Executive Branch Review

When a president can officially forgive someone of a crime, taking it off their record

(a)  

The President has the power to grant ______ to those charged with crimes.

• Clemency

• Veto

• Pocket Veto

• Leniency

The President can appoint Supreme Court justices, but needs the approval of the ________.

• Supreme Court

• House of Reps

• Senate

• Secretary of State

The number of electors for the electoral college of each state is the combined total of their representation in the _____ and the _____.

• House of Reps

• Magistrate Courts

• Senate

• Congress

The minimum votes required to win the Presidency in the electoral college is

• 250

• 270

• 350

• 370

Which role of the President refers to when the President introduces/supports certain legislation?

• Chief Executive

• Chief of State

• Chief Legislator

• Chief Administrator

When President Jimmy Carter brokered a peace agreement between Israel and Egypt in 1978, he was acting as a

• Commander in Chief

• Chief Diplomat

• Chief Executive

• Chief of State

President Franklin D Roosevelt had "Fireside Chats" to discuss his grand vision of the New Deal to the American people via radio. President Roosevelt was acting as a

• Chief Diplomat

• Chief Legislator

• Chief of State

• Chief of Party

President George H.W Bush had US troops invade Kuwait to fend off the Iraqi Army in the early 1990s. What role of the President was he using there?

• Chief Executive

• Chief Legislator

• Commander in Chief

• Chief of State

While the President can issue Executive Orders (rules directly stated and followed through by the President), who can overrule these in terms of constitutionality?

• President's Cabinet

• House of Reps

• Supreme Court

• Senate