Author Question: In the modern presidency, the Cabinet A) has assumed greater importance over the last twenty ... (Read 21 times)

biggirl4568 · **on:** Sep 3, 2018

In the modern presidency, the Cabinet

A) has assumed greater importance over the last twenty years.
B) is a minor contributor to presidential decisions on foreign policy, but a major contributor to decisions on domestic policy.
C) no longer provides significant decision-making input or support for the president.
D) makes major domestic policy decisions but does not make foreign or defense policy decisions.
E) is the central advisory and decision-making group on which the president depends.

Question 2

Which of the following is a key factor in the increased size of the Cabinet over the years?

A) president's inability to get legislative initiatives passed by Congress
B) growth in the responsibilities of government
C) new congressional requirement that Cabinet departments have an equal relationship with a particular congressional committee
D) the feeling that the Cabinet should remain proportional in size to the bureaucracy
E) president's need to be seen as a consensus builder