant throughout American history.
C has never exceeded two.
D is typically higher when Congress is controlled by the opposite party.
Question #54
A executive privilege
B expressed powers
C presidential immunity
D the Fifth Amendment
Question #55
A do not have to be approved by two-thirds vote of the House.
B must be approved by the U.S. Supreme Court but not by Congress.
C are generally formulated at meetings of the United Nations.
D do not have to be approved by two-thirds vote of the Senate.
Question #56
A executive immunity
B international protocols
C diplomacy
D executive agreements
Question #57
A presidential emergency power
B the War Powers Act
C the national guard
D the elastic clause
Question #58
A strictly prohibiting presidents from ever deploying federal troops within the United States.
B requiring two-thirds of both the House and the Senate to vote in favor of any presidential order to deploy federal troops within the United States.
C stating that a state government must request federal troops before the president can deploy them within that state to provide public order.
D requiring a majority of both the House and the Senate to vote in favor of any presidential order to deploy federal troops within the United States.
Question #59
A the Supreme Court.
B Congress.
C the president’s party.
D the Constitution.
Question #60
A III
B II
C V
D I