Question

1.
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A(n) ____ is a legally binding order from the President to an agency under the authority of the executive branch.

diplomatic deferment

executive privilege

senatorial courtesy

executive order
2.
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_______ provides a way for the Senate to work around a filibuster.

Cloture

Affidavit

Tenure

Apportionment
3.
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As ____, the President is the civilian leader of the U.S. military.

Commander in Chief

Chief of State

Chief Diplomat

Chief Executive
4.
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A(n) _____ veto occurs when the President fails to sign a bill within ten days while Congress is in recess.

delayed

suspended

absentee

pocket
5.
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Who is in the line of succession if something happens to both the President and the vice president?

Speaker of the House

secretary of defense

president pro tempore

attorney general
6.
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A(n) _____ is the postponement of carrying out a sentence.

legal tender

affidavit

remand

reprieve
7.
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The first stop for a new bill in either legislative house is a(n) _____.

standing committee

subcommittee

floor debate

rules committee
8.
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To whom does the Constitution give the power to declare war?

Congress

the President

a two-thirds vote of state governors

the Supreme Court
9.
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A justice explains another reason for supporting a Supreme Court decision when writing a(n) ______ opinion.

concurring

assenting

collaborating

district

Answer 1

1. executive order
2. Cloture
3. Commander in Chief
4. pocket
5. Speaker of the House
6. reprieve
7. standing committee
8. Congress
9. concurring