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WorksheetsChapter 8&9 combined test
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the President of the United States
a)
Joe Biden
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Barack Obama
2.
Who is the vice- president
a)
JD Vance
b)
Joe Biden
c)
Mike Pence
d)
Al Gore
3.
Which is NOT one of the 7 roles of the president
a)
Commander in Chief
b)
Chief Diplomat
c)
Chief Educator
d)
Head of State
4.
Which is NOT one of the 7 roles of the President
a)
Party Leader
b)
Legislative Leader
c)
Lead Tax Collector
d)
Economic Planner
5.
Which is one of the 7 roles of the President?
a)
Head of State
b)
Head of Government
c)
Head of Security
d)
Head of the foreign office
6.
When he president pulls off a ceremonial role such as: awarding a Presidential Medal of Freedom, or attending a State Dinner, or throwing out a first pitch, or generally representing USA abroad, which role is playing?
a)
Secretary of State
b)
Ceremonial Ambassador
c)
Head of State
d)
Head of Government
7.
What name would NOT be powers that a president has, that can be pulled directly from a line in Article II of the constitution
a)
Formal Powers
b)
Expressed Powers
c)
Constitutional Powers
d)
Implied Powers
8.
What are some limitations on the Commander in Chiefs powers over the Military as outlined in the War Powers act?
a)
The president can only deploy troops for 60 days before congress has to authorize the action
b)
the president cannot purchase Nuclear weapons without congressional approval
c)
President cannot use nuclear weapons without congressional approval
d)
President has to have a withdrawal date stated before he can post troops to a foreign site
9.
What do you call someone who fill seats in government temporarily without ambitions to continue to hold office on their own?
a)
caretaker president
b)
undertaker president
c)
fill-in-the blank president
d)
president pro-temp
10.
Which one would NOT be seen as a caretaker president
a)
Gerald Ford
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Chester Arthur
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
11.
This is the right to withhold from congress or the courts information about communications between the president and their advisors?
a)
Executive Decisions
b)
Executive Functioning
c)
Executive Privilege
d)
Executive Immunity
12.
Who did Walter Mondale run against in the 1984 presidential election
a)
Ronald Reagan
b)
Jimmy Carter
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Bill Clinton
13.
How many Executive Branch agencies are there (approximately)?
a)
100
b)
150
c)
2,300
d)
15
14.
How many Cabinet level appointments are there in the Whitehouse?
a)
3
b)
8
c)
12
d)
15
15.
Which is NOT a Cabinet Level Secretary?
a)
Health and Human Services
b)
Secretary of State
c)
Secretary of Defense
d)
Secretary of Nuclear regulatory commission
16.
what is an "Executive Order"?
a)
Presidential orders that have the force of law without the need for congressional approval or action.
b)
device used to initiate and control a fission nuclear chain reaction or nuclear fusion
c)
the rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless
d)
idea that, in order to understand the nature of reality, one must first examine and analyze the reasoning process which governs the nature of experience.
17.
What is the gist of the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company V. Sawyer (1952) Supreme court case?
a)
The president does NOT have the authority to tell private corporations what to do in time of military conflict or national Emergency
b)
The president DOES have the authority to tell private corporations what to do in time of military conflict or national Emergency
c)
The president does NOT have the authority to tell private corporations what to do EXCEPT in time of military conflict or national Emergency
d)
The president DOES have the authority to tell private corporations what to do EXCEPT in time of military conflict or national Emergency
18.
Who was Nixon's first Vice President Who had to Resign due to Tax Evasion Charges
a)
Gerald Ford
b)
Spiro Agnew
c)
Lyndon B Johnson
d)
George McGovern
19.
Who was Nixon's National Security Advisor (NSA)?
a)
McGeorge Bundy
b)
Henry Kissinger
c)
Arthur Schlessinger
d)
Herold Kiplinger
20.
