Question

multiple choice
identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

the presidents salary is called
a. central clearance.
c. presidential succession.
b. electoral vote.
d. compensation.

following the vice president, the next in succession for the presidency is the
a. speaker of the house.
c. president pro tempore of the senate.
b. house whip.
d. majority leader of the senate.

a president cannot exceed this number of years in office.
a. 6 years
c. 4 years
b. 10 years
d. 8 years

this system is often called a winner-take-all system.
a. the electoral college
c. popular vote
b. central clearance
d. federalist system

this deals with presidential succession.
a. fifty-first amendment
c. twenty-first amendment
b. fifteenth amendment
d. twenty-fifth amendment

this person presides over the senate.
a. president
c. speaker of the house
b. vice president
d. whip

electors are elected by popular vote, but the president is elected by
a. congress.
c. popular vote.
b. political parties.
d. the electoral college.

to become president, a person must
a. be a united states resident for at least 14 years.
b. be an american citizen for at least 14 years.
c. be at least 30 years of age.
d. have always lived in the united states.

the term compensation means
a. a decrease in salary paid.
b. an increase in salary paid.
c. extra money paid.
d. the amount of salary paid.

the current vice president is responsible for
a. handling ceremonial tasks only.
b. presiding over the senate.
c. solely making succession decisions.
d. taking part in most senate votes.

Explanation:

For question 8: Compensation refers to the amount of money (salary) paid, so the president's salary is called compensation.
For question 9: According to the presidential succession order, after the vice - president, the Speaker of the House is next.
For question 10: A president cannot serve more than 10 years (two full terms of 4 years each plus up to 2 years of a partial term if they took over mid - term).
For question 11: The Electoral College is a winner - take - all system in most states.
For question 12: The Twenty - fifth Amendment deals with presidential succession.
For question 13: The vice president presides over the Senate.
For question 14: Electors are elected by popular vote, but the president is elected by the Electoral College.
For question 15: To become president, a person must be a United States resident for at least 14 years.
For question 16: Compensation means the amount of salary paid.
For question 17: The current vice president is responsible for presiding over the Senate.

Answer:

1. d. compensation
2. a. Speaker of the House
3. b. 10 years
4. a. the Electoral College
5. d. Twenty - fifth Amendment
6. b. vice president
7. d. the Electoral College
8. a. be a United States resident for at least 14 years
9. d. the amount of salary paid
10. b. presiding over the Senate