1.5 Judicial Powers

Question 1

The president has judicial powers expressly stated in the Constitution to

Answer 1

• appoint justices to Supreme Court
• appoint judges to federal courts
• grant pardons and reprieves

Question 2

The president’s power to nominate justices to the Supreme Court and other federal courts created by Congress is found in what part of the Constitution?

Answer 2

Article II, section 2

Question 3

The president’s ability to nominate justices to the courts and to grant pardons, reprieves, and amnesties gives him check over

Answer 3

judicial power.

Question 4

The approval, by two-thirds of the senators present, of a presidential nominee.

Answer 4

Senate confirmation

Question 5

The president exercises judicial power through the granting of

Answer 5

pardons, reprieves, and amnesty for crimes committed against the United States.

Question 6

The exoneration of both the crime and the associated penalty.

Answer 6

pardons

Question 7

The exoneration of the penalty associated with a crime, but not of the crime itself.

Answer 7

reprieves

Question 8

A pardon that is issued to a group of people who are not in compliance with the law.

Answer 8

amnesty

Question 9

President’s most often exercises judicial power of pardons, reprieves, and amnesty during

Answer 9

their last days in office, when there can be no electoral repercussions.