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US Government: Chapter 5- Executive Branch
US Government: Chapter 5- Executive Branch
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1
Who is next in the line of succession if the President and Vice President are incapacitated?
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House
President of the Senate
Secretary of State
2
How many years can a president serve, if takes over when he was vice president?
4
6
10
8
3
What is the total number of electoral votes in a presidential election?
535
270
435
538
4
A Secretary is charge of...
a government corporation
a department
an agency
an independent agency
5
Role: The president speaks to the American public following a national tragedy
Chief of State
Chief Executive
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
6
Which of the following amendments set a two term limit for the president?
25
20
12
22
7
Which best describes goverment employees who are responsible for running the day-to-day governement business
Bureaucrats
Civil Servants
the Cabinet
Agency Directors
8
Who is
NOT
part of the Executive Branch?
Cabinet
Agency’s heads
Speaker of the House
The president
9
Which president broke the two term limit established by George Washington?
JFK
LBJ
FDR
Garfield
10
An agenda is...
the federal burearcracy
the president's executive orders
the aproval rating of the president
the plan for the country's policy
11
The only president to resign from office was...
Gerald Ford
Andrew Johnson
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
12
According to the War Powers Resolution Congress gave the president the ability to deploy troops without approval for...
one year after the declaration of war
one week
90 days
any reason
13
The bully pulpit is...
the president promoting religious issues
the president reviewing supreme court justices
the president's agenda
the president publicly shaming Congress for not acting
14
Which is a player in a issue network that is influencing the policies bureaucratic agencies?
Congressional committees
Interest groups
Policy experts
Media
15
Role: The president orders troops to secure an area struck by a natural disaster.
Chief Legislator
Chief Diplomat
Chief Executive
Commander in Chief
16
What model best reflects policy with high public interest?
Bureaucracies
Iron Triangles
Bully Pulpit
Issue Networks
17
Role: The president's office writes the budget for entire federal government and sends it to Congress
Party Chief/Leadership
Chief Economist
Chief Legislator
Chief Executive
18
A informal treaty/agreement between two or more governments is called an
Executive Order
Executive Privilege
Executive Agreement
Executive Veto
19
How many electoral votes are needed to win a presidential election?
538
270
435
153
20
What is NOT a job of the Vice President according to the Constitution?
Be an adviser and spokesperson for the president
Presides over the Senate
Replaces the president if he is incapacitated
Casts a tie breaking vote in the Senate
21
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
22
The popular vote occurs during...
the general elctions
the primaries
the electoral college
the national convention
23
Presidential power over time has...
Focused on Congress
Increased greatly
Decreased greatly
Stayed the same
24
Which is the most recent addition to the U.S. Cabinet.
Homeland Security
Aging Population
Labor
Veterans Affairs
25
When is the president inaugurated?
Nov 3rd
Jan 1st
Jan. 20th
March 20th
26
Role: The president appoints new federal judges to office with approval of the Senate.
Chief of State
Party Chief/Leader
Chief Executive
Chief Economist
27
The President creates the federal budget with help of...
the Office Budget and Management
no one
Congress
the Treasury
28
How long is a term of the President of the U.S.?
8
6
4
2
29
Which of the following is
NOT
an official qualification to be president?
Minimum of 35 years of age
Born a U.S. citizen
A law degree
14 years of residency in the U.S.
30
Role: The president lobbies two U.S. Senators to support his health care bill.
Chief Legislator
Chief Diplomat
Chief Executive
Chief Economist
31
Role: President lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Memorial Day
Chief Economist
Chief Legislator
Chief of State
Chief Executive
32
How is the president elected?
Indirectly by the Electoral College
Directly by the Senate
Indirectly by the state legislatures
Directly by the people
33
Who is the current President of the Senate?
Nancy Pelosi
Kamala Harris
Mitch McConnell
Paul Ryan
34
The Iron Triangle best describes policies that are...
centered on foriegn affairs
technical and low public interest
focused on the budgets
high public interest
35
Which is
NOT
a player in the Iron Triangle?
