Question 1

The selection of the vice presidential nominee at the national convention is based on the

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A)  results of the primaries and caucuses;the candidate who places second in these contests is nominated as the running mate of the candidate who finishes first.
B)  convention delegates' judgment as to the candidate who would make the best vice president.
C)  results of public opinion polls taken just before the convention begins.
D)  presidential nominee's choice of a running mate.
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 2

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 3

The presidency is an

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A)  extraordinarily strong office with sufficient powers to enable the president to control national policy under virtually all circumstances.
B)  inherently weak office,in that presidents have almost no capacity to influence the major directions of national policy.
C)  office in which power is conditional,depending on whether the political support that gives force to presidential leadership exists or can be developed.
D)  office where power depends almost entirely on its occupant;strong leaders are always successful presidents,and weak ones never succeed.
E)  office where power is fairly constant,regardless of the occupant or the circumstances.

Question 4

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. A

Question 5

The only two states that are exceptions to the unit rule are

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A)  Michigan and Montana.
B)  New Hampshire and Vermont.
C)  Maine and Nebraska.
D)  Georgia and Louisiana.
E)  Rhode Island and Oregon.

Question 6

Which of the following states gives one Electoral College vote to the winner of each congressional district and two Electoral College votes to the statewide winner?

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A)  Texas
B)  Maine
C)  New York
D)  New Hampshire
E)  Iowa B

Question 7

In the modern era,the equivalent practice of using the presidency as a bully pulpit (Theodore Roosevelt) could best be summed up in the phrase,"________".

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A)  going public
B)  spin control
C)  air wars
D)  lobbying the bureaucracy
E)  manipulating the media

Question 8

The War Powers Act was enacted in order to

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A)  guide the military in its use of force in field situations where it is impractical to seek direction from the president.
B)  allow the president more leeway in committing U.S.troops to combat.
C)  define the relationship between the United States and its allies.
D)  limit the president's war-making power.
E)  weaken Congress in foreign policy matters.

Question 9

Political scientist Aaron Wildavsky's "two presidencies" thesis holds that a president is likely to be most successful with Congress on policy initiatives involving

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A)  social welfare policy.
B)  foreign policy.
C)  tax policy.
D)  economic policy.
E)  environmental policy.

Question 10

How did Theodore Roosevelt change the conception of the presidency?

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A)  He altered the stewardship theory to reduce the power of the presidency while remaining an activist president.
B)  He sought to act only within the confines of expressly-granted constitutional authority.
C)  He rejected the idea of the "strong presidency".
D)  He cast aside the stewardship theory in favor of the Whig theory.
E)  He cast aside the Whig theory in favor of the stewardship theory.

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

A president's accomplishments have largely depended on

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A)  the margin of victory in the presidential campaign.
B)  whether circumstances favor strong presidential leadership.
C)  the president's ability to come up with good ideas.
D)  the president's skill at balancing the demands of competing groups.
E)  mid-term elections.

Question 13

How does the unit rule work in the Electoral College? How does this effect a candidate's choice of which states to concentrate on in a campaign?

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The electoral votes of each state (excep...

Question 14

How many presidents have been impeached in U.S.history?

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A)  0
B)  1
C)  2
D)  3
E)  4

Question 15

What aspect of presidential election did Andrew Jackson try but fail to achieve?

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A)  elimination of the Electoral College
B)  elimination of candidate selection by primary
C)  elimination of the unit rule
D)  the equalization of Electoral College votes,eliminating population as a factor
E)  an increase in the number of presidential candidates per party

Question 16

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 17

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 18

The president's role in foreign policy increased largely because

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A)  Congress proved so inept in foreign affairs that the American people demanded a change.
B)  America became more of a world power.
C)  of the need to coordinate national economic policy and foreign policy,a task to which the presidency was well suited.
D)  of the desire of U.S.business to expand into Latin America and Asia,which required executive action at the highest level.
E)  of attitudes held by the American public. B

Question 19

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 presidenc...

Question 20

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

Exam 12: The Presidency: Leading the Nation

The selection of the vice presidential nominee at the national convention is based on the

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

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The presidency is an

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

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The only two states that are exceptions to the unit rule are

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Which of the following states gives one Electoral College vote to the winner of each congressional district and two Electoral College votes to the statewide winner?

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In the modern era,the equivalent practice of using the presidency as a bully pulpit (Theodore Roosevelt) could best be summed up in the phrase,"________".

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The War Powers Act was enacted in order to

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Political scientist Aaron Wildavsky's "two presidencies" thesis holds that a president is likely to be most successful with Congress on policy initiatives involving

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How did Theodore Roosevelt change the conception of the presidency?

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A president is likely to propose the most new programs

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A president's accomplishments have largely depended on

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How does the unit rule work in the Electoral College? How does this effect a candidate's choice of which states to concentrate on in a campaign?

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How many presidents have been impeached in U.S.history?

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What aspect of presidential election did Andrew Jackson try but fail to achieve?

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

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

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