Despite their considerable impact on the president’s ability to do their job, why can approval ratings often be difficult to understand?
What will be an ideal response?
There are a number of factors that can contribute to a president’s ratings such as the state of the economy, political conflicts, external events, and a president’s personal foibles, but, most importantly, it is never exactly clear which of the president’s roles the public is being asked to evaluate.
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Which of the following best describes the executive branch's role in the budget process before the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921?
a. The president proposed an executive budget to the secretary of the treasury. b. Executive branch agencies sent budget requests to the secretary of the treasury. c. The Office of Management and Budget proposed an executive budget to Congress. d. The Government Accounting Office proposed an executive budget to Congress.
What does the Declaration of Independence signify?
a. the end of slavery b. fair trade sanctions c. the United States as an autonomous nation d. taxation without representation e. a presidential pardon