Chapter 12 American Gov – Flashcards
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In early 2014, President Obama's approval rating was about __ percent, while shortly after he entered office, it had been about __ percent
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. 40; 70
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The presidency is an office in which
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power is conditional, depending on whether the political support that gives force to presidential leadership exists or can be developed.
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A president's accomplishments
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have largely depended on whether circumstances favor strong presidential leadership
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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
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Congress has formally declared war ________ times in U.S. history
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5
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The presidency was created by Article ________ of the U.S. Constitution.
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2
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What did Alexander Hamilton argue about war in Federalist No. 69?
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A surprise attack on the United States is the only justification for war by presidential action.
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The Whig theory holds
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that the presidency is a limited office whose occupant is confined to the exercise of expressly granted constitutional powers
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How did Theodore Roosevelt change the conception of the presidency?
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He cast aside the Whig theory in favor of the stewardship theory.
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Which of the following is a reason that the nation did not routinely need a strong president during most of the nineteenth century?
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A. the small policymaking role of the federal government
B. the sectional nature of the nation's major issues
C. the U.S. government's small role in world affairs
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The president's role in foreign policy increased largely because
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of the need to coordinate national economic policy and foreign policy, a task to which the presidency was well suited.
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What aspect of presidential election did Andrew Jackson try but fail to achieve?
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elimination of the Electoral College
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Under which president did the Electoral College selection process change to a popular vote?
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Andrew Jackson
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The use of the primary system to select delegates to the presidential nominating convention began in
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the 1830s during the presidency of Andrew Jackson.
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The primary election as a means of choosing presidential nominees
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was introduced during the Jacksonian era.
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After which presidential election year did the Democrats force major changes in the presidential nominating process
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1968
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The invisible primary
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. takes place in the year prior to a presidential election.
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Candidate strategy in the early presidential nominating contests is designed chiefly to gain
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. momentum
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This state typically holds the first presidential caucus
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Iowa.
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This state typically holds the first presidential primary:
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New Hampshire.
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Through the 2012 presidential election, the most money ever spent to win a party's nomination for president was by this candidate:
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Barack Obama in 2008.
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The selection of the vice presidential nominee at the national convention is based on the
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presidential nominee's choice of a running mate.
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In 2012, Mitt Romney selected ____________ as his vice presidential running mate.
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Paul Ryan
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What is the total number of votes in the Electoral College?
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538
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How many Electoral College votes are needed to secure victory for a presidential candidate?
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. 270
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Over the last 80 years, the most successful third party or independent presidential candidate has been
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Ross Perot in 1992.
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Which of the following presidents failed to win an electoral majority, but still won the presidency by decision of the House of Representatives?
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John Quincy Adams
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The U.S. House of Representatives last decided the outcome of a presidential election in ________.
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1824
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States that apply the unit rule
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grant all their electoral votes as a unit to the candidate who wins the state's popular vote.
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The only two states that are exceptions to the unit rule are
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Maine and Nebraska
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Whereas today candidates rely on the media, previously they based their campaigns on the
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party organizations
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Which of the following states gives one Electoral College vote to the winner of each congressional district and two Electoral College votes to the statewide winner
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Maine
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Which of the following states is MOST likely to vote Democratic in the next presidential election?
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Washington
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Which of the following states is MOST likely to vote Republican in the next presidential election?
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Texas
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Which of the following states is MOST likely to be a battleground state in the next presidential election?
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Colorado
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Which of the following is a formal constitutional requirement for becoming president?
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must be a natural-born citizen
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Which one of the following did NOT serve as a state governor prior to being president?
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John Kennedy
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Which of the following is true of the vice presidency?
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The Constitution assigns no executive authority to the vice president.
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The Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in ________.
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. 1939
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Which of the following is part of the Executive Office of the President?
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. Office of Management and Budget
B. National Economic Council
C. National Security Council
D. Office of Legislative Affairs
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The presidential advisory unit that, as a whole, has declined significantly as an advisory resource for the president in the twentieth century is the
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. White House Office.
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The president is able to appoint about _____ people to top positions in the administration.
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. 2,000
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The president is LEAST likely to get his way with
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Congress.
