Which of the following is one way in which the White House staff is different from the president's Cabinet?
a. The White House staff is not subject to Senate confirmation.
b. The Cabinet is more loyal to the president than is the White House staff.
c. The Cabinet works more closely with the president than does the White House staff.
d. The White House staff must perform their job duties in accordance with congressional legislation, while the Cabinet has no such restraints.
Question -2-Which of the following accurately describes George Washington's presidency?
a. His ambitions greatly expanded the power of the presidency to influence domestic policies.
b. He took every opportunity to establish the primacy of the national government.
c. He established the precedent that the president would take the lead over Congress in influencing the national agenda.
d. His actions firmly established the president as the chief driver of the economy.
Question -3-What was The Federalist?
a. a book written by George Washington explaining the reasons for American independence
b. a book written by Thomas Jefferson while he was in Paris as the U.S. ambassador to France
c. a device by the Antifederalists to encourage opposition to the Annapolis Convention
d. a series of essays written to encourage ratification of the proposed Constitution
Question -4-What was the turning point that gave rise to the modern presidency?
a. the social strife arising from the civil rights movement
b. the economic and social turmoil of the Great Depression
c. the demands of managing a modern army during World War I
d. the rapid contraction of government following the conclusion of World War II
Question -5-What regions of the country tended to oppose ratification of the new Constitution?
a. urban areas
b. seaboard regions
c. backcountry regions from Maine through Georgia
d. southern states
Question -6-Which word best describes the constitutional provisions relating to the powers of the president?
a. exact
b. static
c. deferential
d. vague
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