Constitutional Pop Quiz #6
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The length of the term of the President is?
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Constitutional Pop Quiz #6 tests knowledge on key aspects of the US presidential term. Questions cover term length, inauguration dates, maximum service time, residency requirements, and treaty-making processes. Essential for learners understanding US governance structures.
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The President’s term ends at noon on what date?
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January 20
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March 3
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January 1
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January 3
Correct Answer
A. January 20Explanation
The Twentieth Amendment (1933) changed Inauguration Day for the President from March 3 to
January 20. It was thought that there was too much time from the time of the election in November of the previous year to
Inauguration Day, especially if the incumbent president lost the election. Franklin Roosevelt was the first President to be
sworn in on January 20th (for his second term). The Twentieth Amendment has been called the “lame duck amendment.”Rate this question:
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What is the longest possible time a person can serve as President?
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8 years
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10 years
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12 years
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11 years
Correct Answer
A. 10 yearsExplanation
Based upon Amendment Twenty-Two of the Constitution, no person can be elected to the office of
President more than twice or serve more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President.
Therefore, the total length of time that any person could serve as President is ten years.Rate this question:
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A U.S. President must have lived in the United States at least?
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1 year
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7 years
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10 years
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14 years
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A. 14 yearsExplanation
This is one of the three “absolute qualifications” for the presidency found in Article 2, Section 1,
Clause 5 of the Constitution: “No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time
of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to
that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the
United States.” The other two “absolute qualifications” are to be a “natural born” citizen of the United States and at
least thirty-five years of ageRate this question:
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Who must The President get an agreement from in order to make a treaty?
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A majority of Congress
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Two-thirds of the Senators present
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Two-thirds of the House present
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The President does not need to get an agreement from any one
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A. Two-thirds of the Senators presentExplanation
Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2: “He shall have Power, by and with the
Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur ........”Rate this question:
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