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For information regarding the federal budget, the president would consult the _________________.
a. Council of Economic Advisers
b. Federal Reserve Board
c. Office of Management and Budget
d. Securities and Exchange Commission
c. Office of Management and Budget
If the president was anxious to act on a domestic issue, but Congress kept stalling, what action might he take?
a. issue an executive agreement
b. issue an executive order
c. pass a law
d. hold the Speaker of the House in contempt for lack of action
b. issue an executive order
The President and Vice President have both been shot and killed after a press conference. Who will be sworn in as President of the United States?
a. The Secretary of State
b. The President pro tempore
c. The Speaker of the House
d. The Secretary of Defense
c. The Speaker of the House
For an update on monetary policy, such as interest rates and the money supply, he would refer to the ______________________.
a. Office of Management and Budget
b. Council of Economic Advisors
c. Federal Reserve Board
c. Federal Reserve Board
A pocket veto is only an option
a. with the vice president’s approval.
b. after the president has had 10 days to consider it.
c. on budget bills.
d. at the end of a legislative session.
d. at the end of a legislative session.
Which of the following limits a president’s ability to implement policy how he wishes?
a. The Supreme Court can dictate specific rules regarding policy implementation.
b. The president is limited in his ability to remove civil service bureaucrats who disagree with his policy views.
c. The president cannot publicize his intentions for policy implementation, as that isviewed as coercive.
d. Congress has the power to veto bureaucratic rules.
b. The president is limited in his ability to remove civil service bureaucrats who disagree with his policy views.
All of the following are considered normal tasks of the federal bureaucracy EXCEPT
a. Enforcing federal regulations
b. Appropriating money to agencies and departments.
c. Testifying at congressional hearings
d. Issuing fines to those who break the rules and laws set by the government.
b. Appropriating money to agencies and departments.
The president wants to pass comprehensive immigration reform, but Congress continues to fight and refuses to pass anything significant. Which presidential power is he most likely to use to get Congress to act?
a. The power to issue an executive agreement
b. The power to appoint a new Speaker of the House
c. The power to grant amnesty
d. The power of the bully pulpit
d. The power of the bully pulpit
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates a legitimate check on the power of the federal bureaucracy?
a. Congress decides to remove the Secretary of Homeland Security for questionable decision-making.
b. The Supreme Court decides to impeach the Postmaster General.
c. Congress holds a hearing with the Federal Reserve Board to question their policy decisions regarding inflation rates.
d. The media publishes an article revealing a secret personal relationship between two Cabinet members.
c. Congress holds a hearing with the Federal Reserve Board to question their policy decisions regarding inflation rates.
Which of the following best illustrates the concept of iron triangles?
a. The House, Senate, and Supreme Court all ban together to impeach the president.
b. The Federal Reserve, Treasury Department, and Council of Economic Advisors meet to determine how to best deal with the current recession.
c. Three lobbying firms join forces to push for new gun legislation.
d. An agency, interest group, and congressional committee work to address specific policy concerns.
d. An agency, interest group, and congressional committee work to address specific policy concerns.
Which regulatory agency has been tasked with enforcing the rules of the stock
a. The Federal Stock Commission
b. The Securities and Exchange Commission
c. The Federal Communications Commission
d. The Federal Reserve
market?
b. The Securities and Exchange Commission
The president’s closest day-to-day advisors, such as the chief of staff, are organized in the
a. White House Office
b. Independent Executive Agencies
c. Cabinet
d. Office of Personnel Management
a. White House Office
Discretionary authority refers to
a. the ability of the bureaucracy to add specific guidelines to policies that were not defined by congressional law.
b. the ability of the executive branch to enforce judicial decisions how they please.
c. the ability of the president to choose his/her running mate.
d. the ability of the president to veto or sign a bill.
a. the ability of the bureaucracy to add specific guidelines to policies that were not defined by congressional law.
Which of the following officeholders would be considered a lame-duck?
a. A member of Congress who identifies as an independent rather than as a Republican or Democrat.
b. A majority leader who will soon become the minority leader due to party defeat.
c. A president who is serving out the last remaining months of his second term until the new president is inaugurated.
d. A bureaucrat who is ineffective at their job, but may not be fired.
c. A president who is serving out the last remaining months of his second term until the new president is inaugurated.
Which of the following is typical of an officeholder’s lame duck status?
a. Decrease in influence
b. Increase in influence
c. Increase in approval ratings
d. Greater caution regarding policy decisions
a. Decrease in influence