PLSI Exam #3
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1. The advisory group selected by a president to give The Cabinet
counsel and aid in decision making is
2. Executive privilege allows the president discretion in False
making political appointments
3. The Supreme Court has ruled that presidents can True
grant pardons or reprieves for all offenses
4. A signing statement is a written declaration that a True
president may make when signing a bill into law, and
usually points to sections of a law that the president
thinks may be unconstitutional
5. The National Security Council is a link between_____ Key foreign and military af-
and _____ fairs and the president
6. A written declaration that a president may make when Signing statement
signing a bill into law, and usually points to sections of
a law that the president thinks may be unconstitution-
al is called
7. Rewarding faithful party workers with government Patronage
employment is called
8. The president, in the capacity as head of state, is re- Engaging in activities that
sponsible for are largely symbolic or
ceremonial in nature
9. Which of the following are Constitutional require- Must be a minimum 35
ments to become President of the United States? years old, must have lived
in the United States for at
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least 14 years, and must
be a U.S. born citizen
10. Which of the following can the President do when he He or she can do nothing
or she receives a bill? and in ten days the bill be-
comes a law without his or
her signature, he or she
can sign it and it will be-
come law, and he or she
can veto the bill
11. The religious faith of most all presidents have been of True
the Protestant tradition
12. Which Amendment to the Constitution requires the Twelfth
president and vice president to be chosen separately
by the electoral college
13. As chief diplomat, the president Negotiates treaties, rec-
ognizes foreign govern-
ments, and makes execu-
tive agreements
14. Which of the following apply to executive orders? Issued by the president
have the force of law
15. When no presidential candidate receives a majority of True
the electoral vote, the election is decided in the House
of Representatives
16. The granting of release from punishment for a crime Pardon
is called a(n)
17. True
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1. The advisory group selected by a president to give The Cabinet
counsel and aid in decision making is
2. Executive privilege allows the president discretion in False
making political appointments
3. The Supreme Court has ruled that presidents can True
grant pardons or reprieves for all offenses
4. A signing statement is a written declaration that a True
president may make when signing a bill into law, and
usually points to sections of a law that the president
thinks may be unconstitutional
5. The National Security Council is a link between_____ Key foreign and military af-
and _____ fairs and the president
6. A written declaration that a president may make when Signing statement
signing a bill into law, and usually points to sections of
a law that the president thinks may be unconstitution-
al is called
7. Rewarding faithful party workers with government Patronage
employment is called
8. The president, in the capacity as head of state, is re- Engaging in activities that
sponsible for are largely symbolic or
ceremonial in nature
9. Which of the following are Constitutional require- Must be a minimum 35
ments to become President of the United States? years old, must have lived
in the United States for at
, PLSI Exam #3
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least 14 years, and must
be a U.S. born citizen
10. Which of the following can the President do when he He or she can do nothing
or she receives a bill? and in ten days the bill be-
comes a law without his or
her signature, he or she
can sign it and it will be-
come law, and he or she
can veto the bill
11. The religious faith of most all presidents have been of True
the Protestant tradition
12. Which Amendment to the Constitution requires the Twelfth
president and vice president to be chosen separately
by the electoral college
13. As chief diplomat, the president Negotiates treaties, rec-
ognizes foreign govern-
ments, and makes execu-
tive agreements
14. Which of the following apply to executive orders? Issued by the president
have the force of law
15. When no presidential candidate receives a majority of True
the electoral vote, the election is decided in the House
of Representatives
16. The granting of release from punishment for a crime Pardon
is called a(n)
17. True
