Quiz 12

A  when they oppose the president’s agenda

B  during presidential election years

C  in times of relative peace and prosperity

D  in times of economic crisis

A  Ronald Reagan’s decision to seek a second term

B  Richard Nixon’s approval ratings during Watergate

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

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

A  executive privilege

B  executive agreements

C  signing statements

D  pocket vetoes

A  executive privilege

B  the legislative veto

C  The War Powers Resolution

D  the Twenty-second Amendment

A  negotiating treaties with other nations

B  terminating relations with other nations

C  negotiating executive agreements with foreign heads of state

D  extending diplomatic recognition to foreign governments

A  because Congress cannot debate legislation without approval from the president

B  because the Constitution establishes a system of shared powers

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

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 have considerably less power as leaders of their political parties than the Framers originally intended.

B  Modern presidents are much more influential in the legislative process than the Framers originally intended.

C  Modern presidents are more subservient to the will of Congress than the Framers originally intended.

D  Modern presidents are considerably less democratic than the Framers originally intended.

A  head of state

B  chief legislator

C  commander in chief

D  chief executive

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

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

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

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

A  the cabinet

B  the chiefs of staff

C  the White House staff

D  the Executive Office of the President

A  Office of Management and Budget

B  secretary of commerce

C  chief of staff

D  secretary of the treasury

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

B  He established the Department of Homeland Security.

C  He proposed reforming Social Security and immigration policy.

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

A  determining the Supreme Court’s docket

B  determining the constitutionality of judicial acts

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

D  nominating federal judges

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.

A  a veto

B  a Senate impeachment trial

C  an executive order

D  a House impeachment vote

A  limits the president’s terms of office

B  requires that presidents be natural-born citizens

C  requires the president to be a resident of the United States

D  requires the president to be at least 35 years old

A  presidential powers to conduct war

B  the Electoral College

C  the president’s powers to negotiate treaties

D  presidential and vice presidential succession and disability

A  someone who is 37 years old

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

C  a natural-born citizen

D  someone who has already been elected president twice