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Test Description: Executive Branch
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1) In case the President dies, the next person in line to the Presidency is the:
A
President pro temp of the Senate
B
Speaker of the House
C
Secretary of State
D
Vice President
2) According to the Constitution, the President must
A
be a property owner
B
have held one major public office
C
be at least 35 years of age
D
have lived in the U.S. for at least 20 years
3) According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, which of these officers follows the Vice President in the line of presidential succession?
A
president pro temp of the Senate
B
Secretary of the Treasury
C
Secretary of State
D
Speaker of the House
4) The first and most widely publicized caucus today is held in the State of
A
Wisconsin
B
New Jersey
C
California
D
Iowa
5) The most widely supported plan for reform of the electoral college is the
A
national bonus plan
B
proportional plan
C
district plan
D
direct popular election plan
6) The President's military powers
A
may never be used to keep the domestic peace
B
are strictly limited to times of war
C
are shared with Congress
D
only apply to the use of the U.S. Army and its weaponry
7) The difference between a treaty and an executive agreement is that
A
the President needs Senate approval for a treaty but not for an executive agreement
B
a treaty is with a foreign state but an executive agreement is domestic
C
a treaty ends or prevents a war but an executive agreement does not
D
a treaty must originate in the Senate but an executive agreement is made wholly by the President
8) Upon receipt of a bill, the President can take all of the following actions EXCEPT
A
veto the bill
B
sign the bill to make it a law immediately
C
call on a special session of Congressional committees to revise the bill
D
decide to neither sign nor veto the bill, allowing it to become a law after 10 days
9) The President exercises legislative power over Congress by
A
recommending legislation
B
preventing a bill from coming before the President
C
routinely telling Congress when to adjourn
D
allowing all bills to die by pocket veto
10) Both corporate and individual taxes are set at _______ rates.
A
high
B
low
C
regressive
D
progressive
11) Which of the following is considered an independent agency?
A
National Security Council
B
Department of State
C
Environmental Protection Agency
D
Office of Management and Budget
12) Which of the following is NOT one of the principles upon which all bureaucracies are organized?
A
formal rules
B
job specialization
C
financial rewards for individual productivity
D
hierarchical authority
13) The two largest categories of federal spending are
A
the Department of Energy and Department of Defense
B
costs for operating the legislative and judicial branches of government
C
costs for operating the Executive Office of the President and funds appropriated to the President
D
national defense and entitlement programs
14) A President can serve no more than ___ terms or 10 years in office.
A
8
B
6
C
4
D
2
15) Which of the following is NOT an argument for direct popular election of the President?
A
Each vote would count equally in the national result.
B
The winner would always be the majority choice.
C
The smaller states would gain an advantage in a direct election plan.
D
Direct popular election would be a simple, easily understood process.
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