Question 1

The Senate's responsibility to advise the president ended during the presidency of

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A)   George Washington. 
B)   John Adams. 
C)   Thomas Jefferson. 
D)   John Quincy Adams. 
E)   James Monroe.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

The last time a candidate won a majority of the electoral college without winning the popular vote was

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A)   2016. 
B)   2000. 
C)   1888. 
D)   1824. 
E)   1800.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

The rule of propinquity states that

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A)   power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. 
B)   power is shared most evenly when leadership is weakest. 
C)   power is wielded by the people who are in the room when a decision is made. 
D)   power is greatest when legitimacy is strongest. 
E)   power is rarely distinguishable from wealth and fame.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Like most governors,the president has the line-item veto.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The text cites the 1948 Marshall Plan and the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to illustrate that

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A)   unified governments rarely accomplish anything of note. 
B)   a divided government never could have produced them. 
C)   both were produced by a unified government. 
D)   one was produced by a unified government, and one was produced by a divided government. 
E)   both were produced by divided governments.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 6

This president was very successful at getting legislation through Congress during the "honeymoon" days of his presidency.

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A)   Harry Truman 
B)   Franklin Roosevelt 
C)   Richard Nixon 
D)   Barack Obama 
E)   Bill ClintonF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 7

True unified government is achieved only when the same ideological wing of the same party is in control of both the presidency and Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Abraham Lincoln received less than 40 percent of the popular vote in the election of 1860.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

George Washington limited himself to two terms,and no president served more until

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A)   Ulysses S. Grant. 
B)   Woodrow Wilson. 
C)   Franklin Roosevelt. 
D)   Grover Cleveland. 
E)   Theodore Roosevelt.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

Barack Obama was

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A)   the only president to be elected directly from the U.S. House of Representatives. 
B)   the only president to be elected directly from the U.S. Senate. 
C)   like many modern presidents a former governor. 
D)   the only modern president to be elected directly from a state legislative body. 
E)   the third president to be elected directly from the U.S. Senate.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 11

If the president should die in office,the vice president is next in line.When there is no vice president,the next successor in line is the

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A)   Secretary of State 
B)   Secretary of the Interior 
C)   Speaker of the House 
D)   Secretary of Defense 
E)   Senate presidentF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

Customarily,the members of the president's cabinet are

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A)   close friends. 
B)   campaign aides. 
C)   representatives of important constituencies. 
D)   experts on various policy issues. 
E)   All of these are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

The delegates at the Constitutional Convention knew it was very likely that George Washington would be the nation's first president.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A study of important laws enacted between 1946 and 1990 found that

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A)   governments that seem divided are often unified, and vice versa. 
B)   approximately half were passed by a divided government. 
C)   a notable majority were passed by a unified government. 
D)   a notable majority were passed by a divided government. 
E)   the personality of the president is far more significant than the makeup of Congress in passing legislation.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Which president was one of the first to argue for a presidential legislative program?

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A)   Grover Cleveland 
B)   Richard Nixon 
C)   Lyndon Johnson 
D)   Franklin Roosevelt 
E)   Woodrow WilsonF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

This important agency in the Executive Office of the President studies the organization and operations of the executive branch,devises plans for reorganizing various departments and agencies,develops ways of getting better information about government programs,and reviews proposals that cabinet departments want included in the president's legislative program.

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A)   Council of Economic Advisers (CE
A)   
B)   Office of Management and Budget (OM
B)   
C)   Office of Technology Assessment (OT
A)   
D)   Government Accountability Office (GAO)  
E)   Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (OUSTR) F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

The House of Representatives has selected the president

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A)   in 2000 and 1888. 
B)   in 1800 and 1824. 
C)   in 1860 and 1888. 
D)   in 1800 and 1860. 
E)   in 2000 and 1824.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

Discuss the history of the presidential veto.In your discussion,acknowledge the role that Andrew Jackson played in shaping how presidents use the veto.What percentage of vetoes have been overridden by Congress?

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Question 19

The American public tends to think,albeit wrongly,of the presidency as the first branch of government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The first plan suggested at the Constitutional Convention called for the president to be chosen by

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A)   state legislatures. 
B)   the Supreme Court. 
C)   popular election. 
D)   the electoral college. 
E)   Congress.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

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The rule of propinquity states that

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The House of Representatives has selected the president

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The American public tends to think,albeit wrongly,of the presidency as the first branch of government.

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Customarily,the members of the president's cabinet are

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If the president should die in office,the vice president is next in line.When there is no vice president,the next successor in line is the

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The delegates at the Constitutional Convention knew it was very likely that George Washington would be the nation's first president.

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True unified government is achieved only when the same ideological wing of the same party is in control of both the presidency and Congress.

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Abraham Lincoln received less than 40 percent of the popular vote in the election of 1860.

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Which president was one of the first to argue for a presidential legislative program?

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A study of important laws enacted between 1946 and 1990 found that

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The first plan suggested at the Constitutional Convention called for the president to be chosen by

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Barack Obama was

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The last time a candidate won a majority of the electoral college without winning the popular vote was

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Like most governors,the president has the line-item veto.

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George Washington limited himself to two terms,and no president served more until

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The text cites the 1948 Marshall Plan and the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to illustrate that

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The Senate's responsibility to advise the president ended during the presidency of

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Discuss the history of the presidential veto.In your discussion,acknowledge the role that Andrew Jackson played in shaping how presidents use the veto.What percentage of vetoes have been overridden by Congress?

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This president was very successful at getting legislation through Congress during the "honeymoon" days of his presidency.

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The delegates at the Constitutional Convention knew it was very likely that George Washington would be the nation's first president.

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True unified government is achieved only when the same ideological wing of the same party is in control of both the presidency and Congress.

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Like most governors,the president has the line-item veto.

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