Executive Branch

The Election of 1800 led to the creation of what Amendment?

• 10th

• 11th

• 12th

• 13th

Who is the youngest person to ever assume the office of the Presidency?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

• Donald Trump

• Barack Obama

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

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

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

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

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

Samantha was born in Great Britain and moved to the United States when she was 3 years old. When she turned eighteen, Samantha went through the naturalization process to become a legal United States citizen. She went to a public university and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science. She married after college, began a family, and now has three children. At the age of 40, she decides she wants to do more with her life and she decides to run for President of the United States. Which factor would exclude Samantha from being eligible to run for President?

• She is female.

• She is too young

• She does not have enough education.

• She is not a native-born citizen.