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UNT PSCI 2306 TEST 4 PRESIDENCY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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UNT PSCI 2306 TEST 4 PRESIDENCY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Name: Score:38 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 38
How does the president take a temporary break from presidential duties, such as to have
surgery, according to the Twenty-fifth Amendment?
The House picks the President with each state having ONE vote.
The Senate picks the vice president with each Senator having one vote.
Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State
President Eisenhower federalized the Arkansas National Guard to remove it from the
Governor's Control. He also sent in 1,000 paratroopers from the 101st Airborne in Fort
Campbell, Kentucky.
Section 3. Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is
unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a
written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the
Vice President as Acting President.
,Term 2 of 38
What does it mean that the president can convene Congress? When can he do that? Have
presidents ever called Congress into special session?
a brutal group that destroyed many of the nation's cultural treasures and treated women
horribly, depriving them of school and executing them for showing the tiniest bit of skin
as they walked.
Afghanistan
powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution but are
inferred from it
•He can call Congress, or just the House or the Senate, into session on "extraordinary
occasions."
•Presidents have done so more than 50 times.
•Not as important as it once was, as Congress meets almost year round these days.
•Importance of Andrew Jackson—first "common man," first Westerner, to be president.
•Launched Jacksonian Democracy
•Faced down States over issues and won (Example: South Carolina and the doctrine of
nullification).
Term 3 of 38
How many electoral votes did Texas have for the 2020 election? How many electoral votes will
Texas have for the 2024 presidential election?
They do not go into effect until/unless ratified by two-thirds of the Senate. Whereas,
executive agreements do not require senate approval
natural-born citizen of the United States, be at least 35 years old, and have been a
resident of the United States for 14 years.
Texas currently has 38 electoral votes (second only to California's 55).
Because Texas got two new Representatives in reapportionment after the 2020 Census,
Texas will have 40 electoral votes in the 2024 presidential election.
•The Great Depression demanded government action.
•World War II required building up government in many ways.
•FDR himself served 12 years and was a charming man who brought the presidency into
people's homes with his fireside chats. The radio was then the means of communication.
,Term 4 of 38
How is Franklin Roosevelt the architect of the modern presidency? What major social welfare
program was approved during his administration?
a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
After the House of Representatives sends its articles of impeachment to the Senate, the
Senate sits as a High Court of Impeachment to consider evidence, hear witnesses, and
vote to acquit or convict the impeached official. A committee of representatives, called
"managers," act as prosecutors before the Senate.
They do not go into effect until/unless ratified by two-thirds of the Senate. Whereas,
executive agreements do not require senate approval
Section 2—spells out the powers of the president:
Commander in Chief, Grant reprieves and pardons, Make treaties, Nominate
ambassadors, judges
•The Great Depression demanded government action.
•World War II required building up government in many ways.
•FDR himself served 12 years and was a charming man who brought the presidency into
people's homes with his fireside chats. The radio was then the means of communication.
Term 5 of 38
Section four of the Twenty-fifth Amendment provides for what kind of situation in the
presidency? What are some examples of a situation that might cause the use of Section Four?
constitution of the united states.
moved inauguration day from March to January 20 (1933)
the constitution gives congress the power to declare war. most wars are not declared,
though. the president's power as commander in chief creates a conflict that presidents
have usually won.
impeachment?
, Term 6 of 38
When the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan, what were we trying to accomplish? What terrible
event precipitated our invasion?
The us invaded afghanistan to establish a democratic government and promote human
rights
The us invaded afghanistan to secure oil resources and expand its territory
The primary aim of the US invasion was to hunt down Osama bin Laden and punish the
Taliban for providing safe haven to al-Qaida leaders
The us invaded afghanistan to test new military technologies and tactics
Term 7 of 38
What is the likelihood of a presidential veto being overridden?
hardly ever
very often
very rarely
very poor
Term 8 of 38
What are the three constitutional qualifications for being president?
natural-born citizen of the United States, be at least 25 years old, and have been a
resident of the United States for 20 years.
natural-born citizen of the United States, be at least 35 years old, and have been a
resident of the United States for 14 years.
foreign-born citizen of the United States, be at least 30 years old, and have been a
resident of the United States for 10 years.
naturalized citizen of the United States, be at least 40 years old, and have been a
resident of the United States for 12 years.
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