Question 1

Which of the following states is MOST likely to vote Democratic in the next presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A)  Washington
B)  North Carolina
C)  Montana
D)  Ohio
E)  IndianaF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

The primary election as a means of choosing presidential nominees

Accepted Answer

A)  was introduced during the Jacksonian era.
B)  is used in Europe as well as in the United States.
C)  has been used more extensively in recent decades.
D)  is designed to strengthen the political parties.
E)  was introduced during the Cleveland era.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

Which of the following is part of the Executive Office of the President?

Accepted Answer

A)  Office of Management and Budget
B)  National Economic Council
C)  National Security Council
D)  Office of Legislative Affairs
E)  All of these answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

The presidential advisory unit that,as a whole,has declined significantly as an advisory resource for the president in the twentieth century is the

Accepted Answer

A)  National Economic Council.
B)  Office of Management and Budget.
C)  White House Office.
D)  National Security Council.
E)  Cabinet (as a whole) .F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Political scientist Aaron Wildavsky's "two presidencies" thesis holds that a president is likely to be most successful with Congress on policy initiatives involving

Accepted Answer

A)  social welfare policy.
B)  foreign policy.
C)  tax policy.
D)  economic policy.
E)  environmental policy.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Political scientist Richard Neustadt argues that the most important presidential power is the power to

Accepted Answer

A)  threaten.
B)  persuade.
C)  veto.
D)  make war.
E)  appoint Supreme Court justices.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 7

After which presidential election year did the Democrats force major changes in the presidential nominating process?

Accepted Answer

A)  1948
B)  1960
C)  1968
D)  1984
E)  1992F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

The only two states that are exceptions to the unit rule are

Accepted Answer

A)  Michigan and Montana.
B)  New Hampshire and Vermont.
C)  Maine and Nebraska.
D)  Georgia and Louisiana.
E)  Rhode Island and Oregon.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

The Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  1789
B)  1804
C)  1865
D)  1888
E)  1939F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Why did President Obama sign the 2014 farm bill?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted the support of farm states for his reelection bid.
B)  It was almost exactly the bill he wanted.
C)  It was close to the bill he wanted,with a few exceptions.
D)  He recognized he had no chance of getting a better farm bill.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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The presidential advisory unit that,as a whole,has declined significantly as an advisory resource for the president in the twentieth century is the

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Which of the following is part of the Executive Office of the President?

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Political scientist Aaron Wildavsky's "two presidencies" thesis holds that a president is likely to be most successful with Congress on policy initiatives involving

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Why did President Obama sign the 2014 farm bill?

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The primary election as a means of choosing presidential nominees

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Which of the following states is MOST likely to vote Democratic in the next presidential election?

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After which presidential election year did the Democrats force major changes in the presidential nominating process?

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The Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in ________.

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