Presidency Test Review- Chapter 6

The number of electoral votes per state equals the

• number of House members per state

• age of the state

• number of senators per state

• number of House members and senators per state

The president needs the approval of the ____________ for appointments, and the ___________ for declaring war.

• Senate; Senate

• Senate; House and Senate

• House and Senate; Senate

• House and Senate; House

In a 1990 court case, President Ronald Reagan refused to make public his diaries written around the time of the Iran-Contra Affair. This refusal is an example of a president utilizing which power?

• executive decision making

• executive privilege

• signing statements

• power over domestic security

The tension between a president's desire to enforce policies in a particular way and a bureaucrat's preferences to enforce policies otherwise creates a/an_______ for the president.

• coordination problem

• prisoner's dilemma

• principal-agent problem

• unstable coalition

Why does the power of the president increase most dramatically in wartime?

• Presidential popularity increases during wartime.

• Congress has trouble raising money and relies on the president in wartime.

• The president has the power to make efficient decisions necessary for war.

• Congress is susceptible to free riding during difficult times.

Which of these presidents was most influential in developing mass political parties as a tool of presidential power and electoral support?

• James K. Polk

• Harry S. Truman

• Martin Van Buren

• William Henry Harrison

On April 13, 2011, President Barack Obama gave a nationally televised speech opposing the congressional Republicans' deficit-reduction plans and offering an alternative set of fiscal proposals. This is an example of

• standing pat

• going public

• an executive order

• an executive agreement

Which of the following is an example of an informal presidential power?

• Commander in chief of the U.S. military

• Declaring war

• Leader of a political party

• Negotiating treaties

Which of the following is an example of a formal presidential power?

• Political rallies

• Lobbying members of Congress

• Going public

• Appoint Heads of Cabinet Departments

How do veto threats shape Congress' creation of legislation?

• The Supreme Court takes these veto threats as statements of law and will strike down contrary laws passed by Congress.

• Content of legislation is often changed to more closely match the president's preferences

• Legislation is rarely changed by presidential veto threats.

• The president continually gives speeches on the floor of the House, and Congress adjusts based on these multiple speeches.