Question 1

The presidency is

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

Question 2

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.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

If the U.S.House of Representatives chooses to impeach a president,who conducts the trial?

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A)  the U.S.Supreme Court
B)  the U.S.House of Representatives
C)  the U.S.Senate
D)  the Federal Bureau of Investigation
E)  the Department of JusticeF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 5

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 6

The Whig theory holds that the presidency

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A)  is a shared office where the president and the cabinet are equally powerful.
B)  is a limited office whose occupant is confined to the exercise of expressly granted constitutional powers.
C)  is the office most representative of the people.
D)  should provide strong leadership in the area of foreign policy but not in domestic policy.
E)  is subordinate to the Supreme Court.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

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.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the vice presidency?

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A)  Presidents in the nineteenth century paid more attention to their vice presidents and granted them more authority.
B)  The Constitution assigns no executive authority to the vice president.
C)  Jimmy Carter reduced the power of the vice presidency by removing the vice president's office from the White House.
D)  The constitutional powers of the vice presidency have been increased by Congress twice during U.S.history.
E)  Daniel Webster and Henry Clay accepted nominations to the vice presidency as stepping stones to the presidency.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 9

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 10

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 partyF) A) and E)
G) A) and B) A

Question 11

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.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 12

Discuss the relationship between the president and Congress.Why does the president need congressional support? What conditions affect the success of the president with Congress?

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Congress is a presidential constituency,in that the president must serve the interest of members of Congress if he or she expects their support.The president needs congressional support to enact policies.In the American system of separated powers,the president must work for the backing of Congress on many issues and policies.Without congressional authorization and funding,most presidential proposals do not get implemented.On the other hand,members of Congress look to the president for policy leadership,which provides the president with the opportunity for successful policy making.Whether congressional backing is forthcoming depends on several factors,including the president's ability to work with Congress,the circumstances of the period (whether there are urgent national problems that most people agree requires a policy response),and the party composition of Congress (presidents are more likely to succeed when a congressional majority is of the same party).

Question 13

Which of the following did the framers want from a president?

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A)  national leadership
B)  administration of the laws
C)  statesmanship in foreign affairs
D)  command of the military
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C) E

Question 14

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

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A)  I
B)  II
C)  III
D)  IV
E)  VIIF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Which one of the following did NOT serve as a state governor prior to being president?

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A)  Ronald Reagan
B)  Bill Clinton
C)  John Kennedy
D)  George W.Bush
E)  Jimmy CarterF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

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 itF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

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.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 18

________ 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.BushF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

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.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

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.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

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