Question 1

The honeymoon period occurs during

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A)   a president's second term only.
B)   the first part of a president's term.
C)   the period of a president's term immediately following a successful foreign policy initiative.
D)   the period of a president's term immediately following a successful domestic policy initiative.
E)   the State of the Union address.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 2

The president's role in foreign policy increased largely because

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A)   Congress proved so inept in foreign affairs that the American people demanded a change.
B)   America became more of a world power.
C)   of the need to coordinate national economic policy and foreign policy, a task to which the presidency was well suited.
D)   of the desire of U.S. business to expand into Latin America and Asia, which required executive action at the highest level.
E)   of attitudes held by the American public.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

How does the unit rule work in the Electoral College? How does this effect a candidate's choice of which states to concentrate on in a campaign?

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The electoral votes of each state (excep...

Question 4

The Whig theory holds that the presidency

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A)   is a shared office where the president and the cabinet are equally powerful.
B)   is a limited office whose occupant is confined to the exercise of expressly granted constitutional powers.
C)   is the office most representative of the people.
D)   should provide strong leadership in the area of foreign policy but not in domestic policy.
E)   is subordinate to the Supreme Court.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

Congress has formally declared war ________ times in U.S.history.

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A)   2
B)   5
C)   55
D)   200
E)   6,500F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following was a provision of the War Powers Act?

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A)   It prohibits the president from sending troops into combat.
B)   It requires hostilities to end within sixty days unless Congress extends the period.
C)   It requires Congress to consult with the president whenever feasible before passing measures that will restrict president-ordered military action.
D)   It requires the president to inform Congress within one month of the reason for the military action.
E)   It removes from Congress the power to restrict the timing or size of president-initiated military actions.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Whereas today candidates rely on the media,previously they based their campaigns on the

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A)   work of grass-roots organizers.
B)   party organizations.
C)   mass mailing of campaign literature.
D)   staging of personal appearances.
E)   efforts of friendly civilian and corporate group efforts.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

The president's constitutional roles,such as chief executive and commander in chief,

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A)   are based on very precise constitutional grants of power.
B)   are rooted in tradition only; they have no basis in the language of the Constitution.
C)   are not subject to check by Congress.
D)   have expanded in practice to be more powerful than the writers of the Constitution intended.
E)   are absolute powers under the Constitution.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

A president's accomplishments have largely depended on

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A)   the margin of victory in the presidential campaign.
B)   whether circumstances favor strong presidential leadership.
C)   the president's ability to come up with good ideas.
D)   the president's skill at balancing the demands of competing groups.
E)   mid-term elections.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT true of the 2004 presidential election?

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A)   Howard Dean did not accept federal matching funds in the primaries.
B)   John Kerry accepted federal matching funds in the primaries.
C)   George W. Bush did not accept federal matching funds in the primaries.
D)   None of the three candidates (Dean, Kerry, and Bush)  accepted federal matching funds in the primaries.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

States that apply the unit rule

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A)   grant all their electoral votes as a unit to the candidate who wins the state's popular vote.
B)   hold a single primary for presidential candidates from each major party.
C)   use the caucus instead of the primary for presidential candidate selection.
D)   do not use the Electoral College system.
E)   are not considered to be states in which there is a competitive race between candidates.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Which of the following presidents failed to win an electoral majority,but still won the presidency by decision of the House of Representatives?

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A)   John Quincy Adams
B)   Rutherford B. Hayes
C)   Benjamin Harrison
D)   George W. Bush
E)   All these answers are correct.F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

Which one of the following did NOT serve as a state governor prior to being president?

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A)   Ronald Reagan
B)   Bill Clinton
C)   John Kennedy
D)   George W. Bush
E)   Jimmy CarterF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

During 2006,the year before Democrats took back control of Congress,George W.Bush

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A)   broke most of his campaign promises.
B)   enjoyed Republican majorities in both houses of Congress.
C)   had a congressional success rate of more than 80 percent.
D)   had a 37 percent success rate with Congress.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

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