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