Choose correct option the changing presidency Flashcards

1) According to political scientist Richard Neustadt, effective presidential leadership depends on his A) experience.
B) power to persuade.
C) active-negative personality.
D) charisma.
E) Type A personality.

2) Under the Articles of Confederation,
A) George Washington served as president.
B) there was no executive branch.
C) Thomas Jefferson served as president.
D) there were three branches of government.
E) the presidents of the Continental Congress held significant authority.

3) Describe the executive branch under the Articles of Confederation.
A) a strong single executive
B) a weak plural executive
C) a strong plural executive
D) a strong bicameral executive
E) There was no executive branch under the Articles of Confederation.

4) Which of the following is a major function of the vice presidency?
A) to make executive branch appointments
B) to serve as commander in chief of the military
C) to govern all U.S. territories and protectorates
D) to preside over the president's cabinet
E) to succeed the president if she dies or becomes disabled

5) Which of the following is NOT a requirement in order to become president?
A) Must be a natural born citizen
B) Must be at least 35 years old
C) Must have prior political or public service experience
D) Must be a resident of the United States for at least 14 years
E) All of the above are requirements of the office.

6) Which of the following is a constitutional requirement to be president?
A) must be at least 25 years old
B) must be a resident of the U.S. for at least fourteen years
C) must have previous experience in elected office
D) your parents must be U.S. citizens
E) must be male

7) Article II of the Constitution says the president
A) is limited to a maximum of ten years in office.
B) may serve only two terms.
C) serves for a four-year term.
D) serves a six-year term.
E) confirms Supreme Court justices.

8) Which of the following is a constitutional requirement to be president?
A) be a resident for at least twenty-four years
B) be a natural-born citizen
C) believe in god
D) speak English
E) be a naturalized or natural-born citizen

9) Executive privilege
A) has been narrowly construed by the Supreme Court.
B) refers to the entire collection of presidential responsibilities.
C) is a power explicitly granted to the president in Article II of the Constitution.
D) expands democratic government.
E) allows presidents to break the law with impunity

10) What was Watergate?
A) An arms-for-hostages arrangement where the proceeds benefitted Nicaraguan rebels.
B) Nixon's illegal acceptance of gifts, including his dog Checkers.
C) Warrantless wiretaps of the international phone calls of American citizens.
D) Secret negotiations between Iraq and Osama bin Laden.
E) The break-in of the Democratic Party's national headquarters and the proceeding cover-up.

11) Who of the following became president despite never being elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency? A) Gerald Ford
B) Jimmy Carter
C) George H. W. Bush
D) Lyndon B. Johnson
E) Richard Nixon

12) Though it has never been used, the detailed ordering of who can assume the role of president in the event of an emergency is known as A) the Chain of Command.
B) the Succession Act.
C) the Lincoln Act.
D) the Code of Condescension.
E) the Harrison Act.

13) Which Amendment specifies how a new vice president will be selected if the office becomes vacant? A) 22nd Amendment
B) 21st Amendment
C) 23rd Amendment
D) 24th Amendment
E) 25th Amendment

14) The first appointed vice president to assume the presidency was
A) Spiro Agnew.
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
C) Gerald R. Ford.
D) George Bush.
E) William H. Harrison.

15) Under what circumstances was Dick Cheney the acting president?
A) Cheney has never served as acting president because George W. Bush was always able to fulfill his constitutional duties.
B) Cheney served as acting president when traveling overseas without being accompanied by the president.
C) Cheney served as acting president when George W. Bush underwent a colonoscopy.
D) Cheney served as acting president for about 20 minutes on January 5, 2004, since Bush's first term had expired at noon and he was not sworn in for his second term until 12:20.
E) Cheney served as acting president when George W. Bush was rushed to the hospital after choking on a pretzel.