Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1.
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The Environmental
Protection Agency was created by:
a. | Legislative
veto | b. | Presidential reorganization | c. | An override of a presidential
veto | d. | None of the above |
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The federal line item
veto raises which constitutional principle(s)?
a. | Presentment
Clause | b. | Delegation of power | c. | Commerce Clause | d. | a and b
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3.
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The federal line item
veto is:
a. | Constitutional | b. | Unconstitutional |
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4.
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Many governors have the
line item veto as one of their controls over administrative agencies.
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5.
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All of the following
are executive controls of administrative agencies except:
a. | Executive
orders | b. | Veto | c. | Legislative veto | d. | Appointment of agency heads |
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Executive orders
are:
a. | Issued by the
president | b. | Revocable by a subsequent president | c. | A kind of executive control of administrative
agencies | d. | All of the above |
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7.
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The president must get
approval of Congress to issue an executive order.
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8.
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The president can
remove the Secretary of Defense at any time.
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9.
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In the Steel Seizure
case, Youngstown Sheet
& Tube Co. v. Sawyer, President Truman ordered the seizure of steel mills. The
President’s main argument supporting this action was:
a. | Power to
legislate | b. | Power as Commander in Chief | c. | Power delegated to him by the
Congress | d. | None of the above |
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10.
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In the Steel Seizure
case, the Supreme Court ruled:
a. | The President’s action
was constitutional as within his executive powers.
| b. | The President’s action was constitutional as
within power delegated by Congress. | c. | The President’s action was unconstitutional as outside the power of the
executive.
| d. | None of the above.
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