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Civics Chapter 8 - The Executive Branch (2019)
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Civics Chapter 8 - The Executive Branch (2019)
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1
Which informal role does the President fulfill when he/she campaigns for members of his political party?
Chief Executive
Chief of Party
Chief Administrator
Chief Citizen
2
Which role does the President fulfill when he/she proposes legislation and acts as the main architect of public policy?
Chief Executive
Chief Diplomat
Chief of State
Chief Legislator
3
Which role does the President fulfill as the chief architect of American foreign policy?
Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander in Chief
Chief of State
4
Which department protects citizens abroad and conducts foreign relations?
Department of Homeland Securty
Department of Justice
Department of State
Department of Diplomacy
5
What is the most important role of the Vice President in an informal sense?
Serve as President of the Senate
Advise the President
Determine Presidential disbility
Serve as "President in waiting"
6
Which role does the President fulfill when he/she directs the military?
Chief of State
Chief Citizen
Commander in Chief
Chief Executive
7
What do we call the President’s broad power to grant mercy or leniency for people who have committed federal crimes?
Executive clemency
Executive agreement
Executive leniency
Executive mercy
8
The President’s power to enforce and administer the laws of the land fall under which type of powers?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
Presidential
9
Which position follows Speaker of the House in order of succession.
President Pro Tempore
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Treasury
Secretary of State
10
What is the maximum number of years a President can serve?
12
4
10
8
11
This department is the most recently created as a response to 9/11.
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Energy
Department of Justice
Department of Information
12
This Department tracks GDP and runs the census.
Department of Commerce
Department of Labor
Department of Homeland Security
Department of State
13
Which is NOT a formal qualification to be President of the U.S.
Must be at least 35
College Degree
Live in the U.S. at least 14 years
Natural Born Citizen
14
This department is the oldest non-original department in the Cabinet.
Department of Interior
Department of Labor
Department of Education
Department of Justice
15
Which informal role is the President supposed to represent all the people of the U.S.?
Chief of Party
Chief Administrator
Chief Citizen
Chief of State
16
When the Senate is holding up a presidential appointment what may a President do to get around the blockage?
Pass an appointment resolution
Appoint the person to a position while the Senate is on recess
Appeal to the American people
Override the Senate with an executive order
17
Which role does the President fulfill as the ceremonial head of the nation?
Chief Citizen
Chief of State
Chief Executive
Chief Diplomat
18
What do we call the head of the Department of Justice?
Attorney General
Chief Attorney
Secretary of Justice
Commander of Justice
19
How long is a President's term in office?
2 years
8 years
4 years
10 years
20
What did Congress do to try and curb the power of the President to conduct war, according to most political scientists?
Pass the War Powers Resolution
Cut funding to military conflicts
Create the War Powers Committee
Override military appointments
21
Role the President fulfill when he/she heads the bureaucracy - power to hire/fire workers and create a federal budget.
Chief Executive
Chief Legislator
Chief Administrator
Chief of Party
22
What is the largest department in terms of the number of employees?
Department of Defense
Department of Justice
Department of Homeland Security
Department of State
23
What is a reprieve?
the legal forgiveness of a crime
the shortening of the sentence
the legal forgiveness of a crime for a large group of people
the postponement of the execution of a sentence
24
Which of the following is NOT a formal Constitutional role of the VP?
Help determine presidential disability
Preside over the Senate
Advise the President on the affairs of the county
Aid in foreign negotiations
25
What is the President’s most powerful legislative power?
Introducing legislation
The veto
Appointing federal officials
Calling special sessions of Congress
26
This department handles the distribution of Medicare and Medicaid.
Department of Education
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Department of Labor
27
What do we call it when the President legally forgives a person for a federal crime?
Commutation
Pardon
Amnesty
Reprieve
28
The right Presidents claim to have that protects their documents and advice given to them from congressional scrutiny.
Executive protection
Executive privilege
Executive clemency
Executive order
29
Which of the following is NOT a method possible to determine presidential disability.
The President can declare himself disabled to Congress in writing
Congress can declare a President disabled with a 2/3 vote in each House
The VP and a majority of the Cabinet can declare the President disabled
30
Which role does the President fulfill when he/she enforces the laws of the U.S.?
Chief Administrator
Chief of State
Chief Executive
Commander in Chief