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As head of the military, the president is -
a) Chief of State
b) Chief Diplomat
c) Commander-in-Chief
d) Chief Citizen

What powers does the executive branch have?
a) execute laws, make appointments, prepare budget, administer federal bureaucracy
b) execute laws, review laws, approve budget, appoint federal judges
c) approve budget, appoint ambassadors, make laws, administer federal bureaucracy
d) appoint cabinet officers, prepare budget, execute laws, declare war

What powers does the Legislative Branch have?
a) make laws, raise revenue, prepare budget, declare war
b) raise revenue, confirm appointments, regulate trade, review laws
c) execute laws, declare war, make appointments, approve budget
d) approve budget, make laws, declare war, confirm appointments

The headline, Impeachment of the President, represents -
a) The Supreme Court checking the power of the President
b) The President checking the power of the Supreme Court
c) Congress checking the power of the President
d) The President checking the power of Congress

What responsibility does the President have as the legislative leader?
a) Prepare the budget
b) Sign or veto laws
c) Control the army
d) Support political party candidates

Which role is the president fulfilling when he proposes a new tax law in his State of the Union Address?
a) Chief executive
b) Chief legislator
c) Chief diplomat
d) Chief citizen

What power does the President exercise when vetoing a law?
a) Chief of party
b) Commander in chief
c) Chief executive
d) Chief legislator

What power does the President exercise when making treaties with other countries?
a) Commander-in-chief
b) Chief diplomat
c) Chief executive
d) Judicial leader

Which power does the President exercise as the ceremonial head of the government?
a) Chief executive
b) Chief citizen
c) Commander-in-chief
d) Chief of state

Which branch of government is responsible for making sure the laws are carried out?
a) Judicial
b) Executive
c) State
d) Legislative

Legislators make laws in response to —
a) problems and issues in the community
b) supreme court nominations
c) constitutional necessity
d) demands from interest groups

Which is the correct order of the lawmaking process?
a) introduce, committee, vote, debate, send to president
b) committee, vote, introduce, debate, send to president
c) introduce, committee, debate, vote, send to president
d) vote, introduce, debate, committee, send to president

Legislative powers that are NOT specifically listed but are used to carry out expressed powers are called —
a) concurrent powers
b) implied powers
c) expressed powers
d) reserved powers

What is a proposed law?
a) Regulation
b) Decree
c) Amendment
d) Bill

What two things must happen in order for a bill to become a law?
a) Passed by the both houses and voted on by the people
b) Passed by both houses and signed by President
c) Passed by both houses and approved by the Supreme Court
d) Signed by the President and approved by the Supreme Court

Which house of Congress must a bill pass through in order to become a law?
a) Neither house
b) Senate
c) Senate and House of Representatives
d) House of Representatives

Name of the legislative powers specifically listed in the Constitution.
a) implied
b) concurrent
c) federal
d) expressed

The president can -
a) confirm federal judges
b) call a special session of Congress
c) declare laws unconstitutional
d) approve the annual budget

In which way can the president influence policymaking?
a) confirm officials who carry out the laws
b) propose legislation in the State of the State Address
c) appeal directly to the people
d) introduce legislation

Who prepares the annual budget for Congress to approve?
a) President
b) Chief Executive
c) Chief Legislator
d) All of these

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