AP US Gov't Chapter 5 Review 2
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- Q1A written declaration that a president makes additionally to signing a bill into law, is known as a(n) __________.line-item vetosigning statementpocket vetoexecutive agreement30s
- Q2Which of the following statements best connects with the feelings of Constitutional delegates about the power of the executive?Superior to CongressInferior to CongressInferior to the JudiciaryBalanced to Congress30s
- Q3The Senate's power to review and approve treaties and presidential appointments is known in the Constitution as __________.senatorial reviewapproval powersadvice and consentadvisory capacities30s
- Q4Which best ties to the president discussing policy with another head of state?chief diplomatcommander in chiefchief legislatorchief executive30s
- Q5Legally binding treaties are passed with __________.Supreme Court supporta two-thirds vote (2/3) in the Senate onlymajority vote in both houses of Congressthree-fourths (3/4) of the state governments30s
- Q6Executive agreements are __________.agreements between the president and another head of governmentan unconstitutional expansion of the power of the presidentbinding upon future presidentsnot valid in foreign policy matters unless approved by the Senate30s
- Q7A key difference between a treaty and an executive agreement is that __________.executive agreements may be revoked by an incoming presidenttreaties are more common than executive agreementsa treaty has to be approved by Congressexecutive agreements can only be made with one other nation30s
- Q8Through a pocket veto ___________.Congress is able to assert its power in the legislative processa bill automatically becomes a lawCongress does not have a chance to overcome the veto, killing the billthe Congress has the chance to overcome this type of veto with a 2/3 vote30s
- Q9Presidents may be IMPEACHED on the standard of ______________________.feloniesa majority vote of the Housea majority vote of the entire Congressa 2/3 vote of the Senate30s
- Q10The Federalist #70 argued for the necessity of ___________________.a powerful bureaucracy to complement the presidentone executivetwo executives to have executive power.one executive inferior to Congress30s
- Q11Which of the following is a formal presidential check upon the Judicial Branch?Impeachment and RemovalThe power of the PardonThe power as the Commander-in-ChiefJudicial Review30s
- Q12Which of the follow is an INFORMAL presidential power associated with the Commander-in-Chief powers? I. Draft. II. Bully Pulpit III. Executive Orders IV. Suspending rightsIII and IVI onlyI and III and IV30s
- Q13A Department__________.is an agency outside the executive departmentsemploys only top-level bureaucratsis very much like a private corporationis directly accountable to the president30s
- Q14The cabinet departments, in terms of organization, are __________.directly accountable to the presidentpart of the judicial branchresponsible for the actions of independent agenciesindependent of direct control by the president30s
- Q15Presidents are often not satisfied with numerous Executive Branch employees because __________.all those in that department are selected by the secretary of that department and they are not under the president's direction or controlthe secretary for each department has been selected by Congressthe departments are often bipartisan in naturebelow the leaders much of the staff is made up of more permanent civil service employees30s