Unit 4 The Executive Branch

Which presidential tradition was broken by Franklin D. Roosevelt and resolved through passage of the 22nd Amendment?

• presidential pardons tradition

• no-third-term tradition

• State of the Union Tradition

• party leadership tradition

The formal duties assigned to the Vice President by the Constitution are

• to provide advice to the President on issues of national security and economic policy.

• to preside over the Senate and help decide the question of presidential succession.

• to balance the ticket and preside as Assistant President

• not defined

Who determines the party platforms to be adopted at the national conventions?

• the party leadership

• the sitting president

• state caucuses

• super-delegates

What has had the most influence on the growth of presidential power since 1789?

• the strengthening of judicial powers

• the decline of economic growth

• the unity of the presidency

• the weakening of congressional powers

Which inherent power of the President provides for the refusal to disclose certain information to the congress and the courts?

• executive power

• ordinance power

• removal power

• executive privilege

Which bureaucratic feature allows people to work on a complex task based on a set of known standards and with little interruption.

• hierarchical authority

• job specialization

• formalized rules

• limited authority

Which of the following is an agency of the Executive Office of the President?

• the General Services Administration

• the Office of Management and Budget

• the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• the office of Personal Management

Which informal advisory body was not created by the Constitution or Congress, although its advisors are subject to Senate confirmation?

• the National Security Council

• the White House staff

• the Executive Office of the President

• the Cabinet

What produces the largest amount of federal revenue in the United States?

• individual income tax

• corporation income tax

• estate taxes

• excise taxes

In order to resolve its deficit spending, the Federal Government borrows money from a variety of investors. Which term describes the result of this government borrowing?

• securities

• demand-side economics

• public debt

• surpluses