Unit 3 Ap Government Review

All of the following are powers of the president EXCEPT

• conducting diplomatic relations

• dismissing federal court judges

• appointing cabinet officers

• negotiating treaties

Which of the following statements about the president as commander in chief is TRUE?

• The president decides if and when to use weapons of mass destruction in times of war

• The president has the authority to declare war for up to 60 days without consulting Congress

• Presidents with no prior military experience are not allowed to make major military decisions alone

• The president is required by law to consult with the Joint chiefs of staff before deploying the military

According to the Constitution, the vice president

• is the president of the Senate

• chairs all cabinet meetings

• must be of the same party as the president

• is ineligible to run for president after two terms as vice president

A president is most likely to gain public support for a public policy proposal by

• sending the vice president out to conduct high-profile town hall meetings

• placing ads in respected newspapers with large circulations

• appealing to the public directly via broadcast and social media

• vetoing a bill passed by Congress

The Twenty-fifth Amendment is significant because it

• defines the process to be used for creating new cabinet positions

• clarifies the formal roles, duties, and responsibilities of all parties involved in a presidential impeachment trial

• defines the line of succession to the president

• clarifies the terms under which the vice president may become president if the president becomes disabled

All of the following are powers of the president EXCEPT

• the power to veto legislation

• the power to convene Congress

• the power to declare war

• the power to nominate top-level bureaucratic administrators

Which of the following is NOT in the line of presidential succession?

•   secretary of the interior

•   secretary of state

•   chief justice of the Supreme Court

•   attorney general

The vice president possesses only one real constitutional duty, which is 

•   to break tie votes in the House of Representatives

•   to act as the nation's chief diplomat

•   to serve as an advisor to state governors

•   to break tie votes in the Senate

A formal agreement negotiated by the president between the united States and one or more sovereign states in the world is called a(n) _______________ and must be approved by 2/3 of the _______________. 

•   treaty, Senate

•   executive agreement, House

•   executive order, Senate

•   treaty, both houses of Congress

The annual statement the president presents to Congress and the nation is called the

•   State of the Nation Address

•   State of the State Address

•   State of the Budget Address

•   State of the Union Address