Question 1
1 / 1 pts
Most recently, ____________ was charged with being an imperial president.
Correct!
  Barack Obama
  Gerald Ford.
  Bill Clinton.
  Ronald Reagan.

Question 2
1 / 1 pts
Nixon's ability to negotiate with both China and Russia would be an example of a
  chief legislator.
Correct!
  chief diplomat.
  commander in chief.
  chief custodian.

Question 3
1 / 1 pts
What is the most powerful agency in the executive branch, known for saying no?
Correct!
  OMB
  EOS
  CEA
  OA

Question 4
1 / 1 pts
In order to win the presidency, one must win
  the Electoral College and popular vote.
  the popular vote.
Correct!
  the Electoral College.
  a simple plurality in the Electoral College.

Question 5
1 / 1 pts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were considered controversial because they punished false and scandalous speech, but they also could be viewed as an attack on which amendment?
Correct!
  First
  Second
  Third
  Fourth

Question 6
1 / 1 pts
The president's official advisors are called
  advisors.
Correct!
  the cabinet.
  the bureaucracy.
  executive aides.

Question 7
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Which amendment bars a president from serving a third term?
Correct!
  the Twenty-second
  the Twenty-third
  the Twenty-fourth
  the Nineteenth

Question 8
1 / 1 pts
Senatorial approval of a treaty requires
  one-third support
Correct!
  two-thirds support
  three-quarters support
  unanimous support

Question 9
1 / 1 pts
Treaty ratification can only occur with
  House approval.
  judicial approval.
Correct!
  Senate approval.
  bureaucratic approval.

Question 10
1 / 1 pts
What is the term for the president?
  2 years
Correct!
  4 years
  5 years
  7 years

Question 11
1 / 1 pts
_________ is important because it allows presidents to win support for themselves or their ideas.
Correct!
  Going public
  Debating Congress
  Withholding sensitive national security information
  Vetoing Congress

Question 12
1 / 1 pts
According to Skowronek, a political order develops as follows:
Correct!
  new order, order refreshed, and old order crumbles.
  order refreshed, old order crumbles, and new order.
  new order develops, old order crumbles, and order refreshed.
  new order emerges from older orders.

Question 13
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The _______ can determine whether the president exceeded the scope of inherent powers.
Correct!
  Supreme Court
  House
  Senate
  bureaucracy

Question 14
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If Congress blocks an executive initiative, the president could issue an ______to get around Congress.
Correct!
  executive order
  executive initiative
  executive line-item veto
  executive pardon

Question 15
1 / 1 pts
Women were first able to vote for the president in
  1850.
  1789.
Correct!
  1920.
  1945.

Question 16
1 / 1 pts
George Washington was _______ political parties.
  supportive of
Correct!
  against
  neutral about
  ambivalent about

Question 17
0 / 1 pts
How many times may a president seek reelection?
You Answered
  1.
Correct Answer
  2.
  3.
  unlimited.

Question 18
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Franklin Roosevelt was considered a very strong president because of his ability to
  balance the budget.
  declare war on Japan.
Correct!
  rethink the presidency and the federal government's role in national life.
  create the Federal Reserve.

Question 19
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George W. Bush's approval ratings right after the 9/11 attacks ___.
  diminished greatly
Correct!
  increased dramatically
  decreased slightly
  increased slightly

Question 20
0 / 1 pts
Vice presidents have taken over after presidential death ______times.
  five
You Answered
  nine
Correct Answer
  eight
  two

Question 21
1 / 1 pts
The statement “ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” comes from which administration?
Correct!
  Kennedy
  Reagan
  Taft
  Obama

Question 22
1 / 1 pts
George W. Bush focused on __________________ in his campaign for president.
  global warming, health reform, and jobs.
Correct!
  tax cuts, education reform, and privatizing Social Security.
  jobs, welfare funding, and oil drilling.
  tax cuts, global warming, and health.

Question 23
1 / 1 pts
Executive orders are unique because
  they require congressional approval.
Correct!
  they do not require congressional approval.
  the president rarely uses them.
  the president always uses them.

Question 24
1 / 1 pts
One area where the president is not granted authority is with
  national security concerns.
Correct!
  economic authority.
  civil rights.
  civil liberties.

Question 25
1 / 1 pts
In the Electoral College, each state's number of votes is ____ its congressional delegation.
  greater than
  less than
Correct!
  equal to
  significantly less than

Question 26
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Presidential power has _______since the founding of the country.
  diminished
Correct!
  increased
  stayed the same
  usurped the role of the courts

Question 27
1 / 1 pts
Presidents are extremely vulnerable in relation to
  foreign affairs.
Correct!
  domestic issues.
  legislative issues.
  judicial issues.

Question 28
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A president who is able to make key military decisions uses the position of
  chief diplomat.
Correct!
  commander in chief.
  chief legislator.
  chief executive.

Question 29
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The first live televised press conference occurred during which administration?
Correct!
  Kennedy
  Taft
  Wilson
  McKinley

Question 30
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Executive expressed powers include all of the following except
  commander in chief.
Correct!
  power to declare war.
  power to make treaties.
  power to grant pardons.

Question 31
1 / 1 pts
In the United States, the title of head of state is
  ceremonial only.
Correct!
  ceremonial and policy oriented.
  policy oriented only.
  none of the above

Question 32
1 / 1 pts
Powers that are vaguely reflected in article 2 of the Constitution are known as
  reserved powers.
  expressed powers.
Correct!
  inherent powers.
  de facto powers.

Question 33
1 / 1 pts
An example of an “old order crumbles” situation can be linked to which administration?
Correct!
  Hoover
  Fillmore
  Taft
  Obama