Amer Govt Chpt Executive Powers
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- Q1Who is eligible to run for U.S. President?45 year old banker born in Wyoming but lived last 9 years in Canada43 year old US Senator who was born in India and became a US citizen at age 1830 year old state legislator born in Virginia & lived outside U.S. for 10 years69 year old movie action born in Mexico of both U.S. parents and has lived in America since age 930s
- Q2The chief executive of Arizona state government isthe State Administration Managerthe Secretary of StateChairman of the Arizona Corporation Commissionthe Governor30s
- Q3The Governor of Arizona can serve:two consectutive terms, then can wait for four years, then run again for two more termstwo terms or 10 yearstwo consecutive terms onlytwo terms only30s
- Q4Which of these Arizona statewide offices requires a specific degree or technical licenseState Mine InspectorGovernorState Police DirectorAttorney General30s
- Q5The youngest person ever to be sworn in as President of the U.S. wasTheordore RooseveltJohn KennedyFranklin RooseveltBill Clinton30s
- Q6If a President issues this decree, the person is free from all crimes current or future related to a specific action - this decree is called aPresidential AmnestyPresidential CommutationPresidential ReprievePresidential Pardon30s
- Q7In the impeachment of a President, what is the role of the U.S. Senate?the body to vote the bill of impeachmentact as the juryrule on the constitutionality of the bill of impeachmentto make sure the bill of impeachment is really a criminal matter and not just politics30s
- Q8Which statement is most correct about "Federalism?"is about separation of powers between State and Federal governmentsThe concept is embedded in the 10th Amendment and has two or more governmetns exercising power over the same peopleis about government agencies owning the same propertyThe process is embedded in the 14th Amendment and protects separate but equal between the Federal and state government30s
- Q9When conflicts arise between state and national governments,by Congress with new legislationthey are settled by the Federal court system, serving as an umpireby the President by Executive Orderby state supreme courts30s
- Q10A "Sunshine Law" is all aboutwas designed to "shine the light" on government agencies that work wellprohibiting public officials, elected or appointed, from holding official meetings that are closed to the public or otherwise held in secretmaking more solar energy sources availableallows discussion at meetings of any unannouced agenda items30s
- Q11In 1921, New York and New Jersey establsihed the Port of New York Authority. This is known as ainstrastate agreementan overlooked violation of the Constitutioninterstate compactexample of Federal run amuck30s
- Q12This type of law forces a periodic review to see if a law needs to be continued, or should expire is aJeffersonian Democracy LawStellar LawSunset LawSunshine Law30s
- Q13A strategy and goal that guides a nation's relationship with other countries isnational policyforeign policydefense policypresidential policy30s
- Q14The agency or position that carries out the foreign policy of the President and represents U.S. interests overseas isThe Department of DefenseThe U.S. Department of StateThe Department of Homeland Affairsthe Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor30s
- Q15With one exception, until the Industrial Revolution in the late 1800's, the U.S. foreign policy was aboutisolationismdefending itself from British attacksfederalismnationalism30s