Executive agreements differ from formal treaties in that they

do not have to be approved by the Senate.

have been ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.

must be approved by the U.S. Supreme Court but not by Congress.

do not have to be approved by the House.

What is required for Congress to override a presidential veto?

two-thirds of both houses of Congress

a majority of both houses of Congress

three-fourths of both houses of Congress

a unanimous vote of both houses of Congress

The State of the Union address is

required by a law passed by Congress in 1802 and renewed ever since.

requested by the president, and comity demands that the request is always accepted.

requested by the media and nearly always agreed to by the president and Congress.

An executive order is

a rule or regulation issued unilaterally by the president that has the status of a law.

a demand to Congress that it vote on a particular piece of legislation.

any act of the executive branch that does not have to be made public.

an emergency decree that is law only for the duration of a crisis or pending congressional approval.

Which of the following has caused an increase in the president’s delegated powers?

the increasing scope and complexity of legislation

recent constitutional amendments broadening the president’s powers

the shift toward a more bipartisan political environment in Congress

When North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950,

President Truman sent American troops to Korea without asking for a declaration of war.

Congress declared war before President Truman could formally request it.

President Truman asked for a declaration of war from Congress and received one.

President Truman asked for a declaration of war and was rebuffed by Congress.

Why was George Washington’s reception of Edmond Genêt as ambassador of France so significant?

It reflected the authority of the president to officially recognize specific regimes

It demonstrated that the United States could use diplomacy to stay out of European conflicts.

It was the first time any nation had recognized the United States as independent.

Why is the president’s State of the Union address important?

It is an opportunity for the president to set legislative agenda by initiating proposals and directing attention to their goals.

It is often the only time that members of Congress get to question the president directly.

It is the only time the president is constitutionally allowed to address Congress.

It determines the exact budget for the upcoming year.

Congress’s tendency to give executive agencies fewer clear guidelines for implementing laws is the result of

the greater scope and complexity of the tasks that American government has undertaken.

the reduced scope and complexity of the tasks that American government has undertaken.

numerous initiatives passed by voters that require less legislative specificity.

a series of Supreme Court decisions that ruled executive mandates were unconstitutional

Which of the following statements is true?

Public administrators have a great deal of discretion in the modern world.

In the modern era, political power has shifted away from the presidency and to Congress.

The Supreme Court is more powerful than Congress and the presidency.

When members of Congress delegate power to the executive branch, it

substantially enhances the importance of the presidency.

substantially reduces the power of the federal government compared to state governments.

has no impact on the importance of the presidency at all.

substantially reduces the importance of the presidency.

Which of the following is NOT an expressed power of the president under Article II of the U.S. Constitution?

to serve as commander in chief of the armed forces

to grant pardons for federal crimes

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

president may make unilateral use of the emergency powers to protect states against domestic disorder.

president requires the federal court’s approval before using troops in domestic disturbances.

president needs congressional authorization to use troops in both domestic and international situations.

president can only use troops in domestic situations when the health and safety of children are threatened.

Which of the following statements about presidential pardons is FALSE?

George Washington declared amnesty to all Americans who fought for the British during the War for Independence.

Andrew Johnson declared amnesty to all Confederate soldiers.

Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon for crimes he may have committed.

Jimmy Carter declared amnesty for all draft evaders during the Vietnam War.

Which of the following statements about the presidential veto is most accurate?

Use of the veto varies considerably across presidential administrations, and vetoes are seldom overridden.

Presidents have used the veto only twice in American history.

Use of the veto has remained constant across presidential administrations, and vetoes are frequently overridden

The line item veto and pocket vetoes are theoretical and never used.

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Recent presidents have refrained from asking Congress to declare war and instead deployed military without congressional vote.

The War Powers Act has been fully observed by every president who has deployed the military overseas since Gerald Ford.

Congress passed the War Powers Resolution in order to give the president more control over the military.

As a result of the War Powers Resolution, Congress now has more control over the military than the president does.

