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Presidential Power: Crash Course

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1-15.
1.

According to the text, who is the current President of the United States?

a)

Joe Biden

b)

Donald Trump

c)

George W. Bush

d)

Barack Obama

2.

What are the qualifications to be President of the US?

a)

40 years old, born in the US

b)

30 years old, born in the US

c)

35 years old, born in the US or its territories

d)

25 years old, born in the US

3.

How is the President elected in the US?

a)

By the House of Representatives

b)

By the Electoral College

c)

Directly by the American people

d)

By the Senate

4.

What is the President's most far-reaching power?

a)

Military power

b)

Judicial power

c)

Legislative power

d)

Executive power

5.

What is the source of the President's foreign policy power?

a)

Judicial power

b)

Diplomatic power

c)

Military power

d)

Legislative power

6.

Which president led the US troops in the field while he was President?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Abraham Lincoln

7.

What is the President's most visible foreign policy power?

a)

Making treaties

b)

Appointing ambassadors

c)

Appointing federal judges

d)

Receiving ambassadors

8.

What is the President required to do from time to time, according to the Constitution?

a)

Propose new laws to Congress

b)

Convene Congress into special sessions

c)

Make a formal address to the nation

d)

Inform Congress of the state of the Union

9.

What power does the President have in relation to laws passed by Congress?

a)

Ignore them

b)

Amend them

c)

Enforce them

d)

Veto them

10.

What power does the President have in relation to judicial matters?

a)

Issue arrest warrants

b)

Overturn Supreme Court decisions

c)

Grant pardons and reprieves

d)

Appoint judges without Senate approval

11.

What is the first power given to the President in the Constitution?

a)

Judicial power

b)

Diplomatic power

c)

Legislative power

d)

Military power

12.

Who is responsible for writing most of the treaties made by the President?

a)

The President himself

b)

The State Department officials

c)

The Secretary of Defense

d)

The Vice President

13.

What is the President's role in making the State of the Union address?

a)

He does it in writing

b)

He makes a formal address

c)

He doesn't have a role in it

d)

He writes it himself

14.

What did the framers of the Constitution aim for in terms of the President's powers?

a)

Unlimited powers

b)

Limited powers

c)

Equal powers with Congress

d)

No powers at all

15.

What is the main reason for the existence of the Electoral College?

a)

To give the President more power

b)

To safeguard against the people electing demigods

c)

To ensure a fair representation of all states

d)

To prevent foreign interference in elections