President Obama and his Secretary of Education were able to transform the federal government's role in education policy because Congress appropriated a __________.
A) limited sum of money with no conditions
B) large sum of money with few strings attached
C) minimal sum of money with multiple restrictions
D) moderate amount of money with minimal conditions
Question -2-How do the expectations of the general public and other actors with respect to presidents affect the actions of executives in the exercise of power? Give examples where appropriate.
What will be an ideal response?
Question -3-By virtually all accounts, congressional voting behavior over time is __________.
A)incredibly erratic
B)notoriously uninformed
C)remarkably stable
D)consistently bipartisan
Question -4-Differentiate between the different types of political power that a president can exercise and discuss the goals embedded in the exercise of political power.
What will be an ideal response?
Question -5-To assess congressional voting trends in times of war and peace in an ideal research environment, Howell and his colleagues would have needed __________ immediately before and immediately after the outbreak of war, with all other factors constant.
A)identical members of Congress voting on identical bills
B)similar members of Congress voting on different bills
C)different members of Congress voting on similar bills
D)different members of Congress voting on identical bills
Question -6-If you were applying Barber's model and wanted to evaluate the personality of Barack Obama, to which of the following would you look?
A)political engagement
B) worldview
C)regime affiliation
D) policies
Question -7-The ability of the president to use the budget to influence the course of federal policy is best illustrated by the __________.
A) War Powers Resolution
B) Defense Emergency Response Fund
C) Congressional Budget Office
D) Administrative Procedures Act
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