Chapter 14 Test Test Questions – Flashcards
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The Framers of the Constitution generally expected that the ____ would ultimately decide the winner of the presidential elections.
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House of Representatives
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An obvious and important difference between a president and a prime minister is that the latter always has...
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majority support in parliment
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In a parlimentary system, the voters can't choose...
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the prime minister
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____ did not hold national office before becoming preisdent.
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Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Geroge W. Bush
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More recent presidents have rarely been ____ just before becoming preident.
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legislators
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Customarily, the members of the president's cabinet are...
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close friends, campaign aids, representatives of important constituaencies, experts on various policy issues
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If you are an ambitious member of the British Parliment, prudence will dictate that you...
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avoid displeasing the leader of your party
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With substantial Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress, President Kenedy, during the last year of his presidency, was able to secure passage of ____ of his proposals.
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only one-fourth
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The text cites the 1946 Marshall Plan and the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to illistrate that...
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both were produced by divided governments
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The text suggests that a "unified government" might be...
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something of a myth
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
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none of the above x 2 State electors assemble in Washington to cast their ballots The House chooses one of the top two candidates
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"unified government" may have been present when...
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Roosevelt was president in 1933, Johnson was president in 1965
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Which individual described the business of the president as "usually not much above routine" and mostly "mere administration"?
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Woodrow Wilson
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Which elastic clause has been a significant source of presidential power?
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"Take care that the laws be faithfully executed"
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The greatest source of presidential power can be found in...
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politics and public opinion
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The Constitution requires that the president be at least ____ years old.
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35
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The Constitution requires that the president be a resident of the Untied States for at least ____ years.
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14
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The president's salary is approximately ____ per year.
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$400,000
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The text obsevres that the delegates to the Constitutional Convention feared...
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monarchy and anarchy about equally
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Alexander Hamilton stood at the Constitutional Convention and gave a five-hour speech calling for...
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an elective monarchy
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The case of those who argued for a single, elected president at the Constitutional Convention was, no doubt, aided by the fact that...
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everybody assumed that George Washington would be the first president
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An aspect of George Washington's personality that encouraged the delegates to the Constitutional Convention to approve an elected presidency was his...
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self-restraint
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One of the fears expressed by the Founders about aspects of the presidency was the fear of a president's...
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using the militia to overpower state governments
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On concern expressed at the Constitutional Convention focused on the possibility taht shared powers would cause the president to be a mere "tool" of...
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the Senate
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At the Constitutional Convention, the most frequent concern regarding the presidency focused on...
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reelection
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The primary source(s) of the expansion of presidential power can be found in it...
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the president's ability to shape public opinion, the president's position as the head of the executive branch, the president's claim to certain "inherent" powers
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The first plan suggested at the Constitutional Convention called for the president to be chosen by...
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Congress
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The second plan that was suggested at the Constitutional Convention for the selection of the president called for selection by...
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the direct vote of the people
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The Framers solved the problem of how to elect the president by...
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creating the Electoral College
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Under the original provisions of the U.S. Constitution, the states were to choose presidential electors...
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however they wished
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The Framers assumed that under the Electoral College system, most presidential elections would be decided in the House. Why did this not turn out to be the case?
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Because political parties ended up playing a major role in producing nationwide support for a slate of national candidates
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George Washington limited himslef to two terms, and no president served more until...
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Franklin Roosevelt
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Presidents are now limited to two terms by the...
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22nd Amendment
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The legitimacy of the officer of president was aided during the years of the first presidents by which of the following?
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The minimal role played in the early government
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When George Washington went to the Senate for advice on a treaty, he was told that...
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the Senate would consider the matter privately
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The personality of which president began to alter the relationship between the president and Congress and the nature of presidential leadership?
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Andrew Jackson
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Andrew Jackson came to the presidency with which of the following experiences?
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member of the House of Representatives, member of the U.S. Senate, military hero
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Prior to the 1850s, the president who made the most vigorous use of the veto power was...
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Andrew Jackson
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Andrew jackson established the precedent that a president's veto can be used...
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on policy grounds even when a bill may appear to be constitutional
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Abraham Lincoln ____ without prior congressional approval.
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raised an army
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President Lincoln justified his unprecidented use of vague powers granted to the president in Article II of the U.S. Constitution by citing...
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the conditions created by the civil war
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From the examples of Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln, one learns that the emergency conditions and ____ can offer presidents opportunities for substantial increases in power.
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a popular and strong-willed personality
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In order to win the presidency today, a candidate must win ____ electoral votes.
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270
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In only ____ instances, candidates have won the electoral vote without winning a majority of the popular vote.
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three
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The last time a candidate won a amajority of the Electoral College without winning the popular vote was...
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2000
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Given the distribution of electoral votes, a candidate possibly win the presidency with as few as ____ states.
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eleven
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Most Americans believe we should ____ the Electoral College.
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abolish
