midterm part 5

Question 1

The White House Staff are nominated by Congress.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

According to the unitary executive theory, the president is the sole authority in the executive branch and any attempt to limit that authority is unconstitutional.

Answer 2

true

Question 3

An executive order by the president can supersede a Constitutional Amendment.

Answer 3

false

Question 4

The population of each state determines how many seats in the U.S. Senate that state gets

Answer 4

false

Question 5

The Federal Reserve is:

Answer 5

The nation’s central banking system that regulates the money supply, manages interest rates, and works to maintain economic stability.

Question 6

What event spurred the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security?

Answer 6

The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (9/11).

Question 7

The constitutional role of Chief Executive is understood to mean ^_^

Answer 7

The President must faithfully execute the laws passed by Congress and oversee the executive branch.

Question 8

What did the War Powers Resolution of 1973 attempt to do?

Answer 8

It limited presidential war powers by requiring the President to inform Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops and withdraw them within 60 days without congressional approval.

Question 9

The unitary executive theory is also known as the ^^.

Answer 9

Strong Executive Theory – holds that all executive power is vested solely in the president and cannot be limited by Congress.

Question 10

The “take care” clause of Art. II, section 3, of the Constitution requires that the president ^_^

Answer 10

“Take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” It obligates the President to enforce federal laws.

Question 11

For which one of the following branches only does the Constitution provide an oath of office?

Answer 11

The Executive Branch (the President).

Question 12

The formal or constitutional powers of the presidency have been supplemented by ^_^ powers.

Answer 12

Inherent powers – implied powers that allow the President to act in areas not explicitly stated in the Constitution.

Question 13

The White House Staff are nominated by Congress.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

In Federalist #78, Alexander Hamilton described the judicial branch of the federal government as the ^_^

Answer 14

The “least dangerous branch” because it has “neither force nor will, but merely judgment.”

Question 15

What is judicial review and who has the authority to exercise it?

Answer 15

Judicial review is the power of the courts to declare laws or government actions unconstitutional. This authority belongs to the Supreme Court and all federal courts, established in Marbury v. Madison (1803).