Which of the Following Is a Reason the Presidency Was

question 131

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a reason the presidency was relatively weak during the legislative epoch (1800-1933) ?

• A)Presidents were usually dominated by leading newspaper editors.
• B)There were few important national, political, or social forces to which presidents could have linked themselves.
• C)The national government had very expansive powers.
• D)Presidents were so busy managing the federal bureaucracy that they had no time to invest in legislative policy making or party politics.

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