Chapter 6 Civics Test

Close adviser to the President, this person is the leader of the Department of Justice.

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of Law

• Secretary of Justice

• Attorney General

Highest ranking military officers who advise the president in planning wars.

• Joint Chiefs of Staff

• Department of Defense

• Secretary of War

• Military Depot

The official residence and office of an ambassador in a foreign country is called a ____________________________.

• Consulate

• Department of Homeland Security

• Embassy

• Secretary of State

As legislative leader, the president has the power to

• pass the final budget

• veto proposed laws

• declare war

• appoint state judges

Following the VP, which official is next in line to become the president according to a constitutional amendment?

• Speaker of the House

• President Pro-tempore

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of Treasury

Which of the following is NOT a constitutional qualification to be POTUS?

• 14 year resident of U.S.

• native born citizen

• 35 years old

• be a member of a political party

The governments plan for interacting with other countries of the world

• State of the Union Address

• foreign policy

• relationship building

• extraterrestrial rules

postpones the carrying out of a person's sentence

• pardon

• commutation

• reprieve

• treatie

Forgives a person for his or her crime and eliminates the punishment.

• pardon

• commutation

• reprieve

• treaties

This department is in charge of the nation's armed forces and operates hundreds of military bases throughout the United States?

• Department of War

• Department of State

• Department of Military

• Department of Defense