Many at the Continental Congress were skeptical of allowing presidents to be directly elected by the legislature because ________.

Question

Question 1 options:

they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

they feared the opportunities created for corruption

they knew the weaknesses of an electoral college

they worried about subjecting the commander-in-chief to public scrutiny
Question 2 (2.5 points)

How did the election of 1824 change the way presidents were selected?
Question 2 options:

Following this election

Jackson's supporters decided to create a device for challenging the Electoral College.

The election convinced many that the parties must adopt the king caucus as the primary method for selecting presidents.

The selection of the candidate with fewer electoral votes triggered the rise of party control over nominations.
Question 3 (2.5 points)

The people who make up the modern president's cabinet are the heads of the major federal departments and ________.
Question 3 options:

must be confirmed by the Senate

once in office are subject to dismissal by the Senate

serve two-year terms

are selected base on the rules of patronage
Question 4 (2.5 points)

President Theodore Roosevelt's concept of the bully pulpit was the office's ________.
Question 4 options:

authority to use force

constitutional power to veto legislation

premier position to pressure through public appeal

ability to use technology to enhance the voice of the president
Question 5 (2.5 points)

Which of the following is an example of an executive agreement?
Question 5 options:

The president negotiates an agreement with China and submits it to the Senate for ratification.

The president changes a regulation on undocumented immigrant status without congressional approval.

The president signs legally binding nuclear arms terms with Iran without seeking congressional approval.

The president issues recommendations to the Department of Justice on what the meaning of a new criminal statute is.
Question 6 (2.5 points)

To win the presidency, one must win _____.
Question 6 options:

the Electoral College and the popular vote

the popular vote

the Electoral College

a simple plurality in the Electoral College
Question 7 (2.5 points)

Which of the following is an unintended consequence of the rise of the primary and caucus system?
Question 7 options:

Sometimes candidates unpopular with the party leadership reach the top.

Campaigns have become shorter and more expensive.

The conventions have become more powerful than the voters.

Often incumbent presidents will fail to be renominated by the party.
Question 8 (2.5 points)

The Constitution provides that each state's number of votes in the Electoral College is to be ____ the number of members in its congressional delegation.
Question 8 options:

greater than

less than

equal to

none of the above
Question 9 (2.5 points)

Executive expressed powers include all of the following except _____.
Question 9 options:

commander in chief

power to declare war

power to make treaties

power to grant pardons
Question 10 (2.5 points)

Using his _____ powers, President Lincoln imposed censorship, ordered a naval blockade, and issued orders while Congress was not in session.
Question 10 options:

reserved

expressed

inherent

de facto

Answer 1

Here are the answers to the provided questions:

Question 1: Many at the Continental Congress were skeptical of allowing presidents to be directly elected by the legislature because ________.

• Answer: they were worried about giving the legislature too much power

Question 2: How did the election of 1824 change the way presidents were selected?

• Answer: The selection of the candidate with fewer electoral votes triggered the rise of party control over nominations.

Question 3: The people who make up the modern president's cabinet are the heads of the major federal departments and ________.

• Answer: must be confirmed by the Senate

Question 4: President Theodore Roosevelt's concept of the bully pulpit was the office's ________.

• Answer: premier position to pressure through public appeal

Question 5: Which of the following is an example of an executive agreement?

• Answer: The president signs legally binding nuclear arms terms with Iran without seeking congressional approval.

Question 6: To win the presidency, one must win _____.

• Answer: the Electoral College

Question 7: Which of the following is an unintended consequence of the rise of the primary and caucus system?

• Answer: Sometimes candidates unpopular with the party leadership reach the top.

Question 8: The Constitution provides that each state's number of votes in the Electoral College is to be ____ the number of members in its congressional delegation.

• Answer: equal to

Question 9: Executive expressed powers include all of the following except _____.

• Answer: power to declare war

Question 10: Using his _____ powers, President Lincoln imposed censorship, ordered a naval blockade, and issued orders while Congress was not in session.

• Answer: inherent

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