Three Branches of US Government Review

Following the vice president, who is next in line for the presidency?

• Speaker of the House

• House whip

• president pro tempore of the Senate

• majority leader of the Senate

Which group is selected by the president based on their expertise in specific areas?

• Electoral College

• press corps

• Cabinet

• chief of political parties

What situation is addressed by the 25th Amendment sections regarding presidential succession?

• Term limits

• Presidential inaugurations

• Presidential disability

• Presidential succession

What are rules that have the force of law known as?

• mandates

• executive orders

• pardons

• de facto

What is the name of the address given by the president to Congress annually?

• White House address

• president pro tempore message

• State of the Union message

• Presidential confirmation address

This person presides over the House of Representatives.

• President

• Vice President

• Speaker of the House

• Whip

The right of the president to refuse to testify before Congress or a court is called

• Executive privilege.

• Executive mandate.

• Executive orders.

• De facto.

Which of the following is not a constitutional requirement for the presidency?

• Must be at least 35 years old.

• Must be a “natural born Citizen” of the United States.

• Must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years.

• Must have extensive prior political experience.

What is the difference between a treaty and an executive agreement?

• A treaty is with a foreign country but an executive agreement is reached with a governor at home.

• A treaty must begin in the Senate but a President may negotiate an executive agreement himself.

• A treaty ends or prevents a war but an executive agreement does not.

• The President needs Senate approval for a treaty but not for an executive agreement.

Which of the following is NOT an option the President has when a bill reaches his desk?

• He may force a congressional committee to come and revise the bill to his liking.

• He may decide to neither sign nor veto the bill, allowing it to become law without his signature.

• He may sign the bill to make it a law.

• He may veto the bill.