The institutional presidency describes ______.

A. the formal powers of the President
B. the set of offices and staff created to assist the President
C. the various Cabinet positions created to manage the executive branch
D. the division of powers among various actors in the executive branch


Answer: B

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Texas’s legacy of _____ government makes it difficult to adjust to the new realities of a changing economy, society, and political landscape.

b) limited c) professional d) efficient e) speedy

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What is meant by the term “battleground state”?

a. The state is identified as offering either major-party candidate a reasonable chance for victory in the Electoral College. b. Party politics are so strong in the state that nearly all efforts to move forward are met with huge battles. c. The majority of the voters in the state are ideologically moderate. d. It is a state that splits its distribution of votes in the Electoral College. e. Election results in such states are normally decided within the courts weeks after the election.

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President Lincoln demonstrated the wide latitude a president has in responding to a crisis with wartime actions such as

A. the trial of civilians in military courts. B. the suspension of habeas corpus. C. defying the orders of federal courts. D. the confiscation of private property without due process. E. All of these answers are correct.

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