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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A in times of relative peace and prosperity
B during presidential election years
C in times of economic crisis
D when they oppose the president’s agenda
Question #2
A Richard Nixon’s approval ratings during Watergate
B Ronald Reagan’s decision to seek a second term
C George W. Bush’s surge in popularity after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
D George H. W. Bush’s reelection after the Gulf War
Question #3
A signing statements
B executive privilege
C executive agreements
D pocket vetoes
Question #4
A executive privilege
B The War Powers Resolution
C the Twenty-second Amendment
D the legislative veto
Question #5
A extending diplomatic recognition to foreign governments
B negotiating executive agreements with foreign heads of state
C negotiating treaties with other nations
D terminating relations with other nations
Question #6
A because the Constitution does not give the president any powers to influence public policy
B because the president has diminishing power over the course of his or her administration
C because the Constitution establishes a system of shared powers
D because Congress cannot debate legislation without approval from the president
Question #7
A It enables the president to manage the bureaucracy.
B It makes it harder for presidents to get their legislative agenda enacted by Congress.
C It offers legitimacy and credibility to a recently elected president’s proposals.
D It helps to increase the president’s legislative acumen.
Question #8
A Modern presidents are considerably less democratic than the Framers originally intended.
B Modern presidents are much more influential in the legislative process than the Framers originally intended.
C Modern presidents have considerably less power as leaders of their political parties than the Framers originally intended.
D Modern presidents are more subservient to the will of Congress than the Framers originally intended.
Question #9
A head of state
B chief legislator
C commander in chief
D chief executive
Question #10
A The vice president has been more involved in the policymaking process in recent years than in the past.
B The vice president recently has been locked out of the policymaking process.
C The vice presidency has become a prerequisite for the presidency.
D The vice president is no longer trusted as he once was.
Question #11
A the White House staff
B the chiefs of staff
C the Executive Office of the President
D the cabinet
Question #12
A chief of staff
B Office of Management and Budget
C secretary of commerce
D secretary of the treasury
Question #13
A He used drones to kill terrorist suspects, some of whom were American citizens.
B He used his veto power more than any other president.
C He established the Department of Homeland Security.
D He proposed reforming Social Security and immigration policy.
Question #14
A nominating federal judges
B determining the constitutionality of judicial acts
C determining the Supreme Court’s docket
D establishing the jurisdiction of the federal courts including the Supreme Court
Question #15
A The budgets for government agencies have decreased, leaving more responsibility to the president.
B The presidents’ use of the line-item veto has increased their power over the Congress.
C The United States has increased its prominence on the world stage.
D Modern presidents have to exercise powers as commander in chief, while earlier presidents did not.
Question #16
A a House impeachment vote
B a veto
C an executive order
D a Senate impeachment trial
Question #17
A requires the president to be a resident of the United States
B requires that presidents be natural-born citizens
C limits the president’s terms of office
D requires the president to be at least 35 years old
Question #18
A the Electoral College
B presidential and vice presidential succession and disability
C presidential powers to conduct war
D the president’s powers to negotiate treaties
Question #19
A someone who has lived in the United States for 20 years
B a natural-born citizen
C someone who has already been elected president twice
D someone who is 37 years old