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| the president's role as our leader of foreign policy |
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| define commander in chief |
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| the president;s role as the head of the armed forces |
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| the president;s role as the ceremonial head of the nation |
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| the president;s role as the shaper of the congressional agenda |
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| the president's role as head of the executive branch and all its workers |
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| what is a way that presidential disability is determined? |
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| the VP and a majority of the cabinet inform congress in writing |
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| The main argument in favor of limiting the President to a single 6-year term is that it would |
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| limit the unprecedented power of the president |
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| according to the constitution, the president must be |
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| a president can serve how many years in office? |
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| a formal duty assigned to the VP by the Constitution is to |
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| according to the presidential succession act of 1947, which officer follows the VP in the line of presidential succession> |
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A presidential primary can be:
a) an election to determine voters' choice among the candidates
b) a process to select delegates to the convention
c) both of the above
d) none of the above |
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| define executive agreement |
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| a pact between the president and a foreign state that does not require senate approval |
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| an international agreement that requires senate approval |
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| the lessening of a sentence |
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| postpones the execution of a sentence, but in itself does not change the sentence |
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| the power of the presidency has been cause for debate MAINLY because |
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| the constitution provided a loose definition of executive power |
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| the debate over the powers of the presidency is essentially a debate |
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| between supporters of a strong presidency and supporters of a weak presidency |
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| presidents who have been considered stronger and more effective leaders have viewed the presidency as |
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| what Theodore Roosevelt called a "stewardship" |
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| the power to issue executive orders is the |
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| the president exercises legislative power over congress by |
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| the president's military powers |
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| the _________ appoints cabinet members _______ |
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| president; with senate approval |
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| the federal government is one in which |
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| power is divided between a central government and local governments |
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| among the broad purposes of the US government spelled out in the preamble to the constitution is the obligation to |
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| provide for justice and the people's general welfare |
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which of the following is not a basic characteristic of a state?
a) sovereignty
b) defined population
c) government
d) parliamentary system |
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| in a democracy, the will of the majority |
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| cannot be used to deprive rights to a member of a minority group |
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all of the following are differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate EXCEPT:
a) size of the membership
b) length of term
c) method of election
d) size of constituency |
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| the lawmaking function of congress is central to democracy because |
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| it is the means by which the public will becomes public policy |
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member of congress fill all of the following roles EXCEPT that of:
a) legislator
b) committee member
c) cabinet member
d) servant to constiuents |
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| The number of senate seats held by each state is |
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| fixed by the constitution |
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| when must congressional election be held? |
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| the tuesday after the first monday in november of each even-numbered year |
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| how long is the term of a senator |
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| why does the constitution guarantee that the courts may not prosecute members of congress for what they say in the house or senate in relation to congressional business? |
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| freedom os speech is a vital part of legislative debate |
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| on the average, what group of people occupy the majority of seats in congress? |
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| few member s of congress today are: |
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| the power to put laws into action |
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| the power to interpret laws |
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| the power to make laws and frame public policies |
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| institutions and processes through which public policies are made for society |
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