A.   III

B.   II

C.   V

D.   I

A.   Congress.

B.   the Supreme Court.

C.   the president’s party.

D.   the Constitution.

A.   strictly prohibiting presidents from ever deploying federal troops within the United States.

B.   requiring two-thirds of both the House and the Senate to vote in favor of any presidential order to deploy federal troops within the United States.

C.   stating that a state government must request federal troops before the president can deploy them within that state to provide public order.

D.   requiring a majority of both the House and the Senate to vote in favor of any presidential order to deploy federal troops within the United States.

A.   presidential emergency power

B.   the national guard

C.   the War Powers Act

D.   the elastic clause

A.   international protocols

B.   executive agreements

C.   diplomacy

D.   executive immunity

A.   do not have to be approved by two-thirds vote of the Senate.

B.   must be approved by the U.S. Supreme Court but not by Congress.

C.   do not have to be approved by two-thirds vote of the House.

D.   are generally formulated at meetings of the United Nations.

A.   executive privilege

B.   expressed powers

C.   presidential immunity

D.   the Fifth Amendment

A.   has been relatively constant throughout American history.

B.   is typically higher when Congress is controlled by the opposite party.

C.   is typically lower when Congress is controlled by the opposite party.

D.   has never exceeded two.

A.   elite pluralism.

B.   absolutism.

C.   the unitary executive.

D.   pluralism.

A.   War Powers Resolution of 1973

B.   National Security Act of 1947

C.   USA PATRIOT Act of 2001

D.   Boland Amendment of 1982

A.   use of the president’s emergency powers against domestic disorder necessitates a request by the governor of the state in question.

B.   president needs congressional authorization to use troops in both domestic and international situations.

C.   president requires the federal court’s approval before using troops in domestic disturbances.

D.   president may make unilateral use of the emergency powers to protect states against domestic disorder.

A.   Congressional tax legislation is vague and the IRS receives all of its guidance from the president.

B.   Congressional tax legislation is specific and detailed, leaving little to the discretion of IRS administrators.

C.   The IRS is an independent government agency and is not influenced by congressional tax legislation.

D.   Congressional tax legislation is vague and empowers the IRS to employ a great deal of “prosecutorial discretion.”

A.   diplomatic

B.   judicial

C.   legislative

D.   military

A.   head of the bureaucracy.

B.   head of government.

C.   head of the political party.

D.   head of state.

A.   appointing federal judges and ruling on the constitutionality of Congressional actions.

B.   ruling on the constitutionality of congressional actions and signing treaties.

C.   signing treaties and issuing pardons and amnesties.

D.   appointing federal judges and issuing pardons and amnesties.

A.   Presidential Advisory Committee

B.   White House staff

C.   Executive Office of the President

D.   Cabinet

A.   be approved by the Senate but are not responsible to the Senate or to Congress at large.

B.   be approved by the Senate and are responsible to the Senate and to Congress at large.

C.   be approved by the House but are responsible to the Senate and to Congress at large.

D.   be approved by the House and are not responsible to the Senate or to Congress at large.

A.   White House staff.

B.   Executive Council of Advisers.

C.   Cabinet.

D.   Department of State.

A.   sets interest rates for the federal government.

B.   regulates stock market transactions and enforces federal antitrust laws.

C.   negotiates foreign trade treaties on behalf of the federal government.

D.   analyzes trends to help the president anticipate economic events.

A.   commander in chief.

B.   head of state.

C.   head of government.

D.   chief diplomat.

A.   it has the power to veto legislation passed by Congress that negatively impacts the federal budget.

B.   the Constitution requires that the president receive its approval for administrative rule changes and tax increases.

