American Government: Unit 4 & 5 Practice Test

A person must be at least 35 years old to meet the formal qualification to be which of the following?

• Senator

• Representative in the House

• Supreme Court Justice

• President

Which of the following are all informal qualifications of the President of the United States?

• 35 years old, Protestant, previous military experience

• Previous military experience, previous political experience, lived in the U.S. for 14 years

• Previous military experience, previous political experience, Wealthy

• Previous military experience, previous political experience, 30 years old

Impeach

• To be formally accused of misconduct in office

• To be informally accused of misconduct in the office

• To be indicted and place in prison

• to be found not guilty and removed from office

22nd Amendment

• The Vice President will assume the Office of the President and choose another Vice President with Senate approval

• It was ratified to ensure that one person cannot be elected for more than 2 terms, or serve more than 10 years

• The President's office will go up for election again and the sitting president will remain in office until the country selects a new president.

• The Vice President will be selected by the House of Representatives

What is the maximum number of years a person can be president?

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 12

What is the correct order of the presidential succession?

• Vice President, President Pro Tempore, Speaker of the House President's Cabinet

• Vice President, President Pro Tempore, President's Cabinet, Speaker of the House

• Vice President, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore, President's Cabinet

The State of the Union Address to the American People, Congress and the World is an example of the President's role as

• Chief Executive

• Head of State

• Commander in Chief

• Foreign Policy Leader

The President's official role as chief executive means that the president and the executive branch is responsible for...

• Enforcing or carryout the nation's laws

• entertaining diplomats from other countries

• in charge of the nations armed forces

• Lead the world in green technology

What is the goal of a government corporation?

• Provide competition for monopolies

• regulate business for the good of the public

• Make a profit and add to the governments revenues

• Perform a function that private enterprise is unlikely to provide

Why are independent regulatory agencies call "watch dogs"?

• Watch Dogs are independent and answer to the Executive Branch only

• They record using devices within the home to determine if someone is breaking the law.

• Members of the "watch dogs" are committed to safety and security through audio and visual observation

• The regulate certain aspects of the nations economy and exercise authority over certain aspects of activity to protect consumers.