Week 7 T/F

Question 1

DeFcision making in the executive branch is characterized by the same collective action problems as those faced by members of Congress.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Most of the framers were anxious to provide for a more energetic executive.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

American citizens vote directly for the president.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The indirect method of electing the president has significantly dampened the power of most modern presidents.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

The U.S. Constitution grants the president several explicit powers independent of Congress.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the highest military authority in the United States.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Presidents cannot deploy National Guard troops on U.S. soil.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

The Constitution provides that a state legislature (or governor when the legislature is not in session) must request federal troops before the president can send them into the state to provide public order.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

The president may deploy troops in a state or city without a specific request from the state legislature or governor if the president considers it necessary to maintain an essential national service during an emergency.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

The president may deploy troops in a state or city without a specific request from the state legislature or governor if the president considers it necessary to enforce a federal judicial order.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

The president may deploy troops in a state or city without a specific request from the state legislature or governor if the president considers it necessary to protect federally guaranteed civil rights.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

The power to confirm the appointment of all principal executive officers makes the Speaker of the House the true chief executive officer (CEO) of the United States.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

The president plays little role in the legislative process.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

If a president does not sign a bill within five days, it automatically becomes law.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

The veto power makes the president the most important single legislative leader.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

In 1998, the Supreme Court upheld the president’s authority to exercise the line-item veto.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

Presidents routinely use the line-item veto to strike specific spending items from appropriations bills passed by Congress.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

In general, presidents have used the veto to equalize or perhaps upset the balance of power with Congress.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

A president uses the veto as a means to bargain with Congress.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

Members of Congress are often certain about the president’s policy preferences, and therefore avoid sending legislation to the president that will be vetoed.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

Most presidents veto more legislation than they sign.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Congress intentionally sends some bills to the president knowing that they are certain to be vetoed.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

A president may veto legislation even though it may entail a political cost.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Delegated powers are those powers that are specifically granted to the president in the text of the Constitution.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

Many of the powers exercised by the president and the executive branch have been delegated by Congress or claimed by presidents over time.

Answer 25

True