General Questions executive

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1 General Questions executive 1. The major responsibility for the conducting of foreign relations rests with (1 pt) [A] Congress [B] the Defense Department [C] the secretary of state (correct answer) [D] the President 2. The President may exercise his power over Congress by (1 pt) [A] calling upon Congress to act on certain subjects (correct answer) [B] preventing a bill from coming to the PResident [C] routinely telling Congress when it must adjourn [D] allowing all bills to die by pocket veotes 3. The Executive Office of the President (1 pt) [A] is contained within the White House Office (correct answer) [B] is made up of separate and diverse offices [C] includes all members of Congress [D] has no impact on foreign affairs 4. The * lists income and expenditures for the Federal Government (1 pt) [A] cabinet [B] amnesty [C] media [D] pardon [E] executive agreement [F] federal budget (correct answer) [G] executive order [H] treaty [I] recognition [J] reprieve [K] commutation 5. The Department of the * is NOT a major unit in the Defense Department (1 pt) [A] Navy [B] Air Force [C] Coast Guard (correct answer) [D] Army 6. The difference between a treaty and an executive agreement is that (1 pt) [A] a treaty is with a foreign state but an executive agreement is domestic [B] a treaty must begin in the Senate but an executive agreement is made wholly by the President [C] the President needs Senate approval for a treaty but not for an executive agreement (correct answer)

2 [D] a treaty ends or prevents war but an executive agreement does not 7. The key role of the secretary of state invovles (1 pt) [A] being the first ranked cabinet member (correct answer) [B] offering advice on foreign affairs to the President [C] overseeing the issuing of patents and censuses [D] dividing the State Department into its georgraphic components 8. The departments consist of m any subagencies because (1 pt) [A] no single agency wants to take responsibility for the decisions and actions of the department [B] the subagencies provide checks and balances on the department as a whole [C] the responsibilities of each department cover a wide range (correct answer) [D] many polticial appointees want jobs as heads of agencies 9. Without the consent of the Senate, the President can make * with heads of foreign states (1 pt) [A] cabinet [B] amnesty [C] media [D] pardon [E] executive agreement (correct answer) [F] federal budget [G] executive order [H] treaty [I] recognition [J] reprieve [K] commutation 10. Which does NOT accurately describe the secretary of defense? (1 pt) [A] operating head of the Defense Department [B] President's chief aid in making and carrying out defense policy [C] headquartered in the Pentagon [D] served on active military duty within 10 years of appointment (correct answer) 11. The members of the cabinet are appointed by (1 pt) [A] the President (correct answer) [B] the Senate [C] the House of Representatives [D] congressional committes 12. The * required that certain citizens serve in the military (1 pt) [A] UN Security Council [B] isolationism [C] regional security alliance

3 [D] foreign policy [E] diplomatic immunity [F] foreign aid [G] right of legation [H] draft (correct answer) [I] containment [J] ambassador [K] passport [L] deterrence [M] visa [N] collective security 13. According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, which of these officers follows the Vice President in the line of presidential succession? (1 pt) [A] Speaker of the House (correct answer) [B] secretary of state [C] president pro tempore of the Senate [D] secretary of the treasury 14. The President's military powers (1 pt) [A] are strictly limited to times of war [B] are shared with Congress (correct answer) [C] only apply to the use of the US Army and its weapons [D] may never beused to keep the domestic peace 15. Regional security alliances (1 pt) [A] prevent attack from aggressive neighboring countries [B] are no longer of importance in the "one world" world [C] can be formed by free countries only [D] are and attempt to collectively meet aggression (correct answer) 16. the Federal Government's yearly shortfall between income and outgo (1 pt) [A] deficit (correct answer) [B] entitlement [C] continuing resolution [D] tax return [E] public debt 17. Most of the people who work in the federal bureaucracy (1 pt) [A] are appointed by the President [B] serve in the Executive Office [C] are selected through the competitive civil serivce system (correct answer) [D] are chosen through the spoils system 18. The President appoints a(n) * to offer advice on foreign and domestic issues (1 pt)

