Question 1

Which candidate ran as a third-party candidate under the banner of the Progressives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Woodrow Wilson 
B)  Theodore Roosevelt 
C)  William H. Taft 
D)  Eugene V. Debs 
A)  Woodrow Wilson 
B)  Theodore Roosevelt 
C)  William H. Taft 
D)  Eugene V. Debs B

Question 2

Which office has the primary responsibility of organizing the president's schedule in addition to managing press relations and developing political strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  White House Office 
B)  Executive Office of the President 
C)  Office of Management and Budget 
D)  National Security Council 
A)  White House Office 
B)  Executive Office of the President 
C)  Office of Management and Budget 
D)  National Security Council A

Question 3

Heads of independent agencies and government corporations are different from cabinet secretaries because they __________, while cabinet secretaries __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are appointed for life terms; serve for a limited amount of time 
B)  are appointed based on well-defined qualifications; are nominated primarily based on political considerations 
C)  have few protections from arbitrary removal by the president; are insulated from politically motivated actions 
D)  are vulnerable to the meddling actions of the president and Congress; enjoy a great deal of political independence 
A)  are appointed for life terms; serve for a limited amount of time 
B)  are appointed based on well-defined qualifications; are nominated primarily based on political considerations 
C)  have few protections from arbitrary removal by the president; are insulated from politically motivated actions 
D)  are vulnerable to the meddling actions of the president and Congress; enjoy a great deal of political independence B

Question 4

Theodore Roosevelt's extensive public relations campaign to drum up support for rate regulation among voters is an example of which presidential ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  the bully pulpit 
B)  executive orders 
C)  the vesting clause 
D)  executive privilege 
A)  the bully pulpit 
B)  executive orders 
C)  the vesting clause 
D)  executive privilege

Question 5

What type of conflict requires the support and mobilization of an entire citizenry?

Accepted Answer

A)  regime change 
B)  asymmetric conflict 
C)  police action 
D)  total war 
A)  regime change 
B)  asymmetric conflict 
C)  police action 
D)  total war

Question 6

How did the ideas of the Progressive Era affect the early development of the institutional presidency? Provide specific examples.

Accepted Answer

A) Define the core values of the Progres

Question 7

__________ is widely regarded as the most powerful and influential vice president in history.

Accepted Answer

A)  Al Gore 
B)  John Adams 
C)  John Nance Garner 
D)  Dick Cheney 
A)  Al Gore 
B)  John Adams 
C)  John Nance Garner 
D)  Dick Cheney

Question 8

The modern institution of the vice presidency differs from the early institution of the vice presidency because occupants of the modern institution __________ than occupants of the early institution.

Accepted Answer

A)  exercise far more power 
B)  are less successful politically 
C)  have much less power 
D)  are less likely to have previous political experience 
A)  exercise far more power 
B)  are less successful politically 
C)  have much less power 
D)  are less likely to have previous political experience

Question 9

What institutional achievement expanded the power of the presidency in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clayton Anti-Trust Act 
B)  Underwood Tariff Act 
C)  Keating-Owen Act 
D)  Budgeting and Accounting Act 
A)  Clayton Anti-Trust Act 
B)  Underwood Tariff Act 
C)  Keating-Owen Act 
D)  Budgeting and Accounting Act

Question 10

The presidency was transformed during the Progressive Era as popular ideas and expectations about how presidents should use the power granted by the Constitution changed, but at the same time, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress sought to limit the formal constitutional powers of the president 
B)  the president's formal constitutional powers remained unchanged even though presidents sought to expand them 
C)  there were no concurrent changes to the president's formal constitutional powers 
D)  the president's formal constitutional powers expanded in spite of Congress's opposition 
A)  Congress sought to limit the formal constitutional powers of the president 
B)  the president's formal constitutional powers remained unchanged even though presidents sought to expand them 
C)  there were no concurrent changes to the president's formal constitutional powers 
D)  the president's formal constitutional powers expanded in spite of Congress's opposition

Question 11

According to Franklin Roosevelt, which of the following was one of the biggest obstacles to the implementation of his progressive policy proposals?

Accepted Answer

A)  public apathy 
B)  organizational inefficiency 
C)  partisan loyalty 
D)  regulatory efficiency 
A)  public apathy 
B)  organizational inefficiency 
C)  partisan loyalty 
D)  regulatory efficiency

Question 12

Which of the following best illustrates the core principles of scientific management?

