Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________
US Government Review 8.3 and 8.4
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1.
a.
b.
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All of the following served as Secretary of State before being elected president EXCEPT:
William H. Taft
c. James Monroe
James Madison
d. Thomas Jefferson
2. The first Latino cabinet member was
a. Frances Perkins.
b. Robert Weaver.
c.
d.
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Geraldine Ferraro.
Lauro Cavazos.
ID: A
Name: ________________________
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3.
ID: A
Choose the answer that best completes the chart, outlining the process for the selection and nomination
of potential cabinet members.
a. Supreme Court votes on nominees.
b. Senate holds confirmation hearings.
c. Senate and House hold confirmation hearings.
d. House holds confirmation hearings.
“I have gathered you together to hear what I have written down. I do not wish your advice about the main
matter. That I have determined for myself.”
—Abraham Lincoln speaking to his cabinet, 1862
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4.
a.
b.
To what document—referenced in the quote—is Lincoln referring?
the Gettysburg Address
c. the State of the Union Address
his Inaugural Address
d. the Emancipation Proclamation
“Obtaining quickly and without delay all pertinent information . . . so as to guide
him in making responsible decisions, and then when decisions have been made, to
assist him in seeing to it that every administrative department and agency affected is
promptly informed.”
—The President’s Committee on Administrative Management, 1937
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5.
Based on this committee’s findings, under which president did Congress pass the Reorganization Act of
1939?
a. Franklin D. Roosevelt
c. Truman
b. Wilson
d. Nixon
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
Executive Employees from Roosevelt through Bush
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6.
a.
b.
Which president had the fewest executive employees?
George Bush
c. Truman
Ford
d. Roosevelt
a.
b.
According to the graph, which president had the most executive employees?
Truman
c. Nixon
Clinton
d. Roosevelt
7.
8. This is the largest agency of the Executive Office of the President.
a. Office of Management and Budget
c. Council of Economic Advisers
b. Congressional Budget Office
d. National Security Council
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Name: ________________________
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9.
a.
b.
ID: A
Complete the chart, identifying the third most influential agency within the EOP.
Office of Management and Budget
c. Office of Environmental Policy
Homeland Security Council
d. Domestic Policy Council
____ 10. This group advises the president on military and foreign policy.
a. Executive Office of the President
c. Council of Economic Advisers
b. National Security Council
d. National Economic Council
____ 11. During Richard Nixon's presidency, Henry Kissinger was influential serving as
a. vice president.
c. press secretary.
b. national security adviser.
d. secretary of the treasury.
Matching
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. encourages teens to vote
f.
b. Electoral College
g.
c. Geraldine Ferraro
h.
d. Frances Perkins
i.
e. 10 years
j.
____ 12. presidential advisers
____ 13. first African American cabinet member
____ 14. first female cabinet member
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Robert Weaver
cabinet
to execute laws faithfully
popular vote
salary
Name: ________________________
ID: A
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. Twenty-second Amendment
f.
b. vice president
g.
c. Twelfth Amendment
h.
d. chief justice
i.
e. president
j.
Reorganization Act of 1939
National Security Council
State of the Union Address
Electoral College
Twenty-fifth Amendment
____ 15. created the Executive Office of the President
Short Answer
“I have gathered you together to hear what I have written down. I do not wish your advice about the main
matter. That I have determined for myself.”
—Abraham Lincoln, 1862
16.
Based on Lincoln’s words to his cabinet, what type of role do you think it played in his decision-making
process?
“Obtaining quickly and without delay all pertinent information . . . so as to guide him in making responsible
decisions, and then when decisions have been made, to assist him in seeing to it that every administrative
department and agency affected is promptly informed.”
—The President’s Committee on Administrative Management, 1937
17.
The Committee found that the president needed a bigger staff. What changes did Franklin D. Roosevelt
make that caused him to need a larger staff?
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