Chapter 6 Exam - Executive Branch

When citizens vote for president, they are really voting for electors in their state.

• True

• False

The 25th amendment states if the vice president assumes the office of the president, the office of the vice president is filled by the leader of the House of Representatives.

• True

• False

The president has the power to forgive a criminal and to free the criminal from jail.

• True

• False

Presidential elections are held every 4 years.

• True

• False

The 22nd amendment limits the president to three elected terms in office.

• True

• False

Which of the following are the constitutional requirements for being president?

• At least 40 years old, native born citizen, lived in the US for 10 years

• At least 35 years old, native born citizen, lived in the US for 14 years

• At least 35 years old, native born citizen, college educated

• At least 35 years old, naturalized citizen, lived in the US for 14 years

Historically, which combination of characteristics have most presidents of the US shared?

• college educated, from a state with a small population

• self-educated, from a state with a large Protestant Christian population

• self-educated, from a state with a large immigrant population

• college educated, from a state with a large population

The electoral college has ___ members.

• 438

• 535

• 538

• 435

In most states, the winner of the popular vote

• gets most of the electoral votes

• gets none of the electoral votes

• gets a proportionate number of electoral votes

• gets all of the electoral votes

If no candidate wins the majority of the electoral votes,

• the candidate with the most popular votes wins

• the House of Representatives chooses the president

• the Senate chooses the president

• the ballots are recast