Which of the Following Is True of the Vice Presidency

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the vice presidency?

• A)Presidents in the nineteenth century paid more attention to their vice presidents and granted them more authority.
• B)The Constitution assigns no executive authority to the vice president.
• C)Jimmy Carter reduced the power of the vice presidency by removing the vice president's office from the White House.
• D)The constitutional powers of the vice presidency have been increased by Congress twice during U.S.history.
• E)Daniel Webster and Henry Clay accepted nominations to the vice presidency as stepping stones to the presidency.