Executive Branch Test Review

The refusal by the Senate to approve the President's budget or nominations of judges is an example of -

• Federalism
• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances
• Bicameralism

Who works with the President in the Executive Branch to successfully carry out the laws of the land?

• Cabinet departments and agencies
• Supreme Court Judges and their clerks
• Special committees and regulatory groups
• Special interest groups and lobbyists

What responsibility does the President have as Chief Diplomat?

• Enforce laws
• Deal with foreign countries
• Prepare the budget
• Appoint judges

The President acts as the living symbol of the American people by performing ceremonial duties in which role? 

• Chief of State
• Chief Executive
• Chief Legislator
• Chief Executive

Which executive power is being demonstrated in this drawing? 

• Power to influence legislation 
  
• Ability to veto legislation
  
• Power to approve cabinet members 
• Ability to change judicial decisions 

What major power does the Legislative Branch have OVER the President?

• Nominating Cabinet Members & Judges
• Veto Laws
• Approving Executive and Judicial Nominations
• Making Laws

When vetoing a bill that Congress has passed, the President is exercising which power?

• Chief Legislator
• Chief Citizen
• Chief Diplomat
  
• Chief of State

What power does the President exercise when he appoints federal judges?

• Chief of State
• Chief Executive 
• Chief Legislator
• Commander-in-Chief

In the years since the Constitution was ratified, the power of the President has — 

• Decreased
• Remained the same
• Increased
• Diminished

What is the President's annual speech to Congress in which proposes his legislative agenda?

• State of the State Address
• Annual Press Conference
• State of the Commonwealth Address
• State of the Union Address