4 [A] cabinet (correct answer) [B] amnesty [C] media [D] pardon [E] executive agreement [F] federal budget [G] executive order [H] treaty [I] recognition [J] reprieve [K] commutation 19. The order of succession to the presidency after the Vice President is determined by (1 pt) [A] the Constitution [B] the Presidential Succession Act (correct answer) [C] force of tradition [D] 25th Amendment 20. Which of the following was NOT one of the original executive departments set up by COngress in 1789? (1 pt) [A] Department of State [B] Department of Education (correct answer) [C] Department of War [D] Department of Treasury 21. The major role of the President's cabinet is to (1 pt) [A] uphold tradition [B] fulfill the requirements of the Constitution [C] provide support services for presidential offices [D] give advice (correct answer) 22. Which of the following is NOT a role played by the President? (1 pt) [A] chief judge (correct answer) [B] chief diplomat [C] chief legislator [D] chief executive 23. A nation's foreign policy (1 pt) [A] involves only diplomatic relationships with other countries [B] is generally fixed over long periods of time [C] is made up of many different policies on many different topics (correct answer) [D] cannot be successful if it remains defensive in nature 24. The Council of Economic Advisors and the Office of Management and Budget are both concerned with (1 pt)

5 [A] national security [B] drug control regulations [C] finances (correct answer) [D] trade 25. Which agency gathers the facts upon which foreign policy decisions are based? (1 pt) [A] CIA [B] NASA [C] USIA (correct answer) [D] ACDA 26. Federal agencies that help make and carry out foreign policy, in addition to the Departments of State and Defense, include all of the following EXCEPT (1 pt) [A] the UN (correct answer) [B] NASA [C] CIA [D] United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 27. tax that has a higher rate for a higher income (1 pt) [A] regressive [B] estate [C] payroll [D] excise [E] progressive (correct answer) 28. Five member nations hold the veto power in the UN's (1 pt) [A] Security Council (correct answer) [B] International Court of Justice [C] Trusteeship Council [D] General Assembly 29. the people who actually cast votes in an election (1 pt) [A] presidential succession [B] electoral college [C] electorate (correct answer) [D] platform [E] keynote address 30. the President's role of determing foreign policy (1 pt) [A] chief executive [B] chief diplomat [C] chief legislator (correct answer) [D] commander in chief [E] chief citizen [F] chief of party

6 31. The President is the *, heading a large government organization (1 pt) [A] chief diplomat [B] chief of party [C] commander in chief [D] chief administrator [E] chief citizen [F] chief of state [G] chief executive (correct answer) [H] chief legislator 32. A directive, rule, or regulation made by the President that has the effect of law is called a(n) (1 pt) [A] cabinet [B] amnesty [C] media [D] pardon [E] executive agreement [F] federal budget [G] executive order (correct answer) [H] treaty [I] recognition [J] reprieve [K] commutation 33. All of the following are legislative powers of the President EXCEPT (1 pt) [A] the rewriting of a bill from Congress (correct answer) [B] the pocket veto [C] the power to recommend legislation [D] the power to call speical sessions of Congress 34. The secretary of state is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT (1 pt) [A] providing advice on the formulation of foreign policy [B] appointing ambassadors to more than 150 countries in the world (correct answer) [C] managing the operation of the State Department [D] helping the President decide how to conduct the nation's foreign policy 35. Making a country seem too powerful to be attacked is known as * (1 pt) [A] UN Security Council [B] isolationism [C] regional security alliance [D] foreign policy [E] diplomatic immunity [F] foreign aid [G] right of legation [H] draft

7 [I] containment [J] ambassador [K] passport [L] deterrence (correct answer) [M] visa [N] collective security 36. The chief diplomat and commander in chief of the armed forces is (are) (1 pt) [A] the President (correct answer) [B] the secretary of state [C] the secretary of defense [D] roles held by COngress 37. When the President visits Japan, he is acting first as this country's (1 pt) [A] chief diplomat (correct answer) [B] chief of party [C] commander in chief [D] chief administrator [E] chief citizen [F] chief of state [G] chief executive [H] chief legislator 38. Upon receipt of a bill, the President can take all of the following actions EXCEPT (1 pt) [A] call a special session of Congress to revise the bill (correct answer) [B] veto the bill [C] decide to neither sign nor veto the bill [D] sign the bill to make it law 39. the 15 members of the * work to maintain international peace (1 pt) [A] UN Security Council (correct answer) [B] isolationism [C] regional security alliance [D] foreign policy [E] diplomatic immunity [F] foreign aid [G] right of legation [H] draft [I] containment [J] ambassador [K] passport [L] deterrence [M] visa [N] collective security

