3.2.1.3.2 The executive branch: Imperial versus Imperilled Presidency Quiz: AQA Politics, Unit 2

The 20 questions

1. Which phrase best describes the concept of an imperial presidency?

   • Supreme Court control
   • Parliamentary sovereignty
   • Weak executive authority
   • Excessive executive dominance

2. Which phrase best describes the concept of an imperilled presidency?

   • Total judicial supremacy
   • Dominant executive control
   • Severely constrained executive
   • Unchecked legislative authority

3. What aspect of executive power was highlighted by the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis?

   • Constitutional amendment power
   • Foreign policy leadership
   • Congressional oversight
   • Federal bureaucratic expansion

4. Which political situation is most likely to weaken a US President's legislative power?

   • High public approval
   • Executive privilege
   • Divided government
   • Unified government

5. Which factor most strengthens a US President's ability to pass legislation?

   • Divided government
   • Supreme Court rulings
   • Low approval ratings
   • Same-party congressional majorities

6. Which body was established in 1939 to expand presidential administrative capacity?

   • Cabinet Office
   • National Security Council
   • Executive Office
   • Office of Management

7. Which measure was enacted in 1973 to limit presidential military authority?

   • Gulf of Tonkin
   • Budget Control Act
   • War Powers Resolution
   • Patriot Act

8. What is the central focus of the imperial versus imperilled presidency debate?

   • Scope of power
   • Veto frequency
   • Electoral mandate
   • Cabinet selection

9. Which action best supports the argument that the presidency is imperial?

   • Senate confirmation rejections
   • Supreme Court overrides
   • Increased executive orders
   • Bipartisan legislative consensus

10. Which factor best supports the argument that the presidency is imperilled?

    • High partisan gridlock
    • Unilateral war powers
    • Extensive executive orders
    • Dominant electoral mandates

11. Why is the Cuban Missile Crisis used to illustrate executive power?

    • Supreme Court ruling
    • Senate treaty approval
    • Unilateral presidential action
    • Congressional war declaration

12. According to political scientists, presidential power relies heavily on which informal skill?

    • Bureaucratic appointment
    • Unilateral veto
    • Judicial review
    • Power to persuade

13. Which judicial body acts as a formal check on presidential power?

    • Electoral College
    • Executive Office
    • Supreme Court
    • Cabinet

14. Which term describes a president acting beyond constitutional limits without congressional oversight?

    • Cabinet minister
    • Imperilled president
    • Imperial president
    • Executive delegate

15. Which article of the US Constitution establishes the power of the executive branch?

    • Article I
    • Article III
    • Article II
    • Article IV

16. Which phrase describes how presidential power increases and decreases over time?

    • Checks and balances
    • Gridlock and decline
    • Waxing and waning
    • Executive privilege

17. Which factor is most likely to cause an imperilled presidency?

    • National crises
    • Low approval ratings
    • Congressional majorities
    • Executive orders

18. Which mechanism allows a president to bypass Congress through unilateral action?

    • Executive order
    • Congressional override
    • Senate confirmation
    • Impeachment motion

19. In which year did the Cuban Missile Crisis highlight dominant presidential power?

    • 1973
    • 1989
    • 1962
    • 1955

20. Which scholar argued that presidential power is primarily the power to persuade?

    • Arthur Schlesinger
    • Alexander Hamilton
    • Woodrow Wilson
    • Richard Neustadt

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