Accepted Answer

A)  providing incentives to federal employees to develop programs to increase the efficiency of their agency 
B)  changing the structure of government to eliminate hierarchy in favor of one with less clear lines of administrative responsibility 
C)  using political loyalty as a basis for employment in the executive bureaucracy 
D)  removing the federal agencies from the direct control of the president 
A)  providing incentives to federal employees to develop programs to increase the efficiency of their agency 
B)  changing the structure of government to eliminate hierarchy in favor of one with less clear lines of administrative responsibility 
C)  using political loyalty as a basis for employment in the executive bureaucracy 
D)  removing the federal agencies from the direct control of the president

Question 13

What was the purpose of the Selective Service Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  to authorize the president to enforce a new military draft 
B)  to empower the president to exercise executive control over coal and steel production 
C)  to restrict the ability of Congress to interfere with the president's commander-in-chief function 
D)  to allow the president to exercise newly enacted emergency powers 
A)  to authorize the president to enforce a new military draft 
B)  to empower the president to exercise executive control over coal and steel production 
C)  to restrict the ability of Congress to interfere with the president's commander-in-chief function 
D)  to allow the president to exercise newly enacted emergency powers

Question 14

By the mid-twentieth century, which of the following was in place as part of the essential architecture of the modern presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Office of the First Spouse 
B)  Congressional Budget Office 
C)  USA PATRIOT Act 
D)  Executive Office of the President 
A)  Office of the First Spouse 
B)  Congressional Budget Office 
C)  USA PATRIOT Act 
D)  Executive Office of the President

Question 15

Woodrow Wilson was the first president to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  veto legislation 
B)  hold press conferences 
C)  use executive orders 
D)  declare war 
A)  veto legislation 
B)  hold press conferences 
C)  use executive orders 
D)  declare war

Question 16

What has been the long-term trend with respect to the growth, power, and structure of the institutional office of the presidency, and what predictions could you make about the future of the institutional presidency? Include examples in your answer to support your claims.

Accepted Answer

A) Explain how the institutional preside

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of an emergency power seized by President Roosevelt during World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  imposition of martial law on the territory of Alaska 
B)  forced internment of citizens of Japanese descent 
C)  suspension of the constitutional guarantee of habeas corpus 
D)  abolishment of the system of progressive taxation 
A)  imposition of martial law on the territory of Alaska 
B)  forced internment of citizens of Japanese descent 
C)  suspension of the constitutional guarantee of habeas corpus 
D)  abolishment of the system of progressive taxation

Question 18

Which of the following best illustrates the effects of Woodrow Wilson's assertion of presidential authority to wage total war?

Accepted Answer

A)  a reduction in the ability of the executive branch to exercise unilateral power 
B)  a diffusion of power throughout the federal and state levels of government 
C)  an increase in the power of the Congress to dictate policy to the states 
D)  a centralization of power within a strong federal state 
A)  a reduction in the ability of the executive branch to exercise unilateral power 
B)  a diffusion of power throughout the federal and state levels of government 
C)  an increase in the power of the Congress to dictate policy to the states 
D)  a centralization of power within a strong federal state

Question 19

What was scientific management? In what ways did presidents attempt to apply its principles? Provide specific examples.

Accepted Answer

A) Define scientific management as a bod

Question 20

What differentiated the tenure of Jacqueline Kennedy as first spouse from that of Eleanor Roosevelt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kennedy focused on foreign policy matters while Roosevelt focused on domestic policy. 
B)  Kennedy was concerned with domestic issues while Roosevelt was active in international politics. 
C)  Kennedy was far less focused on policy issues than Roosevelt. 
D)  Kennedy had little interest in the ceremonial role of first spouse while Roosevelt embraced it. 
A)  Kennedy focused on foreign policy matters while Roosevelt focused on domestic policy. 
B)  Kennedy was concerned with domestic issues while Roosevelt was active in international politics. 
C)  Kennedy was far less focused on policy issues than Roosevelt. 
D)  Kennedy had little interest in the ceremonial role of first spouse while Roosevelt embraced it.

Which candidate ran as a third-party candidate under the banner of the Progressives?

Which office has the primary responsibility of organizing the president's schedule in addition to managing press relations and developing political strategy?

Heads of independent agencies and government corporations are different from cabinet secretaries because they , while cabinet secretaries .

