Executive Branch Test

To become president of the U.S. an individual must be a native born citizen

• True

• False

The president does not have the power to "check" the judicial branch

• True

• False

The President is elected to a six-year term

• True

• False

The president is elected when he receives a majority of the popular vote

• True

• False

Who follows the Vice President in Presidential succession order?

• Speaker of the House

• Secretary of State

• President of the Senate

There are _________ Electoral College votes available, to win the presidency the candidate must win at least __________.

• 450/450

• 538/270

• 500-251

The power of the Presidency has caused debate because

• The Constitution gives very strict definition of the President's powers

• The Constitution provides a vague definition for what the President's powers are

One of the major problems with the Electoral college system is that

• the winner of the popular vote is not guaranteed to win the Presidency

• the majority party in Congress has an advantage over who wins

• electors are required to vote for the winner of the popular vote in their state.

The President's power to execute laws covers

• only the federal laws that the President supports

• all federal laws, regardless of whether the President supports them

• all state and federal laws.

The President legislative powers include

• recommending legislation for Congress to work on passing

• preventing a bill from reaching his desk

• the President does not have any legislative powers