WGU C963 AMERICAN POLITICS AND
US CONSTITUTION 2026 EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ 100% PASS
Invention and Evolution of the presidency
· Established a presidency at 1787 Constitutional Convention
· Idea of Electoral College emerged as way to select and re-elect a president
· Presidential Duties-outlined in newly-formed constitution
· Impeachment - built into constitution, clear process for removing president
· Twelfth Amendment: pairs presidential candidate with running mate on a ticket
· Budget and Accounting Act of 1921: Congress puts executive branch in charge of forming
budget
· Twenty-second amendment: Limits President to two four-year terms
· Explanation of duties: from president Washington forming cabinet to now, each president
contributes to the office.
Electoral College
A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.
Consists of a body of 538 people called electors, each representing one of the 50 states or the
District of Columbia, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
Presidential Term Limits and qualifications:
· the chief executive must be at least 35 years old and a "natural born" citizen of the United
States (or a citizen at the time of the Constitution's adoption) who has been an inhabitant of the
United States for at least 14 years.
· presidency term to two four-year terms
,Presidential Impeachment
Impeachment is the act of charging a government official with serious wrongdoing; the
Constitution calls this wrongdoing "high crimes and misdemeanors."
· House of Representatives could impeach the president by a simple majority vote
· the Senate could remove him or her from office by a two-thirds majority, with the chief justice
of the Supreme Court presiding over the trial.
Duties of the President:
· commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United States,
· negotiate treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate and receive representatives of
foreign nations.
· Charged to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed," the president was given broad
power to pardon those convicted of federal offenses, except for officials removed through the
impeachment process.
· present to Congress information about the state of the union
· call Congress into session when needed
· veto legislation if necessary, although a two-thirds super-majority in both houses of Congress
could override that veto
· make recommendations for legislation and policy, as well as call on the heads of various
departments to make reports and offer opinions.
· can also use a pocket veto. If Congress sends a law to the president, he has ten days to sign or
reject the legislation.
· nominating federal judges, including Supreme Court justices as well as other federal officials,
and making appointments to fill military and diplomatic posts
Powers of the President:
, · Washington established a cabinet, or group of advisors, to help him administer his duties,
consisting of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch. Today, the heads of the
15 executive departments serve as the president's official advisors.
· The National Security Council was established to provide the president with information on
foreign military and diplomatic situations. The president's National Security Advisor is often one
of the most influential members of the president's foreign policy team.
· The Office of Management and Budget was created to help the president prepare the annual
budget and to oversee the program.
· Other important advisors would include any government official that a president might trust, or
even outside individuals. President Trump has included his daughter and son-in-law among his
close advisors because he values their opinions on many issues.
· Washington issued a neutrality proclamation that extended his rights as diplomat-in-chief far
more broadly than had at first been conceived.
· Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
· executive privilege, the right to withhold information from Congress, the judiciary, or the
public.
· framing budgets, negotiating budget compromises, and at times impounding funds in an effort
to prevail in matters of policy.
Presidential Powers Domestic policy:
· can demand the resignation or removal of cabinet officers, high-ranking appointees (such as
ambassadors), and members of the presidential staff. Removal power
· president is empowered to issue recess appointments (made while the Senate is in recess) that
continue in force until the end of the next session of the Senate (unless the Senate confirms the
nominee).
· executive orders or proclamations to achieve policy goals.
· United States formed its first official intelligence collection agency on June 13, 1942, the
Office of Strategic Services (OSS). After World War II, President Truman established and
expanded U.S. intelligence capabilities with the 1947 creation of the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) to collect human intelligence abroad and the 1952 creation of the National Security
Agency (NSA) to collect communications intelligence abroad.
US CONSTITUTION 2026 EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ 100% PASS
Invention and Evolution of the presidency
· Established a presidency at 1787 Constitutional Convention
· Idea of Electoral College emerged as way to select and re-elect a president
· Presidential Duties-outlined in newly-formed constitution
· Impeachment - built into constitution, clear process for removing president
· Twelfth Amendment: pairs presidential candidate with running mate on a ticket
· Budget and Accounting Act of 1921: Congress puts executive branch in charge of forming
budget
· Twenty-second amendment: Limits President to two four-year terms
· Explanation of duties: from president Washington forming cabinet to now, each president
contributes to the office.
Electoral College
A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.
Consists of a body of 538 people called electors, each representing one of the 50 states or the
District of Columbia, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
Presidential Term Limits and qualifications:
· the chief executive must be at least 35 years old and a "natural born" citizen of the United
States (or a citizen at the time of the Constitution's adoption) who has been an inhabitant of the
United States for at least 14 years.
· presidency term to two four-year terms
,Presidential Impeachment
Impeachment is the act of charging a government official with serious wrongdoing; the
Constitution calls this wrongdoing "high crimes and misdemeanors."
· House of Representatives could impeach the president by a simple majority vote
· the Senate could remove him or her from office by a two-thirds majority, with the chief justice
of the Supreme Court presiding over the trial.
Duties of the President:
· commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United States,
· negotiate treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate and receive representatives of
foreign nations.
· Charged to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed," the president was given broad
power to pardon those convicted of federal offenses, except for officials removed through the
impeachment process.
· present to Congress information about the state of the union
· call Congress into session when needed
· veto legislation if necessary, although a two-thirds super-majority in both houses of Congress
could override that veto
· make recommendations for legislation and policy, as well as call on the heads of various
departments to make reports and offer opinions.
· can also use a pocket veto. If Congress sends a law to the president, he has ten days to sign or
reject the legislation.
· nominating federal judges, including Supreme Court justices as well as other federal officials,
and making appointments to fill military and diplomatic posts
Powers of the President:
, · Washington established a cabinet, or group of advisors, to help him administer his duties,
consisting of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch. Today, the heads of the
15 executive departments serve as the president's official advisors.
· The National Security Council was established to provide the president with information on
foreign military and diplomatic situations. The president's National Security Advisor is often one
of the most influential members of the president's foreign policy team.
· The Office of Management and Budget was created to help the president prepare the annual
budget and to oversee the program.
· Other important advisors would include any government official that a president might trust, or
even outside individuals. President Trump has included his daughter and son-in-law among his
close advisors because he values their opinions on many issues.
· Washington issued a neutrality proclamation that extended his rights as diplomat-in-chief far
more broadly than had at first been conceived.
· Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
· executive privilege, the right to withhold information from Congress, the judiciary, or the
public.
· framing budgets, negotiating budget compromises, and at times impounding funds in an effort
to prevail in matters of policy.
Presidential Powers Domestic policy:
· can demand the resignation or removal of cabinet officers, high-ranking appointees (such as
ambassadors), and members of the presidential staff. Removal power
· president is empowered to issue recess appointments (made while the Senate is in recess) that
continue in force until the end of the next session of the Senate (unless the Senate confirms the
nominee).
· executive orders or proclamations to achieve policy goals.
· United States formed its first official intelligence collection agency on June 13, 1942, the
Office of Strategic Services (OSS). After World War II, President Truman established and
expanded U.S. intelligence capabilities with the 1947 creation of the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) to collect human intelligence abroad and the 1952 creation of the National Security
Agency (NSA) to collect communications intelligence abroad.
