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V. Executive Branch/Foreign Policy/Bureaucracy
A. Objective -- The first Constitution neglected this branch, but the second Constitution zeroed in
on establishing a leader who would have to work with Congress in perpetuating a democratic
society. The President is given few distinctive formal powers but, over time, has established
effective informal powers in managing what has become a huge bureaucracy. As the country
has grown, presidential powers have evolved. The student will:
a. Explain the formal and informal executive powers.
b. Determine how the federal bureaucracy functions.
c. describe how the executive branch fits into the budget development process
d. Describe how the executive branch balances its power with the judicial branch.
e. Determine qualities of leadership of a president.
f. Evaluate the role of the president in establishing foreign policy.
B. Readings: Lowi Chapters 6 and 7 and Lanahan--pp. 199-204; pp. 231-238; pp. 249-255
Note: While taking notes for these chapters, you may want to try using graphic organizers
to organize your thinking. For example:
C. Schedule:
a. Quiz #1 (Chapter 6)
b. Quiz #2 (Chapter 7)
c. Exam
Expressed
Powers of
the
President
D. Vocabulary
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15.
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21.
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27.
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31.
33.
Administrative Adjudication
Administrative Legislation
Bureaucratic Drift
Cabinet
Caucus system
Clientele Agency
Coalitional Drift
Commander and Chief
Delegated Powers
Deregulation
Devolution
Executive agreement
Executive office of the president
Executive orders
Executive privilege
Expressed powers
Federal Reserve System
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34.
Hamdan vs. Rumsfeld
Implementation
Inherent powers
Kitchen Cabinet
Legislative initiative
Line Item Veto
Mandate
National Security Council
Oversight
Permanent campaign
Pocket veto
Privatization
Regulatory Agencies
Rule Making
Veto
War Powers Resolution
White house staff
E. Practice Quizzes
1. If the president vetoes a bill
(A) it is sent back to the Speaker of the House who re-submits it for committee review.(B) Congress can override the veto with a
majority vote from either house. (C) Congress can override the veto with a 2/3rds vote from both houses. (D) the Speaker and Senate
Majority Leader can override the veto. (E) it still becomes law because both the House and the Senate passed It.
2. Presidential appointees are selected by the president and confirmed by the
(A) the House of Representatives. (B) Senate subcommittee on political appointees. (C) House committee on political appointees. (D)
full Senate. (E) majority vote of the U.S. Supreme Court.
3. For a candidate to become president, one must have a(n) ____ vote of the Electoral College.
(A) majority (B) super majority (C) plurality (D) unanimous (E) unit rule
4. When the president delivers the State of the Union message annually, he is fulfilling his role as
(A) Commander in Chief. (B) Chief Executive. (C) Chief Diplomat (D) Legislative Leader. (E) Chief of Party.
5. Which of the following are formal constitutional requirements for becoming president?
I. Male
II. Southerner
III. At least 35 years old
IV. Natural-born U.S. citizen
V. A resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years
(A) I only (B) I + III (C) I + III + IV + V (D) III + IV + V (D) V only
6. Forty eight states use the “unit rule” in granting electoral votes. What is the unit rule?
(A) A candidate must campaign in a state before receiving electoral votes. (B) Third parties must be on a presidential ballot before
electoral votes are counted. (C) Electoral votes are counted out proportionally in deciding who becomes president. (D) The rule grants
all of a state’s electoral votes to the candidate who receives a plurality of the popular votes in the state. (E) A political party is granted
an units worth of electoral votes and may allocate those votes to any party members running for state offices.
7. Which of the following presidents have been impeached?
(A) Andrew Johnson, Lyndon Johnson (B) Richard Nixon, Andrew Johnson (C) Bill Clinton, Andrew Johnson (D) Richard Nixon,
Bill Clinton (E) Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon
8. Two checks on presidential power are the
(A) Social Security Act and War Powers Act (B) War Power Act and the Budget Impoundment Control Act. (C) Death with Dignity
Act and the Social Security Act. (D) War Powers Act and the Death with Dignity Act. (E) National Industry Recovery Act and the
Social Security Act
9. Presidents receive more support on legislation in Congress when
(A) the minority party offers stiff opposition. (B) their party controls Congress. (C) the House of Representatives is controlled by the
president’s party. (D) the U.S. Senate is controlled by the president’s party. (E) they mention that legislation in the State of the Union
message.
10. When is the president more apt to receive support from Congress and the public?
(A) The beginning of his first term (B) After his first mid term election (C) After his second mid term election (D) At the end of his
second term (E) Following a scandal involving the administration
11. The president has more leverage in foreign policy than domestic policy because
(A) his budget his larger in foreign policy than domestic policy. (B) only Congress can initiate domestic legislation. (C) foreign policy
connects with his constitutional authority as Chief Diplomat. (D) he is the only one that communicates with foreign leaders. (E) his
office can issue a declaration of war.
