Quiz 12

A  in times of economic crisis

B  when they oppose the president’s agenda

C  during presidential election years

D  in times of relative peace and prosperity

A  George H. W. Bush’s reelection after the Gulf War

B  George W. Bush’s surge in popularity after the 9/11 terrorist attacks

C  Ronald Reagan’s decision to seek a second term

D  Richard Nixon’s approval ratings during Watergate

A  executive agreements

B  executive privilege

C  pocket vetoes

D  signing statements

A  the Twenty-second Amendment

B  executive privilege

C  The War Powers Resolution

D  the legislative veto

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

A  because the Constitution does not give the president any powers to influence public policy

B  because Congress cannot debate legislation without approval from the president

C  because the Constitution establishes a system of shared powers

D  because the president has diminishing power over the course of his or her administration

A  It makes it harder for presidents to get their legislative agenda enacted by Congress.

B  It enables the president to manage the bureaucracy.

C  It helps to increase the president’s legislative acumen.

D  It offers legitimacy and credibility to a recently elected president’s proposals.

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.

A  chief executive

B  commander in chief

C  chief legislator

D  head of state

A  The vice presidency has become a prerequisite for the presidency.

B  The vice president recently has been locked out of the policymaking process.

C  The vice president is no longer trusted as he once was.

D  The vice president has been more involved in the policymaking process in recent years than in the past.

A  the chiefs of staff

B  the White House staff

C  the cabinet

D  the Executive Office of the President

A  secretary of commerce

B  chief of staff

C  secretary of the treasury

D  Office of Management and Budget

A  He proposed reforming Social Security and immigration policy.

B  He used his veto power more than any other president.

C  He used drones to kill terrorist suspects, some of whom were American citizens.

D  He established the Department of Homeland Security.

A  determining the Supreme Court’s docket

B  nominating federal judges

C  establishing the jurisdiction of the federal courts including the Supreme Court

D  determining the constitutionality of judicial acts

A  Modern presidents have to exercise powers as commander in chief, while earlier presidents did not.

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  The budgets for government agencies have decreased, leaving more responsibility to the president.

A  a Senate impeachment trial

B  an executive order

C  a House impeachment vote

D  a veto

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

A  the president’s powers to negotiate treaties

B  presidential and vice presidential succession and disability

C  the Electoral College

D  presidential powers to conduct war

A  someone who is 37 years old

B  someone who has lived in the United States for 20 years

C  someone who has already been elected president twice

D  a natural-born citizen