The Vice President and Succession Pre-Test

When the president is __________, meaning he is incapable of fulfilling his duties, the vice president assumes the office of the president.

A. disabled

After Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned from his office, Gerald Ford became the new vice president because of Section 2 of the 25th Amendment. This section allows the president to __________.

A. nominate a new vice president to be approved by Congress

The President of the United States must undergo a serious surgery, and may be incapacitated for a week. Which of the following correctly depicts the order of events that must occur, according to Section 3 of the 25th Amendment, before the president can return to office?

B

Which of the following BEST explains why the 25th Amendment was first used?

B. It was used to fill the vacancy left after the resignation of Vice President Agnew during the Nixon Administration.

The __________ is the highest advisory body to the president on matters of security and defense policies.

B. National Security Council

Under which of the following scenarios would it be appropriate for the vice president to assume the office of the president?

B. President Obama must resign amid charges of fraud and tax evasion.

Which of the following is TRUE of the role of the vice president as the president of the Senate?

B. The vice president will occasionally preside over important Senate meetings.

Per Section 2 of the 25th Amendment, what condition must be met prior to the confirmation of a new vice president?

C. Congress must interview and approve the nominee with a majority vote.

Which of the following BEST explains why President Lyndon Johnson, subsequent to President Kennedy's assassination, did not have the support of a vice president?

C. The office remained vacant because there were no procedures for naming a new vice president.

Which of the following is not true of the office of the vice president since the 1920s?

D. Vice presidents in the 1950s and 1960s did not serve important purposes in their respective administrations.