CH.12-18 QUIZES POLI 2051 HOGAN
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED
A+)
How did the expectations for the vice presidency change starting with Walter
Mondale?
Select one:
a. Presidents are more likely to use their vice presidents as close policy advisers.
b. Vice presidents started to preside over the Senate.
c. Presidents are more likely to select ideologically moderate vice presidents to
expand their electoral appeal.
d. Vice presidents started taking the lead in the budgeting process. - ANSWERa.
Presidents are more likely to use their vice presidents as close policy advisers.
Many assume that presidents with high __________ are more effective leaders.
Select one:
a. approval ratings
b. levels of executive privilege
c. debts and deficits
d. campaign spending - ANSWERa. approval ratings
What distinguishes the contemporary presidency from the institution originally
envisioned by the Framers of the Constitution?
Select one:
a. The contemporary presidency is much more powerful.
b. The contemporary presidency is less involved in the development of foreign
policy.
c. The contemporary presidency exhibits a greater level of deference to Congress in
budgetary matters.
d. Contemporary presidents are more cautious in advocating for their legislative
agendas. - ANSWERa. The contemporary presidency is much more powerful.
What does the Twenty-Second Amendment do?
Select one:
a. requires that presidents be natural-born citizens
b. requires the president to be a resident of the United States
c. requires the president to be at least 35 years old
d. limits the president's terms of office - ANSWERd. limits the president's terms of
office
What has to happen in Congress in order for the president to be impeached and
removed from office?
Select one:
a. The House must impeach the president by a simple majority; the Supreme Court
must convict with a two-thirds vote.
, b. The Senate must impeach the president by a simple majority; the House must
convict with a two-thirds vote.
c. The House must impeach the president by a simple majority; the Senate must
convict with a two-thirds majority.
d. The Supreme Court must impeach the president with a simple majority; the chief
justice presides over a Senate trial that must convict with a two-thirds majority. -
ANSWERc. The House must impeach the president by a simple majority; the Senate
must convict with a two-thirds majority.
Which best describes a president's constitutional duty to Congress?
Select one:
a. The president must give Congress an occasional update on the state of the union.
b. The president must have at least one cabinet member of the opposing party.
c. The president must maintain party support in Congress.
d. The president must inform Congress of the reasoning behind a veto. - ANSWERa.
The president must give Congress an occasional update on the state of the union.
Which of the following citizens would be ineligible to become president?
Select one:
a. a natural-born citizen
b. someone who is 37 years old
c. someone who has lived in the United States for 20 years
d. someone who has already been elected president twice - ANSWERd. someone
who has already been elected president twice
Which of the following is a group of 15 presidential advisers that is too large, diverse,
and concerned with individual fiefdoms to effectively serve as a collective board of
directors, leaving ultimate decision-making authority with the president?
Select one:
a. the White House staff
b. the Executive Office of the President
c. the chiefs of staff
d. the cabinet - ANSWERd. the cabinet
Which of the following is a judicial power given to the president?
Select one:
a. determining the Supreme Court's docket
b. establishing the jurisdiction of the federal courts including the Supreme Court
c. nominating federal judges
d. determining the constitutionality of judicial acts - ANSWERc. nominating federal
judges
Which of the following statements provides the best characterization of the members
of the White House staff?
Select one:
a. The White House staff is a loose collection of bureaucrats who are loyal to
executive agencies.
b. The White House staff is composed of advisers who do whatever is in the best
interest of the president.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED
A+)
How did the expectations for the vice presidency change starting with Walter
Mondale?
Select one:
a. Presidents are more likely to use their vice presidents as close policy advisers.
b. Vice presidents started to preside over the Senate.
c. Presidents are more likely to select ideologically moderate vice presidents to
expand their electoral appeal.
d. Vice presidents started taking the lead in the budgeting process. - ANSWERa.
Presidents are more likely to use their vice presidents as close policy advisers.
Many assume that presidents with high __________ are more effective leaders.
Select one:
a. approval ratings
b. levels of executive privilege
c. debts and deficits
d. campaign spending - ANSWERa. approval ratings
What distinguishes the contemporary presidency from the institution originally
envisioned by the Framers of the Constitution?
Select one:
a. The contemporary presidency is much more powerful.
b. The contemporary presidency is less involved in the development of foreign
policy.
c. The contemporary presidency exhibits a greater level of deference to Congress in
budgetary matters.
d. Contemporary presidents are more cautious in advocating for their legislative
agendas. - ANSWERa. The contemporary presidency is much more powerful.
What does the Twenty-Second Amendment do?
Select one:
a. requires that presidents be natural-born citizens
b. requires the president to be a resident of the United States
c. requires the president to be at least 35 years old
d. limits the president's terms of office - ANSWERd. limits the president's terms of
office
What has to happen in Congress in order for the president to be impeached and
removed from office?
Select one:
a. The House must impeach the president by a simple majority; the Supreme Court
must convict with a two-thirds vote.
, b. The Senate must impeach the president by a simple majority; the House must
convict with a two-thirds vote.
c. The House must impeach the president by a simple majority; the Senate must
convict with a two-thirds majority.
d. The Supreme Court must impeach the president with a simple majority; the chief
justice presides over a Senate trial that must convict with a two-thirds majority. -
ANSWERc. The House must impeach the president by a simple majority; the Senate
must convict with a two-thirds majority.
Which best describes a president's constitutional duty to Congress?
Select one:
a. The president must give Congress an occasional update on the state of the union.
b. The president must have at least one cabinet member of the opposing party.
c. The president must maintain party support in Congress.
d. The president must inform Congress of the reasoning behind a veto. - ANSWERa.
The president must give Congress an occasional update on the state of the union.
Which of the following citizens would be ineligible to become president?
Select one:
a. a natural-born citizen
b. someone who is 37 years old
c. someone who has lived in the United States for 20 years
d. someone who has already been elected president twice - ANSWERd. someone
who has already been elected president twice
Which of the following is a group of 15 presidential advisers that is too large, diverse,
and concerned with individual fiefdoms to effectively serve as a collective board of
directors, leaving ultimate decision-making authority with the president?
Select one:
a. the White House staff
b. the Executive Office of the President
c. the chiefs of staff
d. the cabinet - ANSWERd. the cabinet
Which of the following is a judicial power given to the president?
Select one:
a. determining the Supreme Court's docket
b. establishing the jurisdiction of the federal courts including the Supreme Court
c. nominating federal judges
d. determining the constitutionality of judicial acts - ANSWERc. nominating federal
judges
Which of the following statements provides the best characterization of the members
of the White House staff?
Select one:
a. The White House staff is a loose collection of bureaucrats who are loyal to
executive agencies.
b. The White House staff is composed of advisers who do whatever is in the best
interest of the president.
