CW Reading Pages 161-165

What does it mean to impeach the President?

• To remove the President from office

• To accuse or charge the President

• To elect the President

• To pardon the President

What is the main function of the executive branch?

• To enforce the laws

• To interpret the laws

• To review the laws

• To make laws

Why did the delegates in Philadelphia in 1787 create an executive branch with a single elected leader?

• To have a powerful chief executive

• To manage the problems of a young democracy

• To limit the power of the President

• To avoid having a chief executive

What is the main role of the President as the Commander in Chief?

• To make treaties

• To appoint ambassadors

• To control the economy

• To lead the armed forces

What is the President's power with respect to Congress?

• To veto bills

• To make laws

• To declare war

• To appoint Supreme Court justices

What is the purpose of the President's State of the Union Address?

• To veto bills from Congress

• To declare war

• To propose new laws

• To share views with Congress and the American people

What is the President's power with respect to pardons for federal crimes?

• To grant reprieves and pardons for all crimes

• To grant pardons for state crimes

• To grant pardons for impeachment cases

• To grant pardons for federal crimes

What is the purpose of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)?

• To limit the President's ability to send troops overseas

• To appoint members of independent regulatory agencies

• To establish the rules for federal agencies

• To declare acts of the President unconstitutional

What are the constitutional qualifications for becoming President?

• Be a natural born citizen, be at least 40 years of age, be a resident of the United States for at least 20 years

• Be a natural born citizen, be at least 35 years of age, be a resident of the United States for at least 14 years

• Be a naturalized citizen, be at least 30 years of age, be a resident of the United States for at least 10 years

• Be a naturalized citizen, be at least 35 years of age, be a resident of the United States for at least 10 years

What is the term of office for the President?

• 6 years

• 8 years

• 10 years

• 4 years