The Presidency
1. The Constitution sates that all executive_________ powers_________ shall be vested in a
president of the United States
2. What are the five constitutional duties of the president?
3. Head of state, chief executive, commander in chief, chief diplomat, chief legislator
4. What are the six roles of the president?
5. Head of state, head pf government, chief legislator, party leader, chief diplomat, commander
in chief
6. Why is the role ‘party leader’ arguably incorrect?
7. Congress leaders split into states and congressional districts
8. Give two reasons why it is difficult for a president to appoint a cabinet?
9. President cannot pick a member of congress and it is highly unlikely for a member of con-
gress to leave their job
10. Experts also won’t leave their jobs since becoming apart of a cabinet isn’t a long term job.
11. What three things must a president take account of when appointing a cabinet?
12. Egg ethnicity gender and geography
13. Cabinets have become more diverse with every president since Bill Clinton. True/False
14. What are the four theories of presidential power?
15. Persuasive powers, imperial, dual presidency, over past 100 years has become more power-
ful
16. What is the federal bureaucracy?
17. Non elected 1.9 million civil servants 9 million total
18. What is the presidential equivalent of the Downing Street Policy Unit?
19. Expo
20. What is the most important appointment a president can make?
21. Chief of staff
22. Who is Biden’s Secretary of State?
23. Jeff stents
24. Give a quote by Truman on presidential power?
25. .
26. What checks does the president have on Congress?
27. Presidential veto, commander in chief
28. What checks does the president have on the SC?
29. Nominates justices
30. Why are a president’s power to persuade so limited? Give three reasons
31. Divides/unified own party listens to folks back home
32. What were the key domestic policy aims of Clinton/Bush/Obama/Trump
33. Clinton- economic growth bush-tax cuts, education obama-ecomic stimulus, healthcare
trump-tax cuts, wall
34. Why could the domestic records of each be considered a failure. Be specific about what pol-
icy failures they had.
35. If it did not get passed. If executive order was used. If the bill was modified too much
36. How can a president bypass Congress knowing they will reject proposed legislation?
37. Executive order
38. Why does the option in 17 carry political dangers for a president?
39. If it becomes abused relationship between president and congress will be strained
1. The Constitution sates that all executive_________ powers_________ shall be vested in a
president of the United States
2. What are the five constitutional duties of the president?
3. Head of state, chief executive, commander in chief, chief diplomat, chief legislator
4. What are the six roles of the president?
5. Head of state, head pf government, chief legislator, party leader, chief diplomat, commander
in chief
6. Why is the role ‘party leader’ arguably incorrect?
7. Congress leaders split into states and congressional districts
8. Give two reasons why it is difficult for a president to appoint a cabinet?
9. President cannot pick a member of congress and it is highly unlikely for a member of con-
gress to leave their job
10. Experts also won’t leave their jobs since becoming apart of a cabinet isn’t a long term job.
11. What three things must a president take account of when appointing a cabinet?
12. Egg ethnicity gender and geography
13. Cabinets have become more diverse with every president since Bill Clinton. True/False
14. What are the four theories of presidential power?
15. Persuasive powers, imperial, dual presidency, over past 100 years has become more power-
ful
16. What is the federal bureaucracy?
17. Non elected 1.9 million civil servants 9 million total
18. What is the presidential equivalent of the Downing Street Policy Unit?
19. Expo
20. What is the most important appointment a president can make?
21. Chief of staff
22. Who is Biden’s Secretary of State?
23. Jeff stents
24. Give a quote by Truman on presidential power?
25. .
26. What checks does the president have on Congress?
27. Presidential veto, commander in chief
28. What checks does the president have on the SC?
29. Nominates justices
30. Why are a president’s power to persuade so limited? Give three reasons
31. Divides/unified own party listens to folks back home
32. What were the key domestic policy aims of Clinton/Bush/Obama/Trump
33. Clinton- economic growth bush-tax cuts, education obama-ecomic stimulus, healthcare
trump-tax cuts, wall
34. Why could the domestic records of each be considered a failure. Be specific about what pol-
icy failures they had.
35. If it did not get passed. If executive order was used. If the bill was modified too much
36. How can a president bypass Congress knowing they will reject proposed legislation?
37. Executive order
38. Why does the option in 17 carry political dangers for a president?
39. If it becomes abused relationship between president and congress will be strained
