9.4 - Legislative, Economic, and Party Leader

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Where does the annual budget proposal originate?

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with the president

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Presidents have the power to stop any bill that Congress sends to them by

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vetoing it.

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Once a bill reaches the president's desk, he or she must take action to accept or reject it within

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ten days.

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How do presidents communicate their legislative priorities for the year to Congress? Options: in their inaugural address, in a written list of bills submitted to Congress at the start of each session, in the State of the Union address, by signing or vetoing bills that reach their desk

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in the State of the Union address

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During the Great Depression, which president greatly expanded the role of the federal government in the economy?

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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The president can influence legislation most successfully when

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the president's party controls Congress.

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In 1946 Congress passed the Employment Act, which gave the president the new duty to

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submit an annual economic report to Congress.

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Why do presidents use political patronage?

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to reward members of their party who helped them get elected

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Which action of the president was ruled unconstitutional? Options: pressuring lawmakers, political patronage, drafting bills, line-item veto

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line-item veto

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The president uses a pocket veto on a bill when he or she takes no action but Congress adjourns during the required time.

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takes no action but Congress adjourns during the required time.