AP Gov. Ch. 4

Which of the following statements is supported by the data in the chart about average news conferences per year?

• Coolidge Hoover and Roosevelt were the first to take advantage of televised news conferences

• the average number of press conferences per year varies from the administration to Administration

• among presidents depicted in the graph President Nixon and Reagan were the harshest on reporters in the Press

• presidents who gave more press conferences had higher approval ratings

Which of the following is a potential cause of trend Illustrated in the in the graph of average news conferences per year with the presidents after Truman?

• as more media platforms have become common presidents have steadily increased their number of news conferences

• recent presidents may be trying to control the information people receive so they have limited press conferences

• presidents Nixon and Reagan healthier press conferences because they were both elected to only one term

• press conferences are a product of the television era

Which of the following statements best summarizes Alexander Hamilton's argument?

• a president's potential danger is limited because he can serve only a limited number of terms

• people are protected from a dangerous president by elections every 4 years and a process that legislature can undertake

• Congress can imprison the president as any other citizen 4

• an impeached president is forcibly removed from office

Which amendment to the Constitution has made some of the argument in the passage above moot?

• 22nd Amendment

• 12th Amendment

• 20th Amendment

• 25th Amendment

Which of the following is true regarding the impeachment process?

• the house can impeach but the Supreme Court determines if the impeachment is warranted

• the vice president and a majority of the cabinet can impeach a president

• impeachment require such serious wrongdoing that no president has been impeached

• the house can impeach a president and the Senate can remove a president on conviction of bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors

Which of the following may the president do to limit the power of congress?

• the president can veto particular items are language in a bill while passing the remainder of the bill

• the president can veto a congressional bill that has passed the house and Senate

• the president can refuse to spend money that Congress has appropriated

• the president can imeach selected members of Congress

Which type of power did President Trump exert in issuing the executive order?

• Reserved

• Formal

• Informal

• Constitutional

Which of the following describes presidents Trump's perspective in the consecutive order?

• the talents immigrants bring to the United States outweigh the risk of terrorism

• foreign Nationals of all religions may enter the United States

• people who have already immigrated from the named countries may be untrustworthy

• a person's nationality is just one of many influences on behavior

With which statement would supporters of the executive order most likely agree?

• the President should signal that refugees are welcome in the United States

• the President should make developing World alliances his top foreign policy priority

• the President should make protecting the nation from foreign terrorism a top priority

• the President should limit immigration regardless of any immigrants religious identity

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of changes in the scope of the presidency?

• Earlier presidents- earlier presidents tended to execute the laws passed by the legislature and serve no more than two terms

  Later presidents- Abraham Lincoln stayed within traditional bounds of the presidency to avoid fomenting Regional tensions

• Earlier presidents- Teddy Roosevelt stewardship Theory greatly expanded the scope of the presidency

  Later presidents- modern presidents have scaled back since Teddy Roosevelt to a scope more like that of Washington

• Earlier presidents- times of national stability led to a contraction in presidential scope under James Buchanan

  Later presidents- times of Crisis such as during the Great Depression led to the expansion of president's powers under Franklin D Roosevelt

• Earlier presidents- the imperial presidency started with James Madison

  Later presidents- the imperial presidency reached its peak with Andrew Jackson