AP Gov Unit 5: Presidency/Bureaucracy Review

Which of the following is NOT a presidential role?

• Chief Executive

• Party Leader/Chief of Party

• Chief Legislator

• Head of State

The CDC is an organization within which organization in the federal bureaucracy?

• Department of Health and Human Services

• Department of Education

• Department of Labor

• Department of Energy

If President Trump signs/signed the bill proposed by Congress to provide economic relief for the effects of the coronavirus, he is best fulfilling which roles?

• Legislative Leader and Head of State

• Chief Citizen and Chief Executive

• Economic Planner and Commander in Chief

• Legislative Leader and Economic Planner

Which of the following organizations in the federal bureaucracy employs the most workers?

• OMB

• United States Postal Service

• Internal Revenue Service

• CIA

Which of the following describes a difficulty presidents face in implementing policy?

• Members of the bureaucracy often lack the expertise required to carry out the president's preferred policies.

• Members of the president’s Cabinet can be removed at any time by Congress.

• Congress generally gives specific details about how the laws they pass will be executed by members of the professional bureaucracy.

• Because of civil service laws, it is not easy for the president to remove professional bureaucrats when they disagree with the president’s agenda.

A new president has been elected and has a number of positions to fill within the federal bureaucracy. What is the best example of political patronage?

• Choosing a secretary to a department in order to appease members from the opposing party.

• Appointing a secretary to a department for which that person has extensive experience and expertise.

• Appointing his campaign manager as an ambassador to Zimbabwe.

• Appointing a Supreme Court justice that has a history of siding with the ideology of the President's party.

Which of the following measures would a president adhering to Keynesian economic principles most likely employ during an economic recession?

• A budget with significant increases in spending for unemployment benefits and public works projects

• Legislation to cut individual and corporate income tax rates and decrease regulation of the economy

• A national budget with dramatic cuts in federal spending on entitlement programs like Social Security

• An executive order to increase the amount of money in circulation in the economy

Bureaucratic rule-making is best defined as

• Legally binding decisions made by Congress to constrain regulatory agencies

• Directions given by the president to the bureaucracy regarding how a specific policy will be applied

• Guidelines issued by government agencies, which provide specific details about how a policy will be implemented

In which of the following circumstances is the president most likely to issue an executive order?

• The House and Senate are of the same political party as the president

• Congress cannot come to an agreement on an issue

• The president wants to make a treaty with a foreign head of state, but the Senate is unlikely to approve it

• The president wants his order to become codified law

Which of the following is a formal power of the president?

• Pardon

• Serve as Commander in Chief

• Veto

• All of the above