Which statement best explains how Congress uses its power of the purse to facilitate oversight of executive departments?
A. by approving presidential budget requests
B. by withholding all money from executive departments and agencies
C. by deciding whether taxes will be raised
D. by providing or withholding money from executive departments and agencies
D. by providing or withholding money from executive departments and agencies
1)by providing or withholding money from executive departments and agencies
2)by putting the House of Representatives in charge of the allocation of government funding
3the president's use of the chief executive position to dominate an issue with the public and shape public opinion
4)President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s use of fireside chats to achieve passage of legislation easing the Great Depression
5)For the first 100 years of American history, despite significant societal changes, presidents deferred to congressional lawmaking to adapt to change.
How did the Constitution prevent the issue of taxation without representation?
A. by putting the House of Representatives in charge of the allocation of government funding
B. by setting aside funds specifically for executive departments and agencies
C. by allowing citizens to vote directly on how to fund the government
D. by having a set budget and never changing it
Describe the concept of the bully pulpit.
A. the use of the White House as a place of worship to preach to the American people
B. congressional efforts to pressure the president to sign legislation
C. the constitutional powers of the president to address the public
D. the president's use of the chief executive position to dominate an issue with the public and shape public opinion
D. the president's use of the chief executive position to dominate an issue with the public and shape public opinion
Identify a historical example of a president using the bully pulpit.
A. President Lincoln’s issue of the Emancipation Proclamation
B. President Trump’s veto of the 2020 Fiscal Year Defense Bill
C. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s use of fireside chats to achieve passage of legislation easing the Great Depression
D. President Lyndon Johnson’s use of personal appeals to Congress to pass Great Society legislation
C. President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s use of fireside chats to achieve passage of legislation easing the Great Depression
Explain how historians would characterize the use of executive orders for the first 100 years of American presidential history.
A. There was very little change in the first 100 years of American history, making the need for executive orders very small.
B. For the first 100 years of American history, presidential employment of executive orders was the highest in American history.
C. There were significant changes, such as the Second Industrial Revolution and the Great Depression, and Congress was unwilling to act.
D. For the first 100 years of American history, despite significant societal changes, presidents deferred to congressional lawmaking to adapt to change.