Civics Ch 6 Quiz Review

The qualifications for becoming president are set forth by

• each political party.
• the U.S. Constitution.
• Congress.
• members of the cabinet.

To be elected president of the United States, a person must

• have been a U.S. resident for 20 years.
• be at least 45 years old.
• be college educated.
• have been a U.S. resident for 14 years.

How long is a presidential term?

• 2 years
• 4 years
• 6 years
• 8 years

Which of the following is not a responsibility of the vice president?

• The vice president must avoid taking a role in creating domestic policies.
• The vice president is often sent overseas by the president to represent the United States.
• The vice president’s job as defined in the Constitution is to preside over the Senate.
• The vice president must meet the same constitutional qualifications as the president.

If the vice president succeeds to the presidency, the

• Speaker of the House becomes the new vice president.
• new president chooses a new vice president, who must then be approved by Congress.
• president pro tempore becomes the new vice president.
• position of vice president remains empty until the next election.

If the president pro tempore became president, which of the following would be correct?

• The president and vice president had died, resigned, or been removed from office, and the Speaker of the House was out of the country.
• The Speaker of the House did not belong to the same political party as the president.
• The president pro tempore had been in office longer than the Speaker of the House.
• The president, vice president, and Speaker of the House had died, resigned, or been removed from office.

The president suggests new programs and policies in an annual

• Congressional Address.
• State of the Union Address.
• Judicial Address.
• address to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Under the Constitution

• only Congress can declare war.
• only the president can declare war.
• the president and Congress must declare war together.
• the president's cabinet must approve all war declarations.

When the president appoints federal judges, approval must be given by

• a majority vote from both the House and the Senate.
• a majority vote from the House.
• a majority vote from the Senate.
• majority votes from both the House and the Senate and approval from the vice president.

Which of the following is NOT a power of the president?

• proposing laws and programs to Congress
• raising taxes
• preparing the federal government's budget
• appointing cabinet members, ambassadors, and federal judges