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This person presides over the senate
a) whip
b) Vice President
c) speaker of the house
d) president
Who was the only president to assume the office without being elected president or vice-president?
a) Henry Ford
b) Gerald Ford
c) Richard Nixon
d) Andrew Johnson
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Franklin Roosevelt
d) Harry Truman
Which of the following is a presidential check on judicial power?
a) the line-item veto
b) impeachment
c) the pardon
d) all of the above
The power of the presidency has
a) diminished since the civil war
b) increased significantly over time
c) followed the pattern set by the framers of the constitution
d) increased in times of war and diminished in peacetime
This group is chosen by the president for their experience in selected areas
a) electoral college
b) chief of political parties
c) cabinet
d) press corps
Which president was once a successful Hollywood actor?
a) John Adams
b) Ronald Reagan
c) Dwight Eisenhower
d) Bill Clinton
The first president of this country was elected by
a) congress
b) the electoral college
c) political parties
d) popular vote
How are presidential vetoes overridden?
a) with a two thirds majority in each chamber
b) with a two thirds majority of a joint session of congress
c) with a simple majority in the house
d) with a simple majority in the house and in the senate
When are presidents most likely to get their policies through congress successfully?
a) just before a presidential election
b) when they are advocating of a bill proposed by someone else
c) when they are advocating for a bill that lacks public support
d) early in the president's first year
What is the major function of the vice president?
a) to serve as commander in chief of the military
b) to succeed the president if they die or become disabled
c) to preside of the presidents cabinet
d) to make executive branch appointments
What presidents economic and social programs were collectively known as the New Deal?
a) Barack Obama
b) Lyndon Johnson
c) Franklin Roosevelt
d) Herbert Hoover
A president cannot exceed this number of years in office
a) 8 years
b) 6 years
c) 10 years
d) 4 years
Presidents are elected for
a) four-year terms
b) life and serve during times of good behavior
c) two-year terms
d) six-year terms
Who is the most famous person to ever receive a presidential pardon?
a) Mark McGuire
b) Richard Nixon
c) John Wilkes Booth
d) Gerald Ford
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