Unit 6 Executive Branch Exam Review

Who is the leader of the executive branch of the national government?

• President

• Governor

• Mayor

What responsibility does the President have as the legislative leader?

• Prepare the budget

• Support political party candidates

• Control the army

• Sign or veto laws

Which branch of government is responsible for making sure laws are carried out?

• Judicial

• Executive

• State

• Legislative

Who becomes President if the President dies?

• Vice President

• Speaker of the House

• President Pro Tempore

• Secretary of State

What responsibility does the president have as Chief Diplomat?

• Enforce laws

• Prepare the budget

• Appoints judges

• Deal with foreign nations

President Trump's presentation of the State of the Union Address is an example of how the president

• campaigns directly to the people

• approves or vetoes legislation

• appoints officials to carry out the law

• proposes legislation to Congress

What are the powers of the federal executive branch listed?

• Articles of Confederation

• United States Constitution; Article 2

• Preamble

• Declaration of Independence

In case the President is disabled, the way the Vice President becomes President is determined by the...

• 25th Amendment
• Original Constitution
• Congress
• Supreme Court

According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1974, which of these officers follows the Vice President in line of presidential succession?

• Speaker of the House
• President pro tempore of the Senate 
• Secretary of State 
• Secretary of Treasury

The Electoral College

• functions largely independently of the major political parties
• provide for a winner-take-all system of election in all 50 states
• requires that the candidate who receives a plurality of the votes (the most) will be elected to the office of president
• requires that a candidate receive a majority (270 electoral votes) to be elected president.