GOVT-2305 Chapter 13| 97 Questions With Answers|27 Pages
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GOVT-2305
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GOVT-2305
The first president to act as a strong national leader was
A. Washington.
B. Jackson.
C. Lincoln.
D. Wilson. - ️️Jackson.
The first president to claim a leadership role for the executive branch in lawmaking was
A. George Washington.
B. Abraham Lincoln.
C. Woodrow Wilson.
D. Frankli...
GOVT-2305 Chapter 13 97
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The first president to act as a strong national leader was
A. Washington.
B. Jackson.
C. Lincoln.
D. Wilson. - ✔ ✔ Jackson.
The first president to claim a leadership role for the
executive branch in lawmaking was
A. George Washington.
B. Abraham Lincoln.
C. Woodrow Wilson.
D. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. - ✔ ✔ Franklin Delano
Roosevelt
The first president to die in office was
A. Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
B. James Garfield.
C. John F. Kennedy.
D. William Henry Harrison. - ✔ ✔ William Henry
Harrison.
The general trend, in the twentieth century, has been
toward a more powerful president. This is due to
A. a series of crises beginning with the Great Depression.
,B. the slowness of Congress to respond to fast-changing
events.
C. CNN.
D. all of the above. - ✔ ✔ all of the above.
The great authority given to the president by the framers
of the Constitution was limited by the
a. separation of powers among the three branches of
government
b. checks and balances engraved in the Constitution
c. federal system
d. all of the above - ✔ ✔ all of the above
Which one of the following statement is correct:?
a. The House of Representatives has the power to declare
war.
b. Only the president can declare war.
c. The Senate has the power to declare war
d. The House and Senate have collectively the power to
declare war. - ✔ ✔ The House and Senate have
collectively the power to declare war.
What happens if no presidential candidate receives a
majority of the electoral vote?
A. The election is thrown into the Senate.
B. The choice is made by the Supreme Court from the two
highest vote winners.
C. There is a runoff election.
, D. The election is thrown into the House of
Representatives. - ✔ ✔ The election is thrown into the
House of Representatives.
What is the number of electoral votes needed to win the
presidency?
a. 100
b. 250
c. 270
d. 538 - ✔ ✔ 270
When an executive such as the president refuses to spend
appropriated funds, the action is called:
a. treason
b. creative financing
c. impoundment
d. pecuniary containment - ✔ ✔ impoundment
When the presidency and Congress are controlled by
different parties it is called
A. divided government.
B. separation of powers.
C. Taftian government.
D. sequestration. - ✔ ✔ divided government
Which of the following best describes the relationship
between a president's public popularity and his political
power?
a. There is no relationship between the two.
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