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EY67 · **on:** Sep 3, 2018

During the first three years of the Obama administration, President Obama was successful on 86 percent of his foreign policy votes in the House and 94 percent of his votes in the Senate. How does this level of support compare to past presidents?

a. This is a normal level of support for foreign policy issues.
b. Obama received a higher level of support than Reagan, Clinton, or Bush.
c. Obama received a lower level of support than Reagan, Clinton, or Bush.
d. Obama received a lower level of support than Johnson, Ford, or Carter.
e. Only Nixon received less support than Obama on foreign policy issues.

Question 2

According to the text, which of the following is accurate?

a. On foreign policy votes in Congress, the president wins most of the time.
b. The president usually gets more foreign policy support in the Senate than in the House.
c. Congressional foreign policy support for the president has been declining in recent years.
d. All of the above are true.
e. Both options A and C are true.