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Unit Test Answers Unit Test The Executive Branch Unit Test 1. Of the three types of independent agencies, which one operates much like a private business? a) independent executive agencies b) government corporations c) independent regulatory commissions d) executive departments 2. “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 informs 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.”
Use this passage to answer the question. Suppose the President were badly injured, and unable to inform the Vice President that he could not discharge the power and duties of his office. How would power be transferred to the Vice President? a) Congress would appoint the Vice President as Acting President but would need the approval of a majority of the members of the Cabinet. b) The Vice President would automatically become Acting President but would need the approval of Congress. c) The Vice President alone would inform Congress in writing that the President was incapacitated. d) The Vice President and a majority of the members of the Cabinet would inform Congress in writing that the President was incapacitated. 3. Which of the following statements about the president’s judicial powers are true? Select all that apply. a) The president’s amnesty power pardons those who have violated the law. b) The president can pardon himself from impeachment. c) The president’s commutation power reduces the length of a sentences. d) The president’s clemency power can only be used in cases of offenses against a state.
4. In regard to the federal bureaucracy, the President of the United States is at the top of the executive branch hierarchy because a) he or she is an elected representative of the American people. b) it is most efficient to have one person who can make final decisions and solve conflicts. c) Congress mandated that structure when it created the Executive Office of the President. d) the Constitution makes the President the chief administrator of the Federal Government. 5. What is the only official role of the vice president? a) lead the national committee on the president’s party b) organize presidential commissions c) preside over the Senate d) vote in case of a tie in the Supreme Court 6. “At times, a President has had to turn to roundabout methods in order to achieve his [treaty] goals. When a Senate minority defeated a treaty to annex Texas, President John Tyler was able to bring about annexation in 1845 by encouraging passage of a joint resolution—a move that required only a majority vote in each house. In 1898, President William McKinley used the same tactic to annex Hawaii.”
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