Executive Branch

What does the executive branch do?

• elect the president

• make the laws

• enforces the laws

• count the votes

How many terms may the president serve?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• unlimited

.  Who has the expressed power to declare war?  

• President

• Congress

• House

• Senate

What role gives the President the ability to rule as head of all the branches of the military?  

• Chief of State

• Chief Diplomat

• Chief Citizen

• Commander in Chief

To be president you must be 

• a citizen for 7 years

• a citizen for 9 years

• a natural born citizen

• a citizen for 14 years

How does the President “check” Congress? 

• clemency

• pardon

• veto

• reprieve

The 25th Amendment sets out the order of succession to the Presidency. If the President dies, the Vice President is next in line. Which official follows next?

• Secretary of State

• Secretary of Defence

• Speaker of the House

• President pro tempore of Senate

How does the President check the Judicial Branch?

• By impeaching federal judges

• By firing Supreme Court justices

• By vetoing court decisions

• By issuing pardons, reprieves, and amnesty

How is the Senate involved in Presidential appointments? Choose all that apply

• They recommend good people to fill the jobs.

• They hold job fairs to recruit good employees.

• They hold hearings to see if the appointees will do a good job.

• They have to approve the person before they can fill the job.

Which branch of government carries out the laws passed by the legislative branch?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• All of the options are correct