TRC Gov Chapter 10

The office of the presidency was established by Article ________ of the Constitution.

• I
• II
• III
• IV

What did the framers mean to accomplish by indirect election of the president?

• to make a more independent and powerful chief executive
• to bind the president to the will of the people
• to make the president responsible to state and national legislatures
• to create an imperial presidency to counter the power of Congress

________ powers are specifically established by the language of the Constitution.

• Expressed
• Implied
• Delegated
• Inherent

When the president infers powers from the “rights, duties, and obligations” of the presidency, these are called ________ powers.

• delegated
• inherent
• expressed
• war

The president’s delegated powers come from ________.

• the Constitution
• Congress
• the States
• the Supreme Court

________ used presidential emergency power in 1957 to send troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to help desegregate Central High School.

• Harry Truman
• Dwight Einhoswer
• John Kennedy
• Lyndon Johnson

The president’s expressed powers include all of the following categories EXCEPT ________.

• military
• partisan
• judical
• executive

In order to get around the need for Senate approval of treaties, contemporary presidents have made use of ________ in foreign affairs.

• diplomacy
• international protocols
• executive immunity
• executive agreements

Executive agreements differ from formal treaties in that they

• have been ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
• must be approved by the U.S. Supreme Court but not by Congress.
• do not have to be approved by the Senate.
• do not have to be approved by the House.

What is required for Congress to override a presidential veto?

• a majority of both houses of Congress
• two-thirds of both houses of Congress
• three-fourths of both houses of Congress
• a unanimous vote of both houses of Congress