12. Why is a prime minister almost always assured of legislative support, while a president is not?
(A) A president only received a simple majority support of the electorate. (B) A Prime Minister always receives a two-thirds majority
vote of the electorate. (C) A president always is faced with a divided government in Congress. (D) A prime minister represents the
majority party in the legislature and shares authority with a cabinet that he appointed. (E) Congress can easily override a presidential
veto, making that branch a dominant force in making policy.
13. Which office serves the president most directly and personally?
(A) Council of Economic Advisors (B) Office of Administration (C) White House Office (D) National Security Council (E) Office of
Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
14. What is the biggest threat to a president’s ability to influence news coverage?
(A) Foreign policy (B) Scandal (C) Domestic policy (D) To not win the popular vote (E) Not selecting a competent press secretary.
15. Who plays the most decisive role in selection of Democratic and Republican presidential nominees?
(A) National party leadership (B) Presidents who are leaving office (C) Special interest groups (D) State party leadership (E) Voters
in state primaries and open caucuses.
16. Following the Vietnam War, President Nixon began a new foreign policy era emphasizing
(A) unilaterism. (B) détente. (C) mutual assured destruction. (D) containment. (E) isolationism.
17.. Nuclear war probably did not occur between the former Soviet Union and the United States because
(A) both sides did not have the capability to produce nuclear weapons. (B) China would not support either side. (C) both sides
followed a policy of deterrence. (D) both military-industrial complexes did not want to promote nuclear war. (E) the United Nations
would not allow for such military action.
18. Who was President Dwight D. Eisenhower referring to when he warned of “unwarranted influence” and misplaced power”?
(A) Former Soviet Union (B) Department of State (C) Department of Defense (D) Intelligence gathering agencies (E) Militaryindustrial complex
19. Although it has a trade imbalance, the United States has one of the best balanced economies because of which of the following?
I. No unemployment
II. Strong industrial base
III. No debt
IV. Strong Agricultural sector
V. Abundant natural resources
(A) I + III (B) II + III (C) III + IV (D) II + IV + V (E) IV only
20. United States foreign policy goals include all of the following EXCEPT
(A) Fighting the war against terrorism. (B) Encouraging economic growth world wide. (C) Encouraging the development of
democratic states. (D) Increasing political instability in lesser developed nations. (E) Promoting peaceful coalitions among world
powers.
21. Article I of the Constitution did NOT give Congress the authority to:
(A) cast a Senate vote to ratify treaties. (B) Declare war. (C) Commission officers in the armed forces. (D) legislate foreign and
defense policy. (E) Authorize funding to establish military forces.
22. To encourage economic globalization, the United States belongs to
(A) European Union; World Trade Organization. (B) NATO, European Union. (C) NATO, International Monetary Fund. (D)
European Union; International Monetary Fund. (E) World Trade Organization; International Monetary Fund.
23. The formation of foreign and defense policy is the major responsibility of the
(A) Senate (B) Executive Branch. (C) House of Representatives. (D) Department of Defense. (E) Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.
24. Which of the following is NOT a member of the United Nation’s Security Council?
(A) Russia (B) United States (C) China(D) Great Britain (E) Iran
25. With the fall of the Soviet Union, United States intelligence gathering agencies are currently focused on which of the following
objectives?
(A) Spying on American allies; finding new energy sources. (B) International drug trafficking; terrorism. (C) Managing the WTO;
finding new energy sources. (D) Securing funds for the IMF; terrorism. (E) Disinformation campaigns against allies; international
drug trafficking
26. Which cabinet department has received dramatic increases in its budget in the last three years?
(A) Department of Transportation (B) Department of State (C) Department of Education (D) Department of Defense (E) Department
of Labor
27. During his State of the Union address in 2002, President Bush labeled which of the following countries as comprising the “axis of
evil.”
(I) Russia
(II) North Korea
(III) South Korea
(IV) Iraq
(A) I + II (B) II + III (C) I + III + V
(D) III + V (E) II + IV + V
28. Which of the following is NOT a member of the military-industrial complex?
military establishment (B) House of Representatives (C) U.S. Senators (D) United Nations
manufacture weapon systems
(V) Iran
(A) The
(E) Industries that
29. A government that offers protectionism in its global trade emphasizes
(A) open
markets for all domestic goods.(B) foreign exports priority status in the sale of all goods and services.(C) the immediate interests of
domestic producers and the means for them to compete successfully.(D) favorite nation status to all democratic countries even if they
emphasize a socialistic state.(E) an isolationists approach in military and defense policies.
30. In his attack on Iraq in 2003, President Bush had support from
(A) Congress (B) United Nations (C) NATO (D) all European allies except for Great Britain, (E) Russia
31. An advantage that bureaucrats in the federal government have over the policy-making process is that bureaucrats
(A) control the budgetary process. (B) have an independence from the president that is guaranteed by the Constitution. (C) find it
easier to gather public support than does the president. (D) usually have a continuity of service in the executive branch that the
president lacks. (E) usually have better access to the media than does the president.
