Executive Branch

What does the executive branch do?

• elect the president
• make the laws
• carry out the laws
• count the votes

What is the President’s annual speech to Congress called?

• State of the Union
• Congressional Address
• Legislative Mandate
• Executive Order

How does the President “check” Congress? 

• clemency
• pardon
• veto
• reprieve

How many terms may the president serve?

• 1
• 2
• 4
• unlimited

How long is the president’s term?

• 2 years
• 4 years
• 6 years
• 8 years

If the president should die, who would become president?

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

To be President you must be at least ____ years old

• 25
• 30
• 35
• 40

Which branch...enforces the law?

• All listed below
• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial

An official act by the President forgiving a person convicted of a crime and freeing that person from serving his/her sentence.

• Excuse
• Commutation
• Pardon
• Termination

The executive branch is only the President.

• True
• False