Unit 5 Review

Tommy: 32 years old man, Born in Tampa, FL, went to Florida Tech, and has never moved out of his home state after.

Eleanor: 58 year old woman born in New York City, at 15 she went to school in London, before returning to the U.S. and marrying.

Arnold: 64 year old man from California. At age 20 he immigrated from Austria, and was elected governor of his State.

Which of these people qualifies to be president?

• Tommy

• Eleanor

• Arnold

• Neither

In the 1990's President Clinton negotiated with the leaders of Mexico and Canada to create the North American Free Trade Agreement. What role was he fulfilling here?

• Chief Legislator

• Commander in Chief

• Chief Diplomat

• Chief Economist

Which of these is an example of the President acting as Chief of State?

• President Bush sending troops into Afghanistan after the September 11th attacks.

• President Teddy Roosevelt recognizing the new government of Panama.

• President Obama giving the Presidential Meal of Freedom to Ellen Degeneres.

• President Franklin Roosevelt arranging the destroyers for bases deal prior to the U.S. entry into WWII.

Which of these examples does NOT fit the president's role as Chief Legislator?

• The President using his Message Power to deliver a State of the Union Address.

• The President issuing a Signing Statement when he signs a bill he doesn't agree with.

• The President Using a Line Item Veto to strike an item from the budget he didn't agree with.

• The President Presentign a Treaty to the Senate for rattification.

In the 1990's President Clinton negotiated with the leaders of Mexico and Canada to create the North American Free Trade Agreement. What power was he using here?

• Treaty Making

• Executive Agreements

• Recognition Power

• Executive Privilege

If a gas explosion happened during the State of the Union Address, taking out most of the Federal Government, who is 4th in line to be President?

• Vice President, Kamala Harris

• Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson

• Secretary of State, Antony Blinken

• Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas

Which of these is NOT true about Bureaucrats (non-appointed members of the Federal agencies)?

• They take a standardized test to get their jobs.

• Their main job is to carry out government programs and regulations

• They change out with every new president.

• They are highly specialized in their fields.

The President wants to get improvements in an aspect of the Federal Government, but Congress is incapable of passing legislation, he coudl use what tool to make changes without their input?

• Executive Order

• Executive Privilege

• Signing Statements

• Amnesty

Which is a good description of the often confusing organization of the Federal Bureaucracy?

• An upside down family tree, showing branches and hierarchy coming from a single head

• A perfectly structured pyramid with even layers

• An equally layers birthday cake

• A scatter plot of random divisions adn branches

The National Security Council is part of which of the executive branch divisions?

• it is part of the Executive Office of the President

• It is part of Department of Homeland Security

• It is an Independent Agency

• It is a government run corporation