The goal of the War Powers Resolution was to

limit the power of the president to commit American troops to military action without authorization from Congress.

compel a congressional declaration of war for every large-scale military operation.

give the president more freedom in determining when and where to deploy American military forces.

The ________ is the informal designation for the heads of the major federal government departments.

Presidential Advisory Committee

The president has the power to appoint which of the following positions?

state governors who resign before their terms have expired

all state Supreme Court justices

The Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisers are both parts of the ________.

Executive Office of the President

The Office of Management and Budget is important because

its personnel are an integral part of virtually every conceivable presidential responsibility,

it has the power to veto any legislation passed by Congress that negatively impacts the federal budget.

it is granted the authority under the Constitution to pass the federal budget.

its staff analyzes the economy and economic trends in order to give the president the ability to anticipate events

The main political value of the vice president is to

bring the president votes in the election from a group or region that would not be a likely source of support.

draw negative attention away from the president during times of crisis.

give the president an institutional link to Congress.

act as the political party’s chief fund-raiser

Which statement about the Cabinet is INCORRECT?

The Cabinet does not meet as a group, except during the State of the Union address.

The Cabinet has no legal status under the Constitution.

The Cabinet does not make decisions collectively.

The Senate must approve the president’s choice of cabinet secretaries.

What is the primary constitutional task of the vice president, besides succeeding the president?

to cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate

to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives

to act as a chief admiral of the U.S. Navy

As a means of managing the executive branch, presidents have increasingly come to rely upon the ________.

Executive Office of the President

After the Civil War, why was it inappropriate for President Johnson to make speeches seeking public support for his policies?

During the nineteenth century, it was perceived to be undignified for a president to campaign on his own behalf.

President Johnson traveled with his own press secretary

President Johnson did not speak to the general public but instead spoke only to handpicked audiences

President Johnson’s speeches were the first to encourage women and African Americans to become active in politics

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

U.S. entrance into the United Nations

the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II

the desegregation of the military

A signing statement is a(n)

announcement the president makes about their interpretation of a congressional enactment they are signing into law.

announcement the president is required to make any time he or she issues an executive order.

announcement made by a presidential candidate when formally accepting his or her party’s nomination.

decree issued by Congress that demands the president sign a congressional enactment into law immediately.

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

have given presidents substantial capacity to achieve significant policy results

are deeply unpopular with the public and have led to the declining trust in American government.

make it very difficult for challengers to defeat incumbent presidents in elections.

have rendered the judiciary essentially irrelevant in the American political system.

Which of the following statements about signing statements is most accurate?

While presidents have made signing statements through history, they have only recently been recorded and made part of the legislative record.

Signing statements were invented during the Reagan administration as a way for the president to circumvent the federal court.

The Constitution requires that the president explain their interpretation of every law they sign by issuing a signing statement.

Although signing statements were commonly used prior to 1900, no modern president has issued them when signing a piece of legislation.

What is the general tendency of a president’s popularity?

Presidents usually start out popular and decline over the next four years.

Presidents usually begin with moderate ratings that move drastically up or down, depending on their success.

Presidents usually begin very unpopular and increase their popularity significantly as their terms continues.

No pattern has been discerned in presidential approval ratings.

When are the president’s partisan ties most important?

in dealing with Congress on legislative matters

in winning support from public opinion

in making executive appointments

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TRC Gov Chapter 10

The office of the presidency was established by Article ________ of the Constitution.

What did the framers mean to accomplish by indirect election of the president?

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

When the president infers powers from the “rights, duties, and obligations” of the presidency, these are called ________ powers.

The president’s delegated powers come from ________.

________ used presidential emergency power in 1957 to send troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to help desegregate Central High School.

The president’s expressed powers include all of the following categories EXCEPT ________.

In order to get around the need for Senate approval of treaties, contemporary presidents have made use of ________ in foreign affairs.

Executive agreements differ from formal treaties in that they

What is required for Congress to override a presidential veto?

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