Presidential Power

The President is the head of the __________ branch of our federal government.

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Tree

___________ are general plans our government has to deal with problems that our country has.

• Policies

• Votes

• Elections

• Protests

The president appoints __________ ___________ to help make decisions about policies.

• room mothers

• reading teachers

• cabinet members

• state senators

Cabinet members are __________ in certain policy areas and can help with the plans our government has to solve problems in our country.

• experts

• rookies

• cooks

• decorators

Presidents can either sign or __________ bills that are passed on to them by the legislative branch of the US government.

• crumple

• pass

• frown at

• veto

A veto means that a bill __________ _____ become law.

• really does

• kinda does

• does not

• will maybe

The veto is a power check that the executive branch of our government has over the _____________ branch of our government.

• Judicial

• President

• Legislative

• Tree

The President is the __________ _____ __________ of the armed forces.

• Dude-in-Charge

• Big-ol'-Boss

• Leader-in-Charge

• Commander-in-Chief

True or False: The President has the power to declare war on other countries.

• True

• False