__________ gives the president the authority to negotiate international economic agreements with the understanding that the Senate will have an up-or-down vote on the agreement rather than attempt to change the provisions of the agreement

Presidential scholar Stephen Skowronek suggests that presidents become great by

A) being willing to stick with failed policies even after public opinion has turned against them. B) their ability to forge consensus in support of their policies. C) their personality traits. D) readily adapting their policies to changing circumstances. E) encountering political circumstances that allow them to repudiate the past and move in a sharply different direction.

Under what circumstances would a new vice president assume the duties of president?

a. if no candidate achieves 270 electoral votes and the House vote results in an absolute majority of votes for one of the top three candidates– b. if the top presidential vote getter declines the office and the House has to select a new candidate c. if the House vote does not result in a majority for one candidate and the Senate gives more than 51 votes to one of the vice presidential candidates d. if neither the House nor the Senate can establish a clear majority for president or vice president