In initiating broad legislative proposals, the president enjoys all the following advantages over Congress EXCEPT
A. the president being more likely to take a national perspective on policy issues.
B. the president being granted more authority by the Constitution in the area of lawmaking.
C. the president’s actions receiving more attention from the national media.
D. the president having the authority to make policy decisions even when there are conflicting views within the executive branch, while congressional leaders cannot impose their views on other members who disagree with them.
E. a lack of fragmentation.
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Congress typically takes presidential proposals
A. only as a starting point.
B. only if the dominant party is the same as the president’s party.
C. and most often fast-tracks them into law.
D. and tables them until they expire.
E. None of these answers is correct.
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Congress’s inability to consistently provide leadership on broad national issues is due to
A. the lack of talented leadership in Congress.
B. the fragmented nature of Congress.
C. constitutional restrictions on Congress’s lawmaking powers.
D. the constant threat of a presidential veto.
E. opposition from the mass media.
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Because of the inherent tension in Congress between the need for strong leadership at the top and the individual congressional member’s need to act according to local concerns,
A. Congress is unable to take effective action to counter the growth in the power of the president.
B. power in the Congress is widely dispersed.
C. power in the Congress is highly centralized in the Speaker and Senate president pro tempore.
D. members of Congress prefer to address international issues because the tension between local and national issues is less substantial in this situation.
E. Congress has been unable to take effective action to counter the growth in the power of the Supreme Court.
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