Question 1

How many presidents has the United States had in the last eighty-five years?

Accepted Answer

A)   Twelve
B)   Fifteen
C)   Sixteen
D)   Eighteen

Question 2

Today, the executive branch has approximately _______ employees.

Accepted Answer

A)   2.6 million
B)   27 million
C)   100,000
D)   10 million

Question 3

Which branch of federal government has changed the most?

Accepted Answer

A)   Executive branch
B)   Legislative branch
C)   Judicial branch
D)   All about the same

Question 4

Which of the following can formally propose a law?

Accepted Answer

A)   The president
B)   Congress
C)   The Supreme Court
D)   Both the president and Congress

Question 5

Who is head of state in the United States?

Accepted Answer

President.
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Question 6

The _______ can determine whether a president exceeded the scope of inherent powers.

Accepted Answer

A)   Supreme Court
B)   House
C)   Senate
D)   Bureaucracy

Question 7

The requirement of "natural-born citizen" applies to which of the following positions?

Accepted Answer

A)   President
B)   Congress
C)   Courts
D)   Cabinet

Question 8

In the Electoral College, each state's number of votes is _______ its congressional delegation.

Accepted Answer

A)   greater than
B)   less than
C)   equal to
D)   significantly less than

Question 9

How did George H. W. Bush demonstrate the new order to his speechwriting team?

Accepted Answer

A)   He stripped them of White House Mess privileges.
B)   He paid them less.
C)   He placed them in a central office.
D)   He moved them out of the White House.

Question 10

Nixon's ability to negotiate with both China and
Russia exemplifies the power of

Accepted Answer

A)   first legislator.
B)   top diplomat.
C)   commander in chief.
D)   chief custodian.

Question 11

Which First Lady was the first to have an office in the West Wing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lady Bird Johnson
B)   Jacqueline Kennedy
C)   Nancy Reagan
D)   Hillary Clinton

Question 12

The _______ is the presidential power to block an act of Congress by refusing to sign it.

Accepted Answer

A)   executive power
B)   legislative power
C)   veto power
D)   take-care clause power

Question 13

Which president expanded the president's role in the economy?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

The president's expressed powers include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)   commander in chief.
B)   power to declare war.
C)   power to make treaties.
D)   power to grant pardons.

Question 15

Executive orders are unique because

Accepted Answer

A)   they require congressional approval.
B)   they do not require congressional approval.
C)   they require the approval of the courts.
D)   they require the approval of the cabinet.

Question 16

What is the role of the vice president?

Accepted Answer

Presides over Senate.
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Question 17

What does the role of commander in chief entail?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

The shortest presidency was that of

Accepted Answer

A)   John Adams.
B)   Harry Truman.
C)   William Henry Harrison.
D)   George W. Bush.

Question 19

Which First Lady set a prominent trend in supporting the president?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Republicans accused _______ of embodying the imperial presidency.

Accepted Answer

A)   Barak Obama
B)   Lyndon Johnson
C)   Bill Clinton.
D)   Jimmy Carter

Exam 14: The Presidency

How did George H. W. Bush demonstrate the new order to his speechwriting team?

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Which First Lady set a prominent trend in supporting the president?

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Today, the executive branch has approximately _______ employees.

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Which president expanded the president's role in the economy?

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The requirement of "natural-born citizen" applies to which of the following positions?

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Executive orders are unique because

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Which of the following can formally propose a law?

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The _______ is the presidential power to block an act of Congress by refusing to sign it.

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Republicans accused _______ of embodying the imperial presidency.

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What does the role of commander in chief entail?

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Who is head of state in the United States?

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In the Electoral College, each state's number of votes is _______ its congressional delegation.

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The president's expressed powers include all of the following except

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The _______ can determine whether a president exceeded the scope of inherent powers.

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Which First Lady was the first to have an office in the West Wing?

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How many presidents has the United States had in the last eighty-five years?

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Which branch of federal government has changed the most?

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Nixon's ability to negotiate with both China and Russia exemplifies the power of

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The shortest presidency was that of

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What is the role of the vice president?

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