1 .		Prior to any amendments, under the Constitution, the president's term of office was [Hint]   A. for a period of four years, without a limit on the number of terms a president may serve.   B. none are correct   C. for a period of four years, with a limit of two terms a president may serve.   D. for a period of eight years, with a prohibition on reelection.   E. for a period of six years, without a limit on the number of terms a president may serve.
2 .		According to the Constitution, the term impeachment refers to [Hint]   A. the Senate vote to expel an official from office.   B. the actual trial conducted in the Senate on the charges of wrongdoing passed by the House of Representatives.   C. judicial review.   D. the hearings conducted in the House to determine wrongdoing on the part of an official.   E. the actual bringing of charges against a public official requiring a simple majority vote of the House of Representatives.
3 .		According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, who would succeed the president if you had a circumstance where both the president and vice president died simultaneously? [Hint]   A. President pro tempore of the Senate   B. Speaker of the House of Representatives   C. Secretary of State   D. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff   E. Senate Majority Leader
4 .		Should a vacancy occur in the office of the vice president, the Twenty-Fifth Amendment directs the [Hint]   A. president to appoint a new vice president, subject to confirmation by the Congress.   B. Senate President to succeed to the office.   C. electoral college to vote on a new vice president.   D. Congress to vote on a new vice president.   E. Speaker of the House of Representatives to succeed to the office.
5 .		Which body has the authority to give "consent" to a president's appointments such as an ambassador or judge? [Hint]   A. Senate   B. House of Representatives   C. electoral college   D. Congress as a whole   E. Supreme Court
6 .		Under the Constitution and precedent, who has the power to "make" (negotiate) treaties? [Hint]   A. the president   B. the House of Representatives   C. state governors   D. the Senate   E. the Congress
7 .		Should a president want to enter into a secret and highly sensitive arrangement with a foreign nation, and not want to seek Senate approval, he should [Hint]   A. use the War Powers Act to expand his power.   B. enter into a treaty with that nation.   C. request "fast track" authority from the Congress.   D. enter into an executive agreement with that nation.   E. request that authority from the U.S. Special Court.
8 .		Presidential vetoes [Hint]   A. are usually overridden by the Congress.   B. may be overridden by the Congress with a simple majority vote.   C. are unconstitutional.   D. are the last word on legislation, Congress has no more authority over that particular bill.   E. may be overridden by the Congress with a two-thirds vote majority.
9 .		The War Powers Act of 1973, when taken as a whole, is best understood to be a limitation upon [Hint]   A. the National Guard.   B. the president's war powers.   C. Congress's war powers.   D. the president to draft men into the armed services.   E. none are correct
10 .		One constitutionally proper way the president may "check" the power of the federal judiciary is by [Hint]   A. signing constitutional amendments into law.   B. decreasing the size of the Supreme Court.   C. removing judges from office.   D. regularly refusing to enforce Supreme Court decisions.   E. granting pardons for convicted defendants.
11 .		Powers of the president that can be derived or inferred from specific powers in the Constitution are best known as [Hint]   A. delegated powers.   B. inherent powers.   C. patronage powers.   D. enumerated powers (those which are specifically listed in the Constitution).   E. War Powers.
12 .		Most presidents that preceded Franklin Roosevelt (1933-45) adopted which of the following theories of presidential power? [Hint]   A. stewardship theory   B. Taftian theory   C. presidentialist theory   D. patronage theory   E. Lincolnian theory
13 .		If you have a president who is quite activist in his position, regularly uses powers beyond those which are specifically detailed in the Constitution, the president would be best described as holding which of the following theories? [Hint]   A. patronage theory   B. congressionalist theory   C. Lincolnian theory   D. Taftian theory   E. stewardship theory
14 .		A president's Cabinet (according to custom) consists of the heads of [Hint]   A. National Security Council.   B. the executive branch departments.   C. each state of the union (governors).   D. the Congress.   E. independent agencies.
15 .		As a body, the Cabinet's major function today is to [Hint]   A. meet as the National Security Council.   B. help the president execute the laws and assist him in making decisions.   C. simply keep open the communication lines with the American people and Congress.   D. serve directly under the Congress.   E. serve directly under the Court.
16 .		The office established in 1939 to help the president oversee the federal bureaucracy is the [Hint]   A. Executive Office of the President.   B. Department of the Interior.   C. White House staff.   D. National Security Council.   E. General Accounting Office.
17 .		President Franklin Roosevelt's view of the role of the president in the law-making process of government is often called a [Hint]   A. Lincolnian view.   B. Taftian view.   C. patronage view.   D. congressionalist view.   E. presidentialist view.
18 .		According to the authors, much of the surplus in the 1998 federal budget can be attributed to [Hint]   A. the result of substantial non-defense spending cuts.   B. the result of reduced defense spending and a strong economy over the last few years.   C. actions of the president alone.   D. actions of the Congress alone.   E. decreased taxes.
19 .		What does political scientist Richard Neudstadt have to say about the president's power to persuade? [Hint]   A. Historically, presidents have been equally poor at persuading Congress.   B. Persuasion is not usually key because constitutional powers often provide modern presidents with adequate authority to meet the public's rising expectations.   C. Persuasion is key because constitutional powers alone don't provide modern presidents with adequate authority to meet the public's rising expectations.   D. Historically, presidents have been equally good at persuading Congress.   E. The president need only to persuade Congress and no others.
20 .		With respect to approval ratings of the presidents from Truman to George Bush (1992), which of the following statements is true? [Hint]   A. Approval ratings usually remain about the same throughout the president's term of office.   B. no pattern for approval ratings has been detected   C. Approval ratings are usually lower when a president leaves office than when he came into office.   D. none are correct   E. Approval ratings are usually higher when a president leaves office than when he came into office.