POLS 2311 CH 11 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Which one of the powers listed below is a constitutional power that the president shares with
the Senate? - ANS making treaties
Which institutional resource is closest to the president? - ANS White House staff
In which institutional resource are leaders both appointed by the president and approved by the
Senate? - ANS Supreme Court
The position of __________ is a well-recognized stepping-stone to the presidency. - ANS vice
president
Why are executive orders less enduring than formal laws? - ANS They can be reversed by
future presidents.
Who has the role of breaking a tie in the Senate? - ANS vice president
FDR's "fireside" chats are an example of what presidential role? - ANS morale builder
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, What does the Twenty Second Amendment do? - ANS requires that presidents serve no more
than two terms
Based on the constitution's Take Care Clause, ______ direct specific actions by government as a
whole or individual departments or agencies, but do not have the force of law. -
ANS executive memoranda
Which president was the first to veto something? - ANS George Washington
Congress can remove a president through ______. - ANS impeachment
Who did the Framers expect to be the first president of the US? - ANS George Washington
What has to happen in Congress before the President can be impeached? - ANS House can
impeach by simple majority, and the senate can impeach by 2/3 majority.
Which president served four consecutive terms, prompting 22nd amendment? - ANS Franklin
Delano Roosevelt
Throughout most of its history, the office of ____ was considered insignificant. - ANS vice
president
What problem did the 1796 presidential election reveal? - ANS The president and vice
president could be elected from different parties.
Which approach did both FDR and LBJ use for managing the White House Staff? -
ANS competitive
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Which one of the powers listed below is a constitutional power that the president shares with
the Senate? - ANS making treaties
Which institutional resource is closest to the president? - ANS White House staff
In which institutional resource are leaders both appointed by the president and approved by the
Senate? - ANS Supreme Court
The position of __________ is a well-recognized stepping-stone to the presidency. - ANS vice
president
Why are executive orders less enduring than formal laws? - ANS They can be reversed by
future presidents.
Who has the role of breaking a tie in the Senate? - ANS vice president
FDR's "fireside" chats are an example of what presidential role? - ANS morale builder
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, What does the Twenty Second Amendment do? - ANS requires that presidents serve no more
than two terms
Based on the constitution's Take Care Clause, ______ direct specific actions by government as a
whole or individual departments or agencies, but do not have the force of law. -
ANS executive memoranda
Which president was the first to veto something? - ANS George Washington
Congress can remove a president through ______. - ANS impeachment
Who did the Framers expect to be the first president of the US? - ANS George Washington
What has to happen in Congress before the President can be impeached? - ANS House can
impeach by simple majority, and the senate can impeach by 2/3 majority.
Which president served four consecutive terms, prompting 22nd amendment? - ANS Franklin
Delano Roosevelt
Throughout most of its history, the office of ____ was considered insignificant. - ANS vice
president
What problem did the 1796 presidential election reveal? - ANS The president and vice
president could be elected from different parties.
Which approach did both FDR and LBJ use for managing the White House Staff? -
ANS competitive
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