President's #1 Test Review by Barry Coleman

Who are the 3 Presidents to have been impeached?

2019-11-05 20:08:34 UTC

Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump

What is the only non-state allowed electoral votes?

2019-11-05 20:09:43 UTC

Washington D.C.

Before the 12th Amendment, how as the Vice-President selected?

2019-11-05 20:13:44 UTC

The runner-up in the election would be the Vice President.

How many electoral votes does Mississippi have today?

2019-11-05 20:16:04 UTC

America nearly went to war with this nation over a diplomatic insult called the "X,Y,Z Affair":

2019-11-06 16:32:29 UTC

france

What are the only 2 states allowed to divide their electoral votes?

2019-11-06 16:35:21 UTC

Maine and Nebraska

At the Constitutional Convention, whose idea was it to have a strong Presidency?

2019-11-06 16:35:45 UTC

Alexander Hamilton

Originally, at the Constitutional Convention, it was suggested the President serve just one term for this length of time:

2019-11-06 16:36:23 UTC

7 Years

How many Electoral Votes are available in Presidential Elections today?

2019-11-06 16:39:34 UTC

538

What Vice Presidential candidate had to relocate his official residency out of Texas since electors cannot vote for President and Vice President from the same state?

2019-11-06 16:40:22 UTC

dick cheney

What amendment provided for the electors in the Electoral College to cast separate ballots for President and Vice-President?

2019-11-06 16:40:31 UTC

12th Amendment

What state has the most electoral votes?

2019-11-06 16:43:00 UTC

California

Who can the President pardon for a crime?

2019-11-06 16:44:00 UTC

federal offenses (but not impeachments)

What was the system called in the early 1800s when Congressional leaders would select their party's Presidential nominee?

2019-11-06 16:46:41 UTC

King Caucus

What kind of judges can the President appoint?

2019-11-06 16:49:10 UTC

All Federal judges

What events caused Franklin D. Roosevelt to break the 2 term tradition?

2019-11-06 16:50:09 UTC

World War II (more specifically, the fall of France)

What is the term for the President keeping secrets from Congress (because they are such blabbermouths)?

2019-11-06 16:51:51 UTC

Executive Privilege

What British practice on the High Seas led to the War of 1812?

2019-11-06 16:53:10 UTC

Impressment

What Constitutional Right did Abraham Lincoln suspend during the Civil War?

2019-11-06 16:54:28 UTC

Habeas Corpus

What words were not in the Constitution, but added by Washington in his oath of office?

2019-11-06 16:54:46 UTC

"so help me God"

Who was elected in 1800, bringing in a change of party for the first time, the Republican-Democrats?

2019-11-06 16:56:30 UTC

thomas jefferson

What President added Medicare and Medicaid to the budget?

2019-11-06 16:57:32 UTC

Lyndon B. Johnson

What two nations were at war in 1907, when Teddy Roosevelt negotiated a Peace agreement with them?

2019-11-06 16:59:28 UTC

russia and japan

Who was George Washington's Secretary of State?

2019-11-06 17:00:12 UTC

Thomas Jefferson

Who was the author of the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention, which contained the idea of the Presidency?

2019-11-06 17:01:52 UTC

James Madison

Who was George Washington's Secretary of Treasury?

2019-11-06 17:02:20 UTC

Alexander Hamilton

What are the Constitutional grounds for Impeachment?

2019-11-06 17:03:25 UTC

Treason and other high crimes/misdemeanors

Over the last 237 years, what has happened to Presidential Power?

2019-11-06 17:08:25 UTC

It has grown

What portion of the Senate must vote in favor of the charges for a President to be removed through impeachment?

barry_coleman — 2026-04-15 10:17:17 UTC

2/3

Of the 3 Presidents ever impeached, which came closest to being removed from office?

barry_coleman — 2026-04-15 10:17:40 UTC

Andrew johnson (missed it by 1 vote)

What scandal caused Richard Nixon to resign, rather than face impeachment?

barry_coleman — 2026-04-15 10:18:09 UTC

watergate scandal

Who was the young White House intern President Clinton "misbehaved" with, leading to his impeachment?

barry_coleman — 2026-04-15 10:19:09 UTC

monica lewinsky

What portion of Congress is required to override a Presidential veto?

barry_coleman — 2026-04-15 10:19:54 UTC

2/3

How many members were in Washington's 1st Cabinet?

barry_coleman — 2026-04-15 10:20:28 UTC

Who was President during the "Quasi War" (it wasn't a real war) with France?

barry_coleman — 2026-04-15 10:21:04 UTC

John Adams

What President issued a proclamation named for him, warning European nations that the American continents are no longer open for colonization?

barry_coleman — 2026-04-15 10:21:48 UTC

James Monroe