Govtest1 End Of Ch 11 (President) Test
GOVTEST1 end of ch 11 (president) test
- 1.The president is expected to be responsible for all of the following except
- A.
Presiding over the Senate in case of a tie vote
- B.
Administering the federal bureacracy
- C.
Expressing the nation's sentiments during a time of crisis
- D.
Presenting the Stae of the union address each year
- 2.Which three presidents have been recognized almost universaly as "great" leaders?
- A.
Washington, lincoln, and harding
- B.
Lincoln, jefferson, and wilson
- C.
Franklin roosevelt, teddy roosevelt, and washington
- D.
Franklin roosevelt, washington, and lincoln
- 3.It would be accurate to say that president george w. bush
- A.
Succeeded in reforming social security
- B.
Failed to reduce taxes
- C.
Succeeded in reforming education
- D.
Succeeded in reforming immigration
- 4.The right of the executive branch to withhold confidential communications from the other branches of government is known as
- A.
Administrative censure
- B.
Executive privilege
- C.
The national security exception
- D.
Executive classification prerogatve
- 5.The only two presidents to be impeached by the house of representatives were
- A.
Clinton and nixon
- B.
Andrew johnson and nixon
- C.
Nixon and lyndon johnson
- D.
Clinton and andrew johnson
- 6.Refusal by the president to spend monies appropriated by congress is known as
- A.
Impoundments
- B.
Legislative deferral
- C.
Executive rescission
- D.
Earmarking
- 7.The sources of presidential powers include all but which of the following?
- A.
Access to the media
- B.
Judicial review
- C.
The "bully pulpit" and the power to persuade
- D.
The president's own popularity
- 8.The only president to ever resign the office was
- A.
Bill clinton
- B.
Lyndon johnson
- C.
Richard nixon
- D.
Andrew johnson
- 9.President obama ran on a platform that supported which of the following?
- A.
Reducing carbon emissions
- B.
Providing health insurance for all americans
- C.
Ending the war in iraq "responsibly"
- D.
All of the above
- 10.Formal regualtions governing the executive branch operations are known as
- A.
Presidential directives
- B.
Executive directives
- C.
Presidential orders
- D.
Executive orders
- 11.It would be accurate to say that presidents
- A.
May appoint members of the white house staff without congressional approval
- B.
May appoint cabinet secretaries without congressional approval
- C.
May appoint justices of the supreme court without congressional approval
- D.
Remove members of the supreme court but only with the approval of congress
- 12.The main source of national policy initiatives is the
- A.
Cabinet
- B.
President
- C.
Congress
- D.
Federal bureaucracy
- 13.The person that president obama primarily relies on to supervise the white house staff is
- A.
Vice president joe biden
- B.
Chief of staff joe biden
- C.
Vice president rahm emanuel
- D.
Chief of staff rahm emanuel
- 14.Perhaps the most successful initiative of the obama administration thus far has been
- A.
The mideast peace initiative
- B.
Health care reform
- C.
The "no child left behind" education proposals
- D.
The social security overhaul law
- 15.The office that is responsible for theoverall coordination of the intelligence activities of the united states government is the
- A.
Defense intelligence agency (DIA)
- B.
Central intelligence agency (CIA)
- C.
National security agency (NSA)
- D.
Director of national inteligence (DNI)
- 16."at the end of the day" the president's powers in world affairs are primarily dependant on
- A.
A compliant Congress
- B.
Command of a capable military
- C.
His status in the united nations
- D.
NATO
- 17.The legislation passed after the vietnam war, which attempted to limit the war-making powers of the president, was the
- A.
War powers resolution
- B.
Executive defense restrictions amendment
- C.
Armed forces deployment resolution
- D.
Defense appropriations act
- 18.The constitution stipulates that the vice president is to
- A.
Prepare himself for the presidency
- B.
Represent the government at funerals of dignitaries
- C.
Preside over the senate
- D.
Preside over the cabinet in the absence of the president
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