The Executive Office of the President Quiz
1. The Executive Office of the president is commonly called “the president's right arm” because it hosts agencies composed of which of the following?
Answer : the president's personal and political aides
2. How does the president limit the legislative powers of Congress?
Answer : by using the veto
3.How does the president limit the judicial powers of the courts?
Answer : He can grant reprieves and pardons.
4. What is the role of the president’s chief of staff?
Answer : to manage the Executive Office of the President and advise the president
5.The president's power to delay the carrying out of a sentence is known as what?
Answer : reprieve
6.The Executive Office of the President is a bureaucracy. How do formalized rules benefit such a bureaucracy?
Answer : Workers can act with speed and precision because decisions are based on a set of known standards.
7.How many terms can a president serve according to the Constitution?
Answer : two terms
8.Which scenario best illustrates how the power to make treaties in the United States Constitution provides for checks and balances among the three branches of government?
Answer : The Senate must approve a treaty by a two-thirds vote, and its terms must be found to be constitutional by the Supreme Court.
9.No president has ever suggested eliminating the cabinet. However, several presidents have leaned on other, unofficial advisory groups and sometimes depended upon them more heavily than on the cabinet. Andrew Jackson began the practice when he became president in 1829. Several of his close friends often met with him in the kitchen at the White House and, inevitably, came to be known as the Kitchen Cabinet.
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
Which of the following generalizations about the role of the cabinet does this excerpt support?
Answer : Presidents often rely on political strategists and unofficial advisory groups more than their cabinet.
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1.the president's personal and political aides
2.by using the veto
3.He can grant reprieves and pardons.
4.to manage the Executive Office of the President and advise the president
5.reprieve
6.Workers can act with speed and precision because decisions are based on a set of known standards.
7.two terms
8.The Senate must approve a treaty by a two-thirds vote, and its terms must be found to be constitutional by the Supreme Court.
9.Presidents often rely on political strategists and unofficial advisory groups more than their cabinet.
10.the Executive Office of the President
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Well, it seems like the president really knows how to delegate and get advice from all his friends! Who needs a cabinet when you have a Kitchen Cabinet, am I right? It's like having your best pals gather in the kitchen to help you make important decisions. Just make sure there are enough snacks for everyone!
To answer these questions, you can use a variety of methods:
1. For question 1, you can use general knowledge or background information about the Executive Office of the President to know that it consists of the president's personal and political aides.
2. For question 2, you can refer to the powers of the president outlined in the Constitution. The power to limit the legislative powers of Congress is achieved by using the veto power.
3. For question 3, you can again refer to the powers of the president outlined in the Constitution. The ability to grant reprieves and pardons is one way the president can limit the judicial powers of the courts.
4. For question 4, you can use general knowledge about the role of the chief of staff. The chief of staff is responsible for managing the Executive Office of the President and providing advice to the president.
5. For question 5, you can refer to the power of the president to delay the carrying out of a sentence, which is known as a reprieve.
6. For question 6, you can use knowledge about how formalized rules benefit a bureaucracy. Formalized rules provide a set of known standards that allow workers to act with speed and precision.
7. For question 7, you can refer to the term limits outlined in the Constitution, which state that a president can serve a maximum of two terms.
8. For question 8, you can refer to the constitutional process for making treaties, which involves the Senate approving a treaty by a two-thirds vote and the Supreme Court ensuring its constitutionality.
9. For question 9, you can refer to the provided excerpt about presidents relying on unofficial advisory groups more than the cabinet.