Pali Social Science AP MC Practice

The president's use of his prestige and visibility to guide or enthuse the American public.  

• Lame Duck 
• Bully pulpit
• cabinet 
• electoral college 

Charges against a president approved by a majority of the House of Representatives 

• Eviction
• Conviction
• Resignation 
• Impeachment 

A message from the president to Congress stating that he will not sign a bill it has passed. This must be produced within 10 days of the bill's passage. 

• pocket veto
• line item veto
• legislative veto 
• veto message 

Not officially a power in the Constitution, this is the idea that the President is allowed to withhold information from Congress, media, the public in general etc. in the best interest of protecting the government and public. As a result, the President can potentially block subpoenas or other congressional interventions (refer to US v. Nixon)

• executive privilege
• executive order
• executive agreement
• executive decision

Which amendment limits presidents to have two terms?

• 19
• 22
• 21
• 20

The principle intermediary between the president and the public is

• congress.
• The Vice President.
• The Press Secretary.
• the Media.

Which of the following term refers to a type of power given specifically to the federal government?

• Implied
• Inherent
• Expressed
• Reserved

Which of the following is an example of a kind of federalism in which the state and federal governments have distinct, separate spheres in which each level is dominant in its own sphere?

• Dual Federalism
• Cooperative Federalism
• Confederalism
• Nullification crisis

What amendment reserves powers not given to the federal government to the states?

• 1st
• 10th
• 24th
• Trick Question: No amendment does this

Which of the following groups preferred stronger state governments?

• New Deal Democrats in the 1930s
• Antifederalists
• the Supreme Court under Earl Warren
• Whig Party supporters of the American system