Author Question: If a president has faced persistent opposition to his or her policy agenda in Congress, which ... (Read 51 times)

jlmhmf · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

If a president has faced persistent opposition to his or her policy agenda in Congress, which strategy would best improve the chance of future legislative success?

A) The president should campaign and fundraise on behalf of his or her party's candidates during the midterm election cycle.
B) The president should make a public grab for power to force his or her agenda through Congress.
C) The president should make liberal use of signing statements to indicate that he or she does not agree with the interpretation surrounding the legislation that Congress is willing to pass.
D)The president should withdraw from the policy process and let Congress determine the legislative agenda in hope that the policy outcomes fail.

Question 2

The actions of Harry Truman to save entire states from the ravages of storms, fires, and floods illustrate what core principle of Rossiter's analysis?

A)A president's wartime powers do not apply in times of international peace and prosperity.
B)The accrual of wartime presidential powers is diminished when presidents use those powers in other policy spheres.
C)It is the actions of Democratic presidents that have most significantly expanded the powers of the presidency.
D)The expansion of presidential power is not solely the result of the actions of great presidents in great wars.