Identify a true statement about the White House Office.
A) All of the White House staff members are also members of the president's official cabinet.
B) The White House Office consists of an informal group of unofficial advisers to the president.
C) The White House staff screens the questions, issues, and problems that people present to the president.
D) The White House Office excludes the staff of the president's spouse.
E) Of all the executive staff agencies, the White House Office has the least contact with the president.
Question -2-Which of the following statements is true of a treaty?
A) The president has the sole power to negotiate and sign a treaty with another country.
B) A treaty is a formal agreement between the president and Congress.
C) If a treaty is approved by the House of Representatives, it becomes law.
D) A treaty is effective only with a hundred percent vote from the president's political party.
E) A treaty can only be approved by the chief justice of the United States.
Question -3-As chief diplomat of the United States, the president:
A) handles national emergencies during peacetime.
B) calls special sessions of Congress.
C) deploys the nation's armed forces.
D) negotiates and signs treaties with other nations, with Senate approval.
E) suggests a budget to Congress and submits the annual economic report.
Question -4-The press secretary of the White House Office__________.
A) handles the president's legal matters
B) directs the operations of the presidential staff
C) holds news conferences for reporters
D) supervises the staff of the president's spouse
E) manages foreign relations
Question -5-In the context of American political history, which of the following statements is true of the religion of presidential candidates?
A) For most of American history, presidential candidates were Greek Orthodox Christians.
B) Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis was a member of the Latter-Day Saints, commonly called the Mormons.
C) In 1928, Democrat Al Smith became the first Protestant to run for president on a major-party ticket.
D) In 1960, Democrat John F. Kennedy was elected as the first Catholic president.
E) In 2012, two of the top three finishers in the Republican primaries were Protestants.
Question -6-The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty aimed at prohibiting:
A) secret international agreements with other countries.
B) the testing of nuclear weapons.
C) genetic testing on humans.
D) research studies based on animal testing.
E) the misuse of presidential power.
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