Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________
ID: A
Ch.13 &14 Test
Matching
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms.
a. electorate
b. platform
c. keynote address
d. electoral college
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1. the speech given by an important party member at the first session of the national convention
2. the mass of people who actually cast votes in an election
3. the name of the group that makes the formal selection of the President
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms.
a. chief diplomat
b. presidential electors
c. chief of state
d. chief legislator
e. proportional representation
f. platform
g. commander in chief
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____ must cast their State's formal votes for President.
The basic statement of the party's policies and principles is known as its ____.
Most States had to change their primary laws to account for the Democrats' ____ rule.
As ____, the President is the symbol of all the people of the nation.
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. Some terms may be used
more than once.
a. pardon
b. persona non grata
c. Executive Article
d. executive agreement
e. treaty
f. commutation
g. reprieve
____ 8. A(n) ____ is an international agreement that requires senate approval.
____ 9. A(n) ____ is a pact between the President and a foreign state that does not require Senate approval.
____ 10. The ____ outlines the powers of the presidency.
____ 11. A ____ postpones the execution of a sentence, but in itself does not change the sentence.
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. Some terms may be used
more than once.
a. amnesty
b. commutation
c. executive agreement
d. executive order
e. clemency
f. recognition
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A directive, rule, or regulation made by the President that has the effect of law is called a(n) ____.
Without the consent of the Senate, the President can make a(n) ____ with heads of foreign states.
Under the power of ____, the President can accept another country as equal in the family of nations.
____ is the granting of a general pardon to a whole group of law violators.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
MAIN IDEAS
____ 16. In case the President is disabled, the way the Vice President becomes President is determined by the
a. original Constitution.
b. Presidential Succession Act.
c. 25th Amendment.
d. Congress.
____ 17. As of January 20, 2001, the President receives a yearly salary of
a. $50,000.
b. $99,500.
c. $400,000.
d. $900,000.
____ 18. Most presidential caucuses differ from Statewide presidential primaries in all of the following ways EXCEPT
the
a. number of States that hold caucuses.
b. ways in which delegates to the national convention are chosen.
c. main purpose for which the delegates are chosen.
d. number of steps taken in choosing delegates to the national convention.
____ 19. Which of the following is a way that presidential disability is determined?
a. The Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet inform Congress in writing.
b. The Senate states, in writing, that the President is incapacitated.
c. The President gives a speech explaining who will take over.
d. Congress asks the Vice President to evaluate the President's condition.
____ 20. All of the following are characteristics that usually determine who is nominated for President EXCEPT
a. incumbency.
b. controversial viewpoints.
c. married.
d. from a key larger State.
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
____ 21. Which of the following has NOT worked to strengthen the powers of the presidency?
a. the influence of strong Presidents
b. the demands of the American people for strong leadership
c. the constitutional system of checks and balances
d. the need for decisive action during national emergencies
____ 22. Which of the following statements about the President's power of removal is TRUE?
a. For those offices for which Senate approval is required for appointment, Senate consent
is also required for removal.
b. Any person holding office by presidential appointment with Senate consent must remain
in that office until the Senate confirms a successor.
c. Any person holding office by presidential appointment with Senate consent may be
removed only for incompetence.
d. As a general rule, the President may remove any officeholders he or she has appointed.
____ 23. The President's military powers
a. are strictly limited to times of war.
b. are shared with Congress.
c. only apply to the use of the United States Army and its weapons.
d. may never be used to keep the domestic peace.
____ 24. The President CANNOT exercise judicial power by
a. granting amnesty to a group of law violators.
b. reducing the length of a sentence.
c. granting pardons in cases of impeachment.
d. postponing the carrying out of a sentence.
____ 25. The debate over the powers of the presidency is essentially a debate
a. about Article III of the Constitution.
b. between supporters of a strong presidency and supporters of a weak presidency.
c. about the system of checks and balances.
d. about the electoral college system.
____ 26. Which of the following is a typical sequence of events in the appointment process?
a. nomination, Senate debate, Senate committee hearings, rejection
b. Senate debate, nomination, Senate committee hearings, confirmation
c. Senate committee hearings, Senate debate, nomination, confirmation
d. nomination, Senate committee hearings, Senate debate, rejection
____ 27. Treaties can be
a. declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
b. made with the Senate's consent.
c. repealed by Congress.
d. all of the above.
____ 28. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the growth of executive power?
a. demands for limits on Federal Government roles
b. the passage of thousands of laws by Congress
c. mass media expansion
d. the nation's complex economic life
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
____ 29. 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 it must adjourn.
d. allowing all bills to die by pocket vetoes.
INTERPRETING MAPS
Use the map to answer the following questions.
____ 30. The number of electoral votes that Iowa has is
a. five.
b. seven.
c. nine.
d. twelve.
____ 31. On this map, the size of each State is determined by
a. the number of its electoral votes.
b. its population.
c. its number of members in the Senate.
d. its actual physical area.
____ 32. Which of the following is eligible to run for the presidency: a 45-year old banker who was born and raised in
Wyoming or a 30-year-old State legislator who was born in Virginia, lived abroad for 10 years, then returned
to Virginia?
a. the banker
b. the State legislator
c. neither a nor b
d. both a and b
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
____ 33. A President may need to produce evidence of his ability to perform the powers and duties of his office in the
event that
a. the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet challenge this ability.
b. war breaks out during his term of office.
c. he loses a bid for reelection.
d. none of the above.
____ 34. The Framers believed that _____ would be weakened if Congress was responsible for choosing the President.
a. separation of powers
b. the system of checks and balances
c. the electoral college
d. both a and b
____ 35. Should the “winner-take-all” flaw of the electoral college become a recurring problem, it would likely cause
a. a drop in voter turnout.
b. a rise in voter turnout.
c. more elections to be decided in the House.
d. none of the above.
____ 36. Some delegates believed the President should be “nothing more than an institution for carrying the will of the
legislature into effect.” Had this group had their way, the only branch that would check the powers of the
executive branch today would be
a. the executive branch.
b. the judicial branch.
c. the legislative branch.
d. the electoral college.
____ 37. Another factor that contributed to the growth of presidential power occurred when
a. the Senate was given the power to approve presidential appointments, but not
presidential removals.
b. the President was required to execute all federal laws.
c. the Supreme Court refused to rule on the removal power.
d. both a and b
____ 38. If the United States becomes embroiled in an ill-fated military conflict abroad, which of the following is
MOST likely to be held accountable?
a. the Congress
b. the President
c. diplomats
d. the military generals
____ 39. The federal system comes into play with reprieves and pardons because
a. the Federal Government grants this power to the President.
b. the President cannot exercise this power with regard to those who violate State law.
c. this power is only exercised at the State level.
d. acceptance of a pardon is seen as admission of guilt.
____ 40. Which of the following terms is MOST closely related to the power to grant reprieves?
a. forgive
b. reduce
c. delay
d. none of the above
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