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How |! can |! a |! presidential |! veto |! be |! overridden? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔by |! 2/3's |! vote |! in |! the |! house |! and |! senate T/F |! the |! president |! can |! just |! make |! treaties |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔false, |! must |! have |! 2/3 |! vote |! in |! senate Informal/inherent |! powers |! of |! the |! president |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔executive |! order executive |! agreement executive |! privilege issue |! executive |! pardons T/F |! executive |! agreements |! are |! a |! contract |! between |! 2 |! or |! more |! nations, |! they're |! similar |! to |! a |! treaty, |! but |! don't |! require |! 2/3's |! vote |! from |! senate |!
President |! can |! withhold |! information |! that |! affects |! national |! security |! and |! official |! duties |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔executive |! privilege Amendment |! for |! states |! rights |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔10th |! amendment NAFTA, |! GATT |! are |! examples |! of |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔executive |! agreements What |! view |! of |! presidential |! power |! thinks |! the |! president |! should |! only |! be |! able |! to |! do |! what's |! listed |! in |! the |! constitution |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Restrictive |! view |! of |! presidential |! power View |! that |! the |! president |! is |! a |! supervisor |! of |! the |! people |! and |! should |! do |! anything |! not |! prohibited |! by |! the |! constitution |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Stewardship |! Doctrine View |! that |! pres |! must |! do |! what |! is |! necessary |! to |! protect |! the |! constitution |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔prerogative |! view Prerogative |! president |! example |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Abe |! Lincoln, |! did |! many |! unconstitutional |! things |! to |! protect |! the |! Union, |! the |! country |! and |! the |! constitution
pres |! can |! send |! troops |! w/o |! congress |! approval |! (not |! declaring |! war) |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔commander |! in |! chief |! clause Take |! care |! clause |! means |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔president |! "takes |! care" |! that |! laws |! are |! faithfully |! executed authorizes |! bureaucracy |! to |! take |! action T/F |! precedent |! expands |! presidential |! power |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔true, |! once |! one |! can |! do |! it, |! they |! all |! can Precedent |! set |! by |! George |! Washington |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔executive |! order executive |! privilege Take |! care |! clause |! lead |! to |! the |! formation |! of |! what |! powers |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔executive |! order executive |! privilege executive |! agreements What |! act |! tried |! to |! limit |! the |! commander |! in |! chief |! clause? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔war |! powers |! act |! of |! 1973 largely |! unsuccessful
pres |! must |! now |! notify |! congress |! 48 |! hours |! prior |! and |! get |! approval |! before |! sending |! troops |! on |! a |! mission |! if |! it |! will |! last |! longer |! than |! 60 |! days Unitary |! office |! means |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔presidents |! are |! held |! accountable |! b/c |! there |! is |! just |! one |! of |! them |! and |! they're |! supposed |! to |! be |! the |! top |! person National |! constituency |! = |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔before |! the |! great |! depression, |! govt |! was |! limited, |! then |! FDR |! raised |! public |! expectation |! that |! govt |! was |! supposed |! to |! ensure |! prosperity T/F |! congressional |! delegation |! of |! authority |! further |! limits |! the |! pres |! powers |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔false, |! it |! expands |! them |! further, |! giving |! pres |! new |! responsibilities Why |! does |! congress |! delegate |! authority |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔congress |! doesn't |! want |! to |! decide |! controversial, |! unpopular |! issues, |! or |! the |! issue |! is |! too |! complex, |! or |! it's |! not |! going |! to |! get |! them |! noticed |! in |! that |! MC's |! district
Reasons |! why |! many |! are |! concerned |! with |! the |! president |! going |! public |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔no |! benefit |! from |! compliance |! with |! pres |! (no |! bargaining) non |! compliance |! could |! result |! in |! not |! getting |! reelected president |! can |! convince |! public |! easier |! than |! congress Demagogue |! (dema-gog-ree) |! is |! what |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔the |! founding |! fathers |! feared |! that |! the |! president |! could |! inspire |! passion |! in |! factions |! and |! squash |! minority |! factions/views T/F |! going |! public |! is |! a |! 20th |! century |! phenomenon |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔true, |! except |! andrew |! johnson |! who |! was |! in |! the |! 19th |! century
Brownlow |! commission |! (1930's) |! did |! what |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔decided |! that |! the |! president |! needed |! help, |! established |! the |! Executive |! Office |! of |! the |! President |! (EOP) Office |! of |! Management |! and |! Budget |! does |! what? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔reviews |! cabinets |! budget |! proposals, |! sees |! if |! it |! aligns |! w/ |! president's |! agenda How |! many |! members |! are |! on |! the |! Council |! of |! Economic |! Advisers |! (CEA) |! and |! how |! are |! they |! selected |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 3 |! members nominated |! by |! president, |! confirmed |! by |! senate Who |! is |! part |! of |! the |! EOP? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Most |! important |!
Rally |! Around |! the |! Flag |! Effect |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Occur |! in |! response |! to |! a |! crisis, |! or |! dramatic |! presidential |! actions |! in |! response |! to |! something Example |! of |! Rally |! around |! the |! Flag |! Effect |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔9/11 |! with |! Bush, |! opinions |! on |! his |! job |! performance |! became |! overwhelming |! positive. T/F |! National |! Security |! council |! requires |! senate |! confirmation |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔false, |! president |! nominates, |! no |! confirmation |! needed Office |! of |! Mgmt |! and |! budget |! director |! is |! selected |! by |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔nominated |! by |! president, |! confirmed |! by |! senate T/F |! all |! whitehouse |! staffers |! must |! be |! confirmed |! by |! the |! senate |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔false, |! NONE |! of |! them |! get |! confirmed, |! presidents |! nominates |! them, |! usually |! along |! the |! campaign |! trail T/F |! president |! selects |! the |! majority |! of |! bureaucracy |! members |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔false, |! selects |! less |! than |! 1% |! of |! the |! 2.7 |! million |! ppl, |! so |! ~4000 |! ppl Gatekeeper |! to |! president |! called |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔chief |! of |! staff
How |! many |! federal |! agencies |! are |! there |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 181 4 |! Main |! Bureaucratic |! Types |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔- |! Cabinet |! Level |! Departments |! (FBI)
Are |! all |! examples |! of? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Independent |! executive |! agencies T/F |! Independent |! executive |! agencies |! are |! within |! the |! cabinet |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔false, |! outside |! the |! cabinet, |! but |! close |! to |! the |! president Examples |! of |! govt |! corporations |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔USPS, |! FDIC, |! PBS Spoils |! System |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔System |! of |! governing |! where |! political |! positions |! and |! benefits |! are |! given |! to |! the |! friends |! of |! the |! winner System |! where |! jobs |! are |! given |! based |! on |! relevant |! skill |! and |! experience |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔merit |! system Merit |! System |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔System |! of |! governing |! in |! which |! jobs |! are |! given |! based |! on |! relevant |! expertise |! and |! ability |! to |! perform
Theories |! of |! Bureaucratic |! Behavior |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Inefficient |! and |! Contradictory |!
Fire |! Alarm |! oversight |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Oversight |! becomes |! active |! only |! when |! there |! is |! evidence |! of |! bureaucracy |! doing |! wrong. Power |! of |! Purse |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔- |! Congress |! has |! power |! to |! set |! agency |! budgets