The Executive Branch

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.

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

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

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.

To be elected president, a candidate MUST win

• The popular vote

• The special election

• The electoral vote

• The party's nomination

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