A.   I

B.   II

C.   V

D.   III

A.   the Constitution.

B.   Congress.

C.   the president’s party.

D.   the Supreme Court.

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

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

C.   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.

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.   the national guard

B.   presidential emergency power

C.   the War Powers Act

D.   the elastic clause

A.   diplomacy

B.   executive agreements

C.   executive immunity

D.   international protocols

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

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

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

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

A.   the Fifth Amendment

B.   executive privilege

C.   expressed powers

D.   presidential immunity

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

B.   has been relatively constant throughout American history.

C.   has never exceeded two.

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

A.   elite pluralism.

B.   pluralism.

C.   the unitary executive.

D.   absolutism.

A.   National Security Act of 1947

B.   War Powers Resolution of 1973

C.   Boland Amendment of 1982

D.   USA PATRIOT Act of 2001

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

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

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

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

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.   legislative

C.   military

D.   judicial

A.   head of government.

B.   head of state.

C.   head of the bureaucracy.

D.   head of the political party.

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

B.   appointing federal judges and issuing pardons and amnesties.

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

D.   signing treaties and issuing pardons and amnesties.

A.   Cabinet

B.   Executive Office of the President

C.   White House staff

D.   Presidential Advisory Committee

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

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

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

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

A.   White House staff.

B.   Cabinet.

C.   Department of State.

D.   Executive Council of Advisers.

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

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

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

D.   sets interest rates for the federal government.

A.   head of government.

B.   chief diplomat.

C.   commander in chief.

D.   head of state.

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

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

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

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

A.   serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

B.   represent the president overseas.

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

D.   cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate.

A.   less popular than when he entered.

B.   without issuing a single executive order.

C.   more popular than when he entered.

D.   without issuing a single signing statement.

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

B.   Government Accountability Office; judiciary; earmarks

C.   Government Accountability Office; bureaucracy; earmarks

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

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

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

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

D.   Congress cannot rescind a presidential order.

A.   Delegated

B.   Inherent

C.   Expressed

D.   Implied

A.   inherent; expressed

B.   inherent; implied

C.   expressed; implied

D.   expressed; inherent

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

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

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

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

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

B.   will impose economic sanctions on that country.

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

D.   will deploy military personnel within that country.

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

B.   statement by the Senate majority leader.

C.   statement by the Speaker of the House.

D.   simple majority vote in both houses.

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

B.   formal contract negotiated by a state governor and the president that requires the Senate’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.   two-thirds of both houses of Congress

B.   a majority of both houses of Congress

C.   three-fourths of both houses of Congress

D.   a unanimous vote of both houses of Congress

A.   only given once every four years.

B.   required by Congressional law.

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

D.   mandated by the Constitution.

A.   totalitarian

B.   unitary

C.   unlimited

D.   dual

A.   explicit powers.

B.   delegated powers.

C.   inherent powers.

D.   usurped powers.

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

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

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

A.   an expressed power.

B.   an executive order.

C.   a delegated power.

D.   executive privilege.

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

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

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

D.   Use of the veto varies considerably across presidential administrations, and vetoes are seldom 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 national sovereignty.

C.   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.

D.   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.

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

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

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

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

A.   delegated

B.   expressed

C.   implied

D.   inherent

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 appropriate funds and impeach members of the executive branch.

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

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

D.   Congress can appropriate funds and veto executive actions.

A.   state governors who resign before their terms have expired

B.   state Supreme Court justices

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

D.   cabinet secretaries

A.   15; senator

B.   50; senator

C.   15; secretary

D.   5; secretary

A.   White House staff.

B.   Cabinet.

C.   Department of the Interior.

D.   Executive Office of the President.

A.   Senate majority leader

B.   secretary of state

C.   Speaker of the House

D.   attorney general

A.   Dolley Madison

B.   Laura Bush

C.   Hillary Clinton

D.   Eleanor Roosevelt

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

B.   give the president an institutional link to Congress.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A.   the executive bureaucracy

B.   Congress

C.   the Supreme Court

D.   the presidency

A.   Regulatory review

B.   An executive agreement

C.   Delegation

D.   Administrative oversight

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

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

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

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

A.     

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.   only make executive orders when dealing with foreign affairs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A.   writ of mandamus.

B.   recess appointment.

C.   executive order.

D.   writ of habeas corpus.

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

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

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

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

A.   legislative initiatives.

B.   executive agreements.

C.   vetoes.

D.   signing statements.