9. What is the term for the candidate who wins the majority in a state gets all electoral votes for that state? a. Popular Vote
b. Winner-Take-All
c. Primary
d. Representation
10. True or False: As commander-in-chief, the president can declare war
a. True b. False
11. True or False: As commander-in-chief, the president can send troops to stop riots
a. True b. False
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12. What is the term that gives the President the right to withhold information from Congress or refuse to
testify?
a. Legislation
b. Executive privilege
c. Diplomacy
d. Executive order
13. What can the President issue to excuse offenders of a crime?
a. Sanction
b. Reprieve
c. Pardon
d. Executive Order
14. What can the President issue to delay punishments for a crime?
a. Sanction
b. Reprieve
c. Pardon
d. Executive Order
15. What can the President issue to carry out law or new regulation that has the same effect as law?
a. Legislation
b. Executive privilege
c. Diplomacy
d. Executive order
16. What is the reason the President speaks at the State of the Union?
a. Outline the year’s agenda
b. Campaign for reelection
c. Vote of new legislation
d. To present the budget proposal
Bureaucracy
17. What is a systematic structure that handles the everyday business of an organization?
a. Government Corporation
b. Bureaucracy
c. Independent Regulatory Agency
d. Executive Agencies
18. What is a federal organization that is separated from the branches of government established in order to
set standards in a specific field of activity?
a. Government Corporation
b. Bureaucracy
c. Executive Agencies
d. Independent Regulatory Agency
19. What is a government agency that is established by Congress to provide a market-oriented public service
and to produce revenues that meet or approximate its expenditures?
a. Government Corporation
b. Bureaucracy
c. Independent Regulatory Agency
d. Executive Agencies
20. What governmental bodies are set in place to perform extremely important tasks, but are not a part of the
Presidential Cabinet, such as NASA?
a. Government Corporation
b. Bureaucracy
c. Independent Regulatory Agency
d. Executive Agencies
21. What is the name of the 15 executive agencies created to advise the President and oversee a specific
policy?
a. Executive agencies
b. Government Corporations
c. The Cabinet
d. Bureaucracy
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22. Which governmental body approves the President's nominations for Cabinet members?
a. House of Representatives
b. The Senate
c. Supreme Court
d. Does not need approval
Foreign Policy
23. What is the term referring to a state’s international goals and its strategies to achieve those goals?
a. Diplomacy
b. Legislation
c. Foreign Policy
d. Treaties
24. What is the process of discussion and deal-making to keep peace between countries?
a. Executive Order
b. Legislation
c. Diplomacy
d. Treaties
25. What are formal agreements to peacefully resolve problems?
a. Treaties
b. Diplomacy
c. Sanction
d. Executive order
26. What is the term for when a country gives or loans money to another country?
a. Diplomacy
b. Humanitarian Aid
c. Sanction
d. Economic Aid
27. What is it called when troops are sent to train foreign militaries or provide weapons/equipment?
a. Sanction
b. Humanitarian Aid
c. Military Aid
d. Military Intervention
28. What is the term for4 giving assistance to other countries to save lives and alleviate suffering?
a. Diplomacy
b. Sanction
c. Humanitarian Aid
d. Economic Aid
29. What is a deal-making tactic that involves limitations on a country and maybe a military threat if not
followed?
a. Embargo
b. Sanction
c. Diplomacy
d. Executive Order
30. What is the term for when a nation involves their troops in an existing controversy in a foreign country?
a. Sanction
b. Humanitarian Aid
c. Military Aid
d. Military Intervention