Question 1

As chief executive, the president is constitutionally bound to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enforce laws, treaties, and court orders 
B)  Submit a balanced budget to Congress 
C)  Inform Congress prior to military action 
D)  Oversee actions of state governments 
E)  Honor pronouncements of previous presidents 
A)  Enforce laws, treaties, and court orders 
B)  Submit a balanced budget to Congress 
C)  Inform Congress prior to military action 
D)  Oversee actions of state governments 
E)  Honor pronouncements of previous presidents

Question 2

Treaties are subject to which of the following before becoming legally binding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judicial review by the Supreme Court 
B)  Ratification by a majority of the states 
C)  Ratification by a majority of both houses of Congress 
D)  Ratification by a two-thirds majority in the Senate 
E)  Ratification by a majority of the states and by a majority of both houses of Congress 
A)  Judicial review by the Supreme Court 
B)  Ratification by a majority of the states 
C)  Ratification by a majority of both houses of Congress 
D)  Ratification by a two-thirds majority in the Senate 
E)  Ratification by a majority of the states and by a majority of both houses of Congress

Question 3

During the early years of his administration, President Clinton gave a large amount of responsibility in which of the following fields to his wife, First Lady Hillary Clinton?

Accepted Answer

A)  Education 
B)  Health care 
C)  Drug addiction 
D)  Mental health 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  Education 
B)  Health care 
C)  Drug addiction 
D)  Mental health 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 4

To whom does the Constitution give the power to declare war?

Accepted Answer

A)  The president 
B)  The states 
C)  The secretary of defense 
D)  The attorney general 
E)  Congress 
A)  The president 
B)  The states 
C)  The secretary of defense 
D)  The attorney general 
E)  Congress

Question 5

Which of the following is true of executive privilege?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involves the ability of the president and executive branch officials to withhold certain information from Congress and the courts. 
B)  It means that members of the executive branch cannot be prosecuted for official acts. 
C)  It has been applied to the president's use of the pocket veto. 
D)  It allows the president discretion in making political appointments. 
E)  It was ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1974. 
A)  It involves the ability of the president and executive branch officials to withhold certain information from Congress and the courts. 
B)  It means that members of the executive branch cannot be prosecuted for official acts. 
C)  It has been applied to the president's use of the pocket veto. 
D)  It allows the president discretion in making political appointments. 
E)  It was ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1974.

Question 6

As vice president under President Obama, which of the following was true of Joe Biden?

Accepted Answer

A)  He kept his personal policy agenda to himself. 
B)  He was mostly relegated to a ceremonial role. 
C)  He was the key figure in overseeing American involvement in the Gulf War. 
D)  He was given significant responsibility for foreign affairs. 
E)  He did not appear to play a substantial role. 
A)  He kept his personal policy agenda to himself. 
B)  He was mostly relegated to a ceremonial role. 
C)  He was the key figure in overseeing American involvement in the Gulf War. 
D)  He was given significant responsibility for foreign affairs. 
E)  He did not appear to play a substantial role.

Question 7

Which of the following people, a Revolutionary War hero who the Framers had in mind for the office of the presidency, helped shape the idea of what a president should be?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Washington 
B)  Alexander Hamilton 
C)  Thomas Jefferson 
D)  James Madison 
E)  John Adams 
A)  George Washington 
B)  Alexander Hamilton 
C)  Thomas Jefferson 
D)  James Madison 
E)  John Adams

Question 8

Which of the following is true of members of the cabinet?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are friends of the president that he or she invites to conferences on specific issues. 
B)  They are expressly identified in the Constitution. 
C)  They are all department secretaries who oversee administrative functions for the president. 
D)  The cabinet may include the vice president and other advisors if the president chooses to include them. 
E)  They are limited to one presidential term and must then leave government service. 
A)  They are friends of the president that he or she invites to conferences on specific issues. 
B)  They are expressly identified in the Constitution. 
C)  They are all department secretaries who oversee administrative functions for the president. 
D)  The cabinet may include the vice president and other advisors if the president chooses to include them. 
E)  They are limited to one presidential term and must then leave government service.

