Untitled Flashcards Set

1. Which of the following may the president do to limit the power of Congress?

Answer: The president can veto a congressional bill that has passed the House and Senate.

2. Which presidential role includes the State of the Union address?

Answer: Chief legislator.

3. The president is LESS likely to use an executive order in which of the following scenarios?

Answer: A Congress that shares many of the same policy priorities as the president.

4. A state has 11 electoral votes. In a presidential election, the Democratic candidate receives 48 percent of that state’s popular vote, the Republican candidate receives 40 percent of the vote, and an independent candidate receives 12 percent of the vote. If the state is similar to most other states, how will the electoral votes most likely be allocated?

Answer: The Democratic candidate will receive all 11 electoral votes.

5. The president’s main goal in giving his State of the Union message to Congress is usually to

Answer: Set the agenda of issues that the nation and the government should address.

6. According to the 25th Amendment, what happens if the Vice President’s office is vacated during a President’s term of office?

Answer: The President appoints a Vice President with confirmation by a majority of both houses of Congress.

7. A member of the president’s cabinet disagrees strongly with the president on how executive branch policy should be carried out and has publicly expressed those views. Which of the following outcomes will likely happen?

Answer: The president will remove the official from his or her administration.

8. The constitutional powers of the president include all of the following EXCEPT

Answer: Declaring war.

9. Which of the following did Alexander Hamilton advocate for in Federalist No. 70?

Answer: A strong, energetic executive.

10. US Presidents are allowed total freedom to appoint and dismiss members of their White House staff. However, which of the following would modern Presidents be most likely to select for a White House staff position?

Answer: A hard-working, loyal member of his campaign staff who plans to follow him to the White House.

11. Which of the following procedures results in the removal of the President from office?

Answer: The House votes for impeachment, and the Senate conducts a trial and reaches a guilty verdict.

12. In order to win the presidency today, a candidate must win _________ electoral votes.

Answer: 270.

13. Why might the Framers have had to justify the need for and strength of the Executive Branch?

Answer: Americans feared monarchical rule after the Revolution.

14. When the president uses the prestige and visibility of the office to guide or mobilize the American people, we say that he/she is using the

Answer: Bully pulpit.

15. Which of the following describes the president’s Cabinet?

Answer: Its members have varying levels of influence on presidential decisions.

16. The cabinet officers are the heads of

Answer: The major executive departments.

17. Match definitions

Match the term with it's definition

* Executive Office of the President: A group of agencies that advise the president within the white house.

 * Federalist 70: An essay arguing for a strong, unitary executive written by Hamilton

 * Bully Pulpit: The president's ability to use their position to influence the people, to pressure congress to align with the president

 * Informal Powers: Powers not explicitly granted by the Constitution but used by presidents.

 * Executive Order: A rule or order issued by the president that has the force of law, that does not does not require Congressional approval.

 * Formal Powers: Powers explicitly granted to the president by the Constitution.

 * Executive Privilege: The right of the president to withhold information from Congress or the courts.

 * Signing Statement: A written statement issued by the president upon signing a bill into law.

 * Presidential Pardon: The power of the president to forgive federal crimes.

 * Veto: The power of the president to reject a bill passed by Congress.

 * Executive Agreement: An agreement between the president and a foreign leader that does not require Senate approval.

18. What distinguishes the contemporary presidency from the institution originally envisioned by the Framers of the Constitution?

Answer: The contemporary presidency is much more powerful.