Chapter 5 Review

The President is the author of the nation's public policies in his or her role of

• commander in chief.
• chief legislator.
• chief of party.
• chief citizen.

Read this excerpt from the text: “Sections 3 and 4 of the 25th Amendment fill the disability gap. The Vice President is to become Acting President if (1) the President informs Congress, in writing, 'that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,' or (2) the Vice President and a majority of the members of the Cabinet inform Congress, in writing, that the President is so incapacitated. The President may resume the powers and duties of the office by informing Congress by 'written declaration' that no inability exists. However, the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet may challenge the President on this score. If they do, Congress has 21 days in which to decide the matter.” Suppose the President were badly injured, and unable to inform the Vice President that he could not discharge the power and duties of his office. How would power be transferred to the Vice President?

• Congress would appoint the Vice President as Acting President but would need the approval of a majority of the members of the Cabinet.

• The Vice President would automatically become Acting President but would need the approval of Congress.

• The Vice President alone would inform Congress in writing that the President was incapacitated.

• The Vice President and a majority of the members of the Cabinet would inform Congress in writing that the President was incapacitated.

In 1973, Congress overrode President Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution. What conclusion can be drawn based on this fact?

• The President's action was based on public opinion regarding the resolution.
• Support for the resolution was overwhelming in both houses of Congress.
• The President was certain that the Supreme Court would find the resolution to be unconstitutional.
• The Senate did not have the necessary two-thirds vote to approve the resolution.

Which statement regarding treaties is TRUE?

• It is easier to get Congress to approve a treaty than to pass a joint resolution.
• The most famous treaty approved by Congress was the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I.
• Treaties have the same legal standing as acts of Congress.
• The President must obtain Senate consent before negotiating a treaty.

Read this excerpt from the text: "In 1952, at the height of the Korean War, a labor dispute threatened to shut down the nation’s steel industry and imperil the war effort. To avert a strike, President Harry Truman, acting as commander in chief, ordered the Secretary of Commerce to seize and operate several steel mills. But the Supreme Court found that here the President had overstepped his constitutional authority. It held that only Congress, acting under its commerce power, could authorize the seizure of private property in time of war, and it had not done so." This is an example of

• the judicial branch limiting the legislative branch.

• the legislative branch limiting the executive branch.

• the judicial branch limiting the executive branch.

• the legislative branch limiting the judicial branch.

Vice President Thomas Marshall once told the following story of two brothers: “One ran away to sea; the other was elected Vice President. And nothing was heard of either of them again.” Which of the following BEST expresses the meaning of this story?

• Being Vice President is a dead-end job that dooms a person to obscurity.
• Vice Presidents are rarely seen because of the high security surrounding the office.
• Being Vice President is a high-profile job that keeps a person constantly busy.
• Vice Presidents are rarely heard from because they must travel constantly.

Read this excerpt from the text about the presidential power of recognition: "Recognition does not mean that one government approves the character or the conduct of another. The United States recognizes several governments about which it has serious misgivings. . . . The facts of life in world politics make relations with these governments necessary." Which of the following is an example of a nation whose government the United States recognizes, but about which our nation has serious misgivings?

• Iran

• France

• Mexico

• Ireland

Read this excerpt from the text: "Congress has not declared war since World War II. On eight occasions since then, however, it has enacted joint resolutions to authorize the President to meet certain international crises with military force." Which is the STRONGEST conclusion that can be drawn based on this statement?

• Congress and the President are often in conflict about when to declare war.

• Congress and the President do everything they can to avoiding using military force.

• The Constitution is flexible enough to allow Congress and the President to meet crises in a number of ways.

• The Constitution has many checks and balances for how the government deals with foreign policy.

Read this excerpt from the text. "The President is expected to be 'the representative of all the people.' He or she is expected to take the high road and champion the public interest against the many different and competing private interests. 'The presidency,' said Franklin Roosevelt, 'is not merely an administrative office. That is the least of it. It is, preeminently, a place of moral leadership.'" To which presidential role does this text excerpt refer?

• commander in chief

• chief economist

• chief citizen

• chief of party