Unit 5 Review

What did the 25th Amendment do?

• clarified how vice-presidents are elected

• Set the plan for presidential succession

• changed when congressional and presidential terms start

• made an official limit to presidents' terms

What did the 12th Amendment do?

• clarified how vice-presidents are elected

• Set the plan for presidential succession

• changed when congressional and presidential terms start

• made an official limit to presidents' terms

What did the 22nd Amendment do?

• clarified how vice-presidents are elected

• Set the plan for presidential succession

• changed when congressional and presidential terms start

• made an official limit to presidents' terms

The impeachment procedure is an example of what principle?

• three branches of government

• checks and balances

• separation of church and state

• democracy

When the monarch of Great Britain hosts a dinner for the President of France, they are playing a role MOST similar to the role played by the President of the United States as

• Chief Executive.

• Commander-in-Chief.

• Head of State.

• Chief Legislator.

Which of these was a precedent set by the first President of the United States, George Washington?

• the popular election of the President

• naming nine Justices to the Supreme Court

• the tradition of only serving two terms

• addressing the Chief Executive as as "Your Highness"

Article II sets the minimum age to be President of the United States as ___ years of age.

• 25

• 30

• 40

• 35

What government body carries out investigations against the president when there is suspicion of wrongdoing?

• Cabinet

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The Supreme Court

Order of Presidential Succession

1. Vice President

2. Speaker of the House of Representatives

3. President pro Tempore of the Senate

4. _______

5. Secretary of the Treasury

Which position is 4th in line to ascend to the Presidency?

• Majority Leader of the Senate

• Attorney General

• Secretary of Homeland Security

• Secretary of State

Which type of law is being enforced when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) closes a business due to

environmental contamination?

• administrative

• constitutional

• civil

• criminal