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The Presidency, Budget, & Bureaucracy Test Review
The Presidency, Budget, & Bureaucracy Test Review
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Presidents tend to have higher public approval ratings
at the beginning of their terms
after a scandal
at the end of their terms
all of the above
2
The main "link" between the President and the public is
the Vice president
The First Lady
The Media
The Chief of Staff
3
Social Security, as a federal program, began during the New Deal under this president
Hoover
FDR
Kennedy
Johnson
4
Which of the following are major sources of federal revenue?
borrowing
personal income taxes
social insurance taxes
corporate income taxes
5
What can happen if the President vetoes congressional legislation
Congress can override veto with a 2/3rds vote
Congress can do nothing about it
the Senate has the sole power to override the veto
Congress can override veto with a majority vote
6
This type of bill provides funding ($$$$$) for a government program
Expenditure
Appropriations
Authorization
Impoundment
7
This law was passed in order to give the President specific powers over War Making
The Pentagon Papers
The War Powers Resolution
Presidential War Act
The Vietnam War Act
8
The constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body is known as
pocket veto
legislative veto
veto
executive veto
9
This House Committee is in charge of writing the tax codes
Rules
Ways and Means
Appropriations
Budget
10
This federal agency was created to collect the federal income tax
The GAO (General Accounting Office)
The IRS (Internal Revenue Service)
The CBO (Congressional Budget Office
The Department of the Treasury
11
This amendment gave Congress the power to levy and collect income taxes
15th
18th
16th
17th
12
This amendment limits a president to two terms
20th
22nd
25th
19th
13
This amendment allows the VP to become President if the office becomes vacant
25th
22nd
23rd
20th
14
A legally binding resolution originating from the executive branch is known as a(n)
law
veto
bill
executive order
15
Which of the following is an example of a cabinet department?
Homeland Security
Agriculture
Energy
Education
16
In order for a President to be impeached & removed from office, this must take place
2/3rds vote in the Senate
2/3rds vote in the House
majority vote in the Senate
majority vote in the House
17
Under LBJ, this program was added to Social Security to provide health coverage to the elderly
Unemployment
Medicaid
Disability
Medicare
18
The main job of the federal bureaucracy is to
advise the president
implement policy
regulate corporations
protect constituients
19
In order to run for president, one must be this many years of age
35
25
30
40
20
The following is an example of a government corporation
Department of Education
NASA
Amtrak
FBI