Chapter 11 Electronic Test (Multiple Choice)

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1. The growth in the power of the presidency, many scholars noted in the 1970s, was accompanied by excessive reverence for the person of the president. Louis Koenig referred to this phenomenon as

2. Under the Twenty-second Amendment, the incumbent president must normally change at least once every 3. The great authority given to the president by the framers of the Constitution was limited by the 4. Which of the following has not contributed to the growth of a strong presidency during the twentieth century? 5. Which of the following roles of the president is not required of him by the Constitution? 6. The executive power is vested in a president of the United States under 7. President Harry Truman's dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur in 1951 put to a severe test the principle of 8. Congress declared war 9. Which of the following weapons of presidential power was eliminated by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974? 10. According to Jeffrey K. Tullis, "rhetorical leadership" is 11. Which of the following is not a component of the Executive Office of the President? 12. Which president's stewardship was frequently referred to as "the Teflon presidency" because criticism of his policies or the errors of his subordinates did not to seem to stick to him personally? 13. Under the Twenty-fifth Amendment, if the president informs Congress that he is unable to perform his duties, or a majority of the cabinet or some other body created by Congress decides that he is disabled, the vice president becomes

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Chief Justice Richard Barajas
Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics
Cathedral High School, El Paso, Texas
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