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Government 9 test

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The prime minister of Canada and the U.S. president acting as chief executive might do which of the following?

appoint heads of agencies

attend the Stanley cup hockey final

enact treaties with foreign countries

send military personnel to war

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A president who withholds documents related to private conversations with advisers can point to the actions of which president, who first claimed this power?

Abraham Lincoln

George Washington

Ronald Reagan

Thomas Jefferson

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these bodies would the president consult to obtain advice about setting import taxes for goods from China?

Council of Economic Advisers

Federal Reserve

House of Representatives

Senate

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a tool that the president can use to obtain congressional support for his or her legislative agenda?

extensive meetings with cabinet

political patronage appointment for a constituent

promise of campaign support to a senator

promise to sign any bill that supports the agenda

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When President Harry S. Truman enacted new policy by racially integrating the armed forces, he did it using which of these?

agency policy

amnesty

executive agreement

executive order

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these was successful check on the power of a president?

after Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana purchase, the senate ratified it.

After Truman seized steel mills, the courts declared the action unconstitutional.

When FDR's new deal programs took affect, the executive branch expanded.

When Lincoln blockaded southern ports, he was not apposed by congress.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The president would have to work out the most compromises to his or her legislative agenda in which of the following situations?

The president and both Senate and House majorities share the same party

The president and only the House majority share the same party

The president and only the Senate majority share the same party

The president is from a different party than both Senate and House majorities

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