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8. Which statement summarizes the responsibility of the president as chief executive?A. to execute and enforce the laws of the nationB. to pass lawsC. to determine the constitutionality of proposed lawsD. to make treaties with foreign nations17. Assume Congress has adjourned, but the president is on the verge of making an important agreement with North Korea. The president has the ability to make an agreement without Senate ratification through:A. executive privilege.B. executive order.C. executive agreement.D. presidential pardon.12. What is the main purpose of modern State of the Union Addresses?A. to update Congress on the president's policyB. to inform other members of the federal government of future policy plansC. to address the entire nation, military personnel, and members of the governmentD. to recap all the policies that have been implemented over the previous yearFormal powers the President has are granted in what article and what/which section(s)?2. Which statement BEST describes the system of electing a president?A. The Senate votes on a qualified candidate nominated by each of the states.B. Electors, chosen based on representation in Congress and by state legislatures, vote on candidates.C. Eligible Americans cast votes for a president directly by popular election.D. The president in office selects the president he wishes to take his place.5. What did Alexander Hamilton think of having more than one executive?A. He believed that having more than one executive was important to protect liberties.B. He believed that having more than one executive would prevent anarchy.C. He believed that having more than one executive would lessen the effectiveness of the president.D. He believed that having more than one executive would check the office of the president better.7. What is the main idea behind informal powers given to the president?A. that the president may exercise the powers listed in the Constitution in an informal settingB. that the president may exercise the powers listed in the Constitution to carry out the responsibilities as presidentC. that the president may exercise additional powers to achieve policy goalsD. that the president may exercise additional powers not listed in the Constitution to carry out the responsibilities as president3. President Smith is wrapping up his second term as president and has high approval ratings, the support of Congress, and is on good terms with allied countries. If President Smith decides to run for a third term, he would violate the:A. First Amendment.B. Twenty-Second Amendment.C. Fifteenth Amendment.D. Eighteenth Amendment.6. Formal or enumerated powers are:A. powers that are not expressly granted in the Constitution but are required for the president to carry out his or her responsibilities.B. powers that are expressly granted in the Constitution so the president may carry out his or her responsibilities.C. powers that are granted to the president to allow him or her to make formal treaties with foreign nations.D. powers that allow the president to override any piece of legislation.1. Which was a fear that the framers of the Constitution had regarding the executive branch?A. that the executive branch would not be powerful enoughB. that the executive branch would become tyrannicalC. that the executive branch would not represent the views of all AmericansD. that the executive branch would lead to the failure of the republic10. What is the main function of the various cabinet heads?A. to carry out the various policies as directed by the presidentB. to advise the president and act as a link between the president and the bureaucracyC. to suggest policy to Congress and work with interest groups to influence senatorsD. to interpret the laws passed by Congress for implementation at the state levelInformal Powers of the President include which types of power?"Marble cake federalism" is associated witha. the increase of political power of local governments over the last two decades.b. intergovernmental cooperation blurring the lines between different layers of government.c. federal officials bribing their state counterparts with various gifts in order to convince them to follow national standards.d. the end of federalism in the United States.e. the confusion that emerged during the 1960s about which layer of government is actually responsible for regulating the national economy.Theorists such as Montesquieu referred to the principle of giving each branch of government a distinctly different constituency asA state government's authority to regulate the safety, health, and morals of its citizens is called ________ power.a. police b. reserved c. concurrentd. supremacye. impliedWhich of the following statements best describes the history of American federalism?a. There has always been a clear and noncontroversial allocation of responsibilities between the states and the federal government.b. Throughout American history, there has been considerable debate about the allocation of responsibilities between the states and the federal government.c. Debates over the responsibilities allocated to the states and to the federal government first occurred in the 1980s.d. Debates over the responsibilities allocated to the states and to the federal government ended with the Civil War.e. Debates over the responsibilities allocated to the states and to the federal government ended immediately after the Great Depression.What was a major reason that the slogan "states' rights" became tarnished in the 1950s and 1960s?a. It had been used to advocate for a series of home rule policies that cost thousands of people their jobs.b. It had been used by southern opponents of the civil rights movement to support racial segregation.c. It had been used by religious organizations to increase federal spending on faith-based initiatives.d. It had been used by antiwar activists to protest against increases in military spending.e. It had been used by supporters of the civil rights movement to oppose racial segregation.The specific powers granted to Congress in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution are called the ________ powers.a. implied b. expressed c. sovereignd. executivee. absoluteA definitive role for the states in the American federal republic was preserved by the ________ Amendment.a. First b. Fifth c. Ninthd. Tenthe. SixteenthThe federal system can be best defined asa. a system of government where member nations meet in a multinational conference.b. a system of government in which power is divided between a national government and lower levels of government.c. a system in which the power of the central government is funded through taxation of the local government.d. the sharing of legislative powers between an upper and lower house.e. a system where governmental authority is divided into separate branches and each branch is given some power over the other branches.
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