Question 1

Summarize the ways that presidents try to make capitalism work at home.

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Question 2

What does the text mean when it says that the Constitution fragments government authority in two ways?

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Question 3

Summarize the organization of the executive branch, making sure to include what the text says about the concentric rings around the president.

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Question 4

Explain why, according to the text, the Founders designed the U.S. government as they did.

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Question 5

Summarize the ways that presidents try to defend the United States at home and abroad.

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Question 6

Summarize the Constitutional, historical, and political factors that result in limited presidential power.

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Question 7

Summarize the reasons for the existence of the Electoral College, the Constitutional provisions and the political practices governing its operation, and the consequences of these provisions and practices.

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Question 8

Summarize the Constitutional, historical, and political factors that are sources of presidential power.

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Question 9

The text suggests that in order to manage conflict, presidents use the media to shape public opinion. Explain how presidents use the media and provide examples of instances when you think presidents have used the media most effectively.

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Question 10

According to the text, presidential power depends "not only upon the specific powers enumerated in the Constitution but on such subtle grounds as the president's reputation among citizens and legislators." Evaluate the validity of this statement. Be sure to provide examples to illustrate your point.

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Question 11

According to the text, crises "permit presidents to overcome blockages that would normally compromise presidential power." Evaluate this statement by providing examples of presidents' effective use of crises to overcome obstacles to their agendas.

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Question 12

Summarize what presidents do to try to maintain political stability.

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Question 13

Summarize the events and developments that led to an increase in presidential power in the twentieth century.

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Question 14

Explain why, according to the text, "the design of government in the Constitution . . . has highly conservative implications."

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Quiz 6: The Presidency