Government Exam Review 2016

.  Who has the expressed power to declare war?  

• President
• Congress
• House
• Senate

How does the President “check” Congress? 

• clemency
• pardon
• veto
• reprieve

Which body has to approve all Presidential appointments and treaties?  

• Congress
• Senate
• House
• Supreme Court

To be President you must be at least ____ years old

• 25
• 30
• 35
• 40

How long is the president’s term?

• 2 years
• 4 years
• 6 years
• 8 years

How many years is the term of a member of the House of Representatives?

• four
• three
• two
• one

When a president signs a bill, it

• is vetoed
• goes back to the Senate
• becomes law
• goes back to the House

The first constitution of the United States was called _____________________--

• Articles of Confederation
• Preamble
• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence

The legislative branch of the U.S. government is also called ________________--

• cabinet
• representatives
• Parliament
• Congress

This house of Congress has 435 members with the number of members based on each state's population

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• President
• Supreme Court