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CLEP US Government

Category - Gov. Institutions

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Overall, history has shown that presidents are most able to accomplish the things they want to get done when:
  1. The economy is good
  2. The economy is bad
  3. They are popular
  4. A different party controls Congress
  5. Their father was also a president
Explanation
Answer: C - Due to the lack of formal power a president has, he must depend on his popularity to convince other people to do things for him. Accomplishing presidential goals is much easier if the president is popular. A popular president can put more political pressure on others than can an unpopular president.
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