C.   its personnel assist with overseeing regulatory proposals and preparing the national budget.

D.   it is granted the authority under the Constitution to pass the federal budget.

A.   run the day-to-day operations of the Executive Office of the President.

B.   serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

C.   represent the president overseas.

D.   cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate.

A.   less popular than when he entered.

B.   more popular than when he entered.

C.   without issuing a single signing statement.

D.   without issuing a single executive order.

A.   Government Accountability Office; bureaucracy; earmarks

B.   Executive Office of the President; bureaucracy; executive orders

C.   Executive Office of the President; judiciary; executive orders

D.   Government Accountability Office; judiciary; earmarks

A.   Only a tiny percentage of presidential orders have ever been rescinded by congressional legislation.

B.   Congress cannot rescind a presidential order.

C.   About half of all presidential orders end up being rescinded by congressional legislation.

D.   Nearly 90% of all presidential orders end up being rescinded by congressional legislation.

A.   Implied

B.   Expressed

C.   Delegated

D.   Inherent

A.   inherent; expressed

B.   expressed; inherent

C.   inherent; implied

D.   expressed; implied

A.   can refuse to send federal troops at his or her discretion.

B.   is constitutionally required to send some federal troops, but he or she can choose exactly how many will be sent.

C.   is constitutionally required to send exactly as many federal troops as the state government has requested.

D.   can refuse to send federal troops with a majority vote of Congress.

A.   acknowledges the legitimacy of that country’s government.

B.   will deploy military personnel within that country.

C.   is willing to trade with people and companies working in that territory.

D.   will impose economic sanctions on that country.

A.   simple majority vote in both houses.

B.   simple majority vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

C.   statement by the Speaker of the House.

D.   statement by the Senate majority leader.

A.   formal contract negotiated by a state governor and the president that requires the Senate’s approval.

B.   treaty negotiated by the Senate and a foreign state that requires the president’s approval.

C.   simple understanding between the president and a foreign state that is not submitted to Congress for approval.

D.   formal contract between the United States and a foreign state that is approved by a vote in the House of Representatives.

A.   a majority of both houses of Congress

B.   three-fourths of both houses of Congress

C.   a unanimous vote of both houses of Congress

D.   two-thirds of both houses of Congress

A.   mandated by the Constitution.

B.   based on tradition but was discontinued during the Great Depression and World War II.

C.   required by Congressional law.

D.   only given once every four years.

A.   dual

B.   unitary

C.   unlimited

D.   totalitarian

A.   delegated powers.

B.   explicit powers.

C.   inherent powers.

D.   usurped powers.

A.   Starting around the time of the New Deal, Congress has tended to draft legislation that offers few clear guidelines for implementation by the executive.

B.   Congress has never given executive agencies broad mandates and has always drafted legislation that offers very specific guidelines for implementation by the executive.

C.   The Constitution explicitly prohibits Congress from providing specific guidelines to executive agencies for implementing laws.

D.   Since around the time of the Civil War, Congress has tended to draft legislation that offers very specific guidelines for implementation by the executive.

A.   an executive order.

B.   an expressed power.

C.   executive privilege.

D.   a delegated power.

A.   Presidents have used the veto only twice in American history.

B.   Use of the veto has remained constant across presidential administrations, and vetoes are seldom overridden.

C.   Use of the veto varies considerably across presidential administrations, and vetoes are seldom overridden.

D.   Use of the veto has remained constant across presidential administrations, and vetoes are frequently overridden.

A.   inherent powers can be traced to the powers expressed in the actual language of the Constitution, while implied powers derive from national sovereignty.

B.   implied powers can be traced to the powers expressed in the actual language of the Constitution, while inherent powers derive from congressional laws and Supreme Court decisions.

C.   inherent powers can be traced to the powers expressed in the actual language of the Constitution, while implied powers derive from congressional laws and Supreme Court decisions.

D.   implied powers can be traced to the powers expressed in the actual language of the Constitution, while inherent powers derive from national sovereignty.

