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1
The president's constitutional roles, such as chief executive and commander-in-chief,
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.
2
The presidential advisory unit that declined most in relevance as a policymaking forum during the twentieth century is the
A)Council of Economic Advisers.
B)Office of Management and Budget.
C)White House Office.
D)National Security Council.
E)Cabinet.
3
According to the U.S. Constitution, if no one candidate receives a majority vote of the Electoral College, who chooses the president?
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
4
States have either primary elections to nominate candidates for president or
A)caucuses.
B)nominating conventions.
C)secondary elections.
D)precinct-level committee meetings.
E)None of these answers is correct.
5
Which two states do not apply the unit rule when they assign votes to a candidate in the Electoral College?
A)Rhode Island and Connecticut
B)Maine and Montana
C)South Carolina and Maine
D)Maine and Nebraska
E)None of these answers is correct
6
Which of the following is a formal constitutional requirement for becoming president?
A)One must be at least 40 years of age.
B)One must be a resident in the United States for at least 1 year.
C)One must be a natural-born citizen.
D)One must be a white male.
E)One must be a Protestant.
7
The honeymoon period occurs during
A)a president's second term only.
B)the first part of a president's term.
C)the period of a president's term immediately following a successful foreign policy initiative.
D)the period of a president's term immediately following a successful domestic policy initiative.
E)the State of the Union address.
8
Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Executive Office of the President (EOP) in 1939 to help
A)carry out lobbying efforts in Congress.
B)the president manage the growing federal bureaucracy.
C)the Congress to oversee execution of new laws.
D)the president nominate new cabinet members.
E)All these answers are correct.
9
Which of the following is not part of the Executive Office of the President?
A)Council on Foreign Affairs
B)National Security Council
C)Office of Management and Budget
D)neither the Council on Foreign Affairs nor the Office of Management and Budget
E)All these answers are correct
10
What theory of the presidency states that wide powers in foreign policy are necessary?
A)imperial presidency theory
B)unitary executive theory
C)unified executive theory
D)unified presidency theory
E)None of these answers is correct
11
The forced removal of a president from office through impeachment and conviction requires action by
A)the House of Representatives only.
B)the Senate only.
C)the House and Senate in a joint session.
D)the House and Senate in separate proceedings.
E)the Supreme Court in a judicial proceeding.
12
Presidents frequently give their vice presidents significant authority to
A)manage aspects of the operation of the executive function.
B)nominate federal judges.
C)preside over the U.S. Senate.
D)sign treaties that involve trade with Latin America.
E)None of these answers is correct.





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