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Chapter 13: The Presidency

Multiple Choice

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This activity contains 20 questions.

	According to Richard Neustadt, presidential power is really the power to   command. follow. compromise. persuade.

	Among the president's constitutional powers as a maker of foreign policy is the power to   declare war. extend diplomatic recognition to foreign governments. ratify peace treaties. appropriate foreign-aid funds.

	At the base of presidential evaluations is the   public's indifference to the president. predisposition of many people to support the president. predisposition of many people to be critical of government and politics in general. lack of well-defined opinions among most people.

	Concerns over presidential power   were particularly apparent during the Carter Administration. have become a real threat to democracy. are generally closely related to policy views. have never been seen as a potential problem.

	Electoral mandates   have no real effect on how Congress supports the president. occur most often in midterm elections. consist of the perception that the voters strongly support the president's character and policies. occur every time the president receives a large electoral victory.

	High public approval of the president   gives the president less control over Congress. provides a cover for members of Congress to cast votes to which their constituents might otherwise object. has no affect on congressional elections. allows members of Congress the freedom to vote according to their ideology rather than party.

	In order to preserve the balance of power in government without jeopardizing the independence of the presidency, the framers   limited the president to administrative powers. checked those powers that they believed to be most dangerous. created a weak executive. refused to give the president powers in the area of national security.

	Most of the news coverage of the White House   is concerned with foreign policy issues. is concerned with the substance of policies. focuses on the most visible layer of presidents' personal and official activities. focuses on the fundamental processes operating in the executive branch.

	Once the House votes for impeachment, the president   must leave office. is tried by the Supreme Court. is tried by the Senate. is sentenced to prison.

	One of the primary resources available to presidents for controlling the bureaucracy is   control of the federal budget. the power to appoint top-level administrators. their role as head of his or her political party. their ability to dismiss or fire most members of the bureaucracy.

	Presidents can count on their own party members' support in Congress   no more than two-thirds of the time. only about half of the time. all of the time. about three-quarters of the time.

	Probably the greatest source of influence presidents have is   their role as commander in chief. public support. popularity in the media. control of their political party.

	The choice of vice president   is a carefully calculated decision. has usually been made to placate some important constituency. is made by the national committee of each party. is usually an individual with substantial Washington experience.

	The higher the president stands in the polls,   the easier it is to persuade others to support presidential initiatives. the more support he needs in Congress. the less likely he will initiate new policy ventures. the less need there is for presidential public appearances.

	The Office of Management and Budget, the National Security Council, and the Council of Economic Advisors are   part of the president's cabinet. advisory bodies of the Department of State. policymaking bodies of the Executive Office. members of the White House staff.

	The president's role in the legislative process   is especially important in influencing Congress's agenda. is usually minor. is most effective in domestic policy. usually puts him in conflict with Congress.

	The principle intermediary between the president and the public is   the press. the president's political party. Congress. the White House staff.

	The War Powers Resolution may be considered unconstitutional because   it violates the president's power to declare war. it violates the president's power as commander in chief. it violates the congressional power to appropriate funds for the military. its use of the legislative veto may be considered a violation of the doctrine of separation of powers.

	Today, a president's role as commander in chief includes   command of standing and permanent armed forces. the ability to declare war. the responsibility for economic prosperity. the power to appropriate funds for the armed forces.

	When a president vetoes congressional legislation, Congress   can override the veto by a two-thirds vote in both houses. can rewrite the legislation and send it back to the president. can appeal to the Supreme Court. must form a joint committee to address the president's complaints.

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