Chapter 9 Quiz Game

Which of the following is an example of the US President or prime minister of Canada acting as Chief Executive?

• Appointing the heads of agencies

• Attending the Superbowl and participating in the half-time show

• Signing treaties with other countries

• Sending the military to war

Which President first claimed the power to withhold documents related to private conversations with advisers?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ronald Reagan

• Richard Nixon

• George Washington

Which of these bodies would the President consult to obtain advice about setting important taxes on goods from China?

• Federal Reserve

• Council of Economic Advisers

• House of Representatives

• US Senate

Which of the following is a tool the President can use to obtain congressional support for their legislative agenda?

• Extensive meetings with cabinet members

• Political patronage appointment for a constituent

• Promise of campaign support for a senator

• Promise to sign any bill that supports the agenda

When President Truman integrated the armed forces racially, how did he do it?

• Executive Agreement

• Executive Order

• Agency Policy

• Amnesty

Which of these is an example of a successful check on the power of the President?

• After Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase, the Senate ratified it

• When FDR's New Deal programs took effect, the executive branch expanded

• When Lincoln blockaded southern ports, he was not opposed by Congress

• After Truman seized steel mills, the courts declared the action unconstitutional

In which situation would the President have to compromise most on their legislative agenda?

• The President is from a different party than both the US Senate and House majorities

• The President and the US Senate and House majorities are from the same party

• The President and the majority of the US Senate are from the same party while the majority of the House is from the opposite party

• The President and the majority of the House are from the same party while the majority of the US Senate is from the opposite party

Which of the following presidential actions is based on a power the Framers gave to the executive branch?

• The President expands gathering of intelligence by certain agencies during war

• The president orders striking air traffic controllers to return to work

• The president withholds tapes of meetings with economic advisers from Congress

• The President appoints supporter to become ambassador to India

Which of the following actions a president may take as chief diplomat needs to be ratified by the senate?

• Treaty

• Reprieve

• Veto

• Executive Agreement

Acting as head of state, the President might do which of the following?

• Appoint a committee to study an economic issue

• Conduct treat negotiations with leaders from Argentina

• Retreat to a private residence on vacation

• Invite famous poets to a dinner at the White House