Question 9

How did President Eisenhower treat the office of vice president during his administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  He decreased its visibility. 
B)  He increased its responsibility. 
C)  He believed the office should not be involved in foreign affairs. 
D)  He ignored the vice president most of the time. 
E)  He treated it the same as other presidents had done in the past. 
A)  He decreased its visibility. 
B)  He increased its responsibility. 
C)  He believed the office should not be involved in foreign affairs. 
D)  He ignored the vice president most of the time. 
E)  He treated it the same as other presidents had done in the past.

Question 10

Executive privilege was limited by the Supreme Court as a consequence of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Clinton sex scandal 
B)  The Sedition Act 
C)  The Watergate scandal 
D)  World War II 
E)  The failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq 
A)  The Clinton sex scandal 
B)  The Sedition Act 
C)  The Watergate scandal 
D)  World War II 
E)  The failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq

Question 11

Which of the following statements about a president's veto power is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because vetoes are usually overridden, the power has become unimportant. 
B)  The president's veto is final, and this gives him or her complete control over legislation. 
C)  The threat of a veto gives the president significant influence over Congress and legislation. 
D)  The veto has been used by Congress to stop the president from signing legislation. 
E)  Because vetoes are rarely overridden, the power has become unimportant. 
A)  Because vetoes are usually overridden, the power has become unimportant. 
B)  The president's veto is final, and this gives him or her complete control over legislation. 
C)  The threat of a veto gives the president significant influence over Congress and legislation. 
D)  The veto has been used by Congress to stop the president from signing legislation. 
E)  Because vetoes are rarely overridden, the power has become unimportant.

Question 12

The granting of release from punishment for a crime is called which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A reprieve 
B)  A congressional sanction 
C)  A pardon 
D)  Executive privilege 
E)  Impeachment 
A)  A reprieve 
B)  A congressional sanction 
C)  A pardon 
D)  Executive privilege 
E)  Impeachment

Question 13

Dwight D. Eisenhower instituted a more formal staff structure in the White House, starting with the appointment of Sherman Adams as the first person to hold which of the following positions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cabinet secretary 
B)  Chief of staff 
C)  Foreign policy advisor 
D)  Political director 
E)  Special prosecutor 
A)  Cabinet secretary 
B)  Chief of staff 
C)  Foreign policy advisor 
D)  Political director 
E)  Special prosecutor

Question 14

Which of the following is true of a pocket veto?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can be used by a president only once during a term of office, although a president can use it twice if he or she serves two terms. 
B)  It can only be used when Congress adjourns for the session within ten days of the bill being submitted to the president. 
C)  It means that the legislation cannot be reintroduced in the next Congress. 
D)  It was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1936. 
E)  It's a veto in which the president does not send a veto message back to Congress. 
A)  It can be used by a president only once during a term of office, although a president can use it twice if he or she serves two terms. 
B)  It can only be used when Congress adjourns for the session within ten days of the bill being submitted to the president. 
C)  It means that the legislation cannot be reintroduced in the next Congress. 
D)  It was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1936. 
E)  It's a veto in which the president does not send a veto message back to Congress.

Question 15

In 1973, Congress passed which of the following that says the president cannot send troops into military conflict for more than sixty days without seeking a formal declaration of war from Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  National Security Act 
B)  Omnibus Act 
C)  Paris Peace Accords 
D)  Tonkin Gulf Resolution 
E)  War Powers Act 
A)  National Security Act 
B)  Omnibus Act 
C)  Paris Peace Accords 
D)  Tonkin Gulf Resolution 
E)  War Powers Act

Question 16

Which amendment to the Constitution requires the president and the vice president to be chosen separately by the Electoral College?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ninth 
B)  Tenth 
C)  Twelfth 
D)  Twenty-Fourth 
E)  Twenty-Fifth 
A)  Ninth 
B)  Tenth 
C)  Twelfth 
D)  Twenty-Fourth 
E)  Twenty-Fifth

Question 17

The main function of the president's cabinet is to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Draft the federal budget and submit it to Congress for approval 
B)  Write federal regulations 
C)  Provide information regarding proposed legislation by testifying before Congress 
D)  Provide leadership in the event the president is unable to perform his duties 
E)  Provide advice to the president to aid in decision making 
A)  Draft the federal budget and submit it to Congress for approval 
B)  Write federal regulations 
C)  Provide information regarding proposed legislation by testifying before Congress 
D)  Provide leadership in the event the president is unable to perform his duties 
E)  Provide advice to the president to aid in decision making

