Which of the following executive actions by a president was revoked by the Supreme Court?
a. Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
b. Franklin Roosevelt’s internment of Japanese Americans
c. Harry Truman’s desegregation of the armed forces
d. Harry Truman’s seizing of the steel industry
d. Harry Truman’s seizing of the steel industry
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When the media calls out every candidates' moves throughout the presidential campaign this is called
(A) The bandwagon effect (B) Horserace coverage (C) Exit polling (D) The elite effect (E) The elastic clause
Which of the following is true about the line item veto?
a. It was struck down by the Supreme Court as violating the Constitution’s separation of powers doctrine. b. It was upheld by the Court as constitutional but subsequently repealed by Congress. c. It was achieved by court action. d. It was passed by the House but defeated by a filibuster in the Senate
The example of "Middletown" demonstrates community power concentrated in the hands of the business elite
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
How did the Framers address the question of government administration at the Constitutional Convention?
a. not very clearly although they gave the President appointment power but left it to Congress to establish executive departments and determine how they would be staffed b. ignored the issue entirely since they believed that the federal government would carry out a few, well-defined tasks relating to diplomacy and national security c. in tremendous detail as they specified the creation of specific agencies and defined the powers of those agencies in Article VIII d. not very clearly, but they did believe that the President should have absolute control over officials serving in the executive branch