Quiz on the Presidency and the Constitution

What does Article II of the Constitution tell us about the presidency?

• The powers of the president

• The process for electing the president

• How a president may be removed from office

• All of the above

Which of these is not a power of the president?

• Serving as commander in chief

• Approving new amendments to the Constitution

• Appointing judges and executive branch officials

• Granting pardons and reprieves

After much debate during the Convention, what system of electing the president did the delegates finally agree to?

• The president would be chosen directly by the people

• The president would be a hereditary position

• The Electoral College

• The president would be chosen by members of Congress

Signed, written, and published directives by the president that tell the executive-branch officials what to do are known as __________.

• Vetoes
• Impeachments
• Misdemeanors
• Executive orders

Technically, Americans who cast their ballots on Election Day are determining __________.

• Who will win the presidential election

• Only who becomes vice president

• Which electors will be appointed to the Electoral College from each state

• Who will be in the president’s cabinet

To win a presidential election, a candidate must receive __________ electoral votes.

• At least 100

• At least 270

• All of the (538)

• It doesn’t matter

According to Article II, presidential terms are limited to ___ years in office. The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, forbids presidents from serving more than ___ terms.

• 2, 4
• 4, 1
• 4, 2
• 6, 1

If no candidate wins a majority in the Electoral College, then the matter is decided by __________.

• A duel

• The Supreme Court

• The House of Representatives

• The sitting president remains in office