Basic Knowledge Test About Government! Trivia Quiz

1. Which of the following will have a major effect on presidential power?

The times and circumstances in which that power is being exercised

The policy area involved

Divided government

All of the above

2. Which of the following functions is true of the president's staff?

Guards the president's time

Serves as a link with Congress and the executive departments

Advises the president on political affairs and deals with the press

All of the above

3. When George W. Bush sent the American military into Iraq in 2003, he was performing which presidential role?

Commander-in-chief

Chief executive

Chief of state

Chief legislator

4. Which of the following organizations is a part of the Executive Office of the President, which consists of six key agencies and serves the president directly?

The National Security Council

The Office of Management and Budget

The Council of Economic Advisers

All of the above

5. This first lady of the United States was subpoenaed in January 1996 to answer questions about Whitewater before a federal grand jury.

Nancy Reagan

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Barbara Bush

Rosalynn Carter

6. Under the Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court, which of the following institutions has the primary responsibility for conducting foreign affairs?

Congress

The Senate

The president

Congress and the Supreme Court