Quiz 12

A  during presidential election years

B  when they oppose the president’s agenda

C  in times of relative peace and prosperity

D  in times of economic crisis

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

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

C  Richard Nixon’s approval ratings during Watergate

D  Ronald Reagan’s decision to seek a second term

A  pocket vetoes

B  executive privilege

C  signing statements

D  executive agreements

A  executive privilege

B  the Twenty-second Amendment

C  the legislative veto

D  The War Powers Resolution

A  terminating relations with other nations

B  negotiating treaties with other nations

C  extending diplomatic recognition to foreign governments

D  negotiating executive agreements with foreign heads of state

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

B  because the Constitution establishes a system of shared powers

C  because Congress cannot debate legislation without approval from the president

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

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

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

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

D  It enables the president to manage the bureaucracy.

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  chief legislator

B  commander in chief

C  head of state

D  chief executive

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

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

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

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

A  the cabinet

B  the White House staff

C  the Executive Office of the President

D  the chiefs of staff

A  chief of staff

B  secretary of commerce

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 established the Department of Homeland Security.

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

A  determining the constitutionality of judicial acts

B  nominating federal judges

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

D  determining the Supreme Court’s docket

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

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

C  The presidents’ use of the line-item veto has increased their power over the Congress.

D  The United States has increased its prominence on the world stage.

A  a veto

B  an executive order

C  a Senate impeachment trial

D  a House impeachment vote

A  limits the president’s terms of office

B  requires the president to be at least 35 years old

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

D  requires that presidents be natural-born citizens

A  the president’s powers to negotiate treaties

B  presidential powers to conduct war

C  presidential and vice presidential succession and disability

D  the Electoral College

A  a natural-born citizen

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

C  someone who is 37 years old

D  someone who has already been elected president twice