WorksheetsUnit 4 The Executive Branch
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which presidential tradition was broken by Franklin D. Roosevelt and resolved through passage of the 22nd Amendment?
presidential pardons tradition
no-third-term tradition
State of the Union Tradition
party leadership tradition
The formal duties assigned to the Vice President by the Constitution are
to provide advice to the President on issues of national security and economic policy.
to preside over the Senate and help decide the question of presidential succession.
to balance the ticket and preside as Assistant President
not defined
Who determines the party platforms to be adopted at the national conventions?
the party leadership
the sitting president
state caucuses
super-delegates
What has had the most influence on the growth of presidential power since 1789?
the strengthening of judicial powers
the decline of economic growth
the unity of the presidency
the weakening of congressional powers
Which inherent power of the President provides for the refusal to disclose certain information to the congress and the courts?
executive power
ordinance power
removal power
executive privilege
Which bureaucratic feature allows people to work on a complex task based on a set of known standards and with little interruption.
hierarchical authority
job specialization
formalized rules
limited authority
Which of the following is an agency of the Executive Office of the President?
the General Services Administration
the Office of Management and Budget
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
the office of Personal Management
Which informal advisory body was not created by the Constitution or Congress, although its advisors are subject to Senate confirmation?
the National Security Council
the White House staff
the Executive Office of the President
the Cabinet
What produces the largest amount of federal revenue in the United States?
individual income tax
corporation income tax
estate taxes
excise taxes
In order to resolve its deficit spending, the Federal Government borrows money from a variety of investors. Which term describes the result of this government borrowing?
securities
demand-side economics
public debt
surpluses
What is discretionary spending?
Spending about which Congress and the President can make choices
spending that pays benefits to all who meet eligibility requirements
spending over which Congress has no control
spending that does not have to be part of the federal budget
Who is responsible for carrying out the government's monetary policy?
Department of the Treasury
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
What is the relationship between the military and federal government?
Elected civilian leadership has no influence over the military
The military is subordinate to the elected civilian leadership
The military joint chiefs of staff direct both the armed forces and the civilian leadership
Elected civilian leadership and military leadership have equal powers
According to the Constitution, which has the power to declare War?
the State Department
Congress
the Pentagon
the President
A type of tax based on the ability to pay is called?
Regressive tax
Progressive tax
Estate tax
Excise tax
Which Cabinet level department would be concerned with grizzly bear population in Yellowstone Park.
Commerce
Treasury
Interior
Agriculture
When the President works to get more candidates from his political party elected he is acting in which role?
Chief diplomat
Chief legislator
Chief citizen
Chief of party
The line of succession should the office of president become vacant begins with the Vice President then the Speaker of the House. Which position is next in line of succession?
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
President pro tempore of the Senate
Secretary of Defense
Which judicial power of the president means legal forgiveness of a crime?
Clemency
Pardon
Amnesty
Reprieve
President Franklin Roosevelt convinced Congress to set up this group of agencies that advise the President in 1939.
NSC-National Security Council
COB-Congress Office of Budget
OMB-Office of Management and Budget
EOP-Executive Office of the President