Interest groups
Congressional committees
Bureaucratic agencies
Media
36
Role: The president creates an executive order to clarify how the EPA enforces laws about water pollution
Chief Executive
Chief Diplomat
Commander in Chief
Chief Legislator
37
Which article in the U.S. Constitution established the Executive Branch?
II
III
VII
VI
38
What is the speech the President must give to Congress every year?
Congressional Briefing
State of the State
Presidential Update
State of the Union
39
How many terms can a President have?
one
two
three
four
40
What is the current salary of the President of the United States?
$100,000
$200,000
$400,000
$500,000
41
Parties make their official nomiation for one candidate at their respective....
general elections
primaries
caucuses
national conventions
42
What is NOT a department?
DoPS
DoL
DoJ
DoHUD / HUD
43
What is
NOT
a reason departments and agencies exist?
To force the president to respect their area expertise
To help the president execute the law
To create informed regulations
To do the day to day enforcement
44
Role: The president pardons people of crimes.
Chief Executive
Chief Economist
Chief Diplomat
Chief of State
45
Role: The president endorses a politicians from his party during their campaigns
Commander in Chief
Chief Economist
Party Chief/Leader
Chief Legislator
46
States can have either primaries or...
a general election
electors
causcuses
national convention
47
A Secretary is...
a head of an agency
an adviser to the president
a personal assistant to the president
a head of a department
48
What elections are held to eliminate potential candidates from the same party?
primaries
national conventions
mid terms
general elections
49
If no candidate gets a majority of the electoral votes, who decides who is president?
Senate
House of Reps
State legislatures
the popular vote
50
The presidential air plane is...
Marine One
Air Force One
Navy One
F-16 One
51
Indepedent agencies are outside departments because they...
Were created before departments
Free of political pressures
Too big to fit in departments
Do not fit the role of any department
52
Role: The president refuses to aknowledge Russian control of eastern Ukraine
Chief Legislator
Chief of State
Commander in Chief
Chief Diplomat
53
What is a pardon for a large group of people called?
Pardon Blanket
Commute
Amnesty
Reprieve
54
Following impeachment, what can happen?
House votes to ban the President from holding future office
Congress can vote to send the president to jail
Senate votes to remove the president from office
Senate votes to keep the president in office
55
Role: The president fires his chief of staff
Chief Executive
Chief Legislator
Chief Diplomat
Chief Economist
56
The the trial during the impeachment process is conducted by...
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
Supreme Court
Electoral College
57
How many positions make up the current Cabinet?
16
14
13
15
58
The increase in presidential power has caused some to call what?
the imperial presidency
the constitutional
the supreme presidency
the official presidency
59
Electors are nominated by _____________.
The People
The President
Political Parties
State Legislatures
60
Role: The president visits with leaders with NATO countries to discuss defense budgets
Chief Legislator
Party Chief/Leader
Chief Executive
Chief Diplomat
61
A president can clear asomeone of a crime through...
Reprieves
Pardons
Amnesties
Commutations
62
Impeachment by definition is the...
passing of a law without signing a bill
opening of public hearings against the executive branch
questioning an officials policy choices
accusing an official of wrong doing/crime
63
Most people in the executive branch are...
Appointed by the president
Politicians
Elected by the people
Just experts in their fields working a govt job
64
What is
NOT
a proposed reform to the Electoral College?
Voting Electoral Districts
Percentage/ Proportional Electoral Votes
Winner Takes All
Direct Popular Election
65
Which of the following amendments addresses the issue of succession?
22
25
19
20
66
The ___________ positions are appointed by the president as heads of various departments.
CIA
FBI
EPA
Cabinet
67
The president is accused during the impeachment process by...
Supreme Court
U.S. House
U.S. Senate
Constitutional Convention
68
What is an example of enforcement?
The EPA sends out inspectors to test safe pollution levels
The DoEd mandates every school must give the PARCC test
The VA determines that PTSD is a medical condition
The DoT raises the national highway speed limit to 70
69
George Washington was only president to be unanimously elected by the...
House of Representatives
Electoral College
people
United States Senate
