WGU C963 AMERICAN POLITICS AND US
CONSTITUTION FINAL OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT SCRIPT 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
EXPERT REVIEWED GRADED A+
⩥Duties of the President: Answer: · 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: Answer: · 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:. Answer: · 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.
⩥executive orders. Answer: provide direction to government agencies
and deal with routine matters. can be used to achieve policy goals in
areas where Congress has been unwilling to act or is even opposed to the
desires of the president. however, it cannot directly contradict or change
existing law. are subject to court rulings or changes in policy enacted by
Congress. Subject to reversal by presidents who come after, and recent
presidents have wasted little time reversing the orders of their
predecessors in cases of disagreement.
⩥executive memorandum. Answer: a frequently used executive
instrument like an executive order.
⩥National Security, Foreign Policy, and War (presidential powers).
Answer: · Presidents choose and promote (and dismiss) military
, commanders; they also use their power as commander-in-chief to
aggressively deploy U.S. military force.
· negotiate executive agreements with foreign powers.
⩥Executive agreements. Answer: Formal international agreements
entered into by the president that do not require the advice and consent
of the U.S. Senate.
· some executive agreements do require some legislative approval, such
as those that commit the United States to make payments and are thus
restrained by the congressional power of the purse.
⩥Checks and balances used on Presidential powers:. Answer: ·
legislative achievements tend to be of greater duration because they are
more difficult to overturn or replace, as the case of healthcare reform
under President Barack Obama
· A president's ability to nominate individuals for the Supreme Court.
Their appointments can influence a court to adopt a loose or strict
constructionist approach or to be judicially active or restrained.
⩥Transition of the Presidency. Answer: · General Services
Administration
· Presidential selection of the Cabinet
· Senate approves or rejects presidential appointments
· Decides how to deliver on campaign promises
CONSTITUTION FINAL OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT SCRIPT 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
EXPERT REVIEWED GRADED A+
⩥Duties of the President: Answer: · 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: Answer: · 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:. Answer: · 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.
⩥executive orders. Answer: provide direction to government agencies
and deal with routine matters. can be used to achieve policy goals in
areas where Congress has been unwilling to act or is even opposed to the
desires of the president. however, it cannot directly contradict or change
existing law. are subject to court rulings or changes in policy enacted by
Congress. Subject to reversal by presidents who come after, and recent
presidents have wasted little time reversing the orders of their
predecessors in cases of disagreement.
⩥executive memorandum. Answer: a frequently used executive
instrument like an executive order.
⩥National Security, Foreign Policy, and War (presidential powers).
Answer: · Presidents choose and promote (and dismiss) military
, commanders; they also use their power as commander-in-chief to
aggressively deploy U.S. military force.
· negotiate executive agreements with foreign powers.
⩥Executive agreements. Answer: Formal international agreements
entered into by the president that do not require the advice and consent
of the U.S. Senate.
· some executive agreements do require some legislative approval, such
as those that commit the United States to make payments and are thus
restrained by the congressional power of the purse.
⩥Checks and balances used on Presidential powers:. Answer: ·
legislative achievements tend to be of greater duration because they are
more difficult to overturn or replace, as the case of healthcare reform
under President Barack Obama
· A president's ability to nominate individuals for the Supreme Court.
Their appointments can influence a court to adopt a loose or strict
constructionist approach or to be judicially active or restrained.
⩥Transition of the Presidency. Answer: · General Services
Administration
· Presidential selection of the Cabinet
· Senate approves or rejects presidential appointments
· Decides how to deliver on campaign promises
