Question 1

The Constitution makes the president the main authority in foreign relations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The public has come to expect a high level of service from the national government and holds the president responsible when expectations are not met.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Public approval of the president tends to

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A)  increase throughout a president's term of office.
B)  increase in the honeymoon period during the president's final year in office.
C)  be very stable throughout a president's term.
D)  have little impact on a president's ability to implement their legislative agenda.
E)  decline throughout a president's years in office.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

In addition to the "natural born" requirement under the Constitution, presidents also must

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A)  be 40 years old and have lived in the United States their whole lives.
B)  be 45 years old, be a lawyer, and have lived in the United States for 15 years.
C)  be 35 years old, have served as a governor, and have lived in the United States for 30 years.
D)  be 35 years old only.
E)  be 35 years old and a 14-year resident of the United States.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 5

Which one of the following is true with respect to presidential conduct of foreign policy?

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A)  A president always relies extensively on their secretary of state to help conduct foreign policy.
B)  Modern presidents have increasingly become involved in the actual conduct of foreign policy by negotiating with the heads of foreign governments.
C)  The vice president and the secretary of defense are the president's primary links with the State department.
D)  Presidential foreign policy deals only with military conflicts and sending American troops into war zones.
E)  Presidents are rarely called upon to make important foreign policy decisions; most of those decisions are made by Congress.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

In order to build support in Congress for their legislative agenda, presidents have at different times used all of the following, EXCEPT:

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A)  judicial appointments.
B)  monetary incentives.
C)  federal construction projects.
D)  favors of various kinds.
E)  campaign support.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 7

The first president to grant Communist China official recognition was

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A)  Jimmy Carter.
B)  Gerald Ford.
C)  Richard Nixon.
D)  Lyndon Johnson.
E)  Ronald Reagan.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

When President Nixon attempted to prevent major newspapers from publishing the Pentagon Papers, a government study of the Vietnam War,

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A)  the Supreme Court refused to hear the case.
B)  the Supreme Court said the government could not prevent the study's publication.
C)  he succeeded in preventing the study from being published.
D)  the issue was resolved without appeal to or involvement of the Supreme Court.
E)  the Court said the study violated Congress's power to declare war.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

The pardon power can be used by a president before an individual is tried and convicted of a crime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which presidential speech is required under the Employment Act of 1946?

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A)  State of the Union address
B)  Annual Economic Report
C)  National Budget message
D)  "fireside chats"
E)  weekly televised speeches to the American people.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

By agreeing to exchange ambassadors with another nation, the president grants that country

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A)  national recognition.
B)  diplomatic recognition.
C)  normalized national status.
D)  presidential immunity.
E)  advice and consent.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Most modern presidents can be considered "strong."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In addition to veto power, almost all state governors have the right to use line item veto.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The War Powers Resolution has been an effective restraint on presidential power.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Though not mentioned in the Constitution, the candidate who wins the presidential nomination is called upon to act as national spokesman for the group being represented. In such a role the president is the

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A)  majority leader.
B)  opinion leader.
C)  party leader.
D)  national leader.
E)  chief of state.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

The United States has diplomatic relations with all of the following countries EXCEPT

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A)  North Korea.
B)  Israel.
C)  Vietnam.
D)  Russia.
E)  Japan.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 17

On more than 200 occasions the president has taken military action without an official declaration of war by Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

If the president does not act on a bill within 10 days after Congress adjourns, the bill

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A)  becomes law but only if the president signs it.
B)  becomes law anyway.
C)  becomes law but only if the president returns it to Congress.
D)  goes to the Supreme Court for judicial review.
E)  dies under a pocket veto.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Explain how the role of the presidency has evolved in the twentieth century.Contrast the contemporary presidency with the vision of the founders.How do you think the founders would react to the American presidency today? Why?

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Throughout the twentieth century, the ro...

Question 20

Congressional approval is required before the president can sign an executive agreement.

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A) True 
 B)False

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The pardon power can be used by a president before an individual is tried and convicted of a crime.

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On more than 200 occasions the president has taken military action without an official declaration of war by Congress.

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Congressional approval is required before the president can sign an executive agreement.

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If the president does not act on a bill within 10 days after Congress adjourns, the bill

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The War Powers Resolution has been an effective restraint on presidential power.

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