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Only the ______________ may bring charges of impeachment
The States
The Supreme Court
The Senate
The House of Representatives
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In order to become the President of the United States a person must be at least?
55 years old
35 years old
30 years old
25 years old
3
The President of the United States is limited by the 22nd Amendment to ______ terms.
4
8
2
6
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Once charges of impeachment have been made the President is given a trial in the ______________
The House
The Supreme Court
The Senate
The States
5
In this role the President is the leader of his political party
Chief of State
Economic Leader
Chief Legislator
Party Leader
6
In order to become the President a person must be a resident of the U.S. for at least?
14 years
9 years
35 years
7 years
7
How many Presidents have been impeached in U.S. history?
3
1
2
4
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The vote cast by citizens is called
The Popular Vote
The people's vote
The Electoral Vote
The preliminary vote
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Each state has a number of electors equal to
Its total population
Its number of SenatorsSenators
Its total representation in Congress
Its Representatives in the House
10
In this role the President directs the nation's armed forces
Chief Diplomat
Chief of State
Chief Legislator
Commander in Chief
11
The Executive Branch of the Federal government was created by?
Article 3
Article 4
Article 1
Article 2
12
How many Presidents has the United States had in it's 238 year history?
50
48
40
44
13
NASA, the National Aeronautic and Space Agency is an example of a
Government Corporations
Independent Executive Agencies
Executive Departments
Independent Regulatory Commissions
14
The office of the President is the only elected position that requires a person to be?
Male
A natural born citizen
A naturalized citizen
A resident of the U.S.
15
In this role the President directs the nation's foreign policy
Commander in Chief
Chief of State
Chief Legislator
Chief Diplomat
16
The President's cabinet of advisors are the leaders of these groups
Executive Departments
Government Corporations
Independent Executive Agencies
The Executive Office
17
How many Presidents have been found guilty of wrong doing and removed from office?
1
0
2
3
18
The Popular vote is used to determine
The Party's nomination
The Vice Presidency
Who will win a state's electoral vote
The Presidential Election
19
If the President dies, resigns, or is removed from office ___________ takes his place.
The Chief Justice
The Speaker of the House
The Vice President
The President Pro Tempore
20
In this role the President represents all U.S. citizens when at many occasions
Chief of State
Commander in Chief
Chief Diplomat
Chief Legislator
21
This group works directly under the President's supervision to make the nation's budget
The Commerece Department
The Executive Office
The Defense Department
The Labor Department
22
Presidents serve a term of _________ years?
4 years
6 years
12 years
2 years
23
It is the responsibiity of the Executive Branch to?
Establish Justice
Enforce laws
Make laws
Interpret laws
24
Election day is determined by Article 2, section 1 of the Consitution to be the first Tuesday
After the 1st Monday in November
after the month of October
of November
After the 2nd Monday in November
25
In this role the President suggests new laws and works for their passage
Commander in Chief
Chief of State
Chief Diplomat
Chief Legislator
26
The President's Cabinet of 15 advisors are individually called
Justices
Representatives
Administrators
Secretaries
27
In this role the President plans the nation's budget
Economic Leader
Chief Legislator
Chief of State
Chief Executive
28
In order to become President a candidate must win__________ electoral Votes
435
538
535
270
29
To bring formal charges of wrong doing against the President is called?
Amendment
Indictment
Impeachment
Veto
30
The U.S. Postal Service is an example of one of these 60 that work under the President
Executive Departments
Independent Regulatory Commissions
Independent Executive Agencies
Government Corporations
31
The head of the Executive Branch is?
The Chief Justice
The Speaker of the House
The President Pro-Tempore
The President
32
The Federal Communications Commission is an example of one of these 11 that help enforce laws
Government Corporations
Executive Departments
Independent Regulatory Commissions
Independent Executive Agencies
33
When a candidate for the Presidency wins a state's popular vote, they win
All of that state's electoral Votes
Just the popular vote
A percentage of that state's electoral votes
Half of the Electoral votes
34
There are _____________ electoral votes in the United States
435
538
535
270
35
The group of electors from each state who cast the actual votes to elect the President and V.P.
The Electoral College
The People
The Congress
The State Legislators
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In this role the President runs the business of the United States
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
Chief of State
Chief Executive