Exam #5 President - Review
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- Q1A written declaration that a president makes additionally to signing a bill into law, is known as a(n) __________.pocket vetoline-item vetosigning statementexecutive agreement30s
- Q2Which of the following statements best connects with the feelings of Constitutional delegates about the power of the executive?Inferior to the JudiciarySuperior to CongressInferior to CongressBalanced to Congress30s
- Q3The Senate's power to review and approve treaties and presidential appointments is known in the Constitution as __________.advice and consentapproval powerssenatorial reviewadvisory capacities30s
- Q4Which best ties to the president discussing policy with another head of state?commander in chiefchief diplomatchief legislatorchief executive30s
- Q5Legally binding treaties are passed with __________.majority vote in both houses of Congressa two-thirds vote (2/3) in the Senate onlythree-fourths (3/4) of the state governmentsSupreme Court support30s
- Q6Executive agreements are __________.binding upon future presidentsnot valid in foreign policy matters unless approved by the Senateagreements between the president and another head of governmentan unconstitutional expansion of the power of the president30s
- Q7A key difference between a treaty and an executive agreement is that __________.treaties are more common than executive agreementsexecutive agreements may be revoked by an incoming presidenta treaty has to be approved by Congressexecutive agreements can only be made with one other nation30s
- Q8Through a pocket veto ___________.Congress is able to assert itâs power in the legislative processa bill automatically becomes a lawthe Congress has the chance to overcome this type of veto with a 2/3 voteCongress does not have a chance to overcome the veto, killing the bill30s
- Q9Presidents may be impeached on the standard of ______________________.a majority vote of the Housefeloniesa majority vote of the entire Congressa 2/3 vote of the Senate30s
- Q10The Federalist #70 argued for the necessity of ___________________.two executives to have executive power.one executive inferior to Congressone executivea powerful bureaucracy to complement the president30s
- Q11Which of the following is a formal presidential check upon the Judicial Branch?The power as the Commander-in-ChiefThe power of the PardonJudicial ReviewImpeachment and Removal30s
- Q12Which of the follow is an INFORMAL presidential power associated with the Commander-in-Chief powers? I. Draft. II. Bully Pulpit III. Executive Orders IV. Suspending rightsI and IIII onlyI and IIIII and IV30s
- Q13A Department__________.employs only top-level bureaucratsis an agency outside the executive departmentsis very much like a private corporationis directly accountable to the president30s
- Q14The cabinet departments, in terms of organization, are __________.part of the judicial branchdirectly accountable to the presidentindependent of direct control by the presidentresponsible for the actions of independent agencies30s
- Q15Presidents are often not satisfied with numerous Executive Branch employees because __________.below the leaders much of the staff is made up of more permanent civil service employeesthe departments are often bipartisan in naturethe secretary for each department has been selected by Congressall those in that department are selected by the secretary of that department and they are not under the president's direction or control30s