Theodore Roosevelt's extensive public relations campaign to drum up support for rate regulation among voters is an example of which presidential ability?

What type of conflict requires the support and mobilization of an entire citizenry?

How did the ideas of the Progressive Era affect the early development of the institutional presidency? Provide specific examples.

__________ is widely regarded as the most powerful and influential vice president in history.

The modern institution of the vice presidency differs from the early institution of the vice presidency because occupants of the modern institution __________ than occupants of the early institution.

What institutional achievement expanded the power of the presidency in the 1920s?

The presidency was transformed during the Progressive Era as popular ideas and expectations about how presidents should use the power granted by the Constitution changed, but at the same time, __________.

According to Franklin Roosevelt, which of the following was one of the biggest obstacles to the implementation of his progressive policy proposals?

Which of the following best illustrates the core principles of scientific management?

What was the purpose of the Selective Service Act?

By the mid-twentieth century, which of the following was in place as part of the essential architecture of the modern presidency?

Woodrow Wilson was the first president to __________.

What has been the long-term trend with respect to the growth, power, and structure of the institutional office of the presidency, and what predictions could you make about the future of the institutional presidency? Include examples in your answer to support your claims.

Which of the following is an example of an emergency power seized by President Roosevelt during World War II?

Which of the following best illustrates the effects of Woodrow Wilson's assertion of presidential authority to wage total war?

What was scientific management? In what ways did presidents attempt to apply its principles? Provide specific examples.

What differentiated the tenure of Jacqueline Kennedy as first spouse from that of Eleanor Roosevelt?

Constitutional Origins

Power and the Institutional Presidency

The Nomination of Presidents

General Elections

Transitions of Governance

Negotiating With Congress

Unilateral Powers

Political Control of the Bureaucracy

Presidential Relations With the Federal Judiciary

Public Opinion and the Media

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Economic Policy

Wartime Policymaking at Home

Appedix: Introduction Thinking Institutionally about an American Presidency

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Exam 2: An Institutional Presidency

Which candidate ran as a third-party candidate under the banner of the Progressives?

Which office has the primary responsibility of organizing the president's schedule in addition to managing press relations and developing political strategy?

Heads of independent agencies and government corporations are different from cabinet secretaries because they __________, while cabinet secretaries __________.

Theodore Roosevelt's extensive public relations campaign to drum up support for rate regulation among voters is an example of which presidential ability?

What type of conflict requires the support and mobilization of an entire citizenry?

How did the ideas of the Progressive Era affect the early development of the institutional presidency? Provide specific examples.

__________ is widely regarded as the most powerful and influential vice president in history.

The modern institution of the vice presidency differs from the early institution of the vice presidency because occupants of the modern institution __________ than occupants of the early institution.

What institutional achievement expanded the power of the presidency in the 1920s?

The presidency was transformed during the Progressive Era as popular ideas and expectations about how presidents should use the power granted by the Constitution changed, but at the same time, __________.

According to Franklin Roosevelt, which of the following was one of the biggest obstacles to the implementation of his progressive policy proposals?

Which of the following best illustrates the core principles of scientific management?

What was the purpose of the Selective Service Act?

By the mid-twentieth century, which of the following was in place as part of the essential architecture of the modern presidency?

Woodrow Wilson was the first president to __________.

What has been the long-term trend with respect to the growth, power, and structure of the institutional office of the presidency, and what predictions could you make about the future of the institutional presidency? Include examples in your answer to support your claims.

Which of the following is an example of an emergency power seized by President Roosevelt during World War II?

Which of the following best illustrates the effects of Woodrow Wilson's assertion of presidential authority to wage total war?

What was scientific management? In what ways did presidents attempt to apply its principles? Provide specific examples.

What differentiated the tenure of Jacqueline Kennedy as first spouse from that of Eleanor Roosevelt?

Constitutional Origins

Power and the Institutional Presidency

The Nomination of Presidents

General Elections

Transitions of Governance

Negotiating With Congress

Unilateral Powers

Political Control of the Bureaucracy

Presidential Relations With the Federal Judiciary

Public Opinion and the Media

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Economic Policy

Wartime Policymaking at Home

Appedix: Introduction Thinking Institutionally about an American Presidency

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Heads of independent agencies and government corporations are different from cabinet secretaries because they , while cabinet secretaries .