32. When a president tries to control a bureaucratic agency, all of the following methods are available to him EXCEPT:
(A) appointing the right people to head the agency. (B) disbanding the agency. (C) issuing executive orders to counteract agency
policies. (D) recommending to the OMB a reduction of the agency’s following year’s budget. (E) using his office to influence agency
direction.
33. What is not a characteristic of bureaucrats?
(A)most bureaucrats live and work outside of Washington, DC. (B) most bureaucrats are hired after competing for their jobs through a
process administered by the Office of Personnel and Management. (C) Together, the Defense Department and the Postal Service
account for the majority of jobs in the federal bureaucracy. (D) Almost half of all bureaucrats get their jobs through presidential
appointment. (E) Generally speaking, bureaucrats have job security to protect them for political reprisals
34. In which part of the national budget did spending increase dramatically during the Reagan years?
(A) space technology (B) welfare and education. (C) Agriculture. (D) social services. (E) national defense.
35. Congress tries to control the bureaucracy through
(A) rewriting laws and budgets and holding hearing. (B) the use of executive orders and appointments. (C) Deregulation. (D) the
creation of iron triangles. (E) regularly threatening to abolish it.
36. The main job of federal bureaucrats is to:
(A) protect the interests of their constituents. (B) advise the president and cabinet on internal matters. (C) implement and regulate
government policies. (D) compete with the private sector for monopoly power. (E) act as competition to the private corporations,
especially monopolies.
37. Loose and informal relationships that exist among large number of actors who work in broad policy areas are called:
(A) Independent Regulatory Agencies. (B) Iron Triangles. (C) Issue Networks. (D Independent Executive Agencies. (E) Office of
Homeland Security.
38. Stable relationship and pattern of interaction occur between an agency, interest group, and congressional committee are called:
(A) Independent Executive Agencies. (B) Iron Triangles. (C) Issue Networks. (D) Independent Regulatory Agencies. (E) Office of
Homeland Security.
39. Congress has exerted the greatest influence on the operation of federal agencies by doing which of the following?
(A) requiring the agency to participate in interagency task forces. (B) dismissing an agency head that disagrees with congressional
priorities. (C) in reviewing the annual budget appropriations for the agency (D) passing "sunset" legislation that terminates programs
after a certain period of time. (E) asking the Supreme Court for advisory opinions on agency regulations.
40. Cabinet departments differ from independent regulatory agencies in which of the following ways?
(A) The President can use an executive order to create a cabinet department but not to create an independent regulatory agency. (B)
The President can dismiss cabinet officers, but not commissioners of independent regulatory agencies. (C) The President seeks
appointees who reflect administration views in making cabinet appointments but not in making appointments to independent
regulatory agencies. (D) Through the appropriations process, Congress can exert control over independent regulatory agencies. (E)
The courts can overrule regulations issued by cabinet departments, but not those issued by independent regulatory agency.
41. In general, independent regulatory commissions are created primarily for the purpose
(A) supporting and helping cabinet-level departments. (B) proposing policy alternatives during periods of crisis. (C) regulating
activities of other bureaucratic agencies to ensure that they act in a fair and objective manner. (D) increasing the President's patronage
powers . (E) regulating certain industries to protect the public interest.
42. As late as 1935 the Supreme Court held that
(A) the legislature may not delegate its authority to any administrative agency. (B) a regulatory agency was necessary to control
interstate commerce. (C) an agency must be staffed by individuals of different parties. (D) creation of new agencies must be approved
by Congress. (E) the federal income tax was illegal because it deprived citizens of their property unconstitutionally.
43. The basis of appointments to the bureaucracy during most of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century was
(A) financial. (B) patronage. (C) technical expertise. (D congressional power and influence. (E) judicial power and influence.
44. America’s governmental bureaucracy operates under which three personnel management systems?
(A) merit, patronage, civil service. (B) Executive leadership, exchange theory, streamlined management. (C) Patronage, merit,
executive leadership. (D) Executive agreements, civil service, merit. (E) Party sponsorship, congressional hiring and patronage.
45. The primary function of America’s federal bureaucracy is:
(A) oversight of the executive branch. (B) Developing laws for review by Congress. (C) Bringing cases to trial before the Supreme
Court. (D) Policy implementation. (E) Interpreting the constitutionality of laws by the legislative branch.
Key:
1.C 2D 3A
17C 18E
32B 33D
4D
19D
34E
5D
20D
35A
6D
21D
36C
7C
22E
37C
8B
23B
38B
9B
24E
39C
10A
25B
40C
11C
26D
41E
12D
27E
42A
13C
28D
43B
14B
29C
44D
15E
30A
45D.
16B
31D