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Quiz: The Presidency
Due Feb 27 at 11:59pm Points 30 Questions 30
Time Limit 60 Minutes Allowed Attempts 2
Instructions
The quiz:
Covers the Chapter 14 material from Module 6: Week 6.
Contains 30 multiple-choice
Is limited to 60 minutes.
Allows 2 attempts and the highest attempt will count towards the grade. Is worth
30 points.
This quiz is open-book and open-notes. Each question is worth 1 point. Submit this
assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 6: Week 6.
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KEPT A ttempt 2 32 minutes 29 out of 30
LATEST A ttempt 2 32 minutes 29 out of 30
A ttempt 1 37 minutes 28 out of 30
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Score for this attempt: 29 out of 30
Submitted Feb 26 at 5:51pm
This attempt took 32 minutes.
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Question 1 1 / 1 pts
In the history of the United States, which of the following has
never occurred?
The president was impeached and acquitted.
The president died while in office.
The president was impeached and convicted.
The president resigned.
The president was impeached.
Question 2 1 / 1 pts
Today, senior White House staff members are often drawn from
which of the following?
The president’s campaign staff
Professors at ivy league colleges and universities
Judges in the federal judiciary
Congress
The non-partisan civil service
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Question 3 1 / 1 pts
Which of the following describes a unified government?
The lack of checks and balances between the presidency and
Congress
No guarantee that the president will get legislation passed
Only exists under Democratic presidents.
Essential to the preservation and maintenance of
American democracy
Our current form of government
Question 4 1 / 1 pts
Presidents must rely heavily on the power of persuasion
because they have what?
Limited staff
To face inordinate resistance from within their own parties
To spend their entire first term campaigning for reelection
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Vague constitutional powers and a lack of ensured legislative
majorities
No formal powers whatsoever
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George Washington limited himself to two terms, and no
president served more until whom?
Ulysses S. Grant
Woodrow Wilson
0 / 1 pts
Question 5
The first plan suggested at the Constitutional Convention
called for the president to be chosen by whom or what?
State legislatures
The Supreme Court
Popular election
The electoral college
Congress
Question 6
1 / 1 pts
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Franklin Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Dwight
Eisenhower
Question 7 1 / 1 pts
Which of the following best describes signing statements?
They are provided to the Supreme Court for all cases that involve the
federal government.
They are used in place of the pocket veto and may be
presented to either the Senate or the House of
Representatives.
They accompany legislation and allow the president to point
out sections of the law the president sees as
unconstitutional.
They are the official forms designating approval of the
submitted budget.
They are copies of the final legislation provided to the
individual states.
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Question 8 1 / 1 pts
The Constitution gives the vice president which of the
following?
The job of presiding over the Senate and voting in case of a tie
Many responsibilities independent of presidential authority
The job of chief of staff to the president
The right to use the veto power, with presidential approval
The job of presiding over the Senate and voting in case of a tie
and the right to use the veto power, with presidential approval
Question 9 1 / 1 pts
Which elastic phrase has become a significant source of
presidential power?
“With the advice and consent of the Senate”
“With all deliberate speed”
The “full faith and credit” clause
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The “necessary and proper” clause
“Take care that the laws be faithfully executed”
Question 11 1 / 1 pts
The main function of the president's cabinet is to do which of the
following?
Question 10
1 / 1 pts
As commander-in-chief, the president has which of the
following roles?
Is the symbolic leader of the military
Acts as the ultimate decision-maker in military matters
Makes military decisions, but only with the approval of the
joint chiefs of staff
Has limited authority and needs the secretary of defense's
approval
Is obligated to meet with the joint chiefs of staff and
usually takes their advice
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Draft the federal budget and submit it to Congress for
approval
Write federal regulations
Provide information regarding proposed legislation by
testifying
before Congress
Provide leadership in the event the president is unable to
perform his duties
Provide advice to the president to aid in decision making
Question 12 1 / 1 pts
A constitutional amendment to clarify the way votes are cast in
the Electoral College was necessary because of which of the
following?
There was no way to tell which votes were for president and
which were for vice president.
There was a tie in the electoral votes in the election of 1800.
Large states did not have fair representation in the
Electoral College.
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In three elections, no candidates received a majority of the votes in
the Electoral College.
There was a tie in the electoral votes in the election of 1800 and
no way to tell which votes were for president and which were for
vice president.
Question 14 1 / 1 pts
Which president was very successful at getting legislation through
Congress during the “honeymoon” days of his presidency?
