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The main political value of the vice president is to
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bring the president votes in the election from a group or region that would not otherwise be a likely source of support
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When Dwight Eisenhower sent federal troops into Little Rock High School in 1957, it demonstrated that the
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president may make unilateral use of the emergency powers to protect states against domestic disorder
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Which statement about the Cabinet is INCORRECT?
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The Cabinet does not meet as a group, except during the State of the Union address
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Which of the following statements about presidential pardons is FALSE?
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George Washington declared amnesty to all Americans who fought for the British during the War of Independence
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When North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950,
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President Truman sent American troops to Korea without asking for a declaration of war
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The president's delegated powers come from ________.
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Congress
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________ was the first first lady to seek public office on her own.
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Hillary Clinton
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An executive order is
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a rule or regulation issued unilaterally by the president that has the status of a law
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What is the primary constitutional task of the vice president, besides succeeding the president in case of death, resignation, or incapacitation?
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to cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate
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In order to get around the need for Senate approval of treaties, many contemporary presidents have made use of ________ in foreign affairs.
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executive agreements
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When members of Congress delegate power to the executive branch, it
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substantially enhances the importance of the presidency
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What did the framers mean to accomplish by indirect election of the president?
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to make the president responsible to state and national legislatures
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An informal group of advisers to the president is often called the ________.
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kitchen cabinet
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The ________ asserted that the president could send American troops into action abroad only in the event of a declaration of war or other statutory authorization by Congress, or if American troops were attacked or directly endangered.
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Wars Powers Resolution of 1973
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The Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1970 directly by ________.
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an executive order
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Which of the following statements about signing statements is FALSE?
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Ever since Thomas Jefferson's presidency, all presidential signing statements have been recorded and added to the official legislative records
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Which of the following statements is most accurate?
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Recent presidents have refrained to ask Congress to declare war and have instead frequently deployed the military without congressional authorization
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Which of the following is NOT an expressed power of the president under Article II of the U.S. Constitution?
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to declare war
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________ used presidential emergency power in 1957 to send troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to help desegregate Central High School.
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Dwight Eisenhower
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The president's expressed powers include all of the following categories EXCEPT ________.
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partisan
