CHAPTER 14 The Presidency

CHAPTER 14 The Presidency

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

The Framers of the Constitution generally expected that the __________ would ultimately decide the winner of presidential elections.

ANS: D REF: 339 NOT: F OBJ: LO1

This Framer of the Constitution wanted the president to be elected by the people.

ANS: A REF: 339 NOT: F OBJ: LO2

a.	an American invention, and our nation is one of a few democracies that have elected presidents.
b.	common in European democracies.
c.	a key feature of a parliamentarian system.
d.	a powerful figure in the Japanese government.
e.	the same as a prime minister.

ANS: A REF: 339, 340 NOT: F OBJ: LO1

An obvious and important difference between a president and a prime minister is that the latter always has

a.	interest group support.
b.	support in the cabinet.
c.	support in the military.
d.	majority support in parliament.
e.	executive powers.

ANS: D REF: 340 NOT: A OBJ: LO1

a.	the only president to be elected directly from the U.S. House of Representatives.
b.	the fifth president to be elected directly from the U.S. Senate.
c.	like many modern presidents a former governor.
d.	the only modern president to be elected directly from a state legislative body.
e.	the third president to be elected directly from the U.S. Senate.

ANS: E REF: 340 NOT: F OBJ: LO3

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