Ch 13 THE PRESIDENCY

According to the Constitution what age does a President have to be?

• 21
• 40
• 30
• 35

Which amendment limits presidents to have two terms?

• 19
• 22
• 21
• 20

In order to impeach a president, it takes a 

• 2/3 vote in the  House of Representatives
• 2/3 vote in the Senate
• A majority vote in the House of Representatives
• A majority vote of the Senate

In order to convict and remove an impeached president, it takes

• 2 to make a thing go right.
• a majority vote in the Senate
• 2/3 vote of the Senate
• 2/3 vote in the House

The 25th Amendment, ratified in 1967, 

• created a means for selecting a new Vice President should the office become vacant.
• Made the voting age 18.
• limited the President to 2 terms.
• provided for the direct election of the President by the people

The 2 oldest Cabinet Departments are

• Treasury and Justice
• State and Treasury
• State and Defense
• Education and State

The Pocket Veto can be used only when

• Congress is in session.
• Congress is adjourned.
• when a new president is about to take office.
• the President forgets about the bill.

How can Congress override a Presidential veto?

• A majority vote in both houses of Congress.
• A majority vote in the House of Representatives.
• 2/3 vote by both houses of Congress.
• 2/3 vote by the Senate.

A midterm election is

• a congressional election that falls between presidential election years.
• a special election to remove a member from congress.
• held every two years.
• a waste of time and money because only incumbents win and nobody votes anyway.

The only President to resign his office was

• Jimmy Carter
• Andrew Johnson
• Richard Nixon
• Millard Fillmore