Question 1

Advocates of the progressive presidency argue that a strong modern presidency is necessary to overcome the intolerable inertia built into the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following views of presidency posit disruptive, transformative changes that make the presidency of today fundamentally unlike the presidency envisioned by the framers and enacted by Washington or Jefferson?

Accepted Answer

A)  The potent presidency 
B)  The perverted presidency 
C)  The progressive presidency 
D)  B and C 
A)  The potent presidency 
B)  The perverted presidency 
C)  The progressive presidency 
D)  B and C D

Question 3

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention considered having a national legislature elect the president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following views of presidency see development less in terms of regime transformation and more as a natural or logical evolution of the constitutional regime established by the framers?

Accepted Answer

A)  The potent presidency 
B)  The perverted presidency 
C)  The progressive presidency 
D)  A and B 
A)  The potent presidency 
B)  The perverted presidency 
C)  The progressive presidency 
D)  A and B

Question 5

Which theory of the presidency is consistent with the "unitary executive" doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  The potent presidency 
B)  The princely presidency 
C)  The perverted presidency 
D)  The progressive presidency 
A)  The potent presidency 
B)  The princely presidency 
C)  The perverted presidency 
D)  The progressive presidency

Question 6

How did President Wilson view the presidency of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  An archaic office constrained by checks and balances that made it difficult to govern 
B)  An appropriately constrained office that ensured a republican form of government 
C)  A writ for a the kind of "unitary executive" necessary for the success of a modern president 
D)  A flawed document that gave the president almost monarchical powers 
A)  An archaic office constrained by checks and balances that made it difficult to govern 
B)  An appropriately constrained office that ensured a republican form of government 
C)  A writ for a the kind of "unitary executive" necessary for the success of a modern president 
D)  A flawed document that gave the president almost monarchical powers

Question 7

The Articles of Confederation created a strong executive that was too much like a monarch for the founding fathers' taste.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which theory of the presidency views the president as too powerful and laments that the Constitution provided for such a strong executive?

Accepted Answer

A)  The potent presidency 
B)  The princely presidency 
C)  The perverted presidency 
D)  The progressive presidency 
A)  The potent presidency 
B)  The princely presidency 
C)  The perverted presidency 
D)  The progressive presidency

Question 9

Cato was:

Accepted Answer

A)  The pen name under which The Federalist Papers were published. 
B)  A member of the Virginia delegation to the Constitutional Convention who advocated a strong executive. 
C)  An Anti-Federalist pamphleteer who viewed the presidency of the Constitution as far too powerful. 
D)  A famously corrupt Roman politician to which the Federalists compared the Anti-Federalists. 
A)  The pen name under which The Federalist Papers were published. 
B)  A member of the Virginia delegation to the Constitutional Convention who advocated a strong executive. 
C)  An Anti-Federalist pamphleteer who viewed the presidency of the Constitution as far too powerful. 
D)  A famously corrupt Roman politician to which the Federalists compared the Anti-Federalists.

Question 10

Jefferson initially feared that the Constitution had created:

Accepted Answer

A)  A chief executive that was too powerful. 
B)  A chief executive that was too weak. 
C)  A legislature that was too powerful. 
D)  A judiciary that was undemocratic. 
A)  A chief executive that was too powerful. 
B)  A chief executive that was too weak. 
C)  A legislature that was too powerful. 
D)  A judiciary that was undemocratic.

Advocates of the progressive presidency argue that a strong modern presidency is necessary to overcome the intolerable inertia built into the Constitution.

Which of the following views of presidency posit disruptive, transformative changes that make the presidency of today fundamentally unlike the presidency envisioned by the framers and enacted by Washington or Jefferson?

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention considered having a national legislature elect the president.

Which of the following views of presidency see development less in terms of regime transformation and more as a natural or logical evolution of the constitutional regime established by the framers?

Which theory of the presidency is consistent with the "unitary executive" doctrine?

How did President Wilson view the presidency of the Constitution?

The Articles of Confederation created a strong executive that was too much like a monarch for the founding fathers' taste.

Which theory of the presidency views the president as too powerful and laments that the Constitution provided for such a strong executive?

Cato was:

Jefferson initially feared that the Constitution had created:

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The War-Making Presidency

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Exam 1: Envisioning the Presidency

Advocates of the progressive presidency argue that a strong modern presidency is necessary to overcome the intolerable inertia built into the Constitution.

Which of the following views of presidency posit disruptive, transformative changes that make the presidency of today fundamentally unlike the presidency envisioned by the framers and enacted by Washington or Jefferson?

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention considered having a national legislature elect the president.

Which of the following views of presidency see development less in terms of regime transformation and more as a natural or logical evolution of the constitutional regime established by the framers?

Which theory of the presidency is consistent with the "unitary executive" doctrine?

How did President Wilson view the presidency of the Constitution?

The Articles of Confederation created a strong executive that was too much like a monarch for the founding fathers' taste.

Which theory of the presidency views the president as too powerful and laments that the Constitution provided for such a strong executive?

Cato was:

Jefferson initially feared that the Constitution had created:

Selecting the President Introductory Puzzle: How Was Jefferson Almost Beaten

The Public Presidency

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

Filters