The Executive Branch - The Presidency Multiple Choice Questions

Michael and his friends were discussing the rules for their club president elections. They decided to follow the same rule as the U.S. Constitution, which limits the presidency to 2 terms. Which amendment to the Constitution created this 2 term limit on the presidency?

• 21st

• 22nd

• 23rd

• 24th

The president is given $100,000 a year as a benefit to do which of the following?

• travel expenses

• retirement

• salary

• pay staff

Luna is preparing for a school debate on the topic of presidential eligibility. She needs to know all the Constitutional requirements to become president EXCEPT for ______

• A. resident for 14 years

• B. born in US

• C. 35 years old

• D. government experience

Which Article of the Constitution outlines the powers and responsibilities of the President?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

Who determines the specific duties of the vice president?

• the Constitution

• an amendment to the Constitution

• the president

• Congress

How can citizens influence the actions of the president?

• by approving or disapproving of presidential actions they determine the approval rating of the president

• by directly passing laws that limit presidential power

• by appointing members of the president's cabinet

• by vetoing presidential decisions through a public vote

Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush's pension upon retiring was _______

• $400,000

• $248,600

• $226,300

• $148,800

The Department of the Interior’s leader would be found in which group?

• Congress’s Committees

• the civil servants group

• President’s Cabinet

• a state’s governor’s office

The President is Inaugurated on ________

• January 6

• December 3rd

• January 20

• January 21

Given the following scenarios, which would NOT be an expressed power given to the president in the US Constitution?

• The president authorizes missile strikes against North Korea.

• An executive agreement is signed between the president and other world leaders promising to reduce pollution in the oceans.

• Kim Kardashian is nominated by the president to be a Supreme Court judge.

• An executive order is issued by the president that bans flavored nicotine products.