Chapter_14_The_Presidency

Chapter_14_The_Presidency

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1. The Framers of the Constitution generally expected that the __________ would ultimately decide the winner of presidential
2. electoral college
3. congressional delegations
4. Senate
5. House
6. Supreme Court

ANSWER:                           d

REFERENCES:                   Presidents and Prime Ministers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  AGIP.WILS.17.14.1 – LO14.1

2. This Framer of the Constitution wanted the president to be elected by the
3. James Wilson
4. Roger Sherman
5. James Madison
6. Samuel Adams
7. John Hancock

ANSWER:                           a

REFERENCES:                   Presidents and Prime Ministers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  AGIP.WILS.17.14.1 – LO14.1

3. The popularly elected president is
4. an American invention, and our nation is one of a few democracies that have elected
5. common in European
6. a key feature of a parliamentarian
7. a powerful figure in the Japanese
8. the same as a prime

ANSWER:                           a

REFERENCES:                   Presidents and Prime Ministers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  AGIP.WILS.17.14.1 – LO14.1

4. An obvious and important difference between a president and a prime minister is that the latter always has
5. interest group
6. support in the
7. support in the
8. majority support in
9. executive

ANSWER:                           d

REFERENCES:                   Presidents and Prime Ministers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  AGIP.WILS.17.14.1 – LO14.1

5. Barack Obama is
6. the only president to be elected directly from the S. House of Representatives.
7. the fifth president to be elected directly from the S. Senate.
8. like many modern presidents a former
9. the only modern president to be elected directly from a state legislative
10. the third president to be elected directly from the S. Senate.

ANSWER:                           e

REFERENCES:                   Presidents and Prime Ministers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  AGIP.WILS.17.14.1 – LO14.1