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Title: Both parties in 1800 used congressional caucuses to select presidential nominees because it was ...
Post by: jouameng on Mar 11, 2018
Both parties in 1800 used congressional caucuses to select presidential nominees because it was __________.
 
  A)required by the Constitution
  B)an expedient method
  C) the most democratic method
  D)mandated by federal law

Question -2-

What seems to happen with respect to congressional voting patterns at the conclusion of a war?
 
  A)They become erratic and unpredictable.
  B)Theymirror an increased sense of bipartisanship.
  C)They reflect the president's ideological leanings.
  D)They shift away from the policy preferences of the president.

Question -3-

If you were a president seeking to augment your bargaining position with Congress, what would you need to do with respect to the press?
 
  A) ignore it
  B) manage it
  C) censor it
  D) vilify it

Question -4-

Which act illustrates an attempt by Congress to reassert control over the budgetary process?
 
  A) Administrative Procedures Act
  B) Budget and Accounting Act
  C) Executive Reorganization Act
  D) Budget and Impoundment Act

Question -5-

Define the unitary theory of the executive and describe how it fits with the exercise of executive power.
 
  Using relevant examples, compare and contrast the relative success that Congress has had in constraining executive power with the relative success that presidents have had in gaining concessions (even if briefly) from Congress.Which branch has been more successful?


Title: Both parties in 1800 used congressional caucuses to select presidential nominees because it was ...
Post by: Jganz on Mar 11, 2018
(Ans. #1)

B

(Ans. #2)

D

(Ans. #3)

B

(Ans. #4)

D

(Ans. #5)

a. Define the unitary theory of the executive as the legal argument that presidents retain unrivaled control over the federal bureaucracy, and identify that presidents often invoke this theory as they seek power to help achieve their goals.
b. Discuss various ways in which Congress has successfully constrained presidential power; possible examples include: Jimmy Carter's struggle to pass various bills through Congress, Abraham Lincoln's struggles during the Civil War, and Barack Obama's 2011 jobs bill failure and difficulties because of partisan control of Congress (divided government).
c. Discuss various ways that presidents have successfully gained concessions from Congress; possible examples include: the brief existence of the line-item veto; executive agreements; lack of enforcement of the Wars Powers Resolution (1974 ); executive agreements; and signing statements.
d. Contrast the constraints with the concessions, and present an argument on whether Congress or the president has been more successful.


Title: Both parties in 1800 used congressional caucuses to select presidential nominees because it was ...
Post by: jouameng on Mar 11, 2018
I know this sounds cliche, but I was thinking the same thing for each of these. Thanks for confirming :)


Title: Both parties in 1800 used congressional caucuses to select presidential nominees because it was ...
Post by: Jganz on Mar 11, 2018
I'm sure ;) Thanks for your honesty