Which of the following presidents considered the White House to be a prison?
A) George Washington
B) William Howard Taft
C) Harry Truman
D) Warren Harding
E) Lyndon Johnson
D
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In 1996, the Republicans __________.
A. won all statewide offices in the general election and gained a majority in the state Senate B. captured a majority in the state House for the first time since Reconstruction C. supported Bill Clinton in the presidential election D. gained control over city commissions and mayors' offices in all Texas cities with at least 100,000 residents
The sheer size of the new country meant that if Americans were going to govern themselves, ______.
A. self-government by direct democracy was the way to ensure that all of the major interests in society were represented B. direct democracy was going to be impossible and the people would have to delegate their authority to a small number of representative agents C. they would need to ensure that the President had a strong set of powers so that he could exercise the authority of the federal government throughout the country D. only a dictatorship could possibly reconcile the competing economic and religious interests in the states
In the early 1800s _______ (system) had the power to nominate presidential candidates by giving their parties leaders in Congress power to decide who could be presidential candidates
A. The King Caucus B. Party primaries C. Congressional nominations D. Presidential gerrymandering E. The spoils system
Under Electoral College procedures governing the presidential elections, voters directly vote for
a. a presidential candidate. b. a presidential candidate and a vice presidential candidate. c. candidates for the presidency, vice presidency, U.S. Senate, and House of Representatives. d. a slate of electors. e. members of the president's cabinet.