Topic 5.1 and 5.2 Quiz " The Presidency"

The President has just negotiated the terms of a treaty with the leader of Argentina and has left that country to return to the United States to inform Congress of his actions. Argentinian newspapers celebrate the event with headlines such as "Treaty with U.S. is Ratified!" Which of the following statements about this headline is CORRECT?

• A. The headline is accurate because the power to make treaties is one of the President's powers as chief diplomat.
• B. The headline is inaccurate, because the President cannot ratify a treaty until the Senate has given its consent.
• C. The headline is accurate because the Senate must ratify a treaty before the President can begin negotiations.

Which of the following are listed as formal duties of the Vice President in the Constitution?

• A. attend Cabinet meetings and execute national security policy
• B. be aware of military developments and strengthen relationships with allies
• D. preside over the Senate and help decide presidential disability

Identify the steps that would be taken by a Vice President to remove a President from office if he or she felt the President was unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office.

• A. The Vice President and a majority of Cabinet members inform Congress in writing that the President is incapable of handling the job.
• B. The Vice President informs the Supreme Court and Congress in writing that he or she believes the President is incapable of handling the job.
• D. The Vice President and at least one member of the Cabinet informs Congress in writing that they believe the President is incapable of handling the job.

Which of the following BEST summarizes how the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 differs from the 25th Amendment?

• A. The Presidential Succession Act legally identifies the Vice President as successor to the President in case of vacancy in that office, whereas the 25th Amendment includes the order of Cabinet successions.
• B. The Presidential Succession Act fixes the order of succession following the Vice President, whereas the 25th Amendment legally identifies the Vice President as the immediate successor to the President.
• C. The Presidential Succession Act establishes the line of succession following a President's removal, whereas the 25th Amendment delineates the procedure that must be followed to remove a President.

Which of the following actions by a President can be used to issue a warning to another nation?

• A. negotiating an executive agreement with that country rather than a treaty
• B. sending an American ambassador or diplomat to that country
• D. withdrawing the United States' recognition of that country

Read this excerpt from the text:"Sections 3 and 4 of the 25th Amendment fill the disability gap. . . . The Vice President is to become Acting President if (1) the President informs Congress, in writing, 'that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,' or (2) the Vice President and a majority of the members of the Cabinet inform Congress, in writing, that the President is so incapacitated. The President may resume the powers and duties of the office by informing Congress by 'written declaration' that no inability exists. However, the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet may challenge the President on this score. If they do, Congress has 21 days in which to decide the matter." What is the most likely action to the above scenario?

• B. The ability to write proves the President is able to resume his or her duties.
• C. A written record makes it easier to challenge someone's claim.
• D. A written record prevents a Vice President from challenging a President's claim to office.

Ceremonial head of the Federal Government

• A. Chief of Party
• B. Chief of State
• C. Chief Legislator

Read this excerpt from the text."The President is expected to be ‘the representative of all the people.' He or she is expected to take the high road and champion the public interest against the many different and competing private interests. ‘The presidency,' said Franklin Roosevelt, ‘is not merely an administrative office. That is the least of it. It is, preeminently, a place of moral leadership.'"To which presidential role does this text excerpt refer?

• B. chief economist
• C. chief citizen
• D. chief of party

If the President, Vice President, and leaders of Congress were all unable to hold office, who would assume the office of President?

• A. the Attorney General
• B. the Secretary of State
• C. the Secretary of Defense

President Dwight Eisenhower said,"Even if [Vice President] Nixon and I were not good friends, I would still have him in every important conference of government, so that if the Grim Reaper [death] would find it time to remove me from the scene, he is ready to slip in without any interruption."Why is this remark important in the history of the evolving role of the Vice President?

• B. It marked the first time a President openly discussed the role of the Vice President.
• C. It marked the beginning of Richard Nixon's rise to national prominence.
• D. It marked the beginning of a shift in how the office of Vice President was seen.