US GOV CC #11-12: US GOV - Presidential Powers

Question 1

Qualifications for U.S. President:

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all of these

Question 2

What these wars have in common: Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq

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the PRES deployed troops without a formal declaration of war

Question 3

Empower the PRES to develop a budget and advocate policies for Congress to pass:

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legislative powers

Question 4

Powers which come from what presidents actually do:

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informal powers

Question 5

A PRES directive which has the force of law:

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executive order

Question 6

Requires 2/3 Senate approval and are binding on presidents who follow:

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treaty

Question 7

President who was NOT impeached

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Richard Nixon

Question 8

Which is NOT true of EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS:

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have to be enforced by the next PRES. like it or not

Question 9

Which is NOT a formal LEGISLATIVE power of the PRES?

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appoint cabinet members

Question 10

The "bully pulpit" refers to the president's power

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to call attention to an issue and persuade people

Question 11

Because the founders didn't trust ordinary people to resist demogogues, they

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set up indirect election of PRES by the Electoral College

Question 12

Make treaties, appoint ambassadors, receive foreign leaders:

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diplomatic powers

Question 13

Empower PRES to send soldiers into combat:

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military powers

Question 14

When the president receives a foreign ambassador, it means

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the United States formally recognizes the country.

Question 15

Has the power to deploy troops with or without a formal declaration of war:

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none of these

Question 16

This type of PRES POWER=most far-reaching because it's least well-defined:

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executive power

Question 17

Empower PRES to implement laws:

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executive powers

Question 18

The STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS gives the PRES the opportunity to

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both

Question 19

Residency requirement for PRES:

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14 years

Question 20

The PRES's constitutionally mandated annual report to Congress:

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the State of the Union Address

Question 21

JOB #1 for the U.S. PRES - his/hermost important job:

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keep the country safe, esp. from foreign attacks

Question 22

Has the power to formally declare war:

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Congress

Question 23

FORMAL PRES POWERS:

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all of these

Question 24

Empower PRES to engage in FOREIGN POLICY:

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diplomatic powers

Question 25

The president's ability to keep information secret because of national security is an ex. of:

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executive privilege

Question 26

Famous case in which SCOTUS struck down a PRES's claim of executive privilege:

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U.S. v. NIXON (Watergate)

Question 27

Legislation Congress passed in an attempt to curb PRES powers as Commander-in-Chief's powers:

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the War Powers Resolution

Question 28

If CONGRESS refuses to approve a PRES deployment of troops, the PRES must withdraw them in

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sixty days

Question 29

If the PRES deploys soldiers w/o a dec. of war, he's got how long to notify congress?

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48 hours

Question 30

Which was NOT done by EXECUTIVE ORDER?

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women's suffrage

Question 31

Citizenship requirement for PRES.:

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must be a "natural born citizen"

Question 32

Powers like pardon, amnesty, reprieve, & commutation of sentences:

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clemency

Question 33

PRESIDENTS circumvent the WAR POWERS RESOLUTION by

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rotating deployed troops every 60-90 days

Question 34

Term for growth in presidential power as a result of two World Wars & a Great Depression

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imperial presidency

Question 35

When the PRES refuses to spend money CONG has appropriated, he's using

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budget impoundment

Question 36

Age requirement for PRES:

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35

Question 37

Who can overturn an EXECUTIVE ORDER and how?

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both

Question 38

Right which allows the PRES's advisors to speak to him/her freely without fear:

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executive privilege

Question 39

Why PRESIDENTS like EXECUTIVE AGREEMENTS:

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they don't require ratification by the Senate

Question 40

The president can

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all of these

Question 41

Notable examples of executive agreements:

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all of these

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