5.3 Review

What is the source of the President's power to issue executive orders?

• The Supreme Court

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

• The Constitution

What is the President's power to reduce the length of a sentence or the amount of a fine imposed by a court called?

• Amnesty

• Reprieve

• Pardon

• Commutation

Which branch of the government provides powerful checks on executive power?

• Legislative

• Executive

• State

• Federal

What is the President's power to refuse to disclose certain information to Congress or the federal courts called?

• Executive Privilege

• Imperial Power

• Judicial Authority

• Legislative Discretion

What is the President's power to grant legal forgiveness for a crime called?

• Amnesty

• Commutation

• Pardon

• Reprieve

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the increased power of the presidency over time?

• Citizens looking to the President for leadership

• Decrease in complexity of American life

• Congress passing laws expanding Federal Government activities

• Expansion of the executive office

What is the President's power to tell Congress what laws the nation needs called?

• Executive Order

• Judicial Directive

• Legislative Proposal

• State of the Union Address

Which of the following is a power of clemency granted to the President?

• Veto

• Line-item Veto

• Reprieve

• Executive Order

What is the President's power to appoint top officials of the executive branch called?

• Imperial Power

• Appointment Authority

• Ordinance Power

• Executive Privilege

What is the President's power to fire executive officials called?

• Imperial Power

• Appointment Authority

• Ordinance Power

• Executive Privilege