The Executive Branch

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

Most of the Framers opposed choosing the President by popular vote because they...

• Did not think voters in such a large country would be able to learn enough about the candidates to make an informed decision.
• Feared there would be widespread fraud if a national vote was allowed
• Believed the average voter would choose not to vote
• They did not have the technology to count a national vote quickly

The people entitled to vote in a given election are known as...

• Platform
• Electorate
• Representatives
• Congress

The one formal duty assigned to the Vice President by the Constitution is to...

• call cabinet meetings.
• choose the Secretary of State.
• preside over the Senate.
• preside over the House

This individual is third in order of Presidential Succession.

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

Which of the following is a power of the executive branch?

• Appoints federal judges

• Declares acts of Congress unconstitutional

• Ratifies treaties

• Impeaches and removes judges

Which statement describes the Electoral College?

• System to elect the Senate

• System to elect the President

• System to elect to the Supreme Court

• System to elect the House of Representatives

A rule or command the president gives out that has the same power as a law is called

• a pardon.

• an amnesty.

• a reprieve

• an executive order.

What is the maximum length of time someone can serve as president of the United States, according to the Twenty-second Amendment?

• 10 years

• 8 years

• 9 years

• 7 years