PRE-TEST 12

Which of the following did the framers want from a president? (select all that apply)

• Command of the military

• Direction in foreign affairs

• Administration of the laws

• National leadership

• Unilateral power to levy taxes

How did Theodore Roosevelt change the conception of the presidency?

• He adhered to the Whig theory of limited executive power

• He adopted the stewardship theory of a more active executive

• He reduced the presidency to a purely clerical role

• He ceded most executive authority to congressional committee chairs

• He returned foreign policy leadership to the states

According to the Whig theory of presidential leadership, the presidency is best described as which of the following?

• A limited office whose occupant administers the will of Congress

• An office that should lead public opinion and set the national agenda

• A role defined by unilateral emergency powers

• A post primarily responsible for party leadership

• A position expected to dominate foreign policy without restraint

In order to be president of the United States, a person must

• Be a natural-born citizen

• Be at least 40 years old

• Have been a resident for 21 years

• Have previously served as a governor

Which phrase in the U.S. Constitution establishes the president as chief executive?

• “He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed and shall commission all the officers of the United States.”

• “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.”

• “The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.”

• “He shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors…”

• “Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President…”

The president's ability to get initiatives passed by Congress is largely dependent on

• The partisan makeup of Congress

• The composition of the Supreme Court

• The size of the federal bureaucracy

• The president’s approval among foreign leaders

The president's role in foreign policy increased largely because America became more of a world power.

• True

• False

In the history of the United States, how many presidents have been impeached?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which advisory resource has declined significantly as an advisory resource for the president in the last century?

• The cabinet (as a whole)

• The National Security Council

• The Council of Economic Advisers

• The Office of Management and Budget

Following the impeachment of a president by the House of Representatives, who holds the trial?

• The U.S. Senate

• The U.S. Supreme Court

• A joint session of Congress

• The state legislatures