C08 Quiz 5 The Presidency and the Legislature SCORE 90 PERCENT

Question 1

5 / 5 points

What branch of government has the power to declare war?

Question options:

	a)  Executive
	b)  Temporal
	c)  Judicial
	d)  Legislative

 

Question 2

5 / 5 points

Which of the president's roles is in play when a President greets the leaders of foreign nations?

Question options:

	a)  Legislative leader
	b)  Commander-in-chief
	c)  Chief executive
	d)  Head of state

 

Question 3

5 / 5 points

Why do members of Congress pay such close attention to their constituents' needs?

Question options:

	a)  Their constituents are the only people that can vote them in or out of office.
	b)  They're constitutionally required to be gracious to their constituents.
	c)  It's the right thing to do.
	d)  Their constituents tend to be super voters.

 

Question 4

5 / 5 points

What idea of presidential power holds that the president should be an administrator, carrying out the will of Congress?

Question options:

	a)  The legislative theory
	b)  The Jackson theory
	c)  The Whig theory
	d)  The stewardship theory

 

Question 5

5 / 5 points

Which part of the legislature has a rules committee?

Question options:

	a)  The Senate
	b)  The House of Representatives
	c)  The Agriculture Committee
	d)  The Foreign Affairs Committee

 

Question 6

0 / 5 points

What system of hiring federal employees was used throughout most of the 19^th century?

Question options:

	a)  Professional system
	b)  The Jacksonian system
	c)  Patronage system
	d)  Merit system (Incorrect)

 

Question 7

5 / 5 points

How can clientele groups influence federal programs?

Question options:

	a)  They can lobby lawmakers regarding programs.
	b)  They can donate money to federal programs.
	c)  They provide a source of federal workers.
	d)  They can introduce laws.

 

Question 8

5 / 5 points

What's a result of increased partisan identity in Congress?

Question options:

	a)  An increase in moderate members of Congress
	b)  An increase in compromise
	c)  Increased deadlock in Congress
	d)  Decreased deadlock in Congress

 

Question 9

0 / 5 points

What factor might account for heavily Republican and Democratic congressional districts other than gerrymandering?

Question options:

	a)  People are self-sorting into more heavily Republican and Democratic areas.
	b)  All people in the cities vote Democratic.
	c)  People have been moving from the Northeast of the country to the South and West. (incorrect)
	d)  The Constitution requires so many seats controlled by each major party.

 

Question 10

5 / 5 points

In modern politics, what's changed recently in terms of presidential approval ratings?

Question options:

	a)  Presidents have been increasingly more popular.
	b)  Peoples' approval of a president no longer depends on their own political identification.
	c)  Presidents tend to have their worst approval ratings in the first year.
	d)  Peoples' approval of a president increasingly depends on their own political identification.

 

Question 11

5 / 5 points

What law requires that each bill introduced be referred to the proper committee?

Question options:

	a)  The Taft-Hartley Act
	b)  The Congress Reform Act of 1982
	c)  The Committee Reform Act
	d)  The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946

 

Question 12

5 / 5 points

What term is used to refer to agencies carrying out decisions made by Congress?

Question options:

	a)  Policy implementation
	b)  Policy leadership
	c)  Policy negotiation
	d)  Regulatory rules

 

Question 13

5 / 5 points

What historical movement pushed for primary elections in the presidential nominee selection process?

Question options:

	a)  Progressive movement
	b)  Abolition movement
	c)  Nomination movement
	d)  Civil Rights movement

 

Question 14

5 / 5 points

Which of the president's roles would be in play if a president is appointed ambassador?

Question options:

	a)  Chief Executive
	b)  Head of State
	c)  Commander-in-Chief
	d)  Chief Diplomat

 

Question 15

5 / 5 points

What part of the Constitution grants Congress the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper?

Question options:

	a)  Elastic Clause
	b)  Confidence Clause
	c)  Preamble
	d)  Power Clause

 

Question 16

5 / 5 points

What recourse does Congress have if a President vetoes a bill?

Question options:

	a)  Congress can't override a presidential veto.
	b)  Congress can override a presidential veto with a majority vote in both houses.
	c)  Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds vote in both houses.
	d)  Congress can pass a law removing a president's power of veto.

 

Question 17

5 / 5 points

What term refers to redistricting in a way to benefit one political party?

Question options:

	a)  Gerrymandering
	b)  Overriding
	c)  Vetoing
	d)  Filibustering

 

Question 18

5 / 5 points

What feature of bureaucracy refers to a clear chain of command?

Question options:

	a)  Formalized rules
	b)  Job specialization
	c)  Hierarchical authority
	d)  Leadership command

 

Question 19

5 / 5 points

What's a constitutional limit on a president's power?

Question options:

	a)  The president can appoint close advisors.
	b)  Congress controls funding of government.
	c)  The president gets elected through the electoral college.
	d)  The courts interpret laws.

 

Question 20

5 / 5 points

What's the name given to the staff organization that helps the president coordinate the activities of the executive branch?

Question options:

	a)  The Federal Bureau of Investigation
	b)  Executive Office of the President
	c)  The Presidential Advisory Group
	d)  The National Security Administration