The Executive Branch Part 2

The Executive Branch Part 2
1) Jefferson used the concept of inherent presidential powers to justify the Louisiana Purchase.

2) During the first few presidential administrations, the president tended to be much stronger
than the Congress.

3) During the civil war, President Lincoln was careful to follow the letter and the spirit of the
Constitution.

4) Presidential power has expanded under George W. Bush.

5) Presidential power expanded under Franklin Roosevelt.

6) The Cabinet is a constitutionally mandated group of presidential advisors.

7) Edith Wilson was a powerful first lady.

8) While previous presidents had been content with Congress taking the lead in making policies,
Franklin Roosevelt took on a strong policymaking role.

9) The 1994 Contract with America was an attempt by congressional Republicans to play a more
dominant policymaking role.

10) A president can use patronage to help get his proposals through Congress.

11) The Office of Management and Budget aids the president in drafting his budget proposal.

12) President Harry Truman desegregated the military using an executive order.

13) It is cumbersome for a new president to rescind a previous presidentʹs executive orders
because doing so requires the approval of a majority of both houses of Congress.

14) George W. Bush issued an executive order restricting the release of past presidentsʹ official
papers.

15) The public expects the president to serve as a moral leader for the nation.

16) Presidents avoid ʺgoing publicʺ because they are afraid it will make them appear undignified.

17) Kim Jong Il presides over a very weak executive branch in North Korea.

18) Presidents usually enjoy their highest popularity ratings at the start of their administration.

19) There is minimal partisan difference in citizensʹ approval of George W. Bushʹs job
performance, demonstrating that Bush has lived up to his pledge to be a ʺuniter, not a
divider.ʺ