Chapter 13-15 Quiz
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| Q.1) | How many terms can a president serve? |
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| Q.2) | How long is a president's term? |
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| Q.3) | Which of the following is NOT a judicial power given to the president? |
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| Q.4) | Which view of the presidency is a very active and involved view of the presidency? |
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| Q.5) | Which of the following is not a formal qualification in the Constitution for the president? |
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| Q.6) | Which of the 8 roles of the president involves the president meeting with the leaders of a foreign nation as an ambassador for our nation? |
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| Q.7) | Which of the following is an agreement made with the head of a foreign government that does NOT have to get approved by the Senate? |
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| Q.8) | Total forgiveness of a crime for a group of people (like the draft dodgers) is called _______. |
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| Q.9) | Which of the following cabinet departments is not headed by a Secretary, but rather an Attorney General? |
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| Q.10) | If the Pesident and Vice Preident were to die.... who would take over? |
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| Q.11) | In order to win the presidency, you must... |
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| Q.12) | Which of the following is NOT true about the electoral college? |
| Q.13) | What actually determines the number of electors your state receives? |
| Q.14) | Mandates made by the president that carry the weight of a law are called.. |
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| Q.15) | Which of these is NOT true about the War Powers Act? |
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| Q.16) | What type of veto does the president no longer have? |
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| Q.17) | Which type of "election" actually involves a meeting and discussions on the candidates, rather than just simply voting in a voting booth? |
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| Q.18) | The electoral college could produce a winner that did not win the ________ vote. |
| Q.19) | List 3 alternatives to the electoral college. |
| Q.20) | Which of the following is NOT a pathology of the bureaucracy? |
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| Q.21) | Which cabinet department was added most recently? (due to September 11th) |
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| Q.22) | Which of the following cabinet departments is NOT accurately associated? |
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| Q.23) | HIring someone because they are qualified and have passed a competency exam is called _______. |
| Q.24) | Today the cabinet is __________________. |
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What is the main job of the Vice President? |
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| Q.26) | Which of the following is NOT true about the electoral college? |
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| Q.27) | Which of the 8 roles of the President invovles the President as a "role model" and is seen as representative of the people and how they should behave? |
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| Q.28) | Which race comes first; the primary or the general election? |
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| Q.29) | Which of the following does NOT happen at the national convention? |
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| Q.30) | Are vice president's more or less active today? Are they involved or out of the loop today? (think Dick Cheney/Al Gore, etc) |
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| Q.31) | Which of the following is an example of an "executive order of the president"? |
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| Q.32) | Which of the following is NOT an option when the President receives a bill on his desk? |
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| Q.33) | What is the term for a president that has stretched his power beyond the Constitution often stepping on the other branches' toes? |
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| Q.34) | The right arm of the president that serves as the brain trust of the president that includes his "idea people" in the Office of Management and Budget, National Security Council and Economic Advisors? |
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| Q.35) | What president's death by an upset campaign worker led to the passage of the Pendelton Act that created the merit based civil service system? |
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| Q.36) | What is the term for a hierarchical rules oriented organization that handles the day to day business of an organization? |
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