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WorksheetsPresidential Power: Crash Course
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 28mins
According to the text, who is the current President of the United States?
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
What are the qualifications to be President of the US?
40 years old, born in the US
30 years old, born in the US
35 years old, born in the US or its territories
25 years old, born in the US
How is the President elected in the US?
By the House of Representatives
By the Electoral College
Directly by the American people
By the Senate
What is the President's most far-reaching power?
Military power
Judicial power
Legislative power
Executive power
What is the source of the President's foreign policy power?
Judicial power
Diplomatic power
Military power
Legislative power
Which president led the US troops in the field while he was President?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
What is the President's most visible foreign policy power?
Making treaties
Appointing ambassadors
Appointing federal judges
Receiving ambassadors
What is the President required to do from time to time, according to the Constitution?
Propose new laws to Congress
Convene Congress into special sessions
Make a formal address to the nation
Inform Congress of the state of the Union
What power does the President have in relation to laws passed by Congress?
Ignore them
Amend them
Enforce them
Veto them
What power does the President have in relation to judicial matters?
Issue arrest warrants
Overturn Supreme Court decisions
Grant pardons and reprieves
Appoint judges without Senate approval
What is the first power given to the President in the Constitution?
Judicial power
Diplomatic power
Legislative power
Military power
Who is responsible for writing most of the treaties made by the President?
The President himself
The State Department officials
The Secretary of Defense
The Vice President
What is the President's role in making the State of the Union address?
He does it in writing
He makes a formal address
He doesn't have a role in it
He writes it himself
What did the framers of the Constitution aim for in terms of the President's powers?
Unlimited powers
Limited powers
Equal powers with Congress
No powers at all
What is the main reason for the existence of the Electoral College?
To give the President more power
To safeguard against the people electing demigods
To ensure a fair representation of all states
To prevent foreign interference in elections
