Article 2 Test (7-17-14)

Question 0

How do the people of America elect the president?

Answer 0

Indirectly, by popular vote

Question 1

How is the president elected according to the Constitution?

Answer 1

By whoever has the most electoral votes.

Question 2

What are the 5 steps to the electoral college?

Answer 2

1. ) people from each State vote for tickets in November
2. ) the people’s popular vote chooses which party will vote for that State
3. ) the electors meet in December to cast their ballots
4. ) they they send their ballots to congress and they open them and count votes in January
5. ) if neither candidate gets the majority of votes, then the presidential election goes to the House and the vice presidential election goes to the Senate

Question 3

What are the president’s executive powers? (4 powers)

Answer 3

1. ) managing the executive branch
2. ) ordinance
3. ) appointment
4. ) removal

Question 4

What are the president’s diplomatic powers? (3 powers)

Answer 4

1. ) recognition
2. ) executive agreement
3. ) treaty

Question 5

What are the president’s military powers?

Answer 5

He is the commander in chief. He can also make, but not declare, war.

Question 6

What are the president’s legislative powers? (2 powers)

Answer 6

1. ) recommending legislation

2. ) vetoing bills

Question 7

What are the president’s judicial powers? (4 powers)

Answer 7

1. ) pardon
2. ) amnesty
3. ) reprieve
4. ) commutation

Question 8

Reprieve (vocabulary)

Answer 8

To postpone a punishment

Question 9

Commutation (vocabulary)

Answer 9

To lessen a punishment or fine

Question 10

Pardon (vocabulary)

Answer 10

Legal forgiveness of a crime

Question 11

Amnesty (vocabulary)

Answer 11

Blanket pardon for a group of people

Question 12

When can the president’s judicial powers be executed?

Answer 12

Only in federal cases

Question 13

What are the military powers that Congress has?

Answer 13

1. ) approve the military budget

2. ) the constitution says that only congress can declare war

Question 14

What did the War Powers Resolution 1973 declare?

Answer 14

That the president had to inform congress of any military action and after 60 days, congress could shut it down if they wanted to

Question 15

What was the War Powers Resolution 1973 trying to do?

Answer 15

Limit the president’s military power

Question 16

What is the difference between a treaty and an executive agreement?

Answer 16

A treaty is formal, is treated as law, and has to be signed and approved by congress; an executive agreement is an informal agreement between the president and another nation that doesn’t have the force of international law and doesn’t have to be signed by congress

Question 17

About how many jobs can the president appoint?

Answer 17

3500

Question 18

Which offices can the president not remove people from?

Answer 18

1. ) Vice President
2. ) federal judges
3. ) independent regulatory agencies

Question 19

How long is a term in the presidency?

Answer 19

4 years

Question 20

What is the term limit in the presidency?

Answer 20

2 terms

Question 21

What amendment officially made the 2 term limit?

Answer 21

The 22nd Amendment

Question 22

What are the citizenship rules for qualifying for president?

Answer 22

You have to be a natural-born citizen

Question 23

How old do you have to be to qualify for president?

Answer 23

35

Question 24

How long do you have to have lived in the U.S. to qualify for the presidency?

Answer 24

14 years

Question 25

What did the 12th Amendment declare?

Answer 25

That president and Vice President elections would be on separate ballots