Presidential power - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 3: POLS2302/ POLS 2302 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Intro to American Government II | Qs & As | 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- LU Q: According to your text, what is bureaucracy? Answer: a group of non-elected officials charged with carrying out policies and programs Q: The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 creates the ________ Answer: Merrit System Protection Board. Q: An executive order is: Answer: a rule or regulation issued by the president, w...

WGU C963 Objective Assessment Prep (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) American Politics and the US Constitution| Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct Q: enumerated powers The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitu- tion. Q: Examples of enumerated powers Answer: -declare war & raise army & navy -create rules on how to become citizen -regulate trade b/t states & countries -coin $ -protect patents & copyrights -create lower federal courts -est. post offic...

Based on his conception of responsible citizenship, John Stuart Mill felt that the best form of government was - ANSWER-Democracy Which important aspect of European thought had a big impact on the formation of the political culture of America? - ANSWER-Enlightenment Which of the following is NOT one of the core values of American political culture? - ANSWER-Cooperation French philosopher Michel Foucault referred to politics as - ANSWER-War by other means What new policy was establish...

PSCI 2306 Exam 2 UNT Questions and Answers 100% AccuratePSCI 2306 Exam 2 UNT Questions and Answers 100% AccuratePSCI 2306 Exam 2 UNT Questions and Answers 100% AccuratePSCI 2306 Exam 2 UNT Questions and Answers 100% Accurate advice and consent - ANSWER-Terms in the Constitution describing the U.S. Senate's power to review and approve treaties and presidential appointments. agenda setting - ANSWER-Determining which public-policy questions will be debated or considered. Alexander Hamilton ...

Affirmative action o :# government policies or programs that seek to redress past injustices again specified groups by making special efforts to prodive members of these groups with access to educational and emplpyment opportunities Anti-federalists o :# those who favored strong state governments and a weak national government and were opponents of the constitution Authoritarian system (government) o :# a system of rule in which the government recognize no formal limit but may never...

Unit 1 government - The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies Sovereignty - supreme power or authority Federal Reserve System - The country's central banking system, which is responsible for the nation's monetary policy by regulating the supply of money and interest rates Brain Trust - Many of the advisers who helped Roosevelt during his presidential candidacy continued to aid him after he entered the White House. A newspaperman once described the gro...

PSCI 2306 Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Which of the following is an expressed presidential power? - Answer-entering into treaties with foreign nations. Which of the following is a duty the president assumes as a public opinion leader? - Answer-shape the national agenda President Ronald Reagan's management style resembled which of the following? - Answer-a CEO President Jimmy Carter preferred which style of leadership? - Answer-hands-on Which of the following would represe...

"Preface to Presidential Power" - Answer- Richard Neustadt What does Neustadt mean he calls "presidential weakness" the underlying theme of Presidential Power? - Answer- "A great gap between what is expected and assured capacity to carry through." Because his powers are so shared, his personal effectiveness is at risk. He is responsible for everything but controls nothing. "Unilateral Powers: A Brief Overview" - Answer- William Howell Howell notes that the "ability to act unila...

Why has presidential power grown? - ️️1- individual leadership 2- public expectations 3- congressional delegation of authority What act tried to limit the commander in chief clause? - ️️war powers act of 1973 largely unsuccessful pres must now notify congress 48 hours prior and get approval before sending troops on a mission if it will last longer than 60 days T/F the president can just make treaties - ️️false, must have 2/3 vote in senate Informal/inherent powers of the pres...

what prevents congress and the president from unilaterally making laws and treaties? - correct answer -separation of power what give congress the authority to make laws? - correct answer -article 1, section 8 of the constitution who reviews the constitution for interpretation of the constitution? - correct answer -supreme court who has the power to raise taxes given in article 1 of the constitution? - correct answer -congress (legislative branch) what does the congress of the us ...