The President Reading Comprehension Questions 370 372 372

The President Reading Comprehension Questions

370 -372; 372 -379 1. WHAT IS DIVIDED GOVERNMENT? 2. WHAT IS GRIDLOCK? DOES GRIDLOCK MATTER? 3. WHY DOES UNIFIED GOVERNMENT PRODUCE SIMILAR LEGISLATIVE RESULTS TO DIVIDED GOVERNMENT? 4. WHAT WERE THE FEARS OF THE FOUNDERS IN TERMS OF THE PRESIDENCY? 5. WHO DECIDES HOW A STATE’S ELECTORS ARE SELECTED? 6. IF NO CANDIDATE WINS A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES, WHO DECIDES THE PRESIDENCY? 7. WHAT IS THE LIMIT ON PRESIDENTIAL TERMS? WHAT AMENDMENT ESTABLISHED THIS? 8. DESCRIBE THE CHANGES OVER TIME OF THE POWERS AND PRESTIGE OF THE PRESIDENCY.

379 -380 1. WHERE ARE THE FORMAL POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT FOUND? 2. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MAJOR POWERS THE PRESIDENT WIELDS BY HIMSELF? 3. WHAT POWERS DOES THE PRESIDENT SHARE WITH THE SENATE? CONGRESS?

380 -385 1. WHY HAS THE WH GROWN SO MUCH IN TERMS OF PERSONNEL? 2. WHAT IS THE RULE OF PROPINQUITY? 3. DESCRIBE THREE TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS STRUCTURES A PRESIDENT CAN USE. PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF A PRESIDENT WHO USED EACH. 4. WHERE DOES THE PRESIDENT TYPICALLY GET HIS STAFF? WHAT IS PROBLEMATIC ABOUT THIS? 5. WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPLE AGENCIES OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE? 6. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE OMB?

385 -388; 388 -390 1. WHY DOES THE ABILITY TO APPOINT NOT GIVE THE PRESIDENT AMPLE POWER OVER THE DEPARTMENTS IN THE GOVT? 2. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN APPOINTMENTS FOR AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY AND AN EXECUTIVE AGENCY? 3. WHAT IS AN ACTING APPOINTMENT? WHAT ARE THE LIMITS ON SUCH AN APPOINTMENT?

390 -394; 394 -397 1. WHAT ARE THREE AUDIENCES OF THE PRESIDENT? 2. WHAT IS THE BULLY PULPIT AND WHY IS IT AN ADVANTAGE FOR THE PRESIDENT? 3. WHAT ROLE DOES PRESIDENTIAL POPULARITY HAVE ON LEGISLATION? 4. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THEORY ON PRESIDENTIAL COATTAILS? 5. WHAT IS THE HONEYMOON PERIOD FOR A PRESIDENT? 6. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A VETO MESSAGE AND A POCKET VETO? 7. WHAT IS THE LINE-ITEM VETO? WHY IS IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL? 8. WHAT IS EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE AND HOW DID US V. NIXON LIMIT IT? 9. WHAT IS THE IMPOUNDMENT ACT OF 1974

397 -401; 401 -406 1. WHAT CONSTRAINS A PRESIDENT’S PROGRAM? 2. WHAT IS A LEGISLATIVE VETO? WHY IS IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL? 3. WHAT POWERS DOES THE VP HAVE? 4. IS THE VP JOB A GOOD “STEPPING STONE” TO THE PRESIDENCY? 5. DESCRIBE THE PROVISIONS OF THE 25 TH AMENDMENT. 6. WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE PRESIDENCY OF GERALD FORD? 7. WHAT IS AN IMPEACHMENT? 8. DESCRIBE THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS.