Presidential Powers
Name one of the three areas of Formal Powers listed in Article II.
Foreign Policy, Judicial, or Legislative
This President established the Cabinet and the two-term tradition (later the 22nd Amendment)
George Washington
What is the term for choosing political supporters for government jobs based on party loyalty?
Patronage (or Spoils System)
Which newest Cabinet department was created in response to the 9/11 attacks?
Department of Homeland Security
This type of agency (e.g., USPS, Amtrak) provides a service for which the public is charged a fee.
Government Corporation (GC)
What is an Executive Order, and which branch does it primarily direct?
A regulation used to manage the executive branch and direct the bureaucracy.
This President was the first to forcefully use the veto as a major policy tool, dramatically expanding presidential power.
Andrew Jackson
What major 1883 law established the Merit System for federal employment?
Pendleton Civil Service Act
The Attorney General is the head of which key Cabinet department?
Department of Justice
This type of agency (e.g., EPA, SEC) is designed to watch over a particular sector of the economy.
Regulatory Agency (RA)
Which Informal Power is a non-binding agreement with a foreign leader that does not require Senate ratification?
Executive Agreement
During the Civil War, which President asserted inherent powers like suspending habeas corpus to preserve the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
The Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from engaging in what type of partisan activity?
Partisan political activities (like being a candidate in a partisan election).
The Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created by which President and in what year?
FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt) in 1939
This type of agency (e.g., CIA, NASA) reports to the White House but is not part of the Cabinet.
Independent Agency (IA)
The power to grant reprieves and pardons for federal offenses is what type of Presidential power?
Judicial power
This historical era of the presidency (1789-Early 1900s) was characterized by a limited, non-dominant executive largely subordinate to Congress.
Limited/Non-Dominant Presidency (or Era 1)
Name one of the three major eras of bureaucracy growth mentioned in the review (e.g., New Deal).
New Deal (FDR), Great Society (LBJ), or Cold War
The NSC (National Security Council) and the White House Press Secretary are both part of which major executive support structure?
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
In the line of presidential succession, Cabinet officers follow the President pro tempore, and their order is determined by what?
The creation date of their department.