Civics Chapter 9: Presidential Leadership (AR)

Which article of the Constitution establishes the executive branch and the president?

• Article 1

• Article 2

• Article 3

• Article IV

Name three powers of the president

• commander in chief of the military

• veto Congressional laws

• appointing cabinet members

• all of the above

Who purchased the Louisiana Territory?

Who purchased the Louisiana Territory?

Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• None of the above

Who proposed the New Deal legislation that greatly increased the size of the federal government?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

• Ronald Regan

• Theodore Roosevelt

Who, during wartime, imprisoned opponents without trials?

• George Washington

• Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Abraham Lincoln

The first televised presidential debate occurred in 1960 between who?

• Lyndon B. Johnson and Barry Goldwater

• Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter

• Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy

• None of the Above

What is the name for the president rejecting a law?

• executive pact

• veto

• elastic clause

• executive privilege

What is the name for Congress passing a law over the president’s rejection?

• congressional override

• legislative oversight

• mandate of the people

• constitutional supremacy

What is the name for the law that limits the president’s ability to commit troops to a battle zone for more than 60 days without congressional support?

• Executive Agreement

• Executive Pact

• War Powers Act

• Emergency Powers Act

Who has the power to confirm or reject presidential appointees?

• The Electorate

• United States Supreme Court

• Senate

• The Electors