What is Federalism?
a)
When two government rule one population, one territory
b)
When you have to choose between a marble cake and a layer cake
c)
organization having power or control in a particular, typically political or administrative, sphere.
d)
governing system in which a single central government has total power over all of its other political subdivisions.
21.
Name the only state to have a Unitary legislature
a)
Nebraska
b)
Kansas
c)
Connecticut
d)
Maryland
e)
Utah
22.
What is it called when Policy makers take actions that limit economies when they are going to well, and expanding economies when they are too low
a)
Fiscal Policy
b)
Monetary Policy
c)
Keynsian Policy
d)
Rudinger effect
23.
What is an economic policy of austerity?
a)
a policy of tax increases and spending decreases
b)
giving citizens stimulus checks
c)
providing liquidity
d)
improving consumer confidence
24.
What is a system in which only a fraction of bank deposits are required to be available for withdrawal.
a)
Inflationary spending
b)
Fractional Reserve Banking
c)
Federal Deposit Insurance Company (FDIC)
d)
Reserve Currency
25.
an elected official serving as a deputy to the governor is a?
a)
lieutenant governor
b)
deputy governor
c)
vice governor
d)
assistant governor
e)
secretary governor
26.
How many Senators does the state of Kansas have in Topeka?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
35
d)
40
27.
how many states have semi-closed primaries?
a)
11
b)
12
c)
14
d)
20
28.
iscvfought in secret by special operations troops, hired private contractors, and armed drones, missiles and pilotless aircraft is
a)
Shadow War
b)
Black-ops war
c)
Special ops warfare
d)
Guerilla Warfare
29.
Approximately how long is a legislative session in Topeka?
a)
1 week
b)
90 days
c)
9 months
d)
50 weeks
30.
What are the qualifications to be a state senator or a state congressperson
a)
the same as the qualifications to vote
b)
35 years old
c)
live in the state for 3 years
d)
live in the state for 4 years
e)
live in the state for 5 years
31.
In what kind of primary do you go to the polling place request either parties ballots and vote?
a)
open primary
b)
blanket primary
c)
closed primary
d)
semi-closed primary
32.
What kind of primary does Kansas have?
a)
open primary
b)
closed primary
c)
blanket primary
d)
semi-closed primary
33.
is an at large election sponsored by the party, where all the candidates for the party are on one ballot. The top two candidates go into the general election to face off against the other party
a)
open primary
b)
closed primary
c)
blanket primary
d)
semi-closed primary
34.
How many counties does Kansas have?
a)
85
b)
99
c)
100
d)
105
35.
How many House of representative members does Kansas have in the Statehouse at Topeka
a)
100
b)
105
c)
125
d)
135
36.
Where is Federal reserve bank district 10 Office located?
a)
Kansas City
b)
Omaha
c)
Oklahoma City
d)
Denver
37.
The District #10 Federal reserve has a branch in Omaha
a)
true
b)
false
38.
How many Federal Reserve banks are there
a)
9
b)
10
c)
11
d)
12
39.
Who is the Federal Reserve Chair
a)
Jerome Powell
b)
Ben Berninke
c)
Alan Greenspan
d)
Noel J Thompson
40.
What country had the first Central/ National Bank?
a)
Netherlands
b)
Canada
c)
England
d)
Japan
e)
United States
41.
who guides the operation of the Federal Reserve System to promote the goals and fulfill the responsibilities given to the Federal Reserve by the Federal Reserve Act
a)
Federal Reserve Chairman
b)
Chief Body on Monetary Policy
c)
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
d)
the Hiatus Committee
42.
According to Penny, which is NOT one of the three main Roles of the Federal Reserve
a)
Supervising Commercial Banks
b)
Providing Financial Services
c)
Contributing to Monetary Policy
d)
Provide Examiners of Monetary Policy
43.
What is the current interest rate of the Fed?
a)
2%
b)
4%
c)
3%
d)
5.25% to 5.50%
44.
What is the target interest rate of the Federal reserve?
a)
2%
b)
3%
c)
4%
d)
5.25% to 5.50%
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