A.   issue a formal declaration of war without congressional approval.

B.   embargo trade, seize foreign assets, and prohibit transactions with whatever foreign nations are involved.

C.   hold elections for an entirely new Congress regardless of whether congressional elections are scheduled.

D.   add amendments to the Constitution without congressional or state government approval.

A.   inherent

B.   expressed

C.   implied

D.   delegated

A.   expressed; delegated

B.   implied; delegated

C.   inherent; expressed

D.   implied; inherent

A.   They are less likely to be found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

B.   They usually last longer and are also harder for future administrations to overturn.

C.   They are more respected internationally.

D.   They require a lower threshold of congressional support in order to get passed.

A.   Congress can find executive branch actions unconstitutional and impeach members of the executive branch.

B.   Congress can appropriate funds and impeach members of the executive branch.

C.   Congress can find executive branch actions unconstitutional and veto executive actions.

D.   Congress can appropriate funds and veto executive actions.

A.   state Supreme Court justices

B.   members of the House of Representatives who resign before their terms have expired

C.   cabinet secretaries

D.   state governors who resign before their terms have expired

A.   15; senator

B.   50; senator

C.   15; secretary

D.   5; secretary

A.   Cabinet.

B.   Department of the Interior.

C.   Executive Office of the President.

D.   White House staff.

A.   Speaker of the House

B.   Senate majority leader

C.   secretary of state

D.   attorney general

A.   Laura Bush

B.   Hillary Clinton

C.   Eleanor Roosevelt

D.   Dolley Madison

A.   promote bipartisanship with members of the opposing political party through negotiations.

B.   give the president an institutional link to Congress.

C.   draw negative attention away from the president during times of crisis.

D.   bring the president votes in the election that he or she might otherwise not win.

A.   White House staff appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate, whereas EOP appointments are not.

B.   White House staff often come from both parties, whereas members of the EOP usually come from the president’s party.

C.   White House staff serve for at most one year, whereas EOP staff serve for as long as they wish.

D.   White House staff usually provides advice that is more explicitly political than that coming from the EOP.

A.   the executive bureaucracy

B.   Congress

C.   the Supreme Court

D.   the presidency

A.   Regulatory review

B.   An executive agreement

C.   Administrative oversight

D.   Delegation

A.   become routine instruments of presidential governance rather than emergency wartime measures.

B.   become focused almost exclusively on emergency wartime measures rather than on domestic policy matters.

C.   ended entirely due to a series of Supreme Court decisions outlawing most forms of unilateral presidential action.

D.   become increasingly rare due to the Congress imposing limits on them.

A.   only make executive orders when dealing with foreign affairs.

B.   must secure preclearance from the federal judiciary for their use of executive orders.

C.   must state the constitutional or statutory basis for their use of executive orders.

D.   must obtain a so-called consent decree from the Senate before they use executive orders.

E.     

A.   made by a presidential candidate when formally accepting his or her party’s nomination.

B.   the president makes about his or her interpretation of a congressional enactment he or she is signing into law.

C.   the president is required to make any time he or she issues an executive order.

D.   made by the president and the leader of a foreign country immediately following an executive agreement.

A.   Senate and tried in the House, with the chief justice presiding and a 50% plus one vote needed for conviction.

B.   Senate and tried in the House, with the chief justice presiding and a two-thirds vote needed for conviction.

C.   House and tried in the Senate, with the chief justice presiding and a 50% plus one vote needed for conviction.

D.   House and tried in the Senate, with the chief justice presiding and a two-thirds vote needed for conviction.

A.   writ of mandamus.

B.   executive order.

C.   recess appointment.

D.   writ of habeas corpus.

A.   have given presidents capacity to achieve policy results despite congressional opposition to their legislative agendas.

B.   are deeply unpopular with the public and have led to the declining trust in American government.

C.   have dramatically limited the power of the president and made it easier for Congress to dominate the American political system.

D.   make it very difficult for challengers to defeat incumbent presidents in elections.

A.   legislative initiatives.

B.   executive agreements.

C.   signing statements.

D.   vetoes.