Deck 8: Executive Control of Administrative Agencies

Question 1

Executive orders are:

A)Issued by the president
B)Revocable by a subsequent president
C)A kind of executive control of administrative agencies
D)All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

All of the following are executive controls of ad- ministrative agencies except:

A)Executive orders
B)Veto
C)Legislative veto
D)Appointment of agency heads

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Why was the line item veto declared unconstitu- tional by the Supreme Court?

Answer 3

This violated Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution, which requires the president to veto or approve a bill in its entirety.

Question 4

State two powers over agency regulations possessed by some governors but not by the president.

Question 5

In the Steel Seizure case, the Supreme Court ruled:

A)The President's action was constitutional as within his executive powers.
B)The President's action was constitutional as within power delegated by Congress.
C)The President's action was unconstitutional as outside the power of the executive.
D)None of the above.

Question 6

The federal line item veto is:

A)Constitutional
B)Unconstitutional

Question 7

The president must get approval of Congress to issue an executive order.

Question 8

In the Steel Seizure case, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.v.Sawyer, President Truman ordered the seizure of steel mills.The President's main ar- gument supporting this action was:

A)Power to legislate
B)Power as Commander in Chief
C)Power delegated to him by the Congress
D)None of the above

Question 9

The president can remove the Secretary of De- fense at any time.

Question 10

The Environmental Protection Agency was created by:

A)Legislative veto
B)Presidential reorganization
C)An override of a presidential veto
D)None of the above

Question 11

The federal line item veto raises which constitu- tional principle(s)?

A)Presentment Clause
B)Delegation of power
C)Commerce Clause
D)a and b only

Question 12

Many governors have the line item veto as one of their controls over administrative agencies.

Question 13

What provisions of the Constitution give the pres- ident the power over agencies?

Question 14

What are executive orders, and why are they im- portant to the president's power over administra- tive agencies?

Question 15

List and describe the various methods used by presidents and governors to control agencies.