1. According to Robbins, what is not a factor determining which influence tactics a manager selects?
a. How long the manager has been with the organization
b. The manager's relative power
c. The manager's objectives for wanting to influence
d. The manager's expectation that the other person would comply
2. "I'm senior vice president-- so do what I tell you!" What source of power is this person appealing to?
a. Expert
b. Referent
c. Legitimate
d. Reward
3. Which of the following is NOT a power granted to the President of the United States in the U.S. Constitution?
a. Veto acts of Congress
b. Make treaties
c. Issue executive orders
d. Grant pardons
4. According to Neustadt, given the weakness of the United States President's actual legal powers, the essence of presidential power becomes the power to:
a. Persuade
b. Appoint
c. Work internationally
d. Impeach
5. Who did Neustadt hold up as the "model" of an ideal president?
a. Richard Nixon
b. Andrew Jackson
c. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
d. John F. Kennedy
6. According to Skowronek, presidents are most effective when they can:
a. Get reelected
b. Repudiate the ideas of their predecessor and offer a new vision
c. Increase their party's representation in Congress
d. Exert referent power