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This document contains a 17 question multiple choice test on the executive branch of the US government. It covers topics like qualifications for the president, the electoral college system, presidential succession, limits on presidential terms, constitutional powers of the president, goals of foreign policy, and definitions of related concepts like executive orders and amendments. The test is followed by short answer and essay questions requiring explanations of additional executive branch concepts.

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Chapter 7 Test Executive Branch _____1. Which of the following is not a constitutional requirement to be president? a. Be at least 35 years old. b. Be a native-born American citizen. c. Be a previous political office holder. d. Be a US resident for the past 14 years. _____2. What is the indirect method we use to elect the president? a. Executive College b. Executive Agreement c. Electoral College _____3. Who follows the vice president in succession of the presidency? a. Speaker of the House b. Secretary of State _____4. A presidential candidate must receive _____ electoral votes to become president. a. 270 b. 320 _____5. Which president served more than two terms? a. George Washington b. Thomas Jefferson
c. Franklin Roosevelt _____6. Which amendment limits presidents to two terms? a. 20 b. 22 c. 24 d. 25 _____7. Which of the following is not a goal of foreign policy? a. Promote democracy. b. International trade. c. Promote world peace. d. Terrorize enemies _____8. The President has the power to: a. Make Supreme Court decisions. b. Carry out laws. c. Serve as a representative. _____9. Which is not a part of the Presidents job? a. Set foreign policy goals for the country. b. Carry out laws. c. Develop policies. d. Introduce bills in Congress.
_____10. The president can bypass the Senate by making: a. A treaty. b. An embargo. c. An executive agreement. _______13. . A state has as many ____ as the total of its U.S. senators and representatives. a. spoils c. points b. electoral votes _____11. According to the War Powers Act, the president must notify ____ immediately when troops are sent to battle. a. The Pentagon. b. Congress. _____12. What is money, food, military assistance, or other supplies given to help other countries? a. International trade. b. Trade sanctions. c. Ambassadors. d. Foreign aid. Short Answer. 15. List 5 constitutional powers of the president. (10)
16. Complete the list as prescribed by the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 below. (1) a. President b. ______________________________ c. ______________________________ d. ______________________________ e. ______________________________ 17. List and describe 4 of the roles of the president. (8)
18. What do agencies of the Executive Branch do?
Identification- Define 4 of the following, provide as much detail as possible (5 each) Executive Order War Powers Resolution 22nd Amendment 25th Amendment Presidential Succession Act National Security Council Federal Bureaucracy Civil Service System
Essay Define foreign policy and describe how the president shapes it. Include in your answer the four goals of foreign policy and the tools the president uses to enforce American foreign policy. Make sure you explain each. (15)
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  • 1. Chapter 7 Test Executive Branch _____1. Which of the following is not a constitutional requirement to be president? a. Be at least 35 years old. b. Be a native-born American citizen. c. Be a previous political office holder. d. Be a US resident for the past 14 years. _____2. What is the indirect method we use to elect the president? a. Executive College b. Executive Agreement c. Electoral College _____3. Who follows the vice president in succession of the presidency? a. Speaker of the House b. Secretary of State _____4. A presidential candidate must receive _____ electoral votes to become president. a. 270 b. 320 _____5. Which president served more than two terms? a. George Washington b. Thomas Jefferson
  • 2. c. Franklin Roosevelt _____6. Which amendment limits presidents to two terms? a. 20 b. 22 c. 24 d. 25 _____7. Which of the following is not a goal of foreign policy? a. Promote democracy. b. International trade. c. Promote world peace. d. Terrorize enemies _____8. The President has the power to: a. Make Supreme Court decisions. b. Carry out laws. c. Serve as a representative. _____9. Which is not a part of the Presidents job? a. Set foreign policy goals for the country. b. Carry out laws. c. Develop policies. d. Introduce bills in Congress.
  • 3. _____10. The president can bypass the Senate by making: a. A treaty. b. An embargo. c. An executive agreement. _______13. . A state has as many ____ as the total of its U.S. senators and representatives. a. spoils c. points b. electoral votes _____11. According to the War Powers Act, the president must notify ____ immediately when troops are sent to battle. a. The Pentagon. b. Congress. _____12. What is money, food, military assistance, or other supplies given to help other countries? a. International trade. b. Trade sanctions. c. Ambassadors. d. Foreign aid. Short Answer. 15. List 5 constitutional powers of the president. (10)
  • 4. 16. Complete the list as prescribed by the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 below. (1) a. President b. ______________________________ c. ______________________________ d. ______________________________ e. ______________________________ 17. List and describe 4 of the roles of the president. (8)
  • 5. 18. What do agencies of the Executive Branch do?
  • 6. Identification- Define 4 of the following, provide as much detail as possible (5 each) Executive Order War Powers Resolution 22nd Amendment 25th Amendment Presidential Succession Act National Security Council Federal Bureaucracy Civil Service System
  • 7. Essay Define foreign policy and describe how the president shapes it. Include in your answer the four goals of foreign policy and the tools the president uses to enforce American foreign policy. Make sure you explain each. (15)