The Presidency CH. 13

Question 1

_________, the hero of the Revolutionary War, whom the Framers had in mind for the office, helped shape the idea of what a president should be.

Answer 1

George Washington

Question 2

The _________ Amendment, ratified in 1804, changed the process so that candidates are elected for president and vice president separately, instead of the vice presidency as the person who came in second in the vote for president.

Answer 2

Twelfth

Question 3

According to the constitution, who becomes president when the president is removed from office by death, resignation, or inability to perform the duties of the office?

Answer 3

Vice president

Question 4

In 1792, Congress passed the _________ Act, which designated the president pro tempore of the Senate as next in line to become president after the vice president and the Speaker of the House.

Answer 4

Presidential Succession

Question 5

By not following the precedent set by George Washington of only running for two terms, ___________’s fourth term in office prompted the Senate to propose the Twenty-Second Amendment that limits the president to two terms.

Answer 5

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 6

Because a president in his second term cannot seek reelection, he is commonly referred to as a ___________

Answer 6

Lame duck

Question 7

Lame duck status provides the president with a certain amount of ________ to advance unpopular policies.

Answer 7

Political freedom

Question 8

What is it called if the president shortens a federal prison sentence?

Answer 8

commutation

Question 9

The presidential appointment process has two steps: nomination and ________.
election

Answer 9

approval by a majority of senate