Government_Ch5_Homework-2

=**Government Chapter 5 Homework #2**= Answer the questions with each reading passage

1. Camp David is...(A) the training ground for presidents (B) military training site (C) vacation spot for presidents (D) smaller but mightier than Camp Goliath (E) all (F) none

2. Which group protects the President, Vice President, past presidents, and their families? (A) Coast Guard (B) Cabinet (C) National Security Council (D) Secret Service (E) FBI (F) CIA (G) all (H) none

3. How is the War Powers Act an example of checks and balances? (A) Presidents don't have total control of the military (B) Presidents use of the military can be overriden by a 2/3 vote (C) Congress received the power to declare war (D) it isn't...it expanded government power (E) all (F) none

4. In 1948, Harry Truman desegregated the military. He was using his role of (A) Chief Diplomat (B) Guardian of the Economy (C) Commander-in-Chief (D) Chief of State (E) all (F) none

5. Which branch of the armed forces is the Department of Homeland Security (the other 4 are in the Defense Department)? (A) Army (B) Navy (C) Marines (D) Air Force (E) Coast Guard

6. Who is the largest civil service employer? (A) Defense Department (B) Post Office (C) FBI (D) IRS (E) all (F) none

7. How is there a limit on the President's power to appoint? (A) need Senate approval (B) 2/3 of Congress must approve (C) today they're elected positions, not appointed (D) President has absolute power to appoint various positions (E) all (F) none

8. How did the civil service system reform the corrupt spoils system? Jobs in the government are now based on (A) popularity (B) merit (C) voters (D) political party (E) who you know (F) all (G) none

9. Knowing powers of Congress, how is there a check on the bureaucracy? Congress controls...(A) whether or not to pardon a bureaucrat (B) how bureaucrats carry out laws Congress passes (C) funding and can decide not to fund a bureau or agency (D) the executive branch (E) all (F) none

10. What does the bureaucracy do? (A) shape laws with rules and or regulations to enforce laws passed by Congress (B) help draft bills for Congress (C) settle disputes over application of rules (D) provide advice to policy makers (E) all (F) none

11. Which is NOT an appointed position for the president to appoint? (A) federal judges (B) ambassadors (C) cabinet department secretaries (D) Supreme Court justices (E) all are appointed (F) none are appointed

12. Should some sort of education or previous experience be a requirement to be president? Explain your thoughts.

13. Why do presidents want to keep good relations with the media?

14. What might be a national goal of the education department? This is an area that the states are competent on their own. Should we still have the national education department? Explain:

15. You are the president and you are proposing a budget. You have to cut spending to help reduce the debt. Which department would you cut funding to first. Why?

16. What makes a president a success or failure in history in your opinion? Why?

17. Who was the first...Secretary of State? ...Secretary of the Treasury? ...Secretary of War?

18. Who is the current...Secretary of State? ...Secretary of the Treasury? ...Secretary of Defense? ...Attorney General?

19. Give one way the Congress has a check on the president's power - one way the Congress can keep the president from doing anything.

20. Give one way the Supreme Court has a check on the president's power - one way the Congress can keep the president from doing anything.

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