Executive Branch

Under the electoral college system, it is possible to win the popular election and 

• win the presidency
• lose the presidency
• have a tie

The purpose of the President's cabinet is to 

• advise and help the President
• advise Congress
• Help make laws
• decide if laws make sense

Which of these is NOT a power of the president?

• commander in chief
• appoint ambassadors
• declare war
• grant pardons

In order to be president you need to be a what?

• natural born U.S. Citizen 
• be an immigrant 
• speaker
• none of them

Most of the Framers opposed choosing the President by popular vote because they...

• Did not think voters would be able to make an informed decision.
• Feared there would be widespread fraud if a national vote was allowed
• Believed the average voter would choose not to vote
• They did not have the technology to count a national vote quickly

The Electoral College

• functions largely independently of the major political parties
• provides for a winner-take-all system of election in all 50 states
• requires that the candidate who receives a plurality of the votes (the most) will be elected to the office of president
• requires that a candidate receive a majority (270 electoral votes) to be elected president.

What is the only body in the government who must consent to a treaty that the president has agreed to?

• Senate
• House of Representatives
• Supreme Court
• Both citizens and non-citizens of the United States

According to the War Powers Act, who must the President notify immediately when sending troops into battle?

• the Pentagon
• Congress
• the Attorney General
• the public

Who is a person appointed to a federal position by the President? 

• cabinet
• federal bureaucracy
• political appointee
• Joint Chiefs of Staffs

The practice of hiring government workers on the basis of open and competitive exams and merit is known as what? 

• Spoils System
• Civil Service system
• Regulatory commission
• Government corporation