Q. How are congressional districts determined?
a) The Supreme Court decides
b) Each state legislature draws them
c) The President assigns them
d) They are fixed by the U.S. Constitution
Q. What is one of Congress’s foremost non-legislative functions?
a) Investigating and overseeing the executive branch
b) Appointing federal judges
c) Commanding the military directly
d) Managing state governments
Q. What power allows Congress to investigate and demand documents or testimony?
a) Presidential order
b) Executive privilege
c) Subpoena power
d) Martial law
Q. Who is the head of state and chief executive of the U.S. federal government?
a) Speaker of the House
b) Chief Justice
c) The U.S. President
d) Secretary of State
Q. What power allows the U.S. president to reject legislative bills before they become law?
a) Filibuster
b) Veto
c) Override
d) Executive privilege
Q. How can a presidential veto be overridden?
a) By a simple majority in both chambers of Congress
b) By a Supreme Court ruling
c) By a two-thirds supermajority vote in both chambers of Congress
d) By a presidential executive order
Q. Who appoints members of the U.S. Cabinet?
a) The Speaker of the House
b) The President
c) The Chief Justice
d) The Senate
Q. What is required for Cabinet appointments to be finalized?
a) Senate approval
b) A Supreme Court ruling
c) A vote in the House of Representatives
d) Approval from state governors
Q. What special power does the U.S. president have over federal crimes?
a) Clemency power, including issuing pardons
b) The ability to create new criminal laws
c) The authority to prosecute criminals directly
d) The power to determine state-level penalties
Q. What is an “executive order”?
a) A bill passed by Congress
b) A directive issued by the president, subject to judicial review
c) A law approved by the Supreme Court
d) A declaration of war