- A regulation issued by the President to help enforce a treaty, a law, or a court ruling is an
Your answer:
impoundment
executive order
amnesty
Executive Plan
- In recent decades, the number of positions to which the President may appoint people has steadily diminished because
Your answer:
more and more jobs are filled through the civil service system
federal budget cuts have forced layoffs in staff
the patronage system of employment has increased the power of the President to fire those people who are not doing a good job
Congress has taken over most of the President's power to make appointments
- Which of the following federal officials may the President dismiss (“fire”) from federal employment?
Your answer:
federal judges
Vice President
Secretary of Defense
members of federal regulatory commissions
- The President's right to withhold certain kinds of information from Congress and the courts is known as
Your answer:
impoundment
immunity
executive immunity
executive privilege
- The President's power to appoint and remove federal officials is classified as one of his __?__ powers.
Your answer:
judicial
concurrent
official
executive
- The President's power to grant pardons is classified as one of his __?__ powers.
Your answer:
judicial
executive
economic
legislative
- Opponents of the line item veto argue that it could
Your answer:
dangerously increase the power of the federal courts
encourage Congress to pass even more pork-barrel legislation
make balancing the federal budget an even more difficult task
dangerously increase the power of presidents
- Treaties negotiated by the President must be ratified by
Your answer:
a two-thirds vote of the Senate
special ratifying conventions in the states
a majority vote of both houses of Congress
a majority of the members of the Supreme Court
- A pocket veto cannot be over-ridden by Congress because
Your answer:
the Supreme Court declared such a practice to be unconstitutional
the President issues it in the form of an executive order, which apply only to federal laws already in effect
the Constitution explicitly forbids Congress from over-riding vetoes of appropriations bills
Congress having adjourned, a bill cannot be carried over from one congressional session to the next
- Which of the following groups cannot be pardoned by the President?
Your answer:
persons who have been convicted of treason against the United States
persons convicted of capitol crimes (where the death penalty applies)
persons convicted of federal crimes
persons who have been impeached
- A President's right to refuse to spend money already authorized by Congress is known as the right of
Your answer:
financial disrepute
eminent domain
executive agreement
impoundment
- An agreement between the President and the leader of a foreign nation that does not require further congressional approval is known as
Your answer:
unconstitutional
an executive agreement
a treaty
an executive order
- Which of the following is NOT among the President's military powers?
Your answer:
The President may seize industries in wartime if they are critical to the security of the nation
The President may call out the state militias to serve as federal forces, even over the objections of the governors of the states
The President may oversee the training of the state militias (national guard)
The President may fire top military leaders
- Which of the following is NOT one of the provisions of the War Powers Act of 1974?
Your answer:
In case of a national emergency, the President may send out troops without first consulting Congress.
Congress may require the President to withdraw American troops at any time by passing a concurrent resolution.
The President must notify Congress within 60 days after troops have been sent overseas into military action.
American troops may not remain abroad for longer than 60 days without congressional approval.
- Which of the following is NOT a valid criticism of the War Powers Act?
Your answer:
it is unconstitutional because it allows a legislative veto
it strips Congress of the power to command the nation's armed forces
the Act strips the President of his military powers
the wording is vague, making it an ineffective check on presidential power
- According to political scientist James David Barber, a President who serves out of a sense of civic duty or in order to prove himself is a(n) ___?___ President.
Your answer:
"passive"
"positive"
"active"
"negative"
- According to Barber, a President who puts in long hours of work and exerts strong leadership is a(n) ___?___ President.
Your answer:
"passive"
"positive"
"active"
"negative"
- Which of the following is true of Presidential approval ratings?
Your answer:
A president's popularity usually drops in times of international crisis.
A president's popularity while in office is the single most reliable indicator of how he will be judged by "history."
A president's approval rating tends to decline with each year he holds the office.
A president's popularity usually increases in times of economic crisis.
- The highest-ranking diplomats are known as
Your answer:
ministers
envoys
ambassadors
secretariats
- Which of the following presidents is NOT consistently rated by historians as among the nation's best?
Your answer:
Warren G. Harding
Millard Fillmore
Richard Nixon
none of these is rated by historians as among the nation's best