Reference no: EM13802208

Question 1. Presidents have inferred prerogative power on the basis of

• having a party majority in Congress.
• their obligation to preserve and protect the Constitution of the United States.
• the "Necessary and Proper" clause of the United States Constitution.
• Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.

Question 2. Under the Budget Reform and Impoundment Act, the President

• may defer spending appropriated funds if Congress fails to act within 45 days of being notified about the deferment.
• may never defer spending appropriated funds.
• must spend more than what was allocated.
• does not need to request approval to defer spending funds.

Question 3. The tendency of Congress to defer to the President in foreign policy has at times led to

• an American dictatorship.
• a plebiscitary presidency.
• an imperial presidency.
• active-positive presidents.

Question 4. The 2000 presidential election is an example of where it is possible to

• win the popular vote but not have a majority vote in the Electoral College.
• become President by losing both the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire Primary.
• become President without having a recount of ballots.
• replace the Electoral College with the principle of one person-one vote.

Question 5. In a Presidential election, the candidate must

• win both the popular and electoral vote.
• win the Supreme Court vote.
• win a minimum of 270 electoral votes.
• win majorities in ¾ of the states.

Question 6.The authority of agencies in the Executive Branch of government comes from

• the Constitution.
• Congressional delegations of authority.
• executive prerogative.
• executive Branch membership.

Question 7. In the American civil service system, workers are hired on the basis of

• merit.
• partisan politics.
• loyalty.
• test taking ability.

Question 8. A president who appoints a careerist to his cabinet wants

• an individual who is an expert in a particular subject.
• to rely on policy czars in the White House.
• an individual who knows his/her way around the Washington establishment.
• somebody who will bring with him a political dowry.

Question 9. Which functions are not performed by the American federal bureaucracy?

• Implementation of laws, policies, and programs
• Making laws through rule making
• Judicial authority through administrative adjudication
• Appropriating money

Question 10. Woodrow Wilson argued that administration should be concerned solely with

• electing the right candidate.
• the detailed and systematic execution of public law.
• ensuring that party bosses get lucrative public works contracts.
• making sure that workers support party bosses.