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| If the president dies in office and the vice presidency is vacant, the next person in line of succession is the: |
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| _____ and _____ were the only nonelected president and vice president |
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| Gerald R. Ford / Nelson Rockefeller |
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| The responsibilies of the Office of Management and Budget include: |
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1.) Preparing the presidents budget
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| the constitutional qualifications for a president include that the president must be: |
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| over thirty-five years old, a natural born citizen, and a resident for fourteen years |
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| According to the text, royal govenors were similar to modern U.S. Presidents in that they |
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| Which of the following presidents did NOT file plans for his funeral: |
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George W. Bush
Bill Clinton |
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| The presidnets fundamental authority over the military come from: |
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| according to political scientist James David Barbers presidential typologies, president John F. Kennedy was |
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| The twenty-Fifth amendment was added to the constitution in 1967 to provide a way to: |
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| ensure that vacancies in the office of the vice president can be filled without election. |
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| The _____ was established to advise the president on military affairs and foreign policy |
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| National Security Council |
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| Why did President George W. Bush likely have the highest popularity rating? |
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| The September 11th terrorist attacks |
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Since 1972, the number of White House staffers has:
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| The number of presidential vetoes |
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| Which of the following is an example of going public? |
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| Appearing on Anderson Cooper 360 |
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| Which president since Dwight D Eisenhower has had the highest popularity ratings? |
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| Which of the following countries does NOT have a president serving four-year terms? |
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| What has brought the American people closer to our presidents and made them seem more human? |
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| The last supreme court justice nominated by president Barrack Obamma was: |
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| Jeff Johnson is a thirty-two-year-old born and raised mostly in a small town in Texas, but he lived in Botswana for three years starting when he was eight. A proud republican, he has served as a member of the US house of Representatives for his district and is quite popular in that position. Why can't Jeff be president? |
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| The cabinet membership is determined by the: |
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| One of the presidents checks on judicial power is: |
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| Suppose a crisis necessitates President Barrack Obamma to send troops to enter homes of individuals suspected of terrorism. The justification for this unconstitutional act would MOST likely be: |
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| the inherent powers of the president |
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| has been defined narrowly by the Supreme Court |
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| Which of the following is NOT among President Abraham Lincolns legally questionable acts? |
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| Treating captured Southeners as prisoners of war |
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| The cabinet system was established by: |
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| President Ronald Regan was the first president to lie in the Capitol Rotunda Since |
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| The only president to have served more than two terms is: |
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| The twenty-second amendment to the Constitution limits the president from serving office more than _____ years |
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| The executive office of the president includes: |
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1.) the National Security Council
2.) the Office of Management and Budget
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| In US v Nixon, the US Supreme Court |
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| ruled that the rights of criminal defendants overrode the presidents general claim of executive privilege. |
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| The process of bringing charges against the president or vice president is called: |
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| Which president has traveled overseas more than any other president in the first year? |
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| A president can best set national policy and priorites through: |
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| his budget proposals and continued insistence on their congressional passage |
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| A good example of a president "unsigning" a treaty is |
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| President George W Bushs withdrawal of support for the International Criminal Court. |
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| has the power to create policy |
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