Executive Branch Review

Which phrase describes the president's role as chief legislator?

• control the federal bureaucracy

• cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate

• set the budget for executive branch agencies

• persuade Congress to pass laws that fit a policy agenda

The president exercises which of these checks on the power of the legislature?

• decalring laws unconstitutional

• vetoing bills passed by Congress

• selecting floor leaders for the House

• appointing officials to legislative offices

Which part of the government can limit presidential power by impeaching and removing the president from office?

• the Supreme Court

• the military

• the cabinet

• Congress

According to the U.S. Constitution, which is the primary way that the judicial branch of the federal government can check the power of the other branches?

• by vetoing proposed legislation that is clearly illegal

• by declaring a law of executive action unconstitutional

• by recommending that certain bills should become laws

• by impeaching an elected or appointed leader for official misconduct

Which term describes the part of the U.S. federal government that is charged with carrying out the nation's laws?

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

• military

Which term describes the strategies and actions a country takes to guide its relations with other sovereign states?

• world affairs

• foreign policy

• national pride

• international security

What does the president do as head of state?

• recognizes foreign governments

• appoints justices to federal courts

• speaks at the party's national convention

• endorses a successor to be the next president

Which would be the most direct action an individual could take to help victims of an earthquake that caused widespread damage in countries around the Indian Ocean?

• creating a petition to send United Nations peacekeepers to the affected area

• volunteering as an intern at the World Court to help settle property insurance disputes

• handing out street fliers containing information about charitable aid organizations

• sending a donation to a humanitarian organization to help purchase medical supplies for survivors

How are conducting diplomacy and conducting trade similar?

• they are both ways to better equip the military

• they are both strategies to combat terrorism

• they are both techniques of cyber security

• they are both tools of foreign policy

On which standard is civil service hiring based?

• political party

• individual merit

• classified status

• presidential approval