Presidency/Bureaucracy Honors Gov. Review

Which of the following best describes the impact of the 22nd Amendment on the U.S. political system?

• The U.S. can impose an income tax on all working adults.

• Women have the right to vote.

• Presidents can only be elected twice.

• Congressional salaries cannot be reduced during a congressional term.

Which of the following best describes the impact of the 25th Amendment on the U.S. political system?

• Presidents can only be elected twice.

• The president's cabinet can remove the president from office.

• Senators are now elected by direct popular vote.

• Slavery is now unconstitutional.

What role does the Senate play in an impeachment proceeding?

• The Senate accuses the president of committing crimes.

• The Senate votes on whether to remove the president from office for impeachable offenses.

• The Senate plays no role; only the House participates in impeachment proceedings.

• The Senate and the Supreme Court vote on whether to remove the president from office for impeachable offenses.

Which of the president's roles indicates that the president acts as the country's symbolic and political representative?

• Head of Government

• Head of State

• Commander in Chief

• Treaty Negotiator

Which constitutional power allows the president to recognize other countries as sovereign nations?

• Implementing laws

• Receiving ambassadors from abroad

• Presenting the State of the Union speech to Congress

• Vetoing legislation

If a president's friend is convicted of a federal crime, how the president help them out?

• The president can write a law that erases the friend's criminal record.

• The president can pardon the friend of that specific federal crime.

• The president can fire the judge who presided over the friend's trial.

• The president freeze the salaries of the jurors who sat on the friend's case.

When is the president most likely to use executive orders?

• When Congress is controlled by the president's political party

• When Congress is controlled by a political party that opposes the president

• When the United States is not engaged in war

• When there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court

Which power allows the president to shield executive branch conversations from public scrutiny?

• Issuing executive agreements

• Signing executive orders

• Claiming executive privilege

• Negotiating treaties with other countries

Which of the following best describes the individuals who serve in the Executive Office of the President?

• They are highly educated policy specialists.

• They are politically neutral and do not vote in elections.

• They are loyal to the president.

• They represent diverse parts of the electorate.

What role does the Office of Management and Budget play in the policy-making process?

• The OMB coordinates the president's national security policy.

• The OMB advises the president on economic policy, especially in regards to trade issues affecting China.

• The OMB reviews the president's military strategies.

• The OMB prepares the president's annual budget proposal.