AP gov Executive Branch review

Which one of the powers listed below is a constitutional power that the president shares with the Senate?

• Making treaties
• Commissioning officers
• Granting pardons
• Receiving foreign ambassadors

Which institutional resource is closest to the President?

• Executive Office of the President
• White House Staff
• The Cabinet
• The Vice President

What is executive privilege?

• The ability to refuse to spend money appropriated by Congress
• The power to declare war or initiate a police action
• The ability to veto programmatic requests in a bill
• The right to keep communications confidential to the presidency

What does the 22nd Amendment do?

• Requires the presidents are natural born citizens
• Requires that presidents only serve two terms
• Requires the president to be at least 35 years old
• Requires the president to have a college degree

What has to happen in Congress before the president can be impeached?

• The House can impeach the president by a simple majority; the Senate does not have a vote.
• The Senate can impeach the president by a simple majority; the House does not have a vote.
• The House can impeach the president by a simple majority; the Senate needs a two-thirds majority.
• The Senate can impeach the president with a two-thirds majority; the House does not have a vote.

Which of the presidents is arguably the first modern president?

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Ronald Reagan
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Woodrow Wilson

Which presidential responsibility includes the State of the Union address?

• The president can issue executive orders and party agenda
• The president is commander in chief of the armed forces
• The president is the negotiator in chief with foreign nations
• The president must inform and convene Congress

What is the purpose of the Council of Economic Advisers?

• To advise the president on economic policy
• To assess legislative proposals for budgetary issues
• To lobby Congress in defense of the president's budget
• To review and recommend agency spending

What role does a president play when celebrating a national holiday?

• Chief of State
• Chief of Staff
• Chief Diplomat
• Chief Executive

Which group's major function is to help the President execute laws and make decisions?

• White House Staff
• Executive Office of the President
• Cabinet
• Supreme Court