CFA 2 (24) Government

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Identify the three branches of government. Options: House Senate President, Legislative Executive Judicial, Supreme Court Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service, Congress Armed Forces. President

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Legislative Executive Judicial

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The framers of the Constitution wanted to create a government to ensure that no branch of the government would become too powerful. They did this by creating: A system in which power is divided between three branches of government and that includes various limits and controls on the powers of each branch.

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A system in which power is divided between three branches of government and that includes various limits and controls on the powers of each branch.

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The executive branch provides checks to/over Congress. Which of the examples below describes one power the executive branch has over Congress? The President can veto laws approved by Congress. The President can declare war without approval from Congress. The President can make nominations to the Supreme Court and Cabinet without congressional approval. The President can add expenditures to the budget without the approval of Congress.

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The President can veto laws approved by Congress.

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What is one check the legislative branch has on the executive branch? Options: The power to pardon, The power to rule that a law is unconstitutional, The power to override a veto, The power to amend the Constitution

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The power to override a veto

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What is one way the judicial branch provides a check on presidential power?

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Federal Courts can decide that the presidents actions are unconstitutional.

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Which of the following cabinet positions are most important to the foreign policy and national security?
Options:
Department of Transportation and Department of Agriculture,
Department of State and Department of Defense,
Department of Education and the Department of Treasury,
Department of Treasury and Department of State

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Department of State and Department of Defense

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The President’s Cabinet or advisers consists of which of the following?
The Supreme Court, The Senate and House Majority leaders, 15 leaders of the Executive Departments, Governors of the 50 states

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15 leaders of the Executive Departments

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Which agency prepares the federal budget, monitors agency spending, and serves as the most influential unit in the Executive Office of President? Options: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Management and Budget, Office of U.S. Trade Representative, Congressional Office of Treasury

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Office of Management and Budget

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Which cabinet member/department was created as a result of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001? Options: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Transportation, Department of Homeland Security

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Department of Homeland Security

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Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Department of State? Options: To oversee that all states are in compliance with federal law. , To carry out the president’s foreign policy initiatives/goals , To oversee the function of the other 14 cabinet departments, To oversee the Department of Defense

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To carry out the president’s foreign policy initiatives/goals