Question 1

States that apply the unit rule

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A)   grant all their electoral votes as a unit to the candidate who wins the state's popular vote.
B)   hold a single primary for presidential candidates from each major party.
C)   use the caucus instead of the primary for presidential candidate selection.
D)   do not use the Electoral College system.
E)   are not considered to be states in which there is a competitive race between candidates.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

What aspect of presidential election did Andrew Jackson try but fail to achieve?

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A)   elimination of the Electoral College
B)   elimination of candidate selection by primary
C)   elimination of the unit rule
D)   the equalization of Electoral College votes, eliminating population as a factor
E)   an increase in the number of presidential candidates per partyF) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

What is the MOST important factor that determines whether or not a president will get what he wants from Congress?

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A)   the partisan makeup of Congress
B)   how often the president threatens to veto bills
C)   whether or not the president has ever served in Congress
D)   the president's ability to do personal favors for members of Congress
E)   whether a president is serving a first term or a second termF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Discuss the relationship between the president and Congress. Why does the president need congressional support? What conditions affect the success of the president with Congress?

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Question 5

Which of the following is a formal constitutional requirement for becoming president?

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A)   must be at least 40 years of age
B)   must be a resident in the United States for at least 10 years
C)   must be a natural-born citizen
D)   must be a white male
E)   must be a ProtestantF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

In 2012, Mitt Romney selected ____________ as his vice presidential running mate.

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A)   Sarah Palin
B)   Dick Cheney
C)   John Roberts
D)   Paul Ryan
E)   John BoehnerF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Under which president did the Electoral College selection process change to a popular vote?

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A)   George Washington
B)   Thomas Jefferson
C)   James Madison
D)   Andrew Jackson
E)   Martin Van BurenF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 8

Discuss the circumstances that contribute to the success or failure of presidential influence on national policy.

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Question 9

The only two states that are exceptions to the unit rule are

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A)   Michigan and Montana.
B)   New Hampshire and Vermont.
C)   Maine and Nebraska.
D)   Georgia and Louisiana.
E)   Rhode Island and Oregon.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

What is the total number of votes in the Electoral College?

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A)   100
B)   435
C)   538
D)   765
E)   1,024F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

Which president was helped by a strong economy during his reelection bid?

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A)   Jimmy Carter
B)   Gerald Ford
C)   Bill Clinton
D)   George H. W. Bush
E)   Barack ObamaF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

Political scientist Aaron Wildavsky's "two presidencies" thesis holds that a president is likely to be most successful with Congress on policy initiatives involving

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A)   social welfare policy.
B)   foreign policy.
C)   tax policy.
D)   economic policy.
E)   environmental policy.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 13

The president's constitutional roles, such as chief executive and commander in chief,

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A)   are based on very precise constitutional grants of power.
B)   are rooted in tradition only; they have no basis in the language of the Constitution.
C)   are not subject to check by Congress.
D)   have expanded in practice to be more powerful than the writers of the Constitution intended.
E)   are absolute powers under the Constitution.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

A president's accomplishments have largely depended on

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A)   the margin of victory in the presidential campaign.
B)   whether circumstances favor strong presidential leadership.
C)   the president's ability to come up with good ideas.
D)   the president's skill at balancing the demands of competing groups.
E)   mid-term elections.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 15

The president's role in foreign policy increased largely because

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A)   Congress proved so inept in foreign affairs that the American people demanded a change.
B)   America became more of a world power.
C)   of the need to coordinate national economic policy and foreign policy, a task to which the presidency was well suited.
D)   of the desire of U.S. business to expand into Latin America and Asia, which required executive action at the highest level.
E)   of attitudes held by the American public.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

In early 2014, President Obama's approval rating was about __ percent, while shortly after he entered office, it had been about __ percent.

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A)   40; 70
B)   50; 60
C)   60; 70
D)   70; 50
E)   80; 60F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

The president is LEAST likely to get his way with

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A)   the courts.
B)   the bureaucracy.
C)   the Executive Office of the President.
D)   Congress.
E)   his or her chief of staff.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

The invisible primary

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A)   takes place in the year prior to a presidential election.
B)   is typically won by the person who is either the most liberal or the most conservative.
C)   takes place in the Republican Party, but not the Democratic Party.
D)   takes place in the Democratic Party, but not the Republican Party.
E)   is another term for the presidential caucuses.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 19

The presidency is an

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A)   extraordinarily strong office with sufficient powers to enable the president to control national policy under virtually all circumstances.
B)   inherently weak office, in that presidents have almost no capacity to influence the major directions of national policy.
C)   office in which power is conditional, depending on whether the political support that gives force to presidential leadership exists or can be developed.
D)   office where power depends almost entirely on its occupant; strong leaders are always successful presidents, and weak ones never succeed.
E)   office where power is fairly constant, regardless of the occupant or the circumstances.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

The forced removal of a president from office through impeachment and conviction requires action by the

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A)   House of Representatives only.
B)   Senate only.
C)   House and Senate in a joint session.
D)   House and Senate in separate proceedings.
E)   Supreme Court in a judicial proceeding.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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