ASRT EXAM 2 SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
FULL CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ FED 13: An American citizen must have been a resident in the
United States for at least ________ to be eligible to be President.
Answer: 14 years
◉ FED 13: In which type of policy is the president able to work
quickly and discreetly, without open debate? Answer: Foreign
◉ FED 13: What is the purpose of a political action committee
(PAC)? Answer: To raise money to donate to a political campaign or
candidate
◉ FED 13: An informal group of advisors with whom the president
feels comfortable discussing matters of state is called the ________.
Answer: kitchen cabinet
◉ FED 13: The primary difference between a 527 organization and a
501(c)4 organization is that a 501(c)4 does not have to disclose the
identity of its donors or report its spending to the FEC. Answer: True
,◉ FED 13: At times when the president and Congress disagree, the
president has the advantage of swaying public opinion by using a
strategy known as __________. Answer: going public
◉ FED 13: Originally, which four officials were included in the
Cabinet? Answer: The attorney general and secretaries of state,
treasury, and war
◉ FED 13: Until the twenty-first century, all the presidents and vice
presidents were ________. Answer: white and male
◉ FED 13: The only way a person who was not born a citizen of the
United States could become president of the United States is if they
had been living in the country for fourteen years at the time the
Constitution was adopted. Answer: True
◉ FED 13: Section 2 of Article II of the Constitution gives the
president the power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses
against the United States except in cases of __________. Answer:
impeachment
◉ FED 13: Which group serves as a link between the president's
most important foreign and military advisors? Answer: National
Security Council
, ◉ FED 13: The State of the Union message is not constitutionally
required, but this annual speech gives the president the opportunity
to announce his or her priorities for the nation in the coming year.
Answer: True
◉ FED 13: Presidents have frequently invoked ________ to avoid
having to disclose information to Congress about actions of the
executive branch. Answer: executive privilege
◉ FED 13: The US Constitution states that the ________ becomes
president if the president is unable to perform the duties of the
office. Answer: vice president
◉ FED 13: What is the purpose of the Executive Office of the
President (EOP)? Answer: To provide staff assistance for the
president and help coordinate the executive bureaucracy
◉ FED 13: What are used by both presidential campaigns and the
media to gauge the opinion of the public toward different candidates
and issues prior to an election? Answer: Polls
◉ FED 13: If the president decides to reject a piece of legislation that
has been passed by both houses of Congress, he or she returns the
bill unsigned with a(n) __________ attached. Answer: veto message
FULL CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ FED 13: An American citizen must have been a resident in the
United States for at least ________ to be eligible to be President.
Answer: 14 years
◉ FED 13: In which type of policy is the president able to work
quickly and discreetly, without open debate? Answer: Foreign
◉ FED 13: What is the purpose of a political action committee
(PAC)? Answer: To raise money to donate to a political campaign or
candidate
◉ FED 13: An informal group of advisors with whom the president
feels comfortable discussing matters of state is called the ________.
Answer: kitchen cabinet
◉ FED 13: The primary difference between a 527 organization and a
501(c)4 organization is that a 501(c)4 does not have to disclose the
identity of its donors or report its spending to the FEC. Answer: True
,◉ FED 13: At times when the president and Congress disagree, the
president has the advantage of swaying public opinion by using a
strategy known as __________. Answer: going public
◉ FED 13: Originally, which four officials were included in the
Cabinet? Answer: The attorney general and secretaries of state,
treasury, and war
◉ FED 13: Until the twenty-first century, all the presidents and vice
presidents were ________. Answer: white and male
◉ FED 13: The only way a person who was not born a citizen of the
United States could become president of the United States is if they
had been living in the country for fourteen years at the time the
Constitution was adopted. Answer: True
◉ FED 13: Section 2 of Article II of the Constitution gives the
president the power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses
against the United States except in cases of __________. Answer:
impeachment
◉ FED 13: Which group serves as a link between the president's
most important foreign and military advisors? Answer: National
Security Council
, ◉ FED 13: The State of the Union message is not constitutionally
required, but this annual speech gives the president the opportunity
to announce his or her priorities for the nation in the coming year.
Answer: True
◉ FED 13: Presidents have frequently invoked ________ to avoid
having to disclose information to Congress about actions of the
executive branch. Answer: executive privilege
◉ FED 13: The US Constitution states that the ________ becomes
president if the president is unable to perform the duties of the
office. Answer: vice president
◉ FED 13: What is the purpose of the Executive Office of the
President (EOP)? Answer: To provide staff assistance for the
president and help coordinate the executive bureaucracy
◉ FED 13: What are used by both presidential campaigns and the
media to gauge the opinion of the public toward different candidates
and issues prior to an election? Answer: Polls
◉ FED 13: If the president decides to reject a piece of legislation that
has been passed by both houses of Congress, he or she returns the
bill unsigned with a(n) __________ attached. Answer: veto message
