Executive Branch Chapter 13-14

Which two states, although they have very few Electoral College votes, hold an extremely important influence over the process of choosing the American President with voting coming early in the primary/caucus season?

• New York & California
• South Carolina & New Mexico
• Florida & Texas
• Iowa & New Hampshire

In case the President is disabled, the way the Vice President becomes President is determined by the...

• 25th Amendment
• Original Constitution
• Congress
• Supreme Court

According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1974, which of these officers follows the Vice President in line of presidential succession?

• Speaker of the House
• President pro tempore of the Senate 
• Secretary of State 
• Secretary of Treasury

This presidential role shows the president as the main architect of a nation's public policies.

• Chief executive
• chief legislator
• chief of party
• commander in chief

This role shows the president as the representative of the people.

• Chief legislator 
• Chief diplomat
• Chief administrator
• Chief citizen

This role shows the president as the ceremonial head of the government.

• Chief of state
• Chief of party
• Chief executive
• Chief legislator 

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

• Did not think voters in such a large country would be able to learn enough about the candidates 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 first caucus is held in which state?

• California
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• Iowa

The one formal duty assigned to the Vice President by the Constitution is to...

• call cabinet meetings.
• choose the Secretary of State.
• preside over the Senate.
• preside over the House

If the president is disabled, what determines that the Vice President becomes President?

• 25th Amendment
• original Constitution
• Congress
• Supreme Courth