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| Which amendment would be consulted if the president grew very ill and had to be succeeded? |
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| According to public opinion polls, presidents seem to be most popular ___________ . |
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| When they first enter office |
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| Who or what is most responsible for people's understanding of the president and his policies? |
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| Abraham Lincoln is considered a ___________ president, using the Civil War as a reason to ___________ , in acts such as temporarily suspending the right to a prompt trial before a judge (habeas corpus)? |
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| strong; interpret the Constitution broadly |
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| Which of the following presidents presided over the most significant expansion of presidential functions and activities in American history? |
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| Which of these statements best describes the intent of the framers of the Constitution when they created the office of the presidency? |
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| The framers wanted a president with limited authority and responsibilities. |
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| Executive orders are legitimized by the various reasons through the constitution, Congress, or precedent. When they are rescinded, what does this usually mean? |
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| A new president has countermanded his predecessor(s) |
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| What power(s) gave the president the main responsibility for fashioning American foreign policy? |
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| the power to receive and appoint ambassadors and to make treaties |
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| One of the most important resources of the president is his relationship with ___________ . |
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| The Budget Act of 1921 marked a significant change to the president's role in budgeting, which could be described as ___________ . |
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| requiring the president to submit an annual budget to Congress accompanied by rationales and justifications |
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| What program and policy implications would it have if, like Jimmy Carter, the president was perceived to be weak or have a cold and distant appearance? |
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| Popular support and public opinion would be weak |
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| Modern presidents have used ___________ to enhance their own power. |
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| direct appeals to the public |
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| The most powerful, flexible, and expansive source of power for the president is ___________ . |
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??The control the president has over the federal bureaucracy
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| What is the main skill supporting presidential leadership? |
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| What is the main reason to have a vice president, under the Constitution? |
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| To succeed the president in case of death or incapacitation |
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| Over time, most presidents in office have tended to ___________ . |
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| The State of the Union address shifted from the constitutional requirement to update Congress, to an opportunity for presidents to ___________ . |
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| outline and propose their legislative agenda |
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| With which bureaucrat does the president consult to gain insight into foreign policy and national security affairs? |
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| National Security Adviser of the National Security Council |
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| When Spiro Agnew was forced to resign as vice-president in 1973 as the result of a scandal, it was under the ___________ Amendment that Gerald Ford become vice-president in 1973, and later became president in 1974. |
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| An electoral mandate suggests public opinion is on the president's side, which ___________ the president's level of support in Congress. |
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| usually has a positive effect on |
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| The Framers of the constitution solved several problems surrounding the president's fair election by including ___________ in elections to insulate the president from public pressure. |
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| Every White house administration has a key aide to the president who works to brief the media on daily information; this person is called the ___________ . |
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| The Constitution limited presidential independence from Congress, but uses clauses like "recommend measures to Congress' attention from time to time" and "uphold the laws" that increase ___________ about the power of the American presidency. |
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| debate on executive privilege |
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| Which president and under what conflict advised the CIA and the armed forces to ignore the Geneva Convention? |
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| George W Bush; the War on Terrorism |
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| What are the two ways for one person to replace the existing president? |
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