WorksheetsUnit 6 - How powerful should the president be?
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a check that the Executive Branch has on the Judicial Branch?
a)
The President can appoint judges to fill vacancies<br />
b)
The President can grant reprieves and pardons
c)
The President can decide what cases the Supreme Court will hear
d)
None of the above
2.
Which of the following is NOT a check that the Executive Branch has on the Legislative Branch?
a)
The President can veto bills
b)
The President can remove Senators and House members from office for bad conduct
c)
The President can recommend legislation
d)
The President can call special sessions of Congress
3.
What is an Executive Department?
a)
Cabinet-level organizations that carry out laws and run government programs<br />
b)
Organizations that deal with Congress
c)
A part of the Judicial Branch
d)
Executive agencies, regulatory commissions, and government corporations
4.
What is the leader of each Executive Dept. called?
a)
Department Chairs
b)
Prime Ministers
c)
Chief of Staff
d)
secretaries
5.
Who makes up the President’s Cabinet?
a)
party leadership
b)
the Vice President and the leaders of each executive department
c)
Chief Members of Congress
d)
military leaders
6.
What does the President’s Cabinet do?
a)
Advise the President on policy matters<br /><br />
b)
Tell the president how to spend budget money
c)
Pass laws
d)
Defend laws
7.
Which of the following is NOT a qualification of the President?
a)
Must be at least 35 years old<br /><br />
b)
Must have a college degree
c)
Must be a natural born citizen
d)
Must have lived in the United States for 14 years
8.
How long is a presidents term?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
3 years
d)
5 years
9.
How many terms can a president serve?
a)
1 terms
b)
3 terms
c)
2 terms
d)
4 terms
10.
Planning foreign policy is an example of the Presidents role as
a)
Chief executive
b)
Chief diplomat
c)
party leader
d)
legislative leader
11.
To turn policies into law the President may do all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Recommend possible laws<br /><br />
b)
Ask members of Congress to vote for bills
c)
Introduce bills in congress
d)
Urge the public to let Congress know they agree with the President
12.
The presidents Judicial powers include
a)
Convicting criminals<br />
b)
Appointing federal judges
c)
Declaring laws unconstitutional
d)
Impeaching judges
13.
What power of the President did Nixon try to use to justify his Watergate scandal?
a)
executive privilege
b)
executive order
c)
executive agreement
d)
treaties
14.
What power of the President did Thomas Jefferson use for the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
executive privilege
b)
Executive Order
c)
executive agreement
d)
treaties
15.
The attorney general is the head of which of the following entities?
a)
The Judge Advocate General's Corps
b)
The Senate Judiciary Committee
c)
The Department of Justice
d)
The Department of State
16.
Which of the following would occur if Congress were to pass legislation and declare a recess, and the president took no action on thr bill within ten days of its passage?
a)
A line-item veto
b)
a pocket veto
c)
An adjournment
d)
a writ of certiorari
17.
How are cabinet members chosen?
a)
by the president and then confirmed by the Senate
b)
by the president and then confirmed by both houses of Congress
c)
by the Supreme Court
d)
by the president alone, without confirmation
18.
Which of the following describes the responsibilities of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)?
a)
assessing the nation's economic health
b)
writing the national budget
c)
planning out the national budget for the president
d)
providing long term and highly theoretical economic advice
19.
The president wishes to influence the legislative process. Which of the following actions can he legally perform?
a)
call special sessions of Congress
b)
introduce bills to the floor of Congress
c)
address Congress during its debate on bills
d)
vote on acts of Congress
20.
Which of the following accounts for the fact that the power and prestige of the presidency have grown since 1932?
a)
America's decreased role in international affairs
b)
Increasing public confidence in the federal government
c)
Decreased spending on entitlement programs
d)
The president's increased visibility, due to the development of mass media
21.
The team of executive branch offices appointed by the president
a)
administration
b)
diplomacy
c)
ambassadors
d)
presidential primary
22.
The set of plans that guides our nation's relationship with other countries
a)
foreign policy
b)
domestic policy
c)
executive agreement
d)
Commander in Chief
23.
Important group of policy advisors to the president
a)
treaties
b)
electoral college
c)
cabinet
d)
bureaucracy
24.
An indirect veto of legislation by keeping the bill unsigned until it is too late to be dealt with during the legislative session
a)
presidential primary
b)
secretary
c)
government corporation
d)
pocket veto
25.
Presidential power to publicly forgive a person convicted of a crime and free them from serving out their sentence
a)
Embassy
b)
veto
c)
pardon
d)
diplomacy
26.
Power of the president to refuse to sign a bill passed by congress, preventing it from becoming law
a)
executive privilege
b)
veto
c)
government corporation
d)
pardon
27.
Organization of government departments, agencies and offices
a)
diplomacy
b)
cabinet
c)
electoral college
d)
bureaucracy
28.
An official who heads an executive department
a)
Embassy
b)
diplomacy
c)
secretary
d)
ambassadors
29.
Relations and communications carried out between two countries
a)
administration
b)
secretary
c)
ambassadors
d)
diplomacy
30.
Made up of 538 electors who cast votes to decide the president and vice president of the United States
a)
cabinet
b)
electoral college
c)
government corporation
d)
bureaucracy
31.
Official representatives to foreign governments
a)
ambassadors
b)
treaties
c)
secretary
d)
Embassy
32.
Gives the president the right to keep some information secret from Congress and the courts
a)
executive branch
b)
executive privilege
c)
presidential primary
d)
government corporation
33.
Plans dealing with national problems
a)
executive order
b)
executive agreement
c)
foreign policy
d)
domestic policy
34.
A company that is owned by the government and oprates with the same independence of a private business
a)
pocket veto
b)
presidential primary
c)
executive privilege
d)
government corporation
35.
A rule, order or directive issued by the president that has the force of law and must be followed
a)
executive agreement
b)
foreign policy
c)
executive order
d)
domestic policy
36.
Official home of an ambassador in a foreign country. American soil in a foreign country
a)
pardon
b)
ambassadors
c)
Embassy
d)
secretary
37.
An election conducted in each state to determine who the political party nominations will be
a)
government corporation
b)
executive privilege
c)
administration
d)
presidential primary
38.
Agreements with other countries that do not need senate approval
a)
foreign policy
b)
executive order
c)
executive agreement
d)
domestic policy
39.
Formal agreements with other countries
a)
treaties
b)
secretary
c)
Embassy
d)
ambassadors
40.
Responsible for executing or carrying out the law
a)
administration
b)
secretary
c)
executive branch
d)
executive privilege
41.
A military leader who is in charge of all the armed forces of a country
a)
foreign policy
b)
domestic policy
c)
Commander in Chief
d)
executive agreement
42.
The minimum age of a president
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
d)
40
43.
Where in the Constitution do you find the powers of the President?
a)
Article I
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
Article IV
44.
The determining factor in the public's approval rating of the president is
a)
the economy
b)
identification with the incumbent presidents political party
c)
the honeymoon effect
d)
the leadership effect
45.
President Bellingham’s administration wants to limit the development of chemical weapons in key nations in the Middle East, but Congress is unlikely to back a formal treaty.Which of the following is an action the president may take to accomplish their policy agenda?
a)
Negotiate an executive agreement with the heads of the Middle Eastern governments
b)
Pass a bill appropriating tax money for research into the harmful effects of chemical weaponry
c)
Use the State of the Union address to persuade Congress to negotiate a treaty with the Middle Eastern countries
d)
Persuade the Supreme Court to declare the use of chemical weapons unconstitutional
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