Question 13
1 / 1 pts
Which method of staff organization poses the risk of
isolating or misinforming the president?
Intuitive
Pyramid
Circular
Ad hoc
Linear
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Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Donald Trump
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Question 15 1 / 1 pts
Which of the following is true of a pocket veto?
It can be used by a president only once during a term of office,
although a president can use it twice if he or she serves two
terms.
It can only be used when Congress adjourns for the session
within ten days of the bill being submitted to the president.
It means the legislation cannot be reintroduced in the next
Congress.
It was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1936.
It is a veto in which the president does not send a veto
message back to Congress.
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Question 16 1 / 1 pts
Which of the following is an example of the president's use of
constitutional power?
Issuing an executive order
Declaring national emergencies
Giving the State of the Union message
Invoking executive privilege
Declaring war
Question 17 1 / 1 pts
During the early years of the Republic, which department, under
the direction of Alexander Hamilton, was “the principal federal
office"?
War Department
State Department
Treasury Department
Interior Department
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Navy
Department
Question 18 1 / 1 pts
Who brings charges in the impeachment process, and where is the
impeachment trial held?
The attorney general; the Senate
The House of Representatives; the Senate
The House of Representatives; the U.S. Supreme Court
The Senate; the House of Representatives
Both houses of Congress; the Supreme Court
Question 19 1 / 1 pts
Customarily, the members of the president’s cabinet are which
of the following?
Political rivals
People from outside the government
Representatives of important constituencies
Non-experts on various policy issues
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Disconnected from the president’s campaign
Question 20 1 / 1 pts
The rule of propinquity states what?
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Power is shared most evenly when leadership is weakest.
Power is wielded by the people who are in the room when a
decision is made.
Power is greatest when legitimacy is strongest.
Power is rarely distinguishable from wealth and fame.
Question 21 1 / 1 pts
From the time of winning office to the time of leaving it, what
can be said about the popularity of most recent presidents?
It has decreased steadily.
It has decreased except at election time.
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It has increased steadily.
It has increased except at election time.
It has revealed no systematic trends.
Question 22 1 / 1 pts
In which of the following court cases did the Supreme Court
decide that executive privilege is not absolute and must give way
when the government needs the information for a trial?
Brown v. Board of Education
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Jones v. Clinton
Bush v. Gore
U.S. v. Nixon
Question 23 1 / 1 pts
The 1948 Marshall Plan and the Tax Reform Act of 1986
illustrate which of the following?
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Unified governments rarely accomplish anything of note.
A divided government could never have produced them.
Both were produced by a unified government.
One was produced by a unified government, and one was produced
by a divided government.
Both were produced by divided governments.
Question 24 1 / 1 pts
When the president uses the prestige and visibility of the office to
guide or mobilize the American people, he or she is using which of
the following?
Executive prerogative
Inside-outside strategy
Regal approach
Grassroots podium
Bully pulpit
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Question 25 1 / 1 pts
Which of these describes the response to James Wilson’s
suggestion at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that the
president be elected by the people?
Initially received almost no support
Matched what almost all of the Framers believed; he was
merely the first person to say it
Was immediately ratified
Was debated by those who feared giving George
Washington too much power
Was a non-starter due to leadership objections
Question 26 1 / 1 pts
At the Constitutional Convention, the most frequent
concern regarding the presidency focused on what?
Reelection
The veto power
The pardon power
Appointment
powers
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Nominations
Question 27 1 / 1 pts
The president has the power to appoint all of the following
positions, except for which one?
Federal District Court and Court of Appeals judges
Ambassadors
Cabinet
members
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Supreme Court justices
Question 28 1 / 1 pts
Which of the following is true of the Executive Office of the
President?
It assists the president in carrying out major duties.
It is an advisory group made up of the heads of the fifteen major
government departments.
It includes the National Security Agency.
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It helps control the nation's money supply.
It is led by the Speaker of the House.
Question 29 1 / 1 pts
Why is it difficult to gauge how successful presidents are with
legislation in Congress?
They never reveal their position on noncontroversial bills.
They can keep their victory score high by not taking a
position on any controversial measure.
They do not have the power to veto bills passed by Congress.
They do not have the ability to show their approval or
disapproval since they must not sign bills before they can
become law.
They can never overcome the influence of interest group
money on congressional votes.
Question 30 1 / 1 pts
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The Constitution states that the required minimum age for the
presidency is which of the following?
25
35
45
50
65
Quiz Score: 29 out of 30
