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Wymer - SOL 6 21-40
Test Description: Powers of Government
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What two things must happen in order for a bill to become a law?
A
Signed by the President and approved by the Supreme Court
B
Passed by both houses and approved by the Supreme Court
C
Passed by both houses and signed by President
D
Passed by the both houses and voted on by the people
2) Which house of Congress must a bill pass through in order to become a law?
A
House of Representatives
B
Neither house
C
Senate and House of Representatives
D
Senate
3) Legislative powers that are NOT specifically listed but are used to carry out expressed powers are called —
A
reserved powers
B
expressed powers
C
concurrent powers
D
implied powers
4) What is a proposed law?
A
Decree
B
Bill
C
Amendment
D
Regulation
5) Legislators make laws in response to —
A
demands from interest groups
B
problems and issues in the community
C
constitutional necessity
D
supreme court nominations
6) Which is the correct order of the lawmaking process?
A
vote, introduce, debate, committee, send to president
B
introduce, committee, vote, debate, send to president
C
introduce, committee, debate, vote, send to president
D
committee, vote, introduce, debate, send to president
7) Which branch of government is responsible for making sure the laws are carried out?
A
State
B
Judicial
C
Executive
D
Legislative
8) Which power does the President exercise as the ceremonial head of the government?
A
Chief citizen
B
Chief of state
C
Chief executive
D
Commander-in-chief
9) What power does the President exercise when making treaties with other countries?
A
Chief diplomat
B
Judicial leader
C
Commander-in-chief
D
Chief executive
10) What power does the President exercise when vetoing a law?
A
Chief legislator
B
Commander in chief
C
Chief executive
D
Chief of party
11) Which role is the president fulfilling when he proposes a new tax law in his State of the Union Address?
A
Chief legislator
B
Chief executive
C
Chief diplomat
D
Chief citizen
12) What responsibility does the President have as the legislative leader?
A
Support political party candidates
B
Prepare the budget
C
Control the army
D
Sign or veto laws
13) The headline, Impeachment of the President, represents -
A
The Supreme Court checking the power of the President
B
The President checking the power of Congress
C
The President checking the power of the Supreme Court
D
Congress checking the power of the President
14) What powers does the Legislative Branch have?
A
make laws, raise revenue, prepare budget, declare war
B
execute laws, declare war, make appointments, approve budget
C
raise revenue, confirm appointments, regulate trade, review laws
D
approve budget, make laws, declare war, confirm appointments
15) As head of the military, the president is -
A
Commander-in-Chief
B
Chief Diplomat
C
Chief Citizen
D
Chief of State
16) What powers does the executive branch have?
A
approve budget, appoint ambassadors, make laws, administer federal bureaucracy
B
appoint cabinet officers, prepare budget, execute laws, declare war
C
execute laws, make appointments, prepare budget, administer federal bureaucracy
D
execute laws, review laws, approve budget, appoint federal judges
17) Name of the legislative powers specifically listed in the Constitution.
A
implied
B
concurrent
C
federal
D
expressed
18) The president can -
A
call a special session of Congress
B
approve the annual budget
C
confirm federal judges
D
declare laws unconstitutional
19) In which way can the president influence policymaking?
A
appeal directly to the people
B
propose legislation in the State of the State Address
C
confirm officials who carry out the laws
D
introduce legislation
20) Who prepares the annual budget for Congress to approve?
A
Chief Executive
B
Chief Legislator
C
All of these
D
President
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