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Date: _______________
Government
Chapter 6 Test

Multiple Guess
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

______ 1. How do most states today choose their electors to the electoral college?
A. The governor selects the representatives at random.
B. Representatives are chosen by political parties and selected by popular vote.
C. State legislatures appoint representatives based on political party.
D. The current vice president chooses representatives.

______ 2. What is one way that a president can more formally work closely with a foreign country?
A. by issuing executive agreements
B. by exercising the right of executive privilege
C. by nominating judges to federal courts
D. by signing vetoes

______ 3. What are the purposes of treaties?

A. To make agreements that do not require Senate approval.
B. To ensure the president's ability to declare war.
C. To end conflicts, form alliances, and establish trade with Senate approval.
D. To formally recognize the existence of a foreign government.

______ 4. Which of these is not an official role of the president as laid out in the Constitution?
A. chief executive
B. commander in chief
C. foreign policy leader
D. lead chairperson of the Senate

______ 5. What does being the 'chief citizen' mean?

A. The president's vote counts more than the common citizen.
B. The president is supposed to represent the American people around the world.
C. The president should be held to a higher moral standard than the average person.
D. The president is supposed to be the leader of the political party.
______ 6. Which of these is not a Constitutional requirement to be president?
A. be wealthy or from a wealthy family
B. be at least 35
C. have lived in the country for the last 14 years
D. be a natural born citizen of the US

______ 7. Who is the only president who has served more than two terms in office?
A. John F. Kennedy
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Barack Obama
D. Franklin D. Roosevelt

______ 8. Which amendment officially limited the president to a maximum of two terms?
A. 20th
B. 21st
C. 22nd
D. 23rd

______ 9. Which of these is not a shared characteristic of all presidents?

A. all but one have been white men
B. very popular and well liked
C. Christian
D. most served in the military at some point

______ 10. What is the primary duty of the president?

A. Appoint and nominate people to positions in government.
B. Consolidate power through executive orders.
C. Recognize new states in the world economy.
D. Remove federal judges from power.

______ 11. What is the term that allows the president to refuse to turn over information to Congress or
the courts?
A. Diplomatic Powers
B. Military Privilege
C. Executive Orders
D. Executive Privilege
______ 12. Which of these is not a check on presidential power?
A. judicial review
B. Congress rejecting presidential nominations
C. members of the Cabinet refusing orders
D. media keeping the public informed

______ 13. Who is the top person in the White House Office?
A. press secretary
B. chief of staff
C. vice president
D. Secretary of State

______ 14. Which of these is not included in the National Security Council?
A. top military people
B. foreign affairs officials
C. leaders of the intelligence agencies
D. the president's entire Cabinet

______ 15. What is the name of the group made up of the heads of each branch of the armed forces?
A. Joint Chiefs of Staff
B. Cabinet
C. Council of Economic Advisers
D. Executive Office of the President