Question 1

Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ran against each other in the first race in which both major party candidates went on national campaign speaking tours. 
B)  Both held press briefings open to all reporters. 
C)  Agreed that the rhetorical presidency was the greatest source of presidential power. 
D)  Were both Republicans. 
A)  Ran against each other in the first race in which both major party candidates went on national campaign speaking tours. 
B)  Both held press briefings open to all reporters. 
C)  Agreed that the rhetorical presidency was the greatest source of presidential power. 
D)  Were both Republicans. C

Question 2

What impact did the invention of radio have on the American presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  It exponentially increased the president's audience, increasing the importance of presidential speechmaking. 
B)  It led to the rise of the presidential speechwriter. 
C)  It made the rhetorical presidency possible by ushering the president into people's homes without requiring the president to leave his. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  It exponentially increased the president's audience, increasing the importance of presidential speechmaking. 
B)  It led to the rise of the presidential speechwriter. 
C)  It made the rhetorical presidency possible by ushering the president into people's homes without requiring the president to leave his. 
D)  All of the above D

Question 3

Warren Harding, the first president to use radio to communicate with the nation, was also the first president to hire a person whose primary responsibility was to write speeches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

How were the newspapers of the early American republic different from most newspapers today?

Accepted Answer

A)  They weren't all that different; reporters were expected to report the news in an unbiased nonpartisan fashion. 
B)  Unlike today, most newspapers were nonpartisan. 
C)  While newspapers today are expected to report the the news in an unbiased, nonpartisan fashion, the newspapers of the early American republic were partisan organs inseparable from partisan politics. 
D)  A and B 
A)  They weren't all that different; reporters were expected to report the news in an unbiased nonpartisan fashion. 
B)  Unlike today, most newspapers were nonpartisan. 
C)  While newspapers today are expected to report the the news in an unbiased, nonpartisan fashion, the newspapers of the early American republic were partisan organs inseparable from partisan politics. 
D)  A and B

Question 5

Presidential speeches typically have a significant impact on public opinion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When was the separation of substance from style and the president from his wordsmiths the norm?

Accepted Answer

A)  From FDR to LBJ. 
B)  Beginning under Nixon and Carter through to the present day. 
C)  From Harding and Hoover. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  From FDR to LBJ. 
B)  Beginning under Nixon and Carter through to the present day. 
C)  From Harding and Hoover. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 7

Andrew Johnson adhered to the nineteenth-century norms of presidential speechmaking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Jefferson believed that the "Revolution of 1800"" produced a new party-centered, democratized political system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How did Jackson transform the relationship between the presidency and the public?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jackson was the first president to tour the country giving highly partisan speeches to public audiences. 
B)  A and C 
C)  Jackson claimed to speak for the people, arguing that his reelection was a mandate from the people to destroy the Bank of the United States. 
D)  Jackson did not transform the relationship between the presidency and the public; Jefferson had also claimed a partisan mandate before. 
A)  Jackson was the first president to tour the country giving highly partisan speeches to public audiences. 
B)  A and C 
C)  Jackson claimed to speak for the people, arguing that his reelection was a mandate from the people to destroy the Bank of the United States. 
D)  Jackson did not transform the relationship between the presidency and the public; Jefferson had also claimed a partisan mandate before.

Question 10

Washington's Farewell Address:

Accepted Answer

A)  Warned against negative effects of political parties. 
B)  Warned against the opposition party's treacherous ways. 
C)  Was an undeniably partisan speech. 
D)  A and C 
A)  Warned against negative effects of political parties. 
B)  Warned against the opposition party's treacherous ways. 
C)  Was an undeniably partisan speech. 
D)  A and C

Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson:

What impact did the invention of radio have on the American presidency?

Warren Harding, the first president to use radio to communicate with the nation, was also the first president to hire a person whose primary responsibility was to write speeches.

How were the newspapers of the early American republic different from most newspapers today?

Presidential speeches typically have a significant impact on public opinion.

When was the separation of substance from style and the president from his wordsmiths the norm?

Andrew Johnson adhered to the nineteenth-century norms of presidential speechmaking.

Jefferson believed that the "Revolution of 1800"" produced a new party-centered, democratized political system.

How did Jackson transform the relationship between the presidency and the public?

Washington's Farewell Address:

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Exam 3: The Public Presidency

Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson:

What impact did the invention of radio have on the American presidency?

Warren Harding, the first president to use radio to communicate with the nation, was also the first president to hire a person whose primary responsibility was to write speeches.

How were the newspapers of the early American republic different from most newspapers today?

Presidential speeches typically have a significant impact on public opinion.

When was the separation of substance from style and the president from his wordsmiths the norm?

Andrew Johnson adhered to the nineteenth-century norms of presidential speechmaking.

Jefferson believed that the "Revolution of 1800"" produced a new party-centered, democratized political system.

How did Jackson transform the relationship between the presidency and the public?

Washington's Farewell Address:

Envisioning the Presidency

Selecting the President Introductory Puzzle: How Was Jefferson Almost Beaten

The Legislative Presidency Introductory Puzzle: Lessons From Obamas Joe Wilson

The War-Making Presidency

Organizing the Presidency Introductory Puzzle: Why Does a Kid Get to Tell Bill

The Removal Power, Party Patronage, and the Unitary Executive

The President and the Judiciary Introductory Puzzle: How Earl Warren Became the Last

Law and Executive Power

Evaluating Presidents

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