Question 18

In 2011, President Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden, who had coordinated the 9/11 attacks. Bin Laden had been killed in which of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iraq 
B)  Afghanistan 
C)  Iran 
D)  Syria 
E)  Pakistan 
A)  Iraq 
B)  Afghanistan 
C)  Iran 
D)  Syria 
E)  Pakistan

Question 19

When a president receives a bill, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The president can do nothing, and in ten days, if Congress is still in session the bill becomes law without his or her signature. 
B)  The president can do nothing, and if Congress goes out of session, the bill does not become law. 
C)  The president can sign it, and it becomes law. 
D)  The president can veto it. 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  The president can do nothing, and in ten days, if Congress is still in session the bill becomes law without his or her signature. 
B)  The president can do nothing, and if Congress goes out of session, the bill does not become law. 
C)  The president can sign it, and it becomes law. 
D)  The president can veto it. 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 20

Detail the reasons and ways in which a vice president may assume the presidency, without actually winning election to that office.

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons and ways in wh

As chief executive, the president is constitutionally bound to do which of the following?

Treaties are subject to which of the following before becoming legally binding?

During the early years of his administration, President Clinton gave a large amount of responsibility in which of the following fields to his wife, First Lady Hillary Clinton?

To whom does the Constitution give the power to declare war?

Which of the following is true of executive privilege?

As vice president under President Obama, which of the following was true of Joe Biden?

Which of the following people, a Revolutionary War hero who the Framers had in mind for the office of the presidency, helped shape the idea of what a president should be?

Which of the following is true of members of the cabinet?

How did President Eisenhower treat the office of vice president during his administration?

Executive privilege was limited by the Supreme Court as a consequence of which of the following?

Which of the following statements about a president's veto power is most accurate?

The granting of release from punishment for a crime is called which of the following?

Dwight D. Eisenhower instituted a more formal staff structure in the White House, starting with the appointment of Sherman Adams as the first person to hold which of the following positions?

Which of the following is true of a pocket veto?

In 1973, Congress passed which of the following that says the president cannot send troops into military conflict for more than sixty days without seeking a formal declaration of war from Congress?

Which amendment to the Constitution requires the president and the vice president to be chosen separately by the Electoral College?

The main function of the president's cabinet is to do which of the following?

In 2011, President Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden, who had coordinated the 9/11 attacks. Bin Laden had been killed in which of the following countries?

When a president receives a bill, which of the following is true?

Detail the reasons and ways in which a vice president may assume the presidency, without actually winning election to that office.

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Exam 13: The Presidency

As chief executive, the president is constitutionally bound to do which of the following?

Treaties are subject to which of the following before becoming legally binding?

During the early years of his administration, President Clinton gave a large amount of responsibility in which of the following fields to his wife, First Lady Hillary Clinton?

To whom does the Constitution give the power to declare war?

Which of the following is true of executive privilege?

As vice president under President Obama, which of the following was true of Joe Biden?

Which of the following people, a Revolutionary War hero who the Framers had in mind for the office of the presidency, helped shape the idea of what a president should be?

Which of the following is true of members of the cabinet?

How did President Eisenhower treat the office of vice president during his administration?

Executive privilege was limited by the Supreme Court as a consequence of which of the following?

Which of the following statements about a president's veto power is most accurate?

The granting of release from punishment for a crime is called which of the following?

Dwight D. Eisenhower instituted a more formal staff structure in the White House, starting with the appointment of Sherman Adams as the first person to hold which of the following positions?

Which of the following is true of a pocket veto?

In 1973, Congress passed which of the following that says the president cannot send troops into military conflict for more than sixty days without seeking a formal declaration of war from Congress?

Which amendment to the Constitution requires the president and the vice president to be chosen separately by the Electoral College?

The main function of the president's cabinet is to do which of the following?

In 2011, President Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden, who had coordinated the 9/11 attacks. Bin Laden had been killed in which of the following countries?

When a president receives a bill, which of the following is true?

Detail the reasons and ways in which a vice president may assume the presidency, without actually winning election to that office.

Gateways to American Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The News and Social Media

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Elections and Campaigns

Voting and Participation

Congress

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Economic, Domestic, and Foreign Policy

Filters