Chapter 6.2 Section Quiz

As the chief executive, the president can issue ________, formal rules that tell officials in the executive branch how to carry out their jobs.

• executive orders
• pardon
• veto
• War Powers Resolution
• Congress (specifically, the Senate)

The president may refuse to disclose information to Congress or a court by claiming the right of _________________.

• executive privilege
• pardon
• veto
• War Powers Resolution
• executive orders

The president's treaty-making power is limited by the: (a)   .

___________________ refers to the president's power to formally recognize the legitimacy of another nation.

• Diplomatic recognition
• pardon
• veto
• War Powers Resolution
• executive orders

Following the Vietnam War, Congress passed the _______________, a law requiring the president to consult with Congress before committing military troops.

• War Powers Resolution
• pardon
• veto
• executive orders
• the Senate

The president's main legislative power, the power to refuse to sign bills into law, is known as:

(a)  

A president can release a convicted criminal from having to fulfill a sentence by issuing a(n) _________________.

• pardon
• veto
• War Powers Resolution
• executive orders
• the Senate

By offering _________________, a president is able to grant a group of offenders pardon for offenses committed.

• amnesty
• pardon
• veto
• War Powers Resolution
• executive orders

Judicial review is one example of a formal ________________ on presidential power

• check
• pardon
• veto
• War Powers Resolution
• executive orders

During the ________________, Abraham Lincoln took on great powers, laying the foundation for a permanent expansion of presidential powers.

• Civil War
• pardon
• veto
• War Powers Resolution
• executive orders