Chapter 12 The Presidency Test Answers – Flashcards
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Which Amendment required that the President and the Vice President be chosen separately?
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The Twelfth
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According to the Twenty-fifth Amendment, if a president's ability to discharge his normal functions is in question and he is unable to communicate,
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a majority of the cabinet, including the vice president, can declare the president incapable
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An executive order must be
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published in the Federal Register
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As chief executive, the president is constitutionally bound to
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enforce the acts of Congress, treaties signed by the United States, and judgments of federal courts.
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Which of the following best describes the President's appointment power?
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The President appoints cabinet and sub-cabinet jobs, federal judgeships, agency heads, and several thousand lesser jobs
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Which Presidential power or duty is most likely to give the president tremendous public exposure, which can be an important asset in a campaign for reelection?
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Head of State
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A rule or regulation issued by the president that has the effect of law is a(n)
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executive order
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Which of the following happens when the president signs a bill?
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it becomes a law
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After the Speaker of the House, the next person in the line of succession to the presidency is the
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Senate president pro tempore
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Which of the following best describes the people who have been elected president?
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White, male, protestants
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An international agreement with the head of a foreign state made by the president without Senate approval is
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an executive agreement
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When the Electoral College fails to elect a president, what happens?
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The election is decided in the House of Representatives
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Informal advisers to the president are referred to as
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the kitchen cabinet
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Which of the following statements best defines executive privilege?
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The President can withhold some information from Congress or the courts.
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Which of the following aspects of the President's role as chief executive is false?
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The president is owed political allegiance by all 2.7 million federal employees
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The president, in the role of head of state, is responsible for
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acting as the ceremonial head of the government
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A reprieve is
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when the President issues a formal postponement of the execution of a sentence imposed by a court of law
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The presidential power known as diplomatic recognition
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is the power of the president to recognize, or not recognize, foreign governments
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Which of the following best defines statutory power?
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Power created for the president through laws enacted by Congress
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The National Security Council is a link between
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the president's key foreign and military advisers and the president
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Which of the following is true about signing statements?
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They are written declarations that a president may make when signing a bill into law regarding the law's enforcement
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Reading the chief executive, the writers of the Constitution
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had no models to follow when they created the presidency of the United States
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The State of the Union message is
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required by the Constitution and gives a broad view of what the president wishes the legislature to accomplish during its session
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Who was the youngest person to be elected President of the United States?
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John F. Kennedy
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Which of the following best describes the War Powers Resolution?
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The requirement that the President report to Congress within forty-eight hours of sending troops into action, and then obtain the approval of Congress within sixty days
