Executive Branch Review

What is the job of the executive branch?

• elect the president

• make the laws

• enforces the laws

• count the votes

The Department of the Interior handles which of the following:

• immigration

• public lands

• crop prices

• minting of coins

When the president releases someone from a criminal sentence, he issues a ___.

• pardon

• commutation

• reprieve

• diplomacy

What is the name of the ceremonial role where the president represents America to the rest of the world?

• chief legislator

• chief of party

• chief of staff

• chief citizen

Which department, founded in 1789, handles America's foreign affairs?

• Defense

• Homeland Security

• State

• Commerce

If both the president and the vice president are unable to fulfill the offices they hold, who is next in line in presidential succession?

• Senate minority leader

• Secretary of State

• Speaker of the House

• President Pro Tempore

The president issuing the State of the Union address fills which role?

• chief legislator

• chief of state

• chief executive

• chief diplomat

The president holding a cabinet meeting would fill which role?

• chief legislator

• chief of state

• chief executive

• chief diplomat

Citizens with an inquiry about Medicaid would likely contact someone who works in which department?

• Education

• Health and Human Services

• Labor

• Veterans Affairs

What department is the only one whose leader is NOT called "Secretary?"

• Labor

• Agriculture

• Housing and Urban Development

• Justice