Executive Branch

What is the vice president's role in the government? (Select all that apply)

• Becomes president if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office

• Live in the white house.

• Presides over Congress

• Make bills into laws.

The twenty-second amendment did this.

• Created freedom of speech.

• Made the voting age 18

• Created two-term limits

• Created four-term limits.

As head of the executive branch the president is responsible for

• carrying out laws.

• presiding over Congress.

• selecting local judges.

• scheduling press conferences.

The president serves a 6 year term.

• True

• False

The nomination of a new vice president must be approved by a majority vote of Congress.

• True

• False

All of the department heads are known as the Secretary of... except which department?

• Department of Agriculture

• Department of Justice

• Department of State

• Congress

The highest-ranking U.S. representatives in foreign countries.

• Ministers

• Embassy

• Ambassadors

• King

The National Security Council

• advices on matters of defense and security.

• in another name for the FBI.

• oversees the president's bodyguards.

• runs the U.S. Postal Service.

The qualifications to be president are (choose all that apply)

• have a dog

• been a resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years.

• be at least 35 years old

• be a college graduate.

• be a native born citizen.

To forgive a person convicted of a crime means

• to forgive.

• to reprieve.

• to pardon.

• to commutation.