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The Presidency
Multiple-Choice Quiz

1 .       According to Richard Neustadt, presidential power is really the power to [Hint]



2 .       Once the House votes for impeachment, the president [Hint]



3 .       In order to preserve the balance of power in government without jeopardizing the independence of the presidency, the framers [Hint]



4 .       One of the primary resources available to presidents for controlling the bureaucracy is [Hint]



5 .       The choice of vice president [Hint]



6 .       The Office of Management and Budget, the National Security Council, and the Council of Economic Advisors are [Hint]



7 .       When a president vetoes congressional legislation, Congress [Hint]



8 .       Presidents can count on their own party members' support in Congress [Hint]



9 .       High public approval of the president [Hint]



10 .       Electoral mandates [Hint]



11 .       The president's role in the legislative process [Hint]



12 .       Among the president's constitutional powers as a maker of foreign policy is the power to [Hint]



13 .       Today, a president's role as commander in chief includes [Hint]



14 .       The War Powers Resolution may be considered unconstitutional because [Hint]



15 .       Probably the greatest source of influence presidents have is [Hint]



16 .       The higher the president stands in the polls, [Hint]



17 .       At the base of presidential evaluations is the [Hint]



18 .       The principle intermediary between the president and the public is [Hint]



19 .       Most of the news coverage of the White House [Hint]



20 .       Concerns over presidential power [Hint]



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