WorksheetsGovernment Test 3 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
The U.S. president has the ability to do what?
Grant pardons for crimes
Veto a proposal for law
Negotiate foreign treaties with other countries
All answers are correct
Who is the head of the executive branch?
The House of Representatives
The U.S. Supreme Court
The Senate
The President
Which of the following is NOT a power of the President of the US?
The power to veto legislative proposals
The power to declare war
The power to negotiate treaties
The power to appoint federal positions
Why was the system of checks and balances established?
To make sure the executive branch coordinated all other actions.
To ensure that the Supreme Court could always be able to determine any relevant issue.
To ensure that all branches of government had the power of oversight over one another.
To provide a legal basis for Congress to act.
The main responsibility of the executive branch is to _____.
make laws
interpret laws
break laws
enforce laws
Say the government establishes a new body that is focused on determining whether U.S. companies conform to some international treaty. This new body has the power to create and enforce new rules. It can also punish companies or individuals that do not conform to the law. Which of the following best describes this new body?
An environmental congressional committee
The president's advisory body
A civil society work group
An independent regulatory agency
Which of the following best describes the cabinet?
The administrative organization that handles the day-to-day business of the government.
An agency that performs the critical task of implementing the president's policies throughout the executive branch and into every area of the government.
The president's advisory body. It advises the president on the state of the country and on policy matters.
A governmental body that creates and enforces rules and regulations for a wide variety of activities supervised by the government.
Tom is a reporter. He is currently in the room with fourteen secretaries and one Attorney General. They are all awaiting the arrival of the president. This likely means that Tom covers _____.
the functioning of the cabinet
the functioning of the Supreme Court
the functioning of the Senate
the functioning of the Congressional Judiciary Committee
Which of the following best describes the Office of Management and Budget?
An agency that performs the critical task of implementing the president's policies throughout the executive branch and into every area of the government.
A congressional committee that focuses on how the federal budget is allocated.
A governmental body that creates and enforces rules and regulations for a wide variety of activities supervised by the government.
The administrative organization that handles the day-to-day business of the government.
Which of the following is NOT a key element of presidential bureaucracy?
The National Security Agency
The Office of Management and Budget
Independent regulatory agencies
The president's cabinet
Which of the following is an example of an attempted use of the President's inherent power?
During the 1974 Watergate scandal, President Richard Nixon refused to turn over secret tapes of his Oval Office conversations. Nixon claimed that the tapes contained confidential White House discussions.
During attempts to impeach President Bill Clinton in 1998, he claimed that he had not lied and that the evidence against him was inadmissible.
During the often recited criticism of President George W. Bush, his critics often mentioned that he did not win the popular vote against Al Gore and that the legality of his mandate was questionable.
All the answers are correct.
The President of the U.S. is currently thinking of who he should nominate to be the next Supreme Court justice, as there is an empty spot. This is an example of which of the following?
The president's inherent power.
The president's veto power.
The president's appointment power.
The president's treaty power.
The President of the U.S. is attending a G 20 summit. On the margins of the summit, he has negotiated a legally binding agreement with the Chinese President. This is an example of which of the following?
The president's treaty power.
The president's inherent power.
The president's appointment power.
The president's veto power.
Several presidential powers, like the power to respond to a federal crisis, are not directly stated in the Constitution. This type of power is known as which of the following?
Veto power
Inherent power
Treaty power
Appointment power
Which of the following defines the veto power of the U.S. president?
The Constitution allows the president to reject, or refuse, a candidate that he does not want as a Supreme Court justice.
The Constitution allows the president to reject, or refuse, a bill passed by Congress.
The Constitution allows the president to reject, or refuse, a candidate that he does not want as a federal judge.
All of the answers are correct.
What term best describes the members of the president's political party?
National constituency
General public
Partisan constituency
Cabinet
You are an advisor to the President of the U.S. The president is uncertain whether he should intervene in a civil war that is causing the deaths of thousands of people. You ultimately advise him that his most basic task is representing the _____ and to act accordingly.
partisan constituency
cabinet
national constituency
national interest
The President of the U.S. is trying to decide whether or not he should impose economic sanctions on Russia. He fears that this may increase tensions, but believes that it is the right thing to do. Which of the following should he base his decision on?
The decision that will most benefit his partisan constituency
The opinion of his cabinet
The national interest of the U.S.
The decision that will increase his standing in opinion polls
When a presidential decision is made in the best interests of the nation, that decision should best benefit which of the following?
The cabinet
The national constituency
The partisan constituency
The general public
A Democratic president is trying to pass a law that will increase restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions. He has the support of the general public and thinks that the law should pass Congress because he has talked to key figures in the Republican Party and gained their support. However, the law fails to pass Congress. Which of the following should the president have done?
He should have asked for a referendum in order to display how strong his support amongst the general public was.
He should have made sure that he had the backing of the Democratic Party, because support from either side of Congress should not be taken for granted.
He should have talked to the Republican Convention. Talking to individual members of the Republican Party, even if they are key figures, has no effect.
He shouldn't have chosen a topic that was so difficult to explain to the general public.
