The Ideal Quiz On President Chapter 13-15 Quiz
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The United States of America has a rich history of leaders, some great and others a little disappointing depending on your own personal preference, but this ideal quiz on presidents will give you a lot of the info on the history of US Presidency that you should really know. Good luck!
- 1.
- A.
2
- B.
4
- C.
6
- D.
1
- E.
Unlimited number
- 2.
- A.
2 years
- B.
4 years
- C.
6 years
- D.
10 years
- E.
Life or good behavior
- 3.
- A.
Pardon
- B.
Clemency
- C.
Appointing judges to the federal courts
- D.
Commute sentences
- E.
Actually, all of the above are judicial powers
- 4.
- A.
Taftian
- B.
Imperial presidency
- C.
Filibuster
- D.
Exective orders
- E.
Stewardship
- 5.
- A.
Natural born citizen
- B.
14 year resident
- C.
Male
- D.
35 years old
- 6.
- A.
Chief of party
- B.
Chief executive
- C.
Chief administrator
- D.
Chief diplomat
- 7.
- A.
Treaty
- B.
Executive agreement
- C.
Executive order
- D.
Clemency
- 8.Total forgiveness of a crime for a group of people (like the draft dodgers) is called _______.
- A.
Amnesty
- B.
Clemency
- C.
Pardon
- D.
Reprieve
- 9.
- A.
Defense
- B.
Treasury
- C.
Interior
- D.
Justice
- 10.If the Pesident and Vice Preident were to die.... who would take over?
- A.
Cabinet
- B.
President Pro Tempore
- C.
Speaker of the House
- D.
President of the Senate
- 11.In order to win the presidency, you must...
- A.
Win a majority of the popular vote
- B.
Win a majority of the vote of Congress
- C.
Win the primary
- D.
Win the majority of the electoral vote
- E.
A and D
- 12.Mandates made by the president that carry the weight of a law are called..
- A.
Executive agreements
- B.
Imperial presidency
- C.
Executive orders
- D.
Clemency
- E.
Dirty dozen
- 13.
- A.
The president declares war.
- B.
The president has 48 hours to engage troops without telling Congress.
- C.
The president can engage troops for up to 60 days without a declaration of war.
- D.
After 60 days, the president can have a maximum of a 30 day extension to bring troops home.
- 14.
- A.
Regular veto
- B.
Pocket veto
- C.
Line item veto
- 15.
- A.
Primary
- B.
Caucus
- C.
Filibuster
- 16.The electoral college could produce a winner that did not win the ________ vote.
- 17.List 3 alternatives to the electoral college.
- 18.
- A.
Waste
- B.
Red tape
- C.
Growth
- D.
Turf wars
- E.
Efficiency
- 19.
- A.
Dept. of Defense
- B.
Dept. of Veteran's Affairs
- C.
Dept. of Education
- D.
Dept. of Homeland Security
- E.
Dept. of State
- 20.
- A.
Defense- handling our war efforts
- B.
Veteran's Affairs-help those that have served
- C.
Interior- protect our natural resources
- D.
Health and Human Services- disease outbreaks
- E.
State- handles our nation's financial system
- 21.Today the cabinet is __________________.
- A.
More diverse than before
- B.
Less diverse than before.
- 22.What is the main job of the Vice President?
- A.
Preside over the Senate and vote if there is a tie.
- B.
Handle foreign affairs.
- C.
Stay out of the president's way.
- D.
Run the entire cabinet.
- E.
Preside over the Supreme Court and vote if there is a tie.
- 23.
- A.
There have been 4 occasions where the popular vote winner did not equal the electoral vote winner.
- B.
There are 12 large states that could help a candidate win the electoral college . These states are called the "dirty dozen".
- C.
Illinois has 30 electoral votes and is part of the dirty dozen.
- D.
If there is a tie or there is not a clear winner for President in the electoral college, the election will go to the House of Representatives. (This has happened twice!)
- E.
Every state no matter how small is guaranteed 3 electoral votes b/c every state has two Senators and at least one Representative.
- 24.
- A.
Chief of state
- B.
Chief citizen
- C.
Chief diplomat
- D.
Chief of party
- 25.
- A.
Primary
- B.
General election
- 26.
- A.
The party chooses/announces it's nominee.
- B.
The party writes it's platform for the candidate.
- C.
The party votes on the platform.
- D.
The winner of the presidency is announced.
- E.
A keynote speech will be given by a rising star of the party to help announce the candidate, kick off the campaign.
- 27.Are vice president's more or less active today? Are they involved or out of the loop today? (think Dick Cheney/Al Gore, etc)
- A.
Active/involved
- B.
Less active/out of the loop
- 28.
- A.
Emancipation Proclamation
- B.
Internment camps for the Japanese during WWII
- C.
Integration of the troops (blacks and whites could serve together)
- D.
Integration of Little Rock Central High.
- E.
All of the above.
- 29.
- A.
Veto the bill.
- B.
Pocket veto the bill by sitting on it for 10 days when Congress is not in session.
- C.
Let it become a bill without his signature.
- D.
Veto portions of a bill (line item veto)
- E.
Sign the bill
- 30.
- A.
Taftian president
- B.
Stewardship president
- C.
Imperial president
- 31.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?
- A.
Cabinet
- B.
Executive Office of the President
- C.
Independent Executive Agency
- D.
Independent Regulatory Commission
- 32.
- A.
James Garfield
- B.
Warren Harding
- C.
Chester Arthur
- D.
Abraham Lincoln
- E.
Ronald Reagan
- 33.What is the term for a hierarchical rules oriented organization that handles the day to day business of an organization?
- A.
Bureaucracy
- B.
Independent regulatory commission
- C.
Cabinet
- D.
Military
- E.
Bureaucrat
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