The Authors of the Textbook Conclude That Presidential Power Is

question 30

Multiple Choice

The authors of the textbook conclude that presidential power is:

• A) increasing to dangerous levels that would alarm the Founders.
• B) insufficient and should be expanded to help solve pressing national problems.
• C) important but limited by the necessity of working with Congress and of maintaining public approval.
• D) antiquated for an increasingly complex world, which the Founders could never have envisioned.
• E) less important than most American realize because most presidents fail to utilize their powers to their fullest extent.

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Definitions:

S. Freud

The Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud founded the therapeutic approach of psychoanalysis, where psychopathological issues are addressed through a dialogue between the analyst and the patient.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which two stimuli are continuously coupled; the response, initially precipitated by the second stimulus, is ultimately precipitated by the first stimulus by itself.

UCS

An acronym for "Unconditioned Stimulus," a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning.

CS

Common shorthand for "conditioned stimulus," a term from classical conditioning in psychology that refers to a previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.