AP Gov Review: Executive Branch & the Bureaucracy

How many electors must a presidential candidate secure in the Electoral College to be elected president?

• 438

• 270

• 250

• 535

Why do presidential candidates select Vice Presidential candidates that appeal to different voter blocks?

• Ideological compatibility

• Gender bias

• Balancing the ticket

• Article II requirements for VP

According to the 20th amendment, what is the date of presidential inauguration ceremonies?

• January 20

• January 15

• February 4

• January 28

Which of the following presidential powers are specifically mentioned in the Constitution?

• Statutory powers

• Inherent powers

• Expressed powers and statutory powers

• Expressed powers

During the Civil War, President Lincoln suspended the civil liberties of confederate sympathizers and drafted state militias into national service. What powers extend executive power in a national crisis?

• Executive privilege

• Statutory powers

• Executive Order

• Emergency powers

All of the following are presidential powers that can be found in Article II of the Constitution except _________.

• Convene Congress

• Pardon Crimes

• Issue executive orders

• Commission all officers of the United States

In general, executive orders can be checked by ________.

• no one

• The Legislature

• The legislature and judicial branches

• the judicial branch

Which of the following is true about presidential succession?

• The seventeenth amendment spells out the line of succession.

• The founders created an order of succession in the original Constitution

• If both the President and VP are unable to lead, the Speaker of the House takes over

• There is not an official line of presidential succession.

The power of the president has expanded during the mid-20th century for all of these reasons except…

• A highly industrial and complex society demanded the need for an active role on the part of the President

• The Great Depression led to the emergence of a strong president who greatly expanded executive power..

• The US, now the dominant power with its exclusive nuclear stockpile, required peace through strength

• The development of the Cold War with its many crises, called for the need of a strong foreign policy leader.

Greater levels of distrust in the government and the presidency was a lasting legacy of

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Rise of Imperialism

• World War II

• Watergate Scandal