Unit 4: The Executive Branch

Front

Which statement describes the Electoral College?

Back

System to elect the President

Front

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

Back

Cabinet

Front

What is the maximum length of time someone can serve as president of the United States, according to the Twenty-second Amendment?

Back

8 years

Front

According to the Twenty-fifth Amendment, who follows the vice president in succession order to the presidency?

Back

speaker of the house

Front

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

Back

carry out laws passed by Congress

Front

Who is responsible for breaking a tie vote in the United States Senate?

Back

Vice President

Front

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, granting a presidential pardon

Back

sending troops overseas to support foreign policy decisions

Front

Which individual is qualified to the President? Options: Max is 67 years old, born in Orlando, and has lived his entire life in Canada. Karen is 43 years old, born in Key West, and has lived in the Keys her entire life. Martha is 34 years old, born in Jacksonville, and has lived in Florida her entire life. Samuel is 52 years old, is a naturalized citizen and has been living in the USA for the last 20 years.

Back

Karen is 43 years old, born in Key West, and has lived in the Keys her entire life.

Front

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

Back

Chief Diplomat

Front

What is the structure, from top to bottom, of the U.S. Federal Bureaucracy? Options: The President, The Executive Office, The Executive Departments, Agencies, The President, The Executive Departments, The Executive Office, Agencies, The President, Agencies, The Executive Office, The Executive Departments, The President, The Executive Office, Agencies, The Executive Departments, The President, The Executive Departments, Agencies, The Executive Office

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The President, The Executive Office, The Executive Departments, Agencies