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Unit 4,5,6

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the presidential postponement of a sentence?

a)

Pardon

b)

Reprieve

c)

Commutation

d)

Amnesty

2.

Who is the leader of the Executive Branch?

a)

President

b)

Vice President

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Majority Leader

3.

What is the president's annual salary?

a)

$200,000

b)

$400,000

c)

$500,000

d)

$1,000,000

4.

The main architect of American foreign policy and chief spokesperson to the rest of the world.

a)

Chief Legislator

b)

Chief Administrator

c)

Chief of Party

d)

Chief Diplomat

5.
As Chief Citizen, the President represents all Americans.
a)
True
b)
False
6.

What is it called when a president reduces the severity of a sentence

a)

Commutation

b)

Reperive

c)

Amnesty

d)

Pardon

7.
In which role is the President the Head of Government?
a)
Chief Legislator
b)
Chief Diplomat
c)
Chief of State
d)
Commander-in-Chief
8.
What does the President do as Chief Legislator?
a)
Leads the military
b)
Leads the Executive Branch
c)
Gives awards to deserving citizens
d)
Proposes laws to Congress
9.
What role allows the President to be the leader of the military?
a)
Chief of State
b)
Chief of Party
c)
Commander-in-Chief
d)
Chief Executive
10.
Which role of the President is being displayed in this picture?
a)
Chief of Party
b)
Chief Diplomat
c)
Commander-in-Chief
d)
Chief of State
11.

Which Role of the President is being displayed in this picture?

a)

Chief Citizen

b)

Chief of State

c)

Chief Executive

d)

Commander-in-Chief

12.

"The President is considered the de facto leader of their political party and can exert great influence over other members of their party."


This quote best describes which of the following roles of the President?

a)

Legislative Leader

b)

Chief Citizen

c)

Chief Manager of the Economy

d)

Head of Party

13.

When former President Johnson sent National Guard troops to escort black students into a white school in Little Rock, Arkansas, he was exercising which of the following roles?

a)

Chief executive

b)

Legislative leader

c)

Chief diplomat

d)

Economic Leader

14.

When a president engages in foreign policy matters, the role is...

a)

Chief Executive

b)

Commander in Chief

c)

Chief Legislator

d)

Chief Diplomat

15.

This image depicts President Eisenhower in what role?

a)

Commander in Chief

b)

Chief Executive

c)

Chief of Party

d)

Chief Legislator

16.

What is the present membership of the US House of Representatives?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

435

d)

535

17.

What is the present membership of the US Senate?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

435

d)

535

18.

Which is a true statement about Congressional power?

a)

Expressed powers are not in the Constitution and implied powers are in the Constitution.

b)

Implied powers are not given to all Congress members.

c)

Expressed powers are needed to carry out implied powers.

d)

Expressed powers are listed in the Constitution and implied powers are not listed but granted when needed.

19.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Both the House and Senate are based on population.

b)

Neither the House nor Senate are based on population.

c)

The House is based on population while the Senate is not.

d)

The Senate is based on population while the House is not.

20.
How many electoral college votes is needed in order to win the Presidency?
a)
100
b)
270
c)
435
d)
538
21.
How does the National Government determine how many electoral college votes each state gets?
a)
number of senators it has
b)
number of representatives it has
c)
by population
d)
number of representatives and senators it has
22.
In the presidential election you are actually voting for _____________.
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Electors
d)
Senators
23.
Even though Washington, D.C. is not a state, it has three electoral votes.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
The Census is conducted every 10 years to count the total population in the nation. How can the population affect the Electoral College?
a)
Change the number of electoral votes
b)
It can't affect it.
c)
It can determine the number of Senators each state gets.
25.

Supreme Court justices are nominated by the _______.

a)

President

b)

Senate

c)

Vice President

d)

Congress

26.

How many justices make up the Supreme Court?

a)

8

b)

5

c)

9

d)

7

27.
The authority  of a court to hear and decide cases
a)
Jurisdiction
b)
Hearing
c)
Judges
d)
Clause
28.

The highest court in the federal court system is

a)

District Court

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Court of Appeals

d)

trial court

29.

Justices are appointed for how long?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

10 years

d)

life

30.

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for members of the House of Representatives?

a)

25 years old

b)

citizen of the US for at least 7 years

c)

college degree

d)

live in the state they are elected from

31.

The tactic for delaying a vote until a bill's sponsor withdraws the measure is called

a)

veto

b)

filibuster

c)

law

d)

bill

32.
If a tie occurs in the Electoral College, this part of Congress elects the President.
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Pentagon
d)
Ohio
33.

Which of the following is the Presidential power to release someone from Prison so they are no longer guilty of a crime?

a)

Repreive

b)

Commuting a Sentence

c)

Pardon

d)

Veto

34.
A _______ is taken every 10 years
a)
Election
b)
Census
c)
Constituent
d)
Term
35.
How long is the term for a House of Representative member?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
36.
How many people does the House of Representatives consist of?
a)
435
b)
100
c)
500
d)
2
37.
A senator serves a _____ year term and must bet at least 30 years old and have lived in the US for 9 years.
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
38.
The process of setting up new district lines after reapportionment has been completed is called REDISTRICTING
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Gerrymandering means that the political party controlling the state government draws a district’s boundaries to lose advantages in elections.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
What is the practice of drawing an oddly shaped district to increase the voting strength of a particular party or group?
a)
Reapportionment
b)
Redistricting 
c)
Gerrymandering
d)
Plutocracy 
41.
The formula for the number of electors in each state is..
a)
Determined by a vote
b)
# of Representatives 
c)
# of Senators
d)
# of Senators + # of Representatives
42.
Who can introduce a new bill?
a)
all of these
b)
individuals
c)
corporations
d)
special interest groups
43.

After a bill passed by the two houses of ____________, the bill is sent to the ___________________.

a)

Judicial, President

b)

Judicial, Congress

c)

Congress, President

d)

Congress, Sentate

44.

The bill is______ by the House or Senate. After this process is done, the bill is then ________ on by the full House or jull Senate.

a)

denied, voted

b)

voted, signed

c)

signed, voted

d)

voted, voted

45.

Before a bill can be voted on in both the House and Senate it must have no differences. In order to make a bill uniform it is sent to which of the following?

a)

Select Committee

b)

Rules Committee

c)

Standing Committee

d)

Conference Committee

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