Executive Branch

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In case the President is disabled, the way the Vice President becomes President is determined by the...

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25th Amendment

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According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, which officer follows the Vice President in line of presidential succession? Options: Speaker of the House, Speaker of the Senate, Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury

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Speaker of the House

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The people entitled to vote in a given election are known as

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Electorate

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Which of the following is a power of the executive branch? Appoints federal judges, Declares acts of Congress unconstitutional, Ratifies treaties, Impeaches and removes judges

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Appoints federal judges

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A rule or command the president gives out that has the same power as a law is called

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an executive order.

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Who are the leaders of the executive departments who advise the president?

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Cabinet

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The Executive Branch of the United States requires a variety of duties. Which of the following duties would be the primary duty?
- convene both Houses, in case of disagreement
- carry out laws passed by Congress
- receive ambassadors and other public ministers
- give Congress information on the State of the Union

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carry out laws passed by Congress

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Of the following lists, which correctly belongs to the President of the United States? Natural born citizen, 30 years old, grants pardons, nominates Supreme Court justices; Natural born citizen, 35 years old, grants pardons, nominates Supreme Court justices; Citizen 14 years, 35 years old, declares war, ratifies treaties; Naturalized citizen, 35 years old, declares war, grants pardons, makes treaties

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Natural born citizen, 35 years old, grants pardons, nominates Supreme Court justices

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Which of the following is an example of the president's role as commander in chief? Options: sending troops overseas to support foreign policy decisions, appointing justices to the Supreme Court, issuing an executive order about an administrative problem, declaring war on other countries

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sending troops overseas to support foreign policy decisions

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When the President hosts the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the White House, what role is the president performing?

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Chief Diplomat