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1 Class: Date: Ch.13 &14 Test Matching Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. electorate b. platform c. keynote address d. electoral college 1. the speech given by an important party member at the first session of the national convention 2. the mass of people who actually cast votes in an election 3. the name of the group that makes the formal selection of the President Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. chief diplomat b. presidential electors c. chief of state d. chief legislator e. proportional representation f. platform g. commander in chief 4. must cast their State's formal votes for President. 5. The basic statement of the party's policies and principles is known as its. 6. Most States had to change their primary laws to account for the Democrats' rule. 7. As, the President is the symbol of all the people of the nation. Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. Some terms may be used more than once. a. pardon b. persona non grata c. Executive Article d. executive agreement e. treaty f. commutation g. reprieve 8. A(n) is an international agreement that requires senate approval. 9. A(n) is a pact between the President and a foreign state that does not require Senate approval. 10. The outlines the powers of the presidency. 11. A postpones the execution of a sentence, but in itself does not change the sentence. 1

2 Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. Some terms may be used more than once. a. amnesty b. commutation c. executive agreement d. executive order e. clemency f. recognition 12. A directive, rule, or regulation made by the President that has the effect of law is called a(n). 13. Without the consent of the Senate, the President can make a(n) with heads of foreign states. 14. Under the power of, the President can accept another country as equal in the family of nations. 15. is the granting of a general pardon to a whole group of law violators. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. MAIN IDEAS 16. In case the President is disabled, the way the Vice President becomes President is determined by the a. original Constitution. b. Presidential Succession Act. c. 25th Amendment. d. Congress. 17. As of January 20, 2001, the President receives a yearly salary of a. $50,000. b. $99,500. c. $400,000. d. $900, Most presidential caucuses differ from Statewide presidential primaries in all of the following ways EXCEPT the a. number of States that hold caucuses. b. ways in which delegates to the national convention are chosen. c. main purpose for which the delegates are chosen. d. number of steps taken in choosing delegates to the national convention. 19. Which of the following is a way that presidential disability is determined? a. The Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet inform Congress in writing. b. The Senate states, in writing, that the President is incapacitated. c. The President gives a speech explaining who will take over. d. Congress asks the Vice President to evaluate the President's condition. 20. All of the following are characteristics that usually determine who is nominated for President EXCEPT a. incumbency. b. controversial viewpoints. c. married. d. from a key larger State. 2

3 21. Which of the following has NOT worked to strengthen the powers of the presidency? a. the influence of strong Presidents b. the demands of the American people for strong leadership c. the constitutional system of checks and balances d. the need for decisive action during national emergencies 22. Which of the following statements about the President's power of removal is TRUE? a. For those offices for which Senate approval is required for appointment, Senate consent is also required for removal. b. Any person holding office by presidential appointment with Senate consent must remain in that office until the Senate confirms a successor. c. Any person holding office by presidential appointment with Senate consent may be removed only for incompetence. d. As a general rule, the President may remove any officeholders he or she has appointed. 23. The President's military powers a. are strictly limited to times of war. b. are shared with Congress. c. only apply to the use of the United States Army and its weapons. d. may never be used to keep the domestic peace. 24. The President CANNOT exercise judicial power by a. granting amnesty to a group of law violators. b. reducing the length of a sentence. c. granting pardons in cases of impeachment. d. postponing the carrying out of a sentence. 25. The debate over the powers of the presidency is essentially a debate a. about Article III of the Constitution. b. between supporters of a strong presidency and supporters of a weak presidency. c. about the system of checks and balances. d. about the electoral college system. 26. Which of the following is a typical sequence of events in the appointment process? a. nomination, Senate debate, Senate committee hearings, rejection b. Senate debate, nomination, Senate committee hearings, confirmation c. Senate committee hearings, Senate debate, nomination, confirmation d. nomination, Senate committee hearings, Senate debate, rejection 27. Treaties can be a. declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. b. made with the Senate's consent. c. repealed by Congress. d. all of the above. 28. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the growth of executive power? a. demands for limits on Federal Government roles b. the passage of thousands of laws by Congress c. mass media expansion d. the nation's complex economic life 3

29. The President exercises legislative power over Congress by a. recommending legislation. b. preventing a bill from coming before the President. c. routinely telling Congress when it must adjourn.

31. On this map, the size of each State is determined by a. the number of its electoral votes. b. its population. c. its number of members in the Senate. d. its actual physical area. 32.

4 29. The President exercises legislative power over Congress by a. recommending legislation. b. preventing a bill from coming before the President. c. routinely telling Congress when it must adjourn. d. allowing all bills to die by pocket vetoes. INTERPRETING MAPS Use the map to answer the following questions. 30. The number of electoral votes that Iowa has is a. five. b. seven. c. nine. d. twelve. 31. On this map, the size of each State is determined by a. the number of its electoral votes. b. its population. c. its number of members in the Senate. d. its actual physical area. 32. Which of the following is eligible to run for the presidency: a 45-year old banker who was born and raised in Wyoming or a 30-year-old State legislator who was born in Virginia, lived abroad for 10 years, then returned to Virginia? a. the banker b. the State legislator c. neither a nor b 4

5 33. A President may need to produce evidence of his ability to perform the powers and duties of his office in the event that a. the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet challenge this ability. b. war breaks out during his term of office. c. he loses a bid for reelection. d. none of the above. 34. The Framers believed that would be weakened if Congress was responsible for choosing the President. a. separation of powers b. the system of checks and balances c. the electoral college 35. Should the winner-take-all flaw of the electoral college become a recurring problem, it would likely cause a. a drop in voter turnout. b. a rise in voter turnout. c. more elections to be decided in the House. d. none of the above. 36. Some delegates believed the President should be nothing more than an institution for carrying the will of the legislature into effect. Had this group had their way, the only branch that would check the powers of the executive branch today would be a. the executive branch. b. the judicial branch. c. the legislative branch. d. the electoral college. 37. Another factor that contributed to the growth of presidential power occurred when a. the Senate was given the power to approve presidential appointments, but not presidential removals. b. the President was required to execute all federal laws. c. the Supreme Court refused to rule on the removal power. 38. If the United States becomes embroiled in an ill-fated military conflict abroad, which of the following is MOST likely to be held accountable? a. the Congress b. the President c. diplomats d. the military generals 39. The federal system comes into play with reprieves and pardons because a. the Federal Government grants this power to the President. b. the President cannot exercise this power with regard to those who violate State law. c. this power is only exercised at the State level. d. acceptance of a pardon is seen as admission of guilt. 40. Which of the following terms is MOST closely related to the power to grant reprieves? a. forgive b. reduce c. delay d. none of the above 5

The Presidency in Action

The Presidency in Action SECTION 1 THE GROWTH OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER CHAPTER 14 The Constitution s Executive Article, Article II, gives the President some specific powers (see chart below), but it gives