Unit 7/8 Executive Branch / Foreign Policy

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

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

• a pardon.

• an amnesty.

• a reprieve

• an executive order.

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 does not have enough education.

• She is not a native-born citizen.

To be elected president, a candidate MUST win

• The popular vote

• The special election

• The electoral vote

• The party's nomination

What action is taken to formally accuse an official of misconduct in office?

• habeas corpus

• pardon

• censure

• impeachment

Which of the following is an example of the president's role as commander in chief?

• 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

Which involve issues or concerns within one's own country?

• treaty
• foreign affairs
• domestic affairs
• policy

Taxes, education, healthcare, and the economy involve which type of policies?

• domestic policies
• presidential policies
• diplomacy policies
• military policies

Which refers to the work of keeping up relations between the governments of different countries?

• treaties
• making friends
• legacy
• diplomacy

Who is the head of the U.S. Department of State and a member of the President's Cabinet?

• Attorney General
• Secretary of State
• Vice President
• Speaker of the House