Executive Branch Practice Test

The chart below lists some powers of the executive branch.

* Proposes Laws

* Vetoes Laws

* Grants Pardons

* Negotiates Foreign Treaties

Which of the following is also a power of the executive branch?

• Appoints federal judges

• Declares acts of Congress unconstitutional

• Ratifies treaties

• Impeaches and removes judges

Which statement describes the Electoral College?

• System to elect the Senate

• System to elect the President

• System to elect to the Supreme Court

• System to elect the House of Representatives

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

• an amnesty.

• an executive order.

• a pardon.

• a reprieve

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

• President

• Legislative Branch

• Cabinet

• Parliament

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

• 7 years

• 8 years

• 9 years

• 10 years

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

• secretary of defense

• speaker of the house

• secretary of state

• attorney general

The above poster represents the activities of which executive department?

• Department of Housing

• Department of Defense

• Department of Treasury

• Department of Education

Samantha was born in Great Britain and moved to the United States when she was 3 years old. When she turned eighteen, Samantha went through the naturalization process to become a legal United States citizen. She went to a public university and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science. She married after college, began a family, and now has three children. At the age of 40, she decides she wants to do more with her life and she decides to run for President of the United States. Which factor would exclude Samantha from being eligible to run for President?

• She is female.

• She is too young.

• She is not a native-born citizen.

• She does not have enough education

The Executive Branch of the United States requires a variety of duties. Which of the following duties would be the primary duty?

• carry out laws passed by Congress

• convene both Houses, in case of disagreement

• give Congress information on the State of the Union

• receive ambassadors and other public ministers

To be elected president, a candidate MUST win

• The popular vote

• The electoral vote

• The special election

• The party's nomination