Roles & Powers of Pres Alternative

What is required for a treaty to be ratified in the United States?

• Approval by the Supreme Court

• Approval by the President alone

• Approval by a two-thirds vote in the Senate

• Approval by the House of Representatives

What is the primary difference between a treaty and an executive agreement?

• Treaties require Senate approval; executive agreements do not

• Executive agreements require Senate approval; treaties do not

• Treaties are informal; executive agreements are formal

• Executive agreements are more binding than treaties

What power allows the president to issue executive orders?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Tenth Amendment

• Article I of the Constitution

• Implied powers from Article II

Which of the following is a use of executive orders?

• To ratify treaties

• To manage operations of the federal government

• To declare war

• To appoint Supreme Court justices

What was the purpose of President Truman's Executive Order 9981?

• To establish the CIA

• To desegregate the armed forces

• To declare war on Korea

• To create the Department of Defense

What role does the president play as Commander-in-Chief?

• Directs military forces

• Negotiates peace treaties

• Declares war

• Approves military budgets

What is the War Powers Resolution of 1973?

• An executive order to increase military spending

• A law that allows the president to declare war

• A resolution that checks the president's authority to deploy troops

• A treaty with foreign nations

What is a pocket veto?

• A veto that is used for foreign policy decisions

• A veto that occurs when the president does not sign a bill and Congress adjourns

• A veto that can be overridden by Congress

• A veto that requires a two-thirds majority in the Senate

What is the purpose of a signing statement?

• To veto a bill

• To express the president's interpretation of a bill

• To declare a state of emergency

• To appoint a new cabinet member

Which of the following is NOT a power of the president as Chief Diplomat?

• Declaring war

• Formally recognizing foreign governments

• Appointing ambassadors

• Negotiating treaties