Question

Which statement best explains how Congress uses its power of the purse to facilitate oversight of executive departments?(1 point)

by deciding whether taxes will be raised

by providing or withholding money from executive departments and agencies

by approving presidential budget requests

by withholding all money from executive departments and agencies

Answer 1

How did the Constitution prevent the issue of taxation without representation?(1 point)

by setting aside funds specifically for executive departments and agencies
by setting aside funds specifically for executive departments and agencies

by allowing citizens to vote directly on how to fund the government

by having a set budget and never changing it

by putting the House of Representatives in charge of the allocation of government funding

Answer 2

Describe the concept of the bully pulpit.(1 point)

the president's use of the chief executive position to dominate an issue with the public and shape public opinion

congressional efforts to pressure the president to sign legislation

the constitutional powers of the president to address the public

the use of the White House as a place of worship to preach to the American people

Answer 3

Identify a historical example of a president using the bully pulpit.(1 point)

President Trump’s veto of the 2020 Fiscal Year Defense Bill

President Lincoln’s issue of the Emancipation Proclamation

President Lyndon Johnson’s use of personal appeals to Congress to pass Great Society legislation

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s use of fireside chats to achieve passage of legislation easing the Great Depression

Answer 4

Explain how historians would characterize the use of executive orders for the first 100 years of American presidential history.(1 point)

There were significant changes, such as the Second Industrial Revolution and the Great Depression, and Congress was unwilling to act.

There was very little change in the first 100 years of American history, making the need for executive orders very small.

For the first 100 years of American history, despite significant societal changes, presidents deferred to congressional lawmaking to adapt to change.

For the first 100 years of American history, presidential employment of executive orders was the highest in American history.

Answer 5

1)by providing or withholding money from executive departments and agencies
2)by putting the House of Representatives in charge of the allocation of government funding
3the president's use of the chief executive position to dominate an issue with the public and shape public opinion
4)President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s use of fireside chats to achieve passage of legislation easing the Great Depression
5)For the first 100 years of American history, despite significant societal changes, presidents deferred to congressional lawmaking to adapt to change.

Answer 6

for me on connexus for a quick check 2 was instead

"by putting the house Representatives in charge of the allocation etc etc"