8 40. Which of the following would NOT be part of American foreign policy? (1 pt) [A] treaties and alliances [B] cultural exchange programs [C] disarmament negotiations [D] interstate relations (correct answer) 41. Which is NOT a stated purpose of the UN? (1 pt) [A] to maintain international peace and security [B] to develop friendly relations among nations [C] to promote justice and cooperation [D] to promote democratic government (correct answer) 42. As *, the President prsides over the branch of government responsible for carrying out the country's laws (1 pt) [A] chief diplomat [B] chief of party [C] commander in chief [D] chief administrator (correct answer) [E] chief citizen [F] chief of state [G] chief executive [H] chief legislator 43. A formal duty assigned to the Vice President by the Constitution is to (1 pt) [A] call cabinet meetings [B] preside over the House [C] choose the Secretary of State [D] preside over the Senate (correct answer) 44. Under the winner-take-all feature of teh electoral college system (1 pt) [A] the winner of a popular vote always wins the presidency [B] the distribution of electoral votes matches the distribution of voters [C] electors are legally bound to vote for the popular candidate [D] the candidate who wins the popular vote receives all the electoral votes (correct answer) 45. The largest areas of federal spending include (1 pt) [A] Social Security and interest on the public debt (correct answer) [B] costs for operating the legislative and judicial branches of government [C] the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense [D] costs for operating the Executive Office of the President and funds appropriated to the President 46. According to the Constitution, the PResident must (1 pt) [A] be a US citizen who was born in the US (correct answer)

9 [B] be at least 35 years of age [C] have held one major public office before running for the presidency [D] have lived in the US 14 consecutive years before the election 47. The federal budget is important mostly because it (1 pt) [A] determines how revenues will be collected [B] demonstrates the President's stand on significant issues [C] determines which public programs will have money to operate (correct answer) [D] limits the sources from which budget money can come 48. Together, the officials and agencies of the executive branch that carry out public policies are known as * (1 pt) [A] the administration (correct answer) [B] registers [C] independent agencies [D] bureaucrats 49. The State Department includes (1 pt) [A] agencies for specific world regions as well as function-based agencies (correct answer) [B] the newly created Department of Foreign Affairs [C] the five members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [D] only the secretary of state, ambassadors, and the embassy workers 50. the President's role as the representative of the American people (1 pt) [A] chief executive [B] chief diplomat (correct answer) [C] chief legislator [D] commander in chief [E] chief citizen [F] chief of party 51. the basic statement of party policy (1 pt) [A] presidential succession [B] electoral college [C] electorate [D] platform (correct answer) [E] keynote address 52. A presidential * to end a war requires Senate approval (1 pt) [A] cabinet [B] amnesty [C] media [D] pardon [E] executive agreement

10 [F] federal budget [G] executive order [H] treaty (correct answer) [I] recognition [J] reprieve [K] commutation 53. Both corporate and individual income taxes are set at * rates. (1 pt) [A] high [B] regressive [C] progressive (correct answer) [D] similar 54. The Federal Government can levy taxes on all of the following groups EXCEPT (1 pt) [A] manufacturers [B] churches (correct answer) [C] workers [D] importers 55. Taxes on the production, transportation, sale, or consumption of goods are * taxes (1 pt) [A] income [B] excise (correct answer) [C] corporation [D] estate 56. The US offers foreign aid MOSTLY to (1 pt) [A] improve the image of the US abroad [B] support countries that are critical to foreign policy objectives (correct answer) [C] protect ambassadors and citizens traveling abroad [D] give all struggling democracies US support 57. The stands a country takes in relation to other countries make up its *. (1 pt) [A] UN Security Council [B] isolationism [C] regional security alliance [D] foreign policy (correct answer) [E] diplomatic immunity [F] foreign aid [G] right of legation [H] draft [I] containment [J] ambassador [K] passport [L] deterrence [M] visa

