Title: The Executive Branch
Course: Joni's Quizzes

Q: The office of the presidenct and most of its powers are listed in which article of the Constitution?
- Article I
- Article III
- Article II
A: Article II

Q: Which of these is among the most important of the constitutional powers assigned to the president?
- To ensure that Congress passes the appropriate laws necessary for the success of the nation.
- To declare war.
- To take care that the laws of the land are "faithfully executed.”
A: To take care that the laws of the land are "faithfully executed.”

Q: Which of the following concerning Congress and term limits is true?
- There are no term limits.
- Presidents are limited to a maximum of four terms in office.
- Presidents are limited to a maximum of two terms in office.
A: Presidents are limited to a maximum of two terms in office.

Q: The president most associated with the expansion of federal power during peacetime was/is?
- Barack Obama
- John F. Kennedy
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
A: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Q: Which of these help the president set the national agenda?
- Presidents vote for laws and make alterations to the Constitution according to the agenda they have in mind. They also make speeches to persuade the public that what they have in mind is a good idea.
- Presidents proclaim laws through their executive authority, and then carry them out, hopefully without being impeached or indicted.
- Presidents try to call attention to issues and proposed solutions using constitutional powers such as calling Congress into session, recommending bills, and informing its members and the citizenry about the state of the union, as well as giving other speeches.
A: Presidents try to call attention to issues and proposed solutions using constitutional powers such as calling Congress into session, recommending bills, and informing its members and the citizenry about the state of the union, as well as giving other speeches.

Q: What is divided government?
- Where one party disagrees with another about policy and refuses to budge during debates.
- Where the Supreme Court takes a different view of the Constitution than the president and/or Congress.
- Where one party controls the presidency and another party controls one or both chambers of Congress.
A: Where one party controls the presidency and another party controls one or both chambers of Congress.

Q: Which of the following best describes the practice of attaching a "signing statement" to legislation passed by Congress?
- It is a practice clearly articulate in Article II of the Constitution, authorizing the president to declare aspects of laws he believes to be unconstitutional as "unenforecable."
- It is a practice that no president has dared to use, especially in recent times when impeachment would surely follow.
- It is a controversial practice associated with the also controversial "unitary executive" doctrine where the president claims the right to ignore or refuse to enforce laws, parts of laws, or provisions of appropriations bills even though Congress has enacted them and he has signed them into law.
A: It is a controversial practice associated with the also controversial "unitary executive" doctrine where the president claims the right to ignore or refuse to enforce laws, parts of laws, or provisions of appropriations bills even though Congress has enacted them and he has signed them into law.

Q: The Office of Communications' main job is to ________.
- provide the press with news articles that can be used verbatim in newspapers and television news programing.
- investigate journalists who cause problems for the administration.
- promote the big picture message on an array of topics that the president seeks to have influence over.
A: promote the big picture message on an array of topics that the president seeks to have influence over.

Q: What does the phrase "manipulation by inundation" refer to?
- It involves giving the press complete access to all data concerning a particular news item with the hope that journalists become overwhelmed with information and give up on reporting on the topic.
- A strategy developed during the cold war by journalists who would team up on the president, asking him the same question over and over no matter who he called upon during a press conference, until finally he had to give an answer.
- A strategy developed by the Reagan administration and adopted by subsequent presidents whereby journalists are given "well-packaged, premasticated" stories so that they adopt the administration's preferred framing of news events.
A: A strategy developed by the Reagan administration and adopted by subsequent presidents whereby journalists are given "well-packaged, premasticated" stories so that they adopt the administration's preferred framing of news events.

Q: Which of the following is generally true of a president's interaction with the press?
- Presidents favor open-ended, unscripted interactions with the press so they can foster a connection with reporters. They tend to give reporters plenty of opportunities to ask direct questions, including follow-ups, especially in relation to controversial issues.
- Presidents have frequent press conferences so that reporters get the straight story on issues they find important. It is the rare president that does not have an open-ended press conference every week.
- Presidents favor ever more controlled interactions with reporters. Most typically, they make a brief statement or give a speech without answering questions, or pose in a photo opportunity, where they are seen but not heard. Controversial announcements may be made in writing so that television news has no damaging footage to air. “It is a rare day when the president is not seen by reporters. But it is also a rare day when his appearance is not a scripted one.
A: Presidents favor ever more controlled interactions with reporters. Most typically, they make a brief statement or give a speech without answering questions, or pose in a photo opportunity, where they are seen but not heard. Controversial announcements may be made in writing so that television news has no damaging footage to air. “It is a rare day when the president is not seen by reporters. But it is also a rare day when his appearance is not a scripted one.