Executive Branch

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.

Who are the leaders of the executive departments who advise the president?

• President

• Legislative Branch

• Parliament

• Cabinet

According to the Twenty-fifth Amendment, who follows the vice president in succession order to the presidency?

• secretary of defense

• speaker of the house

• secretary of state

• attorney general

What action is taken to formally accuse an official of misconduct in office?

• habeas corpus

• pardon

• censure

• impeachment

Who is responsible for breaking a tie vote in the United States Senate?

• Majority whip

• Vice President

• Chief Justice

• Speaker of the House

Which of the following is an example of the president's role as commander in chief?

• sending troops overseas to support foreign policy decisions

• appointing justices to the Supreme Court

• issuing an executive order about an administrative problem

• granting a presidential pardon

When the President hosts the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the White House, what role is the president performing?

• Commander in Chief

• Chief Diplomat

• Chief Legislator

• Party Leader

This role shows the president as the ceremonial head of the government.

• Chief of state
• Chief of party
• Chief executive
• Chief legislator 

According to the Constitution the president must...

• be a man who owns property
• be at least 35 years of age
• have held one major public office
• have lived in the U.S. for at least 20 years