Trivia Quiz On United States Government And Constitution!
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- 1.Once the House votes for impeachment, the president
- A.
Must leave office
- B.
Is fined or sentenced to prison
- C.
Is tried by the Supreme Court
- D.
Is tried by the Senate
- E.
Must be indicted by a grand jury before being removed from office
- 2.According to the 25th Amendment, in the event of a vacancy in the vice-presidency,
- A.
The Electoral College elects a new one
- B.
The Speaker of the House is automatically the new vice-president
- C.
The office remains vacant until the next national election
- D.
The Congress picks a new vice-president from a list of names submitted by the president
- E.
The president nominates a replacement, who must be confirmed by both houses of Congress
- 3.The order of succession to the presidency, should the president be unable to fulfill his or her duties is
- A.
Vice-president, president pro tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the House, cabinet members in the order that their departement was created
- B.
Vice-president, Speaker of the House, president pro tempore of the Senate, chief justice of the Supreme Court, cabinet members in the order that their departement was created
- C.
Vice-president, Speaker of the House, president pro tempore of the Senate, cabinet members in the order that their departement was created
- D.
Vice-president, chief justice of the Supreme Court, president pro tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the House
- E.
Vice-president, chief justice of the Supreme Court, cabinet members in the order that their departement was created
- 4.The Presidential cabinet
- A.
Is the electronically locked vault where the president keeps his top secret papers
- B.
Is given tremendous power under the Constitution
- C.
Includes, by law, a minimum of two sitting members of Congress at all times
- D.
Consists of the head of each executive department, plus any additional government officials the president designates
- E.
Can veto actions by the president
- 5.Cabinet-level executive departments are created by
- A.
Congress
- B.
The Constitution
- C.
The President
- D.
Rarely held national referendums
- E.
All of the above
- 6.The budgetary implications of the president's budget are provided to the president by the
- A.
Executive Budget Office
- B.
Department of the Treasury
- C.
Council of Economic Advisors
- D.
Internal Revenue Service
- E.
Office of Management and Budget
- 7.Which of the following was created in 1947 to coordinate the president's foreign and military policy advisers?
- A.
Department of State
- B.
Department of Defense
- C.
National Security Council
- D.
Department of Homeland Security
- E.
Office of Management and Budget
- 8.A pocket veto is a situation in which the president
- A.
Vetos particular items in a spending bill
- B.
Lets a bill die by neither signing nor vetoing it after Congress has adjourned
- C.
Rejects a Congressional override
- D.
Lets a bill become law by neither vetoing nor signing it
- E.
Sends a law back to Congress witht the reasons for rejecting it
- 9.The Constitution gives the president the power to influence the legislative process through his responsibility to
- A.
Makes laws by decree without the consent of Congress in some situations
- B.
Direct the business of Congress and initiate impeachment
- C.
Report on the state of the union and veto acts of Congress
- D.
Recommend legislation and make appointments
- E.
Manage the economy, lead the party, and deal with national crises
- 10.In midterm elections, the
- A.
President's coattails are the strongest
- B.
President's party typically gains seats
- C.
President almost always wins reelection; a president who does not is the exception
- D.
President usually does not become involved
- E.
President's party typically loses seats
- 11.The War Powers Resolution
- A.
Prohibited the president from committing American troops without congressional approval
- B.
Established the chain of command of the armed forces in the event the president is incapacitated
- C.
Gave the president the formal power to declare war in the case of nuclear attack
- D.
Mandated the withdrawal of forces after 60 days unless Congress declared war or granted an extension
- E.
Established the code protocols that launch nuclear missiles in order to prevent accidental or unauthorized missile launches
- 12.Who was considered the first "television President"?
- A.
FDR
- B.
JFK
- C.
Richard Nixon
- D.
Ronald Reagan
- E.
Bill Clinton
- 13.George W. Bush was elected in 2000 without a plurality of the popular vote.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.The 25th Amendment permits the vice-president to become acting president if the vice-president and the president's cabinet determine that the president is disabled or if the president declares his own disability.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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