If the president subscribes to the following statement: "The president can exercise no power which cannot fairly and reasonably be traced to some specific grant of power," that person adheres to
A) the classic restrictive view of the presidency.
B) the stewardship theory of presidential power.
C) the literalist view of presidential power.
D) the concurrent theory of presidential power.
E) none of the above.
A
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Which of the following characterizes the
situation between the United States and the Soviet Union with respect to German reparations after WWII? a. The United States opposed the idea that the Soviet Union was owed any portion of the German war reparations. b. The Soviet Union successfully negotiated and was paid half of the $20 billion in war reparations from Germany. c. The Soviet Union extracted nearly $20 billion in reparations from the western zones of Germany, nearly twice the amount agreed on at Yalta. d. The United States and the Soviet Union were unable to come to an agreement on the amount of reparations at Yalta. e. The Soviets and Americans agreed that the Soviet Union would receive half of the $20 billion in reparations, but method and timing of payment was left unresolved and contributed to mounting tension.
Texas’s “sore loser law” prohibits someone from voting or running in the primary of one party and later running for office under the label of another party in the same year.
a. True b. False
The president has the sole power to negotiate and sign treaties, but the Senate may block a treaty by refusing to approve it
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The United States spends about ________ of its gross domestic product on health care, a figure which is ________
a. 2%; lower than any other country b. 6%; lower than any other country c. 16%; higher than any other country d. 28%; higher than any other country