Chapter 10 Government
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Which of the following is a qualification to become President
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Be an American resident for at least fourteen years
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T OR F Most of the skills, talents, experience, and personal qualities needed by a President are REQUIRED by the Constitution
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False....Recommended
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Which of the following is a reason Franklin Delano Roosevelt won the 1932 election
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He understood people's attitudes
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T OR F Herbert Hoover lost the 1932 Presidential election to Franklin D. Roosevelt by a SLIM margin
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False
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Which President is known as the Great Communicator
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Ronald Reagan
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T OR F President Roosevelt and President Reagan used new technologies to sway public opinion
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True
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Grover Cleveland showed political courage by which of the following
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Adhering to his beliefs
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T OR F A candidate with extreme political views has less chance of gaining a major political party's support than one with more mainstream views
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True
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Which of the following was part of Al Gore's argument in the Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore
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There should be no time limit when Constitutional rights are at stake
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T OR F It is unlikely that those who hold the office of American President will be more diverse in the twenty-first century
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False......Likely
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What was the effect of George Washington's decision not to run for a third term
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Power was peacefully transferred
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T OR F Public reaction to Theodore Roosevelt's fourth term as President led to a Constitutional amendment
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False......Franklin Roosevelt's
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T OR F The current compensation for the President is a $100,000 salary
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False
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What would be the effect if the twenty-second amendment were repealed
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A president might gain too much power
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T OR F Former Presidents receive the benefit of a pension
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True
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The term compensation means which of the following
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The total amount of a salary
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The Vice President is responsible for which of the following
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Presiding over the Senate
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T OR F The Vice President is involved in domestic policy, but is not involved in foreign policy
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False
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T OR F The Twenty-second Amendment clarified the succession to the Presidency.
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False
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Which leader is second in the line of succession to the Presidency
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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The authors of the Constitution established the Electoral College for which of the following reasons
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They wanted the Executive Branch to represent the States
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T OR F A meeting to decide a party's Presidential Candidate is known as a Convention
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True
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T OR F An organization of supporters formed by a potential Presidential candidate is known as a Primary.
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False
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What is the purpose of the Twelfth Amendment
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To change how people voted for the President and Vice President
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Which of the following might be classified as a reason to keep the Electoral College
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Its use for more than two hundred years
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T OR F The Federal Election Commission is a regulatory agency that keeps track of election fundraising
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True
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T OR F The Inauguration is a contest between candidates of the same party
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False
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During primaries, candidates often focus on which of the following
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Issues affecting the regions in which they campaign
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T OR F The Convention is a ceremony in which the President-elect takes the oath or office and becomes President
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False
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President Roosevelt said The only thing we have to fear is fear itself during which speech?
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His First Inaugural Speech
