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WorksheetsCh. 12 "Presidency" Quiz Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This amendment deals with presidential succession
a)
12
b)
22
c)
23
d)
25
2.
After the Vice President, Speaker of the House, and Senate Pro Tempore this person is next in line for the presidency
a)
Secretary of State
b)
Secretary of Defense
c)
Secretary of Treasury
d)
Attorney General
3.
Which of the following is an example of the inherent power of the presidency
a)
Congress may pass a law declaring a presidential
action
unconstitutional.
unconstitutional.
b)
George H. W. Bush’s appointment of Clarence Thomas
c)
Woodrow Wilson’s signing of
the Treaty of Versailles
d)
Dwight Eisenhower’s deployment of troops to Arkansas
4.
Which of the following is a member of the White House staff?
a)
The chair of the Federal Reserve Board
b)
The national security advisor
c)
The attorney general
d)
The secretary of commerce
5.
All of the following are ways that the legislative branch can check the powers of the executive branch EXCEPT:
a)
Congress may remove the president through its
impeachment and conviction powers.
impeachment and conviction powers.
b)
Congress may override a presidential veto.
c)
Congress may pass a law declaring a presidential
action
unconstitutional.
unconstitutional.
d)
The Senate may refuse to approve a treaty negotiated
by the president.
by the president.
6.
This amendment deals with presidential term limits
a)
12
b)
22
c)
23
d)
25
7.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE concerning the War Powers Act of 1973?
a)
President gets 60 day troop deployment
b)
President must notify Congress within 48 hours of mobilizing troops
c)
President has unlimited funds for those 60 days
d)
President gets 30 additional days for troop withdrawal
8.
The Constitution stated that the requirements for being president are al the following EXCEPT
a)
being at least 35 yrs. old.
b)
being a natural-born citizen.
c)
obtaining a majority of the electoral votes.
d)
being a member of a political party.
9.
Before the Twelfth Amendment was passed in 1804, how was the Vice President determined?
a)
There was no official Vice Presidents before 1804
b)
Appointed by the President
c)
The Presidential candidate receiving the second-largest number of electoral votes
d)
President and Vice President were voted on separately
10.
Who saw the Presidency as a " bully pulpit"?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Ronald Reagan
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