US Presidency: Requirements, Powers, and Roles
US Presidency: Qualifications, Powers, and Roles
1. What are the qualifications needed to be President?
- a. 35 years old, 14 years resident, naturalized citizen
- b. 35 years old, 9 years resident, natural born citizen
- c. 30 years old, 9 years resident of their home state, studied law
- d. 35 years old, 14 years resident, natural born citizen
2. Which statement best describes the Electoral College?
- a. Each state has the same number of electoral votes
- b. The winner of the popular vote automatically wins the entire Electoral College
- c. The electors of the Electoral College are chosen before the general election
- d. In almost all the states, the candidate who gets the popular vote gets all the state’s electoral votes
3. What best describes the purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973?
- a. To end the Vietnam War
- b. To check the President’s ability to send troops without Congressional approval
- c. To strengthen the President’s ability to defend the US from foreign enemies
- d. To require Congress to report to the President before setting up a military budget
4. Which amendment sets out the order of succession to the Presidency?
- a. 23rd
- b. 24th
- c. 25th
- d. 26th
5. If the President dies, the Vice President is next in line. Who comes after the Vice President?
- a. President Pro Tempore
- b. Speaker of the House
- c. Secretary of Defense
- d. Members of the President’s cabinet in order of how old their position is
6. When President Donald Trump visited South Korea to meet its President, what role was the President performing?
- a. Chief Diplomat
- b. Chief Legislator
- c. Chief Executive
- d. Commander in Chief
7. When President Jimmy Carter pardoned thousands of draft dodgers, people who evaded the war by not following draft orders, from the Vietnam War era, what was he exercising?
- a. His implied powers as President
- b. His customary powers as President
- c. His emergency powers as President
- d. His expressed powers as President
8. When the President signs a bill into law, what role is he fulfilling?
- a. Commander in Chief
- b. Head of State
- c. Chief Legislator
- d. Chief Executive Officer
9. What role is the President performing if he speaks at a political rally in support of a candidate running for office?
- a. Party leader
- b. Head of State
- c. Chief Diplomat
- d. Commander in Chief
10. Which government body conducts the impeachment trial to decide whether or not a President should be removed from office for “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors?”
- a. Senate
- b. House of Representatives
- c. Cabinet
- d. Supreme Court
11. How does an executive order differ from a law?
- a. Executive orders are not subject to judicial review
- b. Executive orders are not limited by the Constitution
- c. Executive orders do not need to be approved by Congress
- d. Executive orders are limited to military and foreign affairs
12. When the President appoints ambassadors and consulate members, which role is the President performing?
- a. Commander in Chief
- b. Chief Diplomat
- c. Chief Economist
- d. Chief Legislator
13. Which of the following best illustrates the structure of the Presidency?
- a. The President, the Vice President and the President Pro Tempore
- b. The President, the First Lady and the President’s Cabinet
- c. The President, the Vice President and the Senate
- d. The President, the Vice President and the President’s Cabinet
14. Which of the following must approve presidential appointments, such as Ambassadors and Supreme Court Justices?
- a. The House of Representatives
- b. The Department of Appointees
- c. The Senate
- d. The Supreme Court
15. The above question (#14) is an example of which of the following?
- a. Checks and balances
- b. Presidential Term Limits
- c. Implied Presidential Powers
- d. Social Contract