The Election And The Presidency
The elction of a new President. The power of that office.
- 1.The President's role as head of the armed forces is called ______________________________________
- 2.A ___________________ is the formal statement of a political party's basic principles. (what they stand on)
- 3.The plan by which a presidential vacancy is filled is called ______________________________________.
- 4.The ________________college is the group that makes the formal selection of the President.
- 5.The President is the nation's ___________________________, heading a large government organization.
- A.
Chief Diplomat
- B.
Chief Administrator
- C.
Chief Legislator
- D.
Chief Executive
- 6.Presidential candidates often choose a running mate wo can ____________________________ by virture of certain characteristics.
- A.
Support the ticket
- B.
Balance the platform
- C.
Divide and conqueor
- D.
Balance the ticket
- 7.As. ______________________________ the President hold broad power in domestic and foreign affairs.
- A.
Chief Executive
- B.
Chief Legislator
- C.
Chief Administrator
- D.
Chief Citizen
- 8.According to the Constituion the President must
- A.
Be a man who owns properthy
- B.
Be at least 35 years of age
- C.
Have held one major public office
- D.
Have lived in the U.S. for at least 20 years
- 9.If an incumbant President is seeking another term in office, who will his party likely nominate?
- A.
The Vice President
- B.
The President
- C.
Speaker of the House
- D.
Ms. Gibson
- 10.The President can serve no more than ______ years in offece.
- A.
8
- B.
4
- C.
10
- D.
12
- 11.According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, which of the officers follows the Vice President in the line of presidential succession?
- A.
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
- B.
Secretary of State
- C.
Secretar of the Treasury
- D.
Speaker of the House
- 12.The least number of presidential electors a state can have is
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- E.
6
- F.
8
- G.
10
- 13.The first andf most widley publicized caucus today is in the State of
- A.
California
- B.
New Jersey
- C.
New Hampshire
- D.
Iowa
- 14.A(n) _____________________________________ is an international agreement that requires senate approval
- A.
Pardon
- B.
Personna non grata
- C.
Executive article
- D.
Executive agreement
- E.
Treaty
- F.
Commutation
- G.
Reprieve
- 15.Since a full pardon was not granted the ciminal asked for a(n) _______________to lessen his sentence
- A.
Pardon
- B.
Personna non grata
- C.
Executive article
- D.
Executive agreement
- E.
Treaty
- F.
Commutation
- G.
Reprieve
- 16.A(n)______________isa pact between the President and a foreign states that does not require Senate approval.
- A.
Pardon
- B.
Personna non grata
- C.
Executive article
- D.
Executive agreement
- E.
Treaty
- F.
Commutation
- G.
Reprieve
- 17.The __________________outlines the powers of the presidency
- A.
Pardon
- B.
Personna non grata
- C.
Executive article
- D.
Executive agreement
- E.
Treaty
- F.
Commutation
- G.
Reprieve
- 18.A postpones the execution of a sentence, but in itself does not change the sentence
- A.
Pardon
- B.
Personna non grata
- C.
Executive article
- D.
Executive agreement
- E.
Treaty
- F.
Commutation
- G.
Reprieve
- 19.Check all that are Constitutional Qualifications to be President
- A.
30 years old
- B.
35 years old
- C.
40 years old
- D.
Born in the United States
- E.
Born in the 13 original states
- F.
Lived in the U.S. 20 years
- G.
Lived in the U.S 14 years
- H.
Lived in the U.S. 16 years
- 20.The vice President must meet the Constitution's requirement to be President.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.As a general rule the President may remove any officeholders he or she has appointed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.The President can pardon himself if he is impeached
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.The President's military powers
- A.
Are strictly limited to times of war
- B.
Are shared with Congress
- C.
Only apply to the use of the United States Army and its weapons
- D.
May never be used to keep domestic peace
- 24.The difference between a treaty and an executive agreement is that
- A.
A treaty is with a foriegn state but an excutive agreement is domestic
- B.
A treaty must begin in the Senate but an excutive agreement is made wholly by the President
- C.
The President needs senate approval for a treaty but not for an excutive agreement
- D.
A treat ends or prevents a war but an excutivew agreemeent does not
- 25.The President's power to execute the law covers only those federal laws that the President supports
- A.
True
- B.
False
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