The main conduit for communication between the President and Congress is(are)
A) the legislative liaison staff.
B) friendly lobbyists.
C) journalists trading information in their attempt to find out what is likely to happen on legislation.
D) the president's chief of staff.
E) staff from the offices of the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate.
With respect to presidential leadership in the legislative arena, the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt
A) did not actually pursue an aggressive legislative agenda.
B) ushered in the era of significant presidential legislative action.
C) put the brakes on the historical active presidential legislative agenda.
D) continued the traditional passive legislative stance of presidents.
E) was less successful in implementing his legislative agenda than most other presidents before and since.
The White House is willing to work with interest groups because they are
A) able to mobilize their constituents to contact members of Congress.
B) a resource Congress tends to ignore.
C) able to access financial resources that could be helpful to the president.
D) numerous.
E) too powerful to be ignored.
Ronald Reagan's declaration that Government __________. foreshadowed his administration's policies in the area of social service programs such as the Job Corps.
A) is the answer
B) has failed needy Americans
C) should be the leader
D) is the problem
E) has a moral duty to provide for everyone
The ___________ was the name given to President Lyndon Johnson's liberal agenda for America.
A) New Deal
B) New America
C) Great Society
D) Great Deal
E) Renewal Agenda