Government Topic 5 Test

Choose the answer that BEST completes the chart about the roles of the President of the United States.

• Chief of Party
• Chief of State
• Chief Legislator
• Chief Economist

Which presidential role does this photo illustrate?

• chief citizen
• chief of party
• chief diplomat
• commander in chief

Read this excerpt from the text. “The President is expected to be ‘the representative of all the people.’ He or she is expected to take the high road and champion the public interest against the many different and competing private interests. ‘The presidency,’ said Franklin Roosevelt, ‘is not merely an administrative office. That is the least of it. It is, preeminently, a place of moral leadership.’” To which presidential role does this text excerpt refer?

• commander in chief
• chief economist
• chief citizen
• chief of party

Use the chart to answer the question. If the President, Vice President, and leaders of Congress were all unable to hold office, who would assume the office of President?

• the Attorney General
• the Secretary of State
• the Secretary of Defense
• the Secretary of Homeland Security

Read this excerpt from the text: “Sections 3 and 4 of the 25th Amendment fill the disability gap. . . . The Vice President is to become Acting President if (1) the President informs Congress, in writing, ‘that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,’ or (2) the Vice President and a majority of the members of the Cabinet inform Congress, in writing, that the President is so incapacitated. The President may resume the powers and duties of the office by informing Congress by ‘written declaration’ that no inability exists. However, the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet may challenge the President on this score. If they do, Congress has 21 days in which to decide the matter.” What is the MOST LIKELY reason the amendment requires notifications to be in writing?

• A written record proves the process has been carried out legally.
• The ability to write proves the President is able to resume his or her duties.
• A written record makes it easier to challenge someone’s claim.
• A written record prevents a Vice President from challenging a President’s claim to office.

Read this excerpt from the text: "Many laws that Congress enacts are written in fairly broad terms. Congress sets out the basic policies and standards to be followed. The specific details—much of the fine print necessary to the actual, day-to-day administration of the law—are usually left to be worked out by the executive branch." This describes the use of which presidential power?

• the power to grant clemency
• the power of executive privilege
• the power to execute the law
• the power of appointment and removal

Which statement regarding treaties is TRUE?

• It is easier to get Congress to approve a treaty than to pass a joint resolution.
• The most famous treaty approved by Congress was the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I.
• Treaties have the same legal standing as acts of Congress.
• The President must obtain Senate consent before negotiating a treaty.

The President is the author of the nation's public policies in his or her role of

• commander in chief.
• chief legislator.
• chief of party.
• chief citizen.

The photo shows President Ronald Reagan with some U.S. troops. Which presidential role does this photograph illustrate?

• the President as commander in chief
• the President as chief administrator
• the President as chief economist
• the President as chief of state

This photograph of President Obama and New Jersey governor Chris Christy was taken in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Which presidential role does it illustrate?

• the President as chief of party
• the President as chief diplomat
• the President as chief citizen
• the President as chief administrator