Executive Branch

The ceremonial head of the government of the United States, the symbol of all the people of the nation.

• Chief of State

• Chief Executive

• Chief Administrator

• Chief Diplomat

The Constitution vests the President with the executive power of the United States

• Commander in Chief

• Chief Executive

• Chief of Party

• Chief of State

Which amendment placed limits on Presidential term length?

• 21st

• 22nd

• 23rd

• 24th

This presidential role shows the president as the main architect of a nation's public policies.

• Chief executive
• chief legislator
• chief of party
• commander in chief

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

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

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.

The Executive Branch of the United States requires a variety of duties. Which of the following duties would be the primary duty?

• convene both Houses, in case of disagreement

• carry out laws passed by Congress

• receive ambassadors and other public ministers

• give Congress information on the State of the Union

Of the following lists, which correctly belongs to the President of the United States?

• Natural born citizen, 30 years old, grants pardons, nominates Supreme Court justices

• Natural born citizen, 35 years old, grants pardons, nominates Supreme Court justices

• Citizen 14 years, 35 years old, declares war, ratifies treaties

• Naturalized citizen, declares war, grants pardons, makes treaties