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Chapter 12 Quiz: The Presidency
Due
Dec 3 at 11:59pm
Points
25
Questions
25
Available
Nov 24 at 12am - Dec 3 at 11:59pm
Time Limit
60 Minutes
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Attempt 1
10 minutes
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Score for this quiz: 24
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1 / 1 pts
Question 1
What is the role of the General Services Administration?
Relocate the former president Manage the logistics of the transition to a new president Correct!
Correct!
Direct the Secret Service Appoint cabinet members 1 / 1 pts
Question 2
How long is the period of time between the general election and the
Electoral College?
Several weeks Correct!
Correct!
None, the electoral college meets at the same time as the general election Six months Hours, the electoral college meets immediately after 1 / 1 pts
Question 3
Which president was most successful in using the radio to promote his
policy agenda?
John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Barack Obama Franklin Roosevelt Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 4
Which president’s actions during the war in Vietnam had lasting policy
effects?
Kennedy Johnson Correct!
Correct!
Nixon
Reagan 1 / 1 pts
Question 5
Which office oversees the actions of the executive bureaucracy?
The House The Office of Management and Budget Correct!
Correct!
The President’s cabinet The Senate 1 / 1 pts
Question 6
What tool is used by the president to nullify specific spending aspects
within a bill?
Signing statements Political times Executive orders Line-item veto Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 7
What is an executive agreement?
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An order issued by the president without consent from Congress An agreement between the president and the Supreme Court without
formal consent by the Senate
An international agreement between the president and another country
without formal consent by the Senate
Correct!
Correct!
An order issued by the president with consent from Congress 1 / 1 pts
Question 8
How was the vice president selected in the first four presidential
elections?
The majority popular vote winner The Electoral College favorite The majority electoral college vote winner The second-place vote getter Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 9
Executive agreements are formal agreements negotiated between the
executive branch and whom?
Foreign powers Correct!
Correct!
State governments The president’s cabinet The legislative branch 1 / 1 pts
Question 10
Which type of veto allowed the president to veto certain aspects of a bill
while signing the remaining parts into law?
Line-item veto Correct!
Correct!
Negative veto Regular veto Pocket veto 1 / 1 pts
Question 11
When does the rally around the flag effect occur?
When the president’s popularity spikes during an election When the president’s popularity declines during an election When the president’s popularity declines during an international crises When the president’s popularity spikes during an international crises Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 12
Which of the following is the first act undertaken by the new president?
Inaugural address Correct!
Correct!
Appointment of Ambassadors Raising of the flag Meeting with Joint Chiefs of Staff 1 / 1 pts
Question 13
What right does executive privilege give the president?
The right to withhold information from Congress, the judiciary, and the
public
Correct!
Correct!
The right to use public funds The right to travel abroad The right to declare war 1 / 1 pts
Question 14
What has allowed modern presidents to more easily go public?
Voting machines
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Printing press Equal time rule Technological advances Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 15
What reforms were made to the Electoral College after George Bush won
the 2000 Presidential election?
More electoral votes were added Electoral votes were removed Popular vote replaced the Electoral College None Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 16
Which of the following states holds their primaries and caucuses first?
New Hampshire and Maine Iowa and New Hampshire Correct!
Correct!
California and Maine Florida and New York
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Question 17
Which president was the first to use Air Force One and fly across the
nation to convey his message?
Theodore Roosevelt ou Answered
ou Answered
Dwight D. Eisenhower orrect Answer
orrect Answer
John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson 1 / 1 pts
Question 18
Who must confirm the president’s cabinet nominations?
The Supreme Court The Senate Correct!
Correct!
Citizens The House of Representatives 1 / 1 pts
Question 19
What measure did Andrew jackson employ as a means to block legislative
initiatives with which he did not agree?
Executive agreement
Veto Correct!
Correct!
Impeachment Write of habeas corpus 1 / 1 pts
Question 20
In addition to the Iowa caucuses, which state’s primary occurs first?
New Hampshire Correct!
Correct!
Arizona California Virginia 1 / 1 pts
Question 21
Which of the following could be used in court to determine the president's
interpretation of policy?
Executive agreements Line-item veto Signing statements Correct!
Correct!
Rally around the flag
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1 / 1 pts
Question 22
Which article states that “executive power shall be vested in the
president”?
Article III Article IV Article I Article II Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 23
FDR’s fireside chats used which medium to communicate with the public?
Television Radio Correct!
Correct!
Internet Newspaper 1 / 1 pts
Question 24
When does the transition officially occur?
Election day January 1
December 31 Inauguration day Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 25
What is a bully pulpit?
A platform used by the president to push his agenda to the leaders
overseas
A platform used by the president to push his agenda to the people Correct!
Correct!
A platform used by Congress to push its agenda to the people A platform used by Congress to push its agenda to the president Quiz Score: 24
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