What is the president's current salary each year?

(a)  

Which power of the president allows him to create a federal agency?

(a)  

Which power of the president allows him to fire an army general?

(a)  

Which organization helps the president implement covert operations abroad?

(a)  

Which power of the president allowed him to make an executive agreement with North Vietnam?

(a)  

What fraction of senators must approve a treaty?

(a)  

Which power of the president allows him to veto a bill?

(a)  

Which power of the president is displayed when he host a dinner for the president of Mexico?

(a)  

Which power of the president is displayed when he helps governors and members of Congress get elected?

(a)  

What agency was originally created to stop counterfeiting?

(a)  

How long is a president's term of office?

(a)  

Which president broke the precedent of serving no more than two terms?

(a)  

Which amendment limits the president to two terms in office?

(a)  

A president is probable least effective during which time period?

(a)  

Who has been the only president to resign?

(a)  

What fraction of senators is required for a conviction in an impeachment trial?

(a)  

Which amendment states that the president nominates a new vice president in case of a vacancy in that office?

(a)  

Which presidential title goes with his ability to administer and enforce the law through various departments?

(a)  

Which presidential title goes with his status as civilian head of the armed forces?

(a)  

Which presidential title goes with his ability to make treaties and executive agreements?

(a)  

Which presidential title goes with his ability to veto a bill passed by Congress?

(a)  

Which presidential title goes with his duty to represent America at home and abroad?

(a)  

Which presidential title goes with his ability to help other candidates get elected?

(a)  

In what two ways may the president influence the legislative branch?

(a)  

What is it called when a president leaves a bill unsigned for ten days during a congressional adjournment?

(a)  

The (a)   address, formerly known as the Annual Message, is required by the Constitution.

For what purpose would a state dinner be held?

(a)  

What agency was originally created to stop counterfeiters but eventually became responsible for protecting the president?

(a)  

Who is the only president to seek and win more than two terms of office?

(a)  

What amendment restricts the president to two terms?

(a)  

Rather than to remove an official from office, impeach means to (a)   .

Which presidents have been impeached?

(a)  

What amendment outlines the process for filling a vacancy in the vice presidency?

(a)  

The head of a cabinet department is usually called a(n) (a)   .

How many cabinet offices are there today?

(a)  

Which of the following is not one of the basic goals of U.S. foreign policy?

(a)  

During the Cold War, the United States worked vigorously to prevent the spread of . . .

(a)  

What secretary of state successfully persuaded the Arab nations to lift the oil embargo in the early 1970s?

(a)  

Which U.S. president worked out the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel?

(a)  

Who negotiated the first treaty between Japan and a Western nation?

(a)  

Which is the oldest and most prestigious cabinet department?

(a)  

Who led the first diplomatic mission from the United States?

(a)  

Which two countries have used funds from the Agency for International Development to build strong, independent economies?

(a)  

Which president established the United States as a police power in Latin America and sent the Great White Fleet around the world?

(a)  

Who was the first female national security advisor?

(a)  

What was the U.S. plan to help rebuild Western Europe after World War II called?

(a)  

Who was president during the Cuban missile crisis?

(a)  

Where did the United States perform peace-keeping missions in the 1990s?

(a)  

What does the U.S government establish overseas to promote commercial contacts?

(a)  

Which is the largest branch of the military?

(a)  

Which branch of the military grew out of another branch and is now independent?

(a)  

Who is ultimately responsible for ratifying or rejecting treaties with foreign countries?

(a)  

What term refers to military alliances that provide for mutual defense?

(a)  

What period of U.S. history was characterized by isolationism?

(a)  

Who was the first Christian missionary to take the gospel to Burma?

(a)  

What statement of policy in the early 1800s warned Europeans to stay out of Latin America?

(a)  

Which policy was used as a justification for arming the freedom fighters of Nicaragua?

(a)  

What period of U.S. history was characterized by expansionism?

(a)  

What period of U.S. history was characterized by vacillation?

(a)  

Which president openly vowed to fight the spread of communism by aiding anti-Communist forces across the globe?

(a)  

What have been the five phases, in order, of U.S. foreign affairs?

(a)  

Which president's foreign policy could be summarized by the slogan "Speak softly and carry a big stick"?

(a)  

What was one of the unintended consequences of Roosevelt’s “big stick” policy?

(a)  

Name the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.

(a)  

What term is applied to a country that seeks to develop weapons of mass destruction; supplies, supports, or provides a safe haven for terrorist organizations; disregards international law; violates human rights; and threatens regional or world security?

(a)  

What term describes the American policy toward communism during the Cold War that led to combat in Korea and Vietnam?

(a)  

What term denotes U.S. government offices or residences that are located in foreign capitals?

(a)  

Why has American foreign policy changed in recent years to include Russia as an ally?

(a)  

What is a primary goal of foreign policy?

(a)  

What is a treaty that unites its participants in a common cause?

(a)  

By what agreement did Egypt recognize Israel as a nation?

(a)  

What was the dominant theme of foreign policy during America's first century?

(a)  

What was the dominant theme of America's foreign policy during its first century, and who formulated it?

(a)  

What policy issued in the early 1800s warned Europeans to stay out of Latin America?

(a)  

Who was the architect of the League of Nations after World War I?

(a)  

What were the two themes of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?

(a)  

What country fell to communism in 1975, two years after U.S. troops withdrew?

(a)  

What arrangement joined the U.S., Mexico, and Canada in a free-trade agreement?

(a)  

On September 11, 2001, radical members of what religious group hijacked four planes and killed over 3,000 people?

(a)  

Who was the first female national security advisor?

(a)  

What two cabinet departments are responsible for the two divisions of foreign policy?

(a)  

What cabinet department was created in 1947 when the Department of the Navy and the Department of War were combined?

(a)  

Who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

(a)  

What is the largest branch of the military?

(a)  

Which branch of the military grew out of another branch and became independent in 1947?

(a)  

Which government agency or department is the chief gatherer of foreign intelligence through news sources and spies?

(a)  

Which government agency or department includes embassies and consulates; issues passports

(a)  

Which government agency or department includes the Pentagon and the branches of the military?

(a)  

Which government agency's or department's primary function is to respond to the threat of terrorist attacks?

(a)  

Which United Nations Agency is the main administrative body of the UN and is led by the secretary-general?

(a)  

Which United Nations Agency is the main representative body of the UN and has one voting member from each member nation?

(a)  

Which United Nations Agency consists of five permanent members and ten rotating members?

(a)  

Which United Nations Agency promotes fundamental human rights as defined by the United Nations?

(a)  

Which United Nations Agency is the main judicial body of the United Nations and is located at The Hague in the Netherlands?

(a)