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US Government: Chapter 5- Executive Branch
US Government: Chapter 5- Executive Branch
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Role: The president refuses to aknowledge Russian control of eastern Ukraine
Chief Diplomat
Chief Legislator
Commander in Chief
Chief of State
2
A informal treaty/agreement between two or more governments is called an
Executive Veto
Executive Privilege
Executive Order
Executive Agreement
3
The ___________ positions are appointed by the president as heads of various departments.
FBI
CIA
Cabinet
EPA
4
The only president to resign from office was...
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
5
Who is
NOT
part of the Executive Branch?
Speaker of the House
The president
Agency’s heads
Cabinet
6
What is the current salary of the President of the United States?
$400,000
$500,000
$200,000
$100,000
7
Role: The president appoints new federal judges to office with approval of the Senate.
Party Chief/Leader
Chief Economist
Chief Executive
Chief of State
8
Which is
NOT
a player in the Iron Triangle?
Congressional committees
Media
Interest groups
Bureaucratic agencies
9
How many electoral votes are needed to win a presidential election?
435
270
538
153
10
Electors are nominated by _____________.
The People
The President
State Legislatures
Political Parties
11
A Secretary is charge of...
a department
a government corporation
an agency
an independent agency
12
How is the president elected?
Indirectly by the Electoral College
Indirectly by the state legislatures
Directly by the Senate
Directly by the people
13
George Washington was only president to be unanimously elected by the...
House of Representatives
Electoral College
United States Senate
people
14
Most people in the executive branch are...
Elected by the people
Just experts in their fields working a govt job
Politicians
Appointed by the president
15
When is the president inaugurated?
Jan 1st
Nov 3rd
Jan. 20th
March 20th
16
Which of the following amendments addresses the issue of succession?
25
19
20
22
17
What is
NOT
a proposed reform to the Electoral College?
Direct Popular Election
Percentage/ Proportional Electoral Votes
Winner Takes All
Voting Electoral Districts
18
Presidential power over time has...
Decreased greatly
Stayed the same
Focused on Congress
Increased greatly
19
Which is the most recent addition to the U.S. Cabinet.
Veterans Affairs
Homeland Security
Labor
Aging Population
20
Role: The president lobbies two U.S. Senators to support his health care bill.
Chief Diplomat
Chief Legislator
Chief Executive
Chief Economist
21
What is the speech the President must give to Congress every year?
Presidential Update
State of the State
Congressional Briefing
State of the Union
22
Indepedent agencies are outside departments because they...
Free of political pressures
Do not fit the role of any department
Too big to fit in departments
Were created before departments
23
Parties make their official nomiation for one candidate at their respective....
primaries
national conventions
caucuses
general elections
24
An agenda is...
the aproval rating of the president
the federal burearcracy
the plan for the country's policy
the president's executive orders
25
The Iron Triangle best describes policies that are...
high public interest
centered on foriegn affairs
technical and low public interest
focused on the budgets
26
The increase in presidential power has caused some to call what?
the constitutional
the official presidency
the supreme presidency
the imperial presidency
27
The the trial during the impeachment process is conducted by...
Electoral College
U.S. House
Supreme Court
U.S. Senate
28
What is an example of enforcement?
The DoEd mandates every school must give the PARCC test
The DoT raises the national highway speed limit to 70
The VA determines that PTSD is a medical condition
The EPA sends out inspectors to test safe pollution levels
29
Role: The president orders troops to secure an area struck by a natural disaster.
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
Chief Diplomat
Chief Executive
30
The president is accused during the impeachment process by...
Constitutional Convention
Supreme Court
U.S. House
U.S. Senate
31
Which of the following is
NOT
an official qualification to be president?
14 years of residency in the U.S.
