POS 4413 JACKSON FSU EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
Goals of Social Science Ans✓✓✓To understand and predict phenomena
using a hypothesis, testing, and data. Parsimonious and Falsifiable
Difficulties in building theories about the presidency Ans✓✓✓Limited
Sample Size (Small-N)
Closed Decision making process (Hard to get information)
Information that IS available is most likely biased (Indiv. worked w
Admin)
How do we learn about presidencies? What kinds of Info/Data are
available? Ans✓✓✓Personal Accounts of "Insiders" (Subjective and
Fragmentary)
Journalistic Accounts (Descriptive)
Academic Case Studies (Each Case is Unique, can they be generalized?)
What factors make studying the presidency DIFFICULT?
Ans✓✓✓Limited Sample Size
Biased Information Sources
Closed Decision Making
Vesting Clause Ans✓✓✓Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution, which
states that "executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United
, States of America," making the president both the head of government
and the head of state.
Rossiter's Presidential Roles (Constitutional and Extra-Constitutional)
Ans✓✓✓CONSTITUTIONAL
Chief of State
Chief Diplomat
Chief Legislator
Commander in Chief
Chief Executive
EXTRA-CONSTITUTIONAL
Manager of the Economy
Voice of the People
Chief of Political Party
World Leader
Protector of Peace
Strict Constructionist Approach Ans✓✓✓Constitutional Interpretation
based on a literal definition of the constitution. The president can and
will only do as much as is allowed by the constitution. (Highly
dependent on Congress) Ex. TAFT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
Goals of Social Science Ans✓✓✓To understand and predict phenomena
using a hypothesis, testing, and data. Parsimonious and Falsifiable
Difficulties in building theories about the presidency Ans✓✓✓Limited
Sample Size (Small-N)
Closed Decision making process (Hard to get information)
Information that IS available is most likely biased (Indiv. worked w
Admin)
How do we learn about presidencies? What kinds of Info/Data are
available? Ans✓✓✓Personal Accounts of "Insiders" (Subjective and
Fragmentary)
Journalistic Accounts (Descriptive)
Academic Case Studies (Each Case is Unique, can they be generalized?)
What factors make studying the presidency DIFFICULT?
Ans✓✓✓Limited Sample Size
Biased Information Sources
Closed Decision Making
Vesting Clause Ans✓✓✓Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution, which
states that "executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United
, States of America," making the president both the head of government
and the head of state.
Rossiter's Presidential Roles (Constitutional and Extra-Constitutional)
Ans✓✓✓CONSTITUTIONAL
Chief of State
Chief Diplomat
Chief Legislator
Commander in Chief
Chief Executive
EXTRA-CONSTITUTIONAL
Manager of the Economy
Voice of the People
Chief of Political Party
World Leader
Protector of Peace
Strict Constructionist Approach Ans✓✓✓Constitutional Interpretation
based on a literal definition of the constitution. The president can and
will only do as much as is allowed by the constitution. (Highly
dependent on Congress) Ex. TAFT
