Unit 4 Wrap Up

The formal group of expert policy specialists who are appointed to advise the president is known as the

• Cabinet
• Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Presidential Advisory Board
• White House Office

Which of these actions by a president is based on his expressed powers?

• The president appoints a supporter to become U.S. ambassador to Finland.
• The president expands the intelligence gathering capabilities of certain agencies during war.
• The president orders striking postal workers to return to work.
• The president withholds tapes of meetings with economic advisers from Congress.

What is the main function of the executive branch of the United States' government?

• To interpret laws
• To enforce laws
• To review laws
• To create laws

What is a check, or limit, placed on Congress′ law-making power by the Constitution?

• The President has the final say on laws that are made by deciding whether or not it is constitutional.

• States have the final say on laws that are made by choosing to either opt-in or ignore laws passed by the federal legislature.
• Congress must gain input from all of the states before drafting a bill to potentially become law.
• The Supreme Court has the final say on laws that are made by deciding whether or not it is constitutional.

Why does the United States government use a system of checks & balances?

• To make sure that the President has the most power in the federal government.
• To divide the power of government between different levels.
• To maintain a stable and prosperous economy.
• To prevent one branch from becoming too powerful

Which of the following is a way the Supreme Court can check the power of the executive branch?

• Jury nullification
• Judicial review
• Congressional expulsion
• The presidential line of succession

Which article of the Constitution gives power to the president and the federal bureaucracy?

• Article 1
• Article 2
• Article 3
• Article 4

In the federal bureaucracy, the White House Office is the group of people who

• Are appointed to be the President's closest advisors
• Are selected by the states to vote in the Electoral College
• Are hired to assist the President in managing all of his daily tasks
• Are elected to investigate whether or not a president should be impeached

Which series shows the correct sequence of a bill becoming a law through Congress?

• Introduce Bill, Committee Action, Floor Action, Majority Vote in House & Senate, Presidential Action
• Introduce Bill, Floor Action, Committee Action, Majority Vote in House & Senate, Presidential Action
• Introduce Bill, Committee Action, Majority Vote in House or Senate, Presidential Action, Floor Action
• Introduce Bill, Committee Action, Presidential Approval, Floor Action, Majority Vote in House & Senate

How many legislators make up today's U.S. House of Representatives?

• 435
• 100
• 200
• 50