Minimum of 35 years of age
Born a U.S. citizen
A law degree
32
An agency is...
a civilian organization that speaks with the president
a government body that spies on other countries
a military body that gives recommendations based on security
a government body that regulates and enforce certain laws
33
Role: The president's office writes the budget for entire federal government and sends it to Congress
Party Chief/Leadership
Chief Legislator
Chief Executive
Chief Economist
34
Which best describes goverment employees who are responsible for running the day-to-day governement business
Agency Directors
the Cabinet
Bureaucrats
Civil Servants
35
According to the War Powers Resolution Congress gave the president the ability to deploy troops without approval for...
any reason
one week
90 days
one year after the declaration of war
36
Role: The president creates an executive order to clarify how the EPA enforces laws about water pollution
Chief Executive
Chief Diplomat
Chief Legislator
Commander in Chief
37
Which is a player in a issue network that is influencing the policies bureaucratic agencies?
Policy experts
Media
Congressional committees
Interest groups
38
Role: The president fires his chief of staff
Chief Diplomat
Chief Legislator
Chief Executive
Chief Economist
39
The bully pulpit is...
the president publicly shaming Congress for not acting
the president's agenda
the president promoting religious issues
the president reviewing supreme court justices
40
Who is next in the line of succession if the President and Vice President are incapacitated?
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House
Secretary of State
President of the Senate
41
A Secretary is...
a personal assistant to the president
an adviser to the president
a head of a department
a head of an agency
42
What is the total number of electoral votes in a presidential election?
538
435
270
535
43
Who is the current President of the Senate?
Mitch McConnell
Kamala Harris
Nancy Pelosi
Paul Ryan
44
How many positions make up the current Cabinet?
13
15
14
16
45
The President creates the federal budget with help of...
no one
the Office Budget and Management
the Treasury
Congress
46
Role: The president endorses a politicians from his party during their campaigns
Chief Economist
Chief Legislator
Commander in Chief
Party Chief/Leader
47
What is a pardon for a large group of people called?
Commute
Reprieve
Pardon Blanket
Amnesty
48
The popular vote occurs during...
the general elctions
the electoral college
the national convention
the primaries
49
If no candidate gets a majority of the electoral votes, who decides who is president?
Senate
the popular vote
House of Reps
State legislatures
50
How many terms can a President have?
four
three
one
two
51
Following impeachment, what can happen?
House votes to ban the President from holding future office
Senate votes to remove the president from office
Congress can vote to send the president to jail
Senate votes to keep the president in office
52
How many years can a president serve, if takes over when he was vice president?
4
6
8
10
53
A president can clear asomeone of a crime through...
Amnesties
Commutations
Reprieves
Pardons
54
What is NOT a department?
DoHUD / HUD
DoL
DoPS
DoJ
55
Role: President lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Memorial Day
Chief Executive
Chief Legislator
Chief of State
Chief Economist
56
What is NOT a job of the Vice President according to the Constitution?
Replaces the president if he is incapacitated
Casts a tie breaking vote in the Senate
Be an adviser and spokesperson for the president
Presides over the Senate
57
What elections are held to eliminate potential candidates from the same party?
general elections
primaries
national conventions
mid terms
58
Which article in the U.S. Constitution established the Executive Branch?
VII
VI
II
III
59
Which president broke the two term limit established by George Washington?
LBJ
FDR
JFK
Garfield
60
Role: The president pardons people of crimes.
Chief Diplomat
Chief Executive
Chief of State
Chief Economist
61
Role: The president speaks to the American public following a national tragedy
Chief Legislator
Chief Executive
Chief of State
Commander in Chief
62
How long is a term of the President of the U.S.?
8
4
6
2
63
Which of the following amendments set a two term limit for the president?
22
12
20
25
64
What is
NOT
a reason departments and agencies exist?
To help the president execute the law
To do the day to day enforcement
To create informed regulations
To force the president to respect their area expertise
65
States can have either primaries or...
a general election
causcuses
national convention
electors
66
What model best reflects policy with high public interest?
Issue Networks
Iron Triangles
Bully Pulpit
Bureaucracies
67
Role: The president visits with leaders with NATO countries to discuss defense budgets
Chief Legislator
Chief Diplomat
Chief Executive
Party Chief/Leader
68
Impeachment by definition is the...
questioning an officials policy choices
accusing an official of wrong doing/crime
opening of public hearings against the executive branch
passing of a law without signing a bill
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The presidential air plane is...
F-16 One
Air Force One
Navy One
Marine One