11 [N] collective security 58. A major feature of American foreign policy since WWII has been (1 pt) [A] deterrence (correct answer) [B] the Good Neighbor Policy [C] support for the League of Nations [D] renewed isolationism 59. The President's choices for cabinet secretaries can be rejected by (1 pt) [A] the HOuse [B] the secretary of state [C] the Vice President [D] the Senate (correct answer) 60. As *, the President is the symbol of all the people in the nation (1 pt) [A] chief diplomat [B] chief of party [C] commander in chief [D] chief administrator [E] chief citizen (correct answer) [F] chief of state [G] chief executive [H] chief legislator 61. The principle of * would keep peace by uniting most world nations (1 pt) [A] UN Security Council [B] isolationism [C] regional security alliance [D] foreign policy [E] diplomatic immunity [F] foreign aid [G] right of legation [H] draft [I] containment [J] ambassador [K] passport [L] deterrence [M] visa [N] collective security (correct answer) 62. The spoils systems is (1 pt) [A] a practice of hiring created by President Jackson [B] the practice of giving offices to friends (correct answer) [C] more unfair than patronage [D] a democratic means of filling offices

12 63. US foreign policy today is MOSTLY based on (1 pt) [A] isolationism [B] containment [C] detente [D] collective security (correct answer) 64. During the cold war, American relations with the USSR were dominated by (1 pt) [A] detente [B] containment (correct answer) [C] foreign aid [D] collective security 65. The national convention is held to accomplish all of the following EXCEPT (1 pt) [A] unify the party behind its candidates [B] pick its presidential candidate [C] select the party's delegates (correct answer) [D] adopt the party's platform 66. What do the CIA, USIA, NASA, and ACDA have in common? (1 pt) [A] they are parts of the State Department [B] they are parts of the Defense Department (correct answer) [C] they are involved in foreign relations and/or US security [D] they are all public organizations that promote the US abroad 67. The President's power to execute the law covers (1 pt) [A] all federal laws, whether or not the President agrees with them (correct answer) [B] only those federal laws that the President supports [C] only those laws that are described or implied inthe Constitution [D] all the laws of foreign countries to which the United States sends aid 68. the government's outstanding indebtedness (1 pt) [A] deficit [B] entitlement [C] continuing resolution [D] tax return [E] public debt (correct answer) 69. the speech given by an important party member at the first session of the national convention (1 pt) [A] presidential succession [B] electoral college [C] electorate [D] platform [E] keynote address (correct answer)

13 70. The * of Colombia reports to the President about situations in Colombia (1 pt) [A] UN Security Council [B] isolationism [C] regional security alliance [D] foreign policy [E] diplomatic immunity [F] foreign aid [G] right of legation [H] draft [I] containment [J] ambassador (correct answer) [K] passport [L] deterrence [M] visa [N] collective security 71. Through much of history, the Vice President has had (1 pt) [A] little power (correct answer) [B] great influence on the President [C] varied and significant duties [D] leadership responsibilities in the House of Representatives 72. The secretary of defens is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT (1 pt) [A] selecting the deputy secretary and several other assistants (correct answer) [B] advising the President in the carrying out of defense policy [C] running the Defense Department [D] advising the President in the formation of defense policy 73. Each of the 14 executive departments is responsible for (1 pt) [A] a broad range of activities with regard to an area of policy (correct answer) [B] the duties outlined for that department in the Constitution [C] a limited number of specific government duties set by COngress or the President [D] the appointment of a secretary to head the department 74. * is a practice that protects ambassadors in foreign countries (1 pt) [A] UN Security Council [B] isolationism [C] regional security alliance [D] foreign policy [E] diplomatic immunity (correct answer) [F] foreign aid [G] right of legation [H] draft [I] containment [J] ambassador

14 [K] passport [L] deterrence [M] visa [N] collective security 75. Under the power of *, the President can accept another country as equal in the family of nations (1 pt) [A] cabinet [B] amnesty [C] media [D] pardon [E] executive agreement [F] federal budget [G] executive order [H] treaty [I] recognition (correct answer) [J] reprieve [K] commutation