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Example Question #1 : Us Government
The powers of the President are outlined in __________.
The Federalist Papers
The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution
Article II of the Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
Article III of the Constitution
Article II of the Constitution
The powers of the President are collectively outlined in Article II of the United States Constitution.
Example Question #1 : Us Government
Who is responsible for appointing members to the Supreme Court?
The Vice-President
The House of Representatives
The Senate
The President
The Attorney General
The President
Appointing Judges to the Supreme Court is a power reserved for the President of the United States.
Example Question #61 : Content Areas
If a Presidential election takes place in 1860, the next election will take place in __________
1868.
1870.
1864.
1861.
1862.
1864.
A Presidential election takes place every four years so if an election takes place in 1860 the next election will be in 1864. The most recent election was in 2012, so the next election will be in 2016.
Example Question #62 : Content Areas
The head of which of these government branches can serve only two-terms?
Executive
Judiciary
Legislature
None of these
All three of these
Executive
The head of the Executive Branch of the Federal government, the President, is limited to two terms. Originally this was enforced by tradition alone, following the precedent established by George Washington; however, after Franklin D. Roosevelt exceeded this limit during World War Two and the Great Depression, the limit was codified into the Constitution with the passage of the Twenty-Second Amendment.
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