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the framers of the constitution generally expected that the _______ would ultimately decide the winner of pres elections
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the framers of the constitution generally expected that the _______ would ultimately decide the winner of pres elections | house |
| the popularly elected president is....... | an american invention, and our nation is one of the few democracies that have elected presidents |
| an obvious and important difference between a president and a prime minister is that the latter always has..... | majority support in parliament |
| barack obama is..... | the third president to be elected directly from the US Senate |
| customarily, the members of the president's cabinet are | close friends, campaign aides, representatives of important constituencies, and experts on various policy issues |
| divided govt is... | more common in modern times than unified govt |
| the constitution requires that the president be at least ______ yrs old | 35 |
| the house of representatives has selected the president in what years | in 1800 and 1824 |
| george washington limited himself to two terms, and no pres served more until | FDR |
| what amdmt limits how long presidents can serve | the 22nd amdmt |
| the personality of which president began to alter the relationship btwn the president and cong and the nature of presidential leadership | andrew jackson |
| andrew jackson established the precedent that a president's veto can be used... | on policy grounds even when a bill may appear to be constitutional |
| in order to win the pres today, a cand must win ______ electoral votes | 270 |
| when the president uses the prestige and visibility of the office to guide or mobilize the American ppl, we say that he/she is using the | bully pulpit |
| this president was very successful at getting legislation through Congress during the first hundred days of his presidency or his "honeymoon" | FDR |
| which elastic phrase has become a significant source of presidential power (Q) | take care that the laws be faithfully executed |
| during the early years of the republic, this dept, under the direction of alexander hammy was the principal federal office (Q) | treasury dept |
| the text suggests that the abolition of the electoral college might lead to... | the formation of third parties |
| the most imp power of presidents is the power of persuasion because of their... | lack of ensured legislative majorities and vague constitutional powers |
| from the time of winning office to the time of leaving it, the popularity of most recent presidents... | decreased steadily |
| lyndon johnson enjoyed considerable success in congress until | the vietnam war sapped his strength |
| a bill is passed to the president for action while congress is still in session. after ten days he or she has still not approved it. what happens to the bill | it becomes law |
| more than twenty five hundred presidential vetoes have been made since 1789. congress has overridden approximately what % of vetos | 4 |
| in his first term in office, barack obama vetoed how many bills | 2 |
| us v nixon held that there is no what | no unqualitifed presidential privilege of immunity from judicial process |
| if the president should die in office, the vp is next in line. when there is no vp, the next successor in line is the | speaker of the house |
| if a president has a particular attitude about how a piece of legislation might be implemented, he/she might issue a(n)... | signing statement |
| which pres considered himself an outsider and boasted of it | jimmy carter |
| the rule of propinquity states that | power tends to be wielded by the people who are in the room where a decision is made |
| today, senior white house staff members are drawn from the ranks of | the president campaign staff |
| this important agency in the exec office of the pres studies the org and operations of the exec branch, devises plans for reorganizing various depts and agencies, devps techs, and revs proposals that cab depts want included in the pres' legis prog | office of management and budget (OMB) |
| the cabinet officers are the heads of | the (15) major executive departments |
| before 1824, this cabinet pos was regarded as a stepping stone to the presidency | (the post of) secretary of state |
| which of the following statements abt a pres' serving more than two terms is correct | it has been done by only one president |
| the position of "acting pres" was created by | the 25th amdmt |
| if the pres should die in office, the vp is next in line. when there is no vp, the next successor in line is the | speaker of the house |
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