Question 1

President Obama's failure in his early months in office to enact policies to combat global warming,despite his determination to do so,is reflective primarily of

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A)  the two-presidency problem.
B)  fear of impeachment.
C)  blocking by Congress.
D)  lack of sufficient executive authority.
E)  poor circumstance related to the economy.

Question 2

Explain the difference between the Whig theory of the presidency and the stewardship theory.Which is the norm today?

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The Whig theory holds that the presidency is a limited or constrained office whose occupant is confined to the exercise of expressly-granted constitutional authority.In this tradition,the president has no implicit powers for dealing with national problems,but is primarily an administrator,who is charged with carrying out the will of Congress.James Buchanan,William Howard Taft,and Herbert Hoover were all proponents of this theory.The stewardship theory maintains that the president should be a strong,assertive,and forceful leader.In this tradition the president can do anything that is not specifically forbidden by the Constitution.Proponents of this tradition are Theodore Roosevelt,Franklin Roosevelt,and Harry Truman.The stewardship theory is the norm today,as even weak presidents are expected to act assertively,regardless of their personal inclination.

Question 3

Identify the four systems of presidential selection that the United States has had during its history.What has been the overriding reason for the changes that have taken place?

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The first system was used from 1788 unti...

Question 4

The Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in ________.

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A)  1789
B)  1804
C)  1865
D)  1888
E)  1939

Question 5

States that apply the unit rule

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A)  grant all their electoral votes as a unit to the candidate who wins the state's popular vote.
B)  hold a single primary for presidential candidates from each major party.
C)  use the caucus instead of the primary for presidential candidate selection.
D)  do not use the Electoral College system.
E)  are not considered to be states in which there is a competitive race between candidates.

Question 6

The primary election as a means of choosing presidential nominees

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A)  was introduced during the Jacksonian era.
B)  is used in Europe as well as in the United States.
C)  has been used more extensively in recent decades,such that the candidate who dominates the primaries can usually expect to receive the nomination.
D)  is designed to strengthen the political parties.
E)  was introduced during the Cleveland era. C

Question 7

The U.S.House of Representatives last decided the outcome of a presidential election in ________.

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A)  1928
B)  1892
C)  1856
D)  1824
E)  1800

Question 8

Under which president did the Electoral College selection process change to a popular vote?

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A)  George Washington
B)  Thomas Jefferson
C)  James Madison
D)  Andrew Jackson
E)  Martin Van Buren

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT true of the 2004 presidential election?

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A)  Howard Dean did not accept federal matching funds in the primaries.
B)  John Kerry accepted federal matching funds in the primaries.
C)  George W.Bush did not accept federal matching funds in the primaries.
D)  None of the three candidates (Dean,Kerry,and Bush) accepted federal matching funds in the primaries.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 10

A president's policy initiatives are significantly more successful when the president

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A)  has the strong support of the American people.
B)  is a former member of Congress.
C)  is on good terms with other world leaders.
D)  is in office when the economy goes bad,which creates a demand for stronger leadership.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 11

A president is likely to propose the most new programs

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A)  during his or her first year in office.
B)  after reelection to a second term.
C)  immediately after Congress enacts a major presidential initiative.
D)  when international conditions are stable.
E)  during his or her last year in office.

Question 12

Whereas today candidates rely on the media,previously they based their campaigns on the

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A)  work of grass-roots organizers.
B)  party organizations.
C)  mass mailing of campaign literature.
D)  staging of personal appearances.
E)  efforts of friendly civilian and corporate group efforts.

Question 13

According to the U.S.Constitution,if no one candidate receives a majority vote of the Electoral College,who chooses the president?

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A)  the U.S.Senate
B)  the U.S.House of Representatives
C)  both the Senate and House in joint session
D)  the Supreme Court
E)  the people,in a runoff election

Question 14

After which party convention did the Democrats force major changes in the presidential nominating process?

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A)  1948
B)  1960
C)  1968
D)  1984
E)  1992

Question 15

The presidency was created by Article ________ of the U.S.Constitution.

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A)  I
B)  II
C)  III
D)  IV
E)  VII B

Question 16

Candidate strategy in the early presidential nominating contests (such as New Hampshire's primary) is designed chiefly to gain

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A)  momentum.
B)  the support of the party's organizational leaders.
C)  the support of the party's congressional leaders.
D)  the endorsement of the mass media.
E)  the support of partisan rivals.

Question 17

What did the Supreme Court rule about executive agreements in 1937?

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A)  They are legally binding in the same way that treaties are.
B)  They can only be issued in matters of national security.
C)  They will only be binding if reviewed and approved by both houses of Congress.
D)  They can only be made with the approval of a president's entire cabinet.
E)  They were ruled unconstitutional and are no longer used by the executive.

Question 18

Which of the following describes what political scientist Hugh Heclo calls "the illusion of presidential government"?

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A)  the inability of the president to influence the legislative priorities of Congress,even though the party in power pays lip-service to the president's agenda
B)  the presidential image-building through public relations that contributes to the idea that the president is in charge of the national government
C)  the belief by the public that Congress should follow the presidential agenda,regardless of whether or not the majority part is the same party of the president
D)  the image-building that the president's foreign policy strength lends to the rest of his agenda
E)  the image strength lent by the sheer size of the executive establishment,even though the president has little direct control over most of it

Question 19

The president's constitutional roles,such as chief executive and commander in chief,

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A)  are based on very precise constitutional grants of power.
B)  are rooted in tradition only; they have no basis in the language of the Constitution.
C)  are not subject to check by Congress.
D)  have expanded in practice to be more powerful than the writers of the Constitution intended.
E)  are absolute powers under the Constitution.

Question 20

________ was known as the "Great Communicator".

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A)  Ronald Reagan
B)  George H.W.Bush
C)  Jimmy Carter
D)  Lyndon Johnson
E)  George W.Bush

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