WorksheetsCh. 6 - executive
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 10mins
According to the 25th amendment, who is third in line to become POTUS after the president and vice-president?
Speaker of the House
Secretary of State
President Pro-Tempore of the Senate
the Chief Justice of the SCOTUS (supreme court)
This amendment established the order for which who takes over as POTUS if both the president and vice-president are incapable of serving.
12
20
22
25
How does the 22nd amendment impact the POTUS?
it sets the age requirement for becoming POTUS
it limits the POTUS to two-terms
it creates the electoral college
it makes the president and vice-president run together
Which of the following is NOT a qualification required by the Constitution for becoming POTUS?
natural-born citizen
political experience
resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years
must be 35 years of age or older
What is the first round of a presidential election called, when each party is trying to decide on one candidate to represent them?
census
electoral college
general election
primary election
Presidential nominees for cabinet department heads and other top government offices must be approved by
Congress
the Senate
the House of Representatives
the Supreme Court (aka SCOTUS)
Who has the power to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate
Speaker of the House
Attorney General
President
Vice-President
Which of the following is a qualification for the office of the POTUS?
resident of the U.S. for at least 10 years
native-born U.S. citizen
college-educated
must be at least 30 years old
The constitution gives the power to declare war to
POTUS (the president)
the Vice-POTUS
Congress
the SCOTUS (supreme court)
The POTUS may send the military (in limited numbers) into another country without a congressional declaration of war.
True
False
What check (limit) on the POTUS's power does an executive order get around, or avoid?
Congress can impeach the POTUS
the POTUS is limited to two-terms
the Senate must approve all treaties
the POTUS can't create laws, only Congress can
According to Article II (2) of the Constitution, one formal check that the legislative branch has on the POTUS is that the senate must approve all treaties that the POTUS proposes
True
False
Which of the following is the best example of the POTUS acting as commander-in-chief?
the POTUS awards medals to the country's heroes
the POTUS meets with senators to convince them to support a proposed law
the POTUS orders American troops to invade another country
the POTUS appoints people to serve as ambassadors
The power of the POTUS to grant pardons and nominate judges to the SCOTUS (supreme court) and all other offices of the U.S. is an INFORMAL, or IMPLIED power.
True
False
The POTUS hires someone that donated a lot of money to their election campaign to a high-ranking cabinet position. What is this an example of?
treaty
pardon
spoils system
merit system
Presidential appointees for cabinet department heads and other top government offices must be approved by
Congress
the Senate
the House of Representatives
the Supreme Court (SCOTUS)
Which of the following is one of the POTUS's jobs as chief diplomat?
meeting with budget officials
granting amnesty
appointing ambassadors to foreign countries
using force to back up foreign policy
Signing treaties and giving foreign aid are examples of
executive agreements
tools used to carry out foreign policy
the POTUS's war powers
trade sanctions used to influence a nation
This amendment made it so that the POTUS and vice-POTUS run for office together
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20
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Which of the following illustrates the POTUS's role as chief legislator?
JFK's trip to France in 1961
LBJ signing the Civil Rights Act into law
Nixon cheering on the Apollo Seven astronauts
G.W. Bush's order to use military force to topple Iraq and capture Saddam Hussein
The top-level of bureaucracy that helps the POTUS carry out laws
congressional committees
state agencies
Supreme Court
the Cabinet
Executive privilege....
(more than one correct answer, mark all that apply)
was what Nixon argued protected him in Nixon v. U.S.
allows POTUS's to withhold information for the benefit of the nation
refers to the entire collection of presidential responsibilities
is a power explicitly granted to the POTUS in Article II (2) of the constitution
How is it determined how many electors each state gets in the electoral college (which is used to elect the POTUS)
it's random
the oldest states get more electors
every state gets the same amount
by how many representatives a state has in congress
Which of the following departments would probably be in charge of carrying out a new law about workplace safety standards?
Department of State
Department of Labor
Department of the Interior
Department of Justice
A pardon involving a large group of people is also known as
pardon
amnesty
executive agreement
executive privilege
An INFORMAL power of the POTUS that is a rule or command that has the force of law is also known as an
executive order
executive agreement
executive privilege
Agencies and the employees of the executive branch of government are also known as our FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY
True
False
Individuals chosen in each state who vote on the POTUS and vice-POTUS are also known as
cabinet members
committee members
electors
constituents
This amendment limits the POTUS to serving only two-terms of office
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20
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25
