The Executive Branch

The office of the president of the United States can best be described as an office

• of great responsibility and function

• created as a mere ceremonial head of state

• full of conflict and by nature difficult to understand

• untouched by the power and experience of the person holding it

Which of the following amendments provides for presidential succession and disability?

• Twenty-Second

• Twentieth

• Twenty-Fifth

• Twenty-Third

When the Founding Fathers finally decided on the length of the presidential term of office, they established a term

• of 8 years

• of 4 years

• not to exceed 10 years

• that could not be renewed after 4 years

The president decides to send American troops into Syria to help in the fight against ISIS. This is an example of which of the president's powers?

• powers as party leader

• power as commander-in-chief

• power of appointment

• power to "faithfully execute the law"

If the president becomes disabled and cannot perform his duties, how may the vice president take over the office of the president?

• The president may write a letter to the chief justice of the Supreme Court stating his inability to perform the duties of office

• Congress removes the president

• The Speaker of the House and president pro tempore of the Senate may remove the president

• The vice president and a majority of the cabinet may inform Congress of the president's disability

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a part of the Executive Office of the President?

• National Security Council

• White House Office

• Office of Management and Budget

• Office of Personnel Management

Members of the president's cabinet are usually individuals of great ability but little or no political power. Which of the following best describes this statement?

• The Senate must approve all appointments made by the president.

• The primary functions of cabinet members are to effectively run a department of government and advise the president.

• Cabinet members serve as long as the president remains in office.

• Cabinet members serve as an informal advisory body

Which of the following was NOT an original cabinet position?

• secretary of state

• secretary of war

• attorney general

• secretary of the interior

Which power is used by the president for enforcing federal law?

• general executive power

• veto power

• executive agreements

• patronage

The partisan power of the president is most recognizable in the fact that the president

• is an elected leader

• checks the power of the party controlling Congress

• is the head